The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-02

time. have no hope of pardon frr>oe Won.
but possibly Miss Kate will be more ienSent"
Kate was just behind me reaIy TO greet
him. Then we all went into tie house
"And how is Nelly Fenwic.k to day." in
quired Kate audsciously. "Yox have been
there, of course"
He fairly blushed untier her quizzing.
Eyes l was there ard found her locking
very charming" he answered.
"Was it kind of You to run away so soon?
But, then, Fan and ought 70 feel snd ap-
preciate the com ,)liment, since neither of us
can be called charming without the grossest
flsttery."
bat, Miss Kate, you might be doing both
your sister and yourself gross injustice, you
know
He was beginning 10 recover the lost
ground.
''Mr. Goodwin, didn't you meet father
this morning on the Springfield road?'
Kate suddenly demanded. de was fairly
scarlet under her impertinence. Eyes,
see from your looks you did; and yet you
could come here and ask his innocent
daughters if their father was at home. Next
time when you call to see the daughters
and you know we always glad to see
you-why not ask for the daughters
We were all laughing heartily over his
| sudden discontinue when our father came
| in.
THAT is right, young people; laugh while
4 1
| take care OF this for me, please"
He tossed me a greet roll of money, and
then sat down to joinin the pleasantly.
"Mr. Livingston" said John Goodwin,
''do you think it is safe to keep large SUMS
| of money so in your house? The country is
overruR with tramps who are bold and
desperate enough 70 commit any crime,
/ even murder, to obtain such a sum of money
| as that"
Father laughed carelessly.
| Fan is my banker, and she has always
kept the cash account correctly. Bat how
can help il, having now and then large
sums in the house? When we wish to buy
| cattle or stock of any kind, we can not al
| waysgo to the bank at the momentfor
money; we must have it ready befoEehand."
| "Let us hope you will never have trouble
| from doing So" said Mr.. Goodwin, grayely.
| put away the money, but l could not
/ help feeling little disturbed at the grave,
| earnest look John Goodwin gave me. But,
| then, why feel disturbed? Here was pack
| age of four thousand dollars good sum
! but had not been custodian to FIVE times
| that sum and no harm resulted from it.
'In two weeks we shall leave Che farm and
move into our new house, said our father.
| at is ready now; but new houses are always
damp and we shall be safer in 1t two weeks
4 hence than now. And, Mr.. Goodwin, while
| speaking of money, L have bought small
i safe for the new house. L am not afraid TO
risk my money out here without a safe but
1 in town you are not all OF you so honest as
] we are In the country"
| II am really glad you have done il" he
| said, and then added, Chiefly for Miss
| Fanny's sake"
"Poohl she don't feel any weight of re-
| sponsibility. In fact, l rather believe she is
rather proud of playing banker. is it not so,
| Fan?'
was scarcely proud of the responsibility,
| but was certainly not afraid of any risk l
ran, and l said so.
Then 1 am afraid for you. wish you
| were not banker" said John Goodwin, in
| that same grave way so unusual with him.
Then the girl came to call us 20 dinner. /
| remembered afterwards that she suddenly
/ darted back out of the room when she saw
| gentleman there. / was a little amused at
it, and thought it bit Of ludicrous modesty
on the part of Sarah which her ordinary
demeanor did not quite warrant.
Then we went into the dining room.
Sarah had disappeared with sudden tooth
ache, leaving Mary, the cook, TO wait upon
| the table. But there was nothing strange
| in that except the suddenness of the attack.
Before John Goodwin went away there
was more sharp banter between him and
\ sister Kate, which we all enjoyed. But at
| length the conversation drifted into another
channel. and John Goodwin told Us little
of himself and his career which was new to
| us. He had at one time been prosecuting
attorney in Chicago. While performing the
duties OF that Office he had broken up and
sent to state prison gang OF burglars which
1 had been a terror to all honest citizens The
wife of the leader of the gang, under pre-
tense OF seeking his services towards effect
| ing her husbands release, tried to assassin
ate him in his own office.
"When even the women tried to kill me-"
said he, smiling as though it was only a
| trifle, Il thought would confine myself TO
| nrdi lot m
tious young lawyer take the fame and conse-
quences of the public office"
You take it lightly" said father, "and so
much the better" Mr.. Goodwin had risen
now to go. when we are settled in town
we shall expect you to be more friendly and
visit us Often"
Then we all went out on the veranda,
where the good-bys were said. John Good
win mounted his horse and rode away. AS
we turned to go in. happened to look up at
| the window of my own room. and was not
| little surprised at seeing through the light
curtains the face of Sarah, evidently watch
ing the retreating form of John Goodwin.
But what was she doing in my room?
As we crossed the hall Sarah came down
| the stairs with her face tied up and smelling
powerfully of camphor.
"You were engaged Miss Fanny, and /
didn't like to trouble you, but l took the
liberty to use your camphor bottle for my
TOOTH
That explained her going to my room, and
was, OF course, satisfactory. Her toothache
soon disappeared, and the whole matter was
| forgotten.
/ ought to have mentioned before that
sister Kate and were joint mistresses of
| fathers house. Our dear mother died when
/ was only nine years old and Kate seven.
| Since that time We had learned TO forget
that first bitter sorrow, and our father had
| unselfshly refrained from a second marriage.
kate is not pretty, although she is saucy;
she may marry; but Fan (myself is too
plain, quiet and old fashioned to get married.
There is no occasion for me TO ever think of
marrying again, since am certain of always
having good housekeeper."
That was frenuent sneech of nur fathers