New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-23
- Good day, Miss Nellie. Everything pros
porous, hope. Will you do a favor for me?'


Certainly, sir, if cam
: We'll, you see, when were coming down
met man who owed me some money
Paid me six hundred dollars, and I don't
know what to do with it, as we are going up
in the woods to see about laying out new
road We shall be gone two days. Don't
want to take the money with me-will you
take charge Oft while Pm gone?
II you'll trust me-
: Bless my SOUL yes of course. Here's
the money. Must hurry away. Good-morn-
Scarcely had portly Mr.. sayre trotted away
"Got quite sum there, hayen't you, Miss
Nellie?' eying the bills in my hand.
Yes" replied, laughing. Mr.. sayre has
made me his banker. Look! Six hundred
dollars! How rich [ should feel if it were
mine.
s You deserve. to have much more, and
doubtless that pretty face'll win it,
Somehow his bold compliment failed to
Take chair, Mr.. Deyarges.'
No l thank you, Miss Nellie. I have an
appointment But will you allow me to call
on you this EVENING"
SWELL Iscarcely think shall be at home.
You know mother and sister and Lulu are
grandma saying that perhaps 1 had better
come and stay all night with her.
1T was true that had received such word
from grandma, but had no thought of ac-
cepting it. l had hoped that Jack would
come and make up, and of course I didn't care
to have Mr.. Devarges all at the same time
"'What will you do with your money, Miss
Nell?' carelessly enquired Mr.. Devarges.
o, shall putt right here in this drawer.
No one knows about it, and it will be perfect
ly secure
"'Dare say! Good-morning' and with a
courtly bow my admirer then left
AL that day bussied myself at my duties,
and when night came put on the dress that
Jack liked best, and very anxiously waited
for his coming.
"seven O'Clock! eight o'clock! the last train
had come and gone, and my duties for the
day were over. [ put out the light in the
ticket office, and went into the sitting room,
and sat and waited. Ten O'Clock! half past
ten! No of waiting any longer-he would
II shivered with nameless dread, and
closed the door. Went to bed and cried my
self to sleep.
81 had slept an hour, perhaps, and then
awoke with sudden start, feeling a great
difficulty in breathing A part of the quilt
reaching my hand to remove it, found it
was a handkerchief saturated with-what?
| choroformi
"a thrill of terror passed over me- Who
had done this? Was there some ane in the
house?
Il silently arose, and just then almost
screamed as sudden sound smote on my ear.
1t was only the clock striking the hour of
midnight. placed my hand upon my heart
to soothe it's fierce throbs.
! stepping along, carefully avoiding all OBJ
stacles, I reached the door, opened it, and
advanced into the sitting room. No one was
there: but some one was in the ticket-office
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they want? The money!-O, the money left
in my charge! Some body was stealing it
and what should say to MIR. Sayre? My
God! might be accused of taking it myself,
and thus lose honor and position.
Rather lose lifep said to myself 'Pll
defend that money until death and looked
around for some weapon.
under the stove was large iron poker
Selling it carefully, l started toward the office
| door.
"'God aid mel! said, with white lips; and
then, opening the door Of the Office. stole
softly in. A man with his back towards me
was at the other end of the room. He had
and was looking gloatingly at the crisp green
bills, when Istole behind him. had just
raised the poker to strike him, when he
glanced around.
"'My God, it was Clarence Devarger!
Hang It! 1ow suppose I'll have to kill
this pertty-' he seized me by the throat, and
uttering faint cry, sank down. Just then
Jack, my own dear Jack rushed in. 1 heard
oaths, blows, fierce truggling-then all was
| dark.
For the first time in my life tainted away
"When I recovered, Jacks face was bend
ing tenderly over me, and Jacks voice utter.
and cried like weak baby.
"Aren't YOU hurt. Jack ~
| "Not bit, dearest. Devarges is disabled
though, with apistol wound in his leg. 'Tsn't
very severe, but will prevent his escape.'
| 20, Jack, how came you here?'
why, you see, when we parted this morn
ing, Nell, thought I'D never see you again;
but tonight, after came home, made up
my mind to come and try and make up"
II rather thought he was a scamp because
when was in the city yesterday, the chief OF
police told me that they had reason to think
that noted gambler and "blackleg" had come
up in these parts. He gave description, and
| mustache you SO admired, which was false,
and fell off in our scuffle.'
"sWell, as 1 said, I saw Devarges proving
about, and thought would see what he was
up to. He looked in the window at you, and
heard him mutter, ''The deuce take it! She
is at home, after all! What the deuce made her
say she was going to her grandmother's
pretty birds asleep.'
so he sat down under one tree, and sat
down under another. We both saw you open
the door and look out. After you had been in
| in bed about an hour, Devarge forced open
the sitting room window and crawled in.
While he was in the Office lighting the lamp,
| l also rot in tat the window and concealed
myself in the closet, and-wen you know the
rest.'
"Jack,' said tearfully, you'll forgive me
for being naughty and hayward, and you'll
believe me when 1say that I loved you all the
time, won't you?
"Well. ma,am Jack said he would and