The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-03-27

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when on going to Sunday school the
next day, she detected Terry Mcclure
exhibiting to the other boys a pocket
book which she knew could not be his,
and which, under compulsion, he tear
fully confessed to have stolen from the
gentleman the day before. Miss Penny
feather appropriated the pocket-book.
There were papers in it, photograph
of wonderfully pretty girl, but not a
cent of money.
"Where is the money, Terry?" she
asked, imperatively.
Tho boy blubbered. He knew Miss
Pennyfeather too we'll to attempt any
denial.
"I took it out" he cried.
"How much was it ?"
"Do'no," sullenly.
Yes you do, Terry" emphatically.
There was minutes silence.
Come, Terry, you might as well tell
me-.
Another pause.
"Terry Mcclure |"
The boy fairly jumped.
"There was five dollars" he stam-
mered.
"Any more ?"
"There was ten dollars in another
place
How much more, Terry ?"
The boy looked up at Miss Penny
feather and learned from her expression
the uselessness of deceit.
"There was place inside, )" he growl-
ed, in barely audible tone, as had
seventeen dollars and q half in it. :"
Miss Pennyfeather went over the items
in her mind,
"That makes thirty-two dollars and a
half" she said. Nov, Terry Mcclure,
give that money to me.
And Terry, with another side look at
his determined teacher, extracted il
from his pocket and did as he was told.
The sum was correct. Miss Penny
feather restored it to the pocket-book,
nd looked Terry severely in the eye.
For next Sundays lesson, she said,
"you will learn the eighth command
ment.
"Kuow it already" growled Terry
Eyer taught it to us last Sunday"
So she had. And Miss PennyfeatheI
felt all the more discouraged.
For two days John Denike carried re-
sentiment in his heart. He went so far
indeed, as to hold the girl altogether
'' reponsible for his misfortune. "If she
had taught the boy not to steal this
It was his argument-"I shouldn't have
e lost Nellie's picture" So on Monday
o afternoon, when he met her again a
Il almost the same spot, he looked across
,s the street, and would have passed on
, but that she put herself again directl!
e in his way.
). a" Excuse me-" she began, her face al
s. aglow with sense of her disagreeabl'
d position; "but came this way on pur
a pose to meet you.
j. John bowed. " Frank" he thought
D. Perhaps the girl interpreted his re
N fection, for the color deepened on he
face as she continued:
90 was very much grieved, yesterday
s. to find that you had lost your pocket
book. l am glad to be able to restore
a to you," and with the words she places
}" the article in his hand. "Will yol
,e please see if the contents are right" sh
nt added.
He opened it mechanically, glanced q
m the picture, and seemed to draw salts
fed breath. 81 dare say it's all right,
le he said.
"Will you please count the money
~ Here was certainly very positiv
to young lady. John did as he was re
ne quired.
IT. els it right ?" sne asked.
ooh yes" he hurriedly said. "quit
ol right;" and then, after seconds paus
:" quite right. I'm sure I'm yer
IS, much obliged to you. 1t didn't max
o. so much difference about the money
but I should have hated to lose th
to picture.
ut What did Miss Pennyfeather Cal
NJ | gf Oh oaVfoiV w
L she said in an Indifferent way, an
N. moved a little apart as though on th
Ter point of leaving him.
care you walking up Main street
M he asked.
ot Miss Pennyfeather bowed.
ed "And may accompany you?"
elf you want to-.
?" Perhaps / ought to introduce m
lily self. My name is Denike-JoI
Denike."
III Miss Pennyfeather bowed again. 81
had heard of Mr.. Denike, and kne
lid him to be member of the General A
he sembly, but OF course, she did not 81
ht. so. Probably Mr.. Denike was now
INK his way from the State House.
'hn 81 am Miss Pennyfeather," she J
q a marked, in quiet way.
John Denike was now entirely reco
ent ciled.
re- " You will pardon me, he said; afi
the a moment, while they walked along
5ty. gether, " for any implied reflection
rev my manner on Saturday"
The "Of course will, +" she said, calm
to cit was the most natural thing in {
the world. There isn't man in Chepacl
t in who wouldn't have expressed the sa
ain. thought, and if the boy, Mr.. Denil
ped grows up to be hung, some one v
eth. write his obituary and say In esl
,ict. life he went to Sunday school and ,
he loved RELIGIONS instructions of M