The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-07-10
TIE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA, JULY TO- 1877.

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&c What will you do with your money,
Miss Nell p carelessly inquired Mr.. Dew
argos.
"'Oh, shall put it right here in this
drawer. No one knows about 1t, and 1t
will be perfectly secure
Dare say; good-morning, and,
with courtly bow, my admirer left.
" All during the day busted myself
about my duties, and when night came
1 put on the dress Jack liked best, and
anxiously awaited his coming.
" Seven O'Clock eight o'clock nine
O'Clock The last train had come and
gone, and my duties for that day were
over. 1 put out the light in the ticket
office, went into the sitting-room, and
sat and waited. Ten o'clock Half
past ten No use waiting any longer
he wouldn't come.
went to the door, opened it and
looked out. There seemed something
weird about the whole landscape. Even
the shadows seemd alive. The sky was
becoming overcast and the moon peeped
out of an inky-black cloud. The frogs
down by the river were croaking dis
mally, the wind seemed to whisper and
moan.
I" shivered with nameless dread
and closed the door. Went to bed and
cried myself to sleep.
C had slept an hour, perhaps, and
then awoke with a sudden start, feeling
great difficulty in breathing A part
of The quilt lad across my mouth, L
thought, but on reaching my hand to
remove it found that it was hand
kerchief saturated with-what's Chloro-
form.
" A thrill of terror passed over me.
Who had done this Was there some
one in the house?
half arose, and gazed about me.
All was dark except little ray of light
falling through the partially closed
door.
/" silently arose, and just then almost
screamed in fear when sudden sound
smote upon my ear. 1t was only the
clock striking the hour of midnight. 1
placed my hand upon my heart to sooth
its fierce throbs.
Stepping along, carefully avoiding
all obstacles, reached the door, opened
it, and glanced into the sittin-room. No
one was there, but some one was in the
ticket office, for saw a light and heard
voice What did they want? The
money !-oh, the money left in my
charged Somebody was stealing it, and
what should say to Mr.. Sayre? My
God might be accused of taking it
myself, and thus lose honor and posi-
ton !
"' Rather lose life, said to myself.
| III defend that money under death y
and looked about for some weapon.
g Under the stove was large iron
poker. Selling it carefully, 1 started
toward the office-door. The light fell
upon the mirror, rejecting my figure,
and I've often thought since, with a
sick feeling of horror, what picture of
desperation was, clad in my flowing
white nigh-dress, my hair all unbound,
my face white as marble, eyes dilated
and glittering with a strange, steely
light.
"God aid mel" 1 said, with white
lips, and then opening the door of the
office, stole softly in. A man with his
back toward me was at the other end OF
the room. He had forced open the draw
er, taken out the money and was look
ing gloatingly at the crisp green bills,
when stole behind him. L had just
raised the poker to strike him when he
glanced around.
My God it was Clarence Devarges!'
Hang it now suppose I'll have tc
kill this pretty"-he seized me by the
throat and uttering faint cry, 1 sank
down. Just then Jack, my own deal
Jack, rushed in. heard oaths, blows
fierce struggling-then all was dark
For the first time in my life tainted.
When L recovered, Jacks face was
bending over me, and Jacks voice utter
ing loving words. L put my arms about
his neck and cried like weak baby.
"Aren't you hurt, Jack Y'
"Not bit, dearest Devarges is disa
bled, though, with pistol-wound in hi:
leg. 'Tfsn't very severe but it will pre-
vent his escape.'
But how came you there ?''
Why, you see, when we parted this
morning, Nell, L thought I'd never see
you again; but tonight after L came
home, 1 made up my mind to come
round and try and make up 1t was