The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-25
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nov about the fellow q"
/ y [ know he wouldn't do it,

~ Es L know heaWouldn't do 1t.
"He'll have to prove it. I'll have
him up before the court, as sure as
you live"
/ Polly could hardly keep her anger
from flaming into audacious word
the bare suspicion was blow to her
she believed in Baxter thoroughly;
though an angel had accused him,
yet would she have upheld him.
But how often has the innocent sui
fered how often has injustice trl-s
umphed over Justice to be suspected
merely was an irreparable injury she
thought. Baxter might lose his good
name, his work; might be sent to
prison everything might turn against
him, and he had nobody but her Tor
defense. AS it happened, he had
gone down TO the village to get the
mail and do some chores, and while
Hannah ipveighed, anu Polly defend
ed, small boy knocked at the door
to bring the pleasing news that Mi;
Baxter, the fellow as works Tor ola
Thornley,, give me quarter to run
up and let you know he wouldn't be
home tonight, and maybe not to-
morrow neither, as he'd been called
away sudding like, along OF a letter
There I" calculated Hannah, " l
hope you're convinced. He's alb
seconded. I'll have the law after him
sure as his names Baxter, Which L
dare say it amt"
Were your bills new greenbacks,
and did you take the numbers :"
asked Polly.
"Crisp and fresh as new cabbage
leaves as for the numbers they were
fives anu tens just as it happened !"
awe must have another good
search before you accuse any one"
"Only those that hide can find. !"
And Polly spared no pains; every
minute that she could secure from
her duties was spent in the search
but when the second night and day
passed without bringing Baxter, or
any tidings from him, her heart sank
beneath the weight of Miss Hannah's
words; not that she doubted him for
an instant, but the suspicion might
keep HIM away, and she might never
see his face again, There was now
, but one thing to 90, and she did it.
; She begged leave of Miss Hannah
! to go TO town and mail letter.
Q aLor,n Hiramll mail for you,n said
J, contents 3$ ;rff Eno15 mllastering ~
I in the matter; the letter was toe
7? precious to trust to another. 1t ran
d Mr.. Baxter = IT you are STAYING
S away from work and losing wages
because you are suspected of having
! found Miss Hannah's money, which
she lost the day you left, please re-
| turn at once, as money has been
7 found, and your good name restored
+ though never suspected by YOU
e friend,
n PAULINE POWERS.
e But her object in town was not
I merely to mail the document: she
Q went direct from the post office to
the bank where her little hoard was
S growing, and drew out a hundred
!; dollars in crisp greenbacks fives and
tens, trusting that they made no
larger parcel than Miss Hannah's
then she retraced her steps home
ward, and quietly dropped the pre-
cious roll on the floor of Miss Han
: nah's closet, where it might easily
( have been overlooked after falling
9 from the rent in her pocket: she
wisely coniectured that the next day
being Friday, Miss Hannah would
bring it to light with her broom.
" WHAT'S all .his about Miss Han.
nah's money and my good name !?
asked Baxter when he returned
home Saturday and found opportun-
1ty to speak to Polly privately.
/ Polly related the facts, leaving out
! her own share in the result. & And
, where was the money found ?"
" Miss Hannah found it on sweep.
ing day on the floor Of her closet,'
demurely. Za'fenag tig''f III 1 r.
And who put it there, Polly Ppl,
VINO why, she says it must
! nave dropped there when she hung
up the gown"oil seos sailss.qs Il,
Foorn, deluded Miss Hannah !,
how long since you have learned to
preyanlcate 50 prettily, Polly?"
il :" preyaricatel What do you
mean Mr.. Baxter ?riol e bss1qs "a
| mean that you drew'the money
from the bank store yesterday to