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swell, said tho merchant.

is married, and has tried to forget
tho terrible grief you gayo hor. You
are the last person respectable
brother.in-law would care to SEQ.
'I'l ask you ono more question:
said James, in a faltoring tono.
Ada Musgrove-what became OF
her ? Is sho living Is she mar
ried -
II have no inform alton for you,
said the merchant, harshly. "lloro
are ten pounds. If you arc careful,
you will set employment before it il
gone. Remember, you'll not have
another penny from my hands. Take
it and go, aud don't come back
again.
lie flung tho money down upon
the table. But there was u spark o,
manhood in his brothers breast even
yet; he could not take gift 50
proffered.
Suddenly tho abiect look upon his
face changed to one Of wrath and
hate.
Tall as he was ho seemed TO grow
head taller, AS he drew his should.
ers back and, glaring ut his brother,
throw the soveroigns that lay before
him in his face.
Hang you, keep your money T.
he said. IL don t want it. don I
want anything from you or any one.
l came for help, it is true, for help to
be an honest man. I've been among
the outcasts of tho world 30 long
that l havo lost all kinship with you
decent folks, but 1 thought broth
or might hold out II haud to draw
me back. You refused it, Money /.
Why, look at these hands, these
shoulders-look at mo. l can earn
money somehow. Aud, by Heaven
if this is all your responsibility and
christianity amounts to, / don't care
if see no moro of it. Thoro arc
plenty to welcome me. and you have
driven mo to them. Remember that,
son of my mother ! You :"
He thrust his hat upon his head,
and dashed out Of the room, striding
through tho outer Office with no
heed Of any ono there, and Changing
the door behind him as he departed
One dark night, n few weeks later,
james Graham, in full fellowship
with gang OF burglars, was receive
ing instructions from q companion
how to enter and conceal himself in
y house that had been marked for
robbery. Tho lesson WAS givou in
front Of the doomed house itself, and
after his companion had lett him.
Graham muttorel "Yos, belong
TO the fraternity nov. AN horo to
rob this house. l have tho mask and
pistol in my pocket. l have my lit
tic dark lantern, too. Iin n burglar
and burglars were tho only men who
welcomed me back out of prison
My brother turned his back on me.
Ny brother--l wonder what my poor
mother would say if sho could soc
me now If she knew"
He stopped himself with an oath
--seomed, with n motion OF his hand,
to cast away tho thoughts that were
upon him--aul in moment moro
had mounted to the window indicat,
cd by his comrade, and finding that
it opened easily, had clamberel in
His shoes were noiseless. He made
no sound as he moved and guided
himself by the lanterns light, look
cd for place of concealment. 1t
soon presented itself, \ long ward
robe, with door at either end. In
this, behind q worry curtain of sus>
pended garments, he hid himself.
lie heard, after q while, a baby
cry, a,rl in minute more "a step
across the entry, and ray of light
glanced through the key hole at ono
end of the wardrobe.
ada cried a lady's voicc, "come
hero. Baby is wide awake, and l
can't leave him."
Thon another rustic, another stop,
and there were two women very near
him-so that he could almost hear
them breathe.
"I'm 30 glad you came to night,
Ada" said the other, "when I'm all
alone. Charles was called away 80
unexpectedly this morning l de-
clare the thought OF that accident
makes me ill, and | am nervous all
alone in the house at night, dear
Beside being glad to see you, | am
so thankful to have you tonight !
Sand l am never nervous, Jessie,
said the other. "I ap as good as q
man about the house, mamma says.
I've hunted imaginary burglars with
poker many q night. Mamma is
slways imagining burglars, dear
soul I"
Don't speak OF them,. said the
matron, who was evidently quieting
her child, as only a mother can
"This house would be more OF a
temptation to them tonight than 1t
has ever been before since we live
here. There are two thousand
pounds in that safe, Ada. Charlie
hadn't time to deposit it in the bank.
They telegraphed that Mr.. Bird
might DO dying"
As she made this confession, the
man concealed so near her, listening
with his very heart in his ears bu,
it was not to the statement so wei
calculated to rejoice a burglars
heart. That was forgotten. Ht
heard only tho voices and tho names
these two women called each other
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