Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-27

4 through all the proceedings that follow
"a, L IS grew end grew; and when. at
ias'' they found themselves upd;snnted
owners OF a pretty house and money
enough to live on in comfort. tnev began
10 feel sure that their boy would VET share
1t with them. y s'iS'i 9
The first evening in their new hon .,
was almost happy. A'e'
agnes, we must put this cash away in
10 oank Tomorrow" said the husband
counting over roll of notes. st is not
careful; we have that to do which must
make US economical
| ies, Martln," said his wife. az she
netd the light for him and he locked the
small, old-fashioned safe. lyon 500
"nen the boy comes to us, we will want
70 90 all we can for him, and home must
De q pretty place. We can live on almost
nothing until he does come"
Afterward, in the dark, tteir heads
close together on the pillow. the earlv
couple talked on, dreaming like chill,
dren. INV eaii-
Martin said Agnes, when he does
come, our roor boy! perhaps he will be
rough and not well hammered; he has not
naa US to teach him; we must be yerv
leuient." W.
Yes, yes" said Martin; abut the bow
VIII improve. He will improve. Young
as ne Is, ne can go to college yet"
Away from us9' said the mother
NO, no, he shall come home every
day," said the father. "Will he be tall
l Wonder2 We are usually tall but ve,r
people are shorter ~ ~
something may have happened to
hurt MS looks" but we would only love
MN better for it if it so. However he
comes, we will be so good, so good to
hlm He will come, will he not. Marin
ne could not be dead, after all?'
mo, no, I feel sure that he will come
I've known all the while he was not
Dead" said Martin. IN advertise al
over the United states-all over Europe.
II that fails, even in India, in some way.
YOU see, he may have been carried to
some foreign country. Men who know
all languages that are spoken shall see
that my advertisement is put into each
one. Yes, we shall have him back.''
aHark,' said Agnes; "what is that?u
Ihey listened. A low, grating sound
at the door below, regular and Carefully
subdued-a click-a crack.
Martin.
Agnes hid her face in the pillows.
ihey were alone in a lonely house on a
lonely road. They had several thousand
collars IN their possession. Martin was
NOT a powerful man and though he had a
pistol, there might be two or three a. ainst
one, and then there was little hone for
MIN.
He arose and took his weapon in his
hands, and felt about for matches. And
Agnes heard creakiug of the flooring
and the sound of muffled footsteps, and
also sprang to the floor.
"Ihev are at the safe belowr' cried
Martin. Agnes, the money-the money
tor our boy! Oh! if my life is lost for its
sake cannot lose that. I cannot-I can
notW
Martin! Martin! stay-do not 90.
what can you do, one man aloneln
screamed Agnes.
But he was gone. She was alone in
the darkness. 1t was all over in mo
ment. There were shots, oaths--a fall
silence. She crept down stairs, tremb-
ling so that she could scarcely stand.
Leaning against the safe was her husband,
blood upon his sleeve; on the floor lay a
man IN Grape mask, stiffening in death.
Martini" sobbed the woman, Martin p
u have killed him!' cried the man.
"Fasten the door, put up the great bar.
Had not forgotten that, they could not
| have entered. Oh, it is horrible. but /
could not lose every chance of nv bow
They fired at me, at them. wounded
both. Thio one is dying. I am little
hurt-not much and the money is safe
untouched. On, to think I should
have killen man! II"
Martin, he may not be dead" said the
woman. "He is young. I hope he is not
dead. Perhaps he has mother some
where. Let me bind up your hand,
Then we will try to restore him. Dear
Martin, even it it is so, who can blame
youY Poor, poor boy!"
She pound up the Craze On her hus-
bands hand. They lifted the Young
mans body to the soft rug, and undid
the mask. A lace was revealed, young,
n@uuoolHe, anu palllu as marble.
"Oh, til terriblep' said the wife. emo
older than our poor boy. All, Martin, he
8 dead, fear. will loosen his necktie.
You take off his shoes and rub his feet
Oh, morning is SO far away! This is
such lonely place. Martin, what is it?'
She stared at her husband in horror
His face was as the face of death. He
sat CHASTITY and terrible to look upon,
holding i'll his hand one Of the feet thai
he had undressed.
'sDead!" he said, wildly. "Dead! and
l shot hlm--Iw
Martini" shrieked the wife. She laid
the dead man's head down on the rug
and crept up to her husband. God will
forgive you,' she said; and then her ewes
dilating themselves upon the point a,
which her husband started.
was the foot OF a young burglar
The left shoe was off-the stocking also
The high white instep was uncovered
and on it she saw the little ta,tee ed W
with tiny cross beside it. L. was her
son who lay there.
Martini" she screamed again, "Martin.
remember what told you He had not
US to teach him what was right-remem-
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