The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-17

bred and milk the day before the pocket
book was missed.
Mrs. Russell asked how much money
there was in it, and, being told. said she
had heard that they paid one-third down
for their place, although only one fourth
had been required.
When Catherine returned home she
found that her half brother, James, had
driven over from his adjoining farm to
see about note which his father held
against some one in the next town,
which he thought ought to be renewed
1t won't outlaw for a year. said
Farmer Campbell.
LET me see,' said his son, and then,
Of course, Catherine let out the story.
WAS it your old sheepskin wallet
father?'
''Oh, O, it was the pretty red morocco
one with twenty different compartments
that the twins gave me last Christmas.
"You had it in your hand the last time
I was here, and showed me the receipted
bill for three sets of Cyclopedias--Cath-
crimes set, James set and my set Let
me see; that was Thursday. There was
a tramp eating bread and milk in the
kitchen, rougll-looking fellow. l
thought it injudiciuus to let him enter
the house, and spoke to wife about it
when got home. Dom you remem Der
it! After ne went away mother said
father looked like tramp in that old
Sleeps gray suit
There, those clothes are in that rug,
put in Catherine trlumphantly. pointing
to an immense br ided mat on which
she was at work Fla ner left them off
/ to have them mended one CAV, the tin
peddler came along, and while father
was out talking with him, mother and
stripped what was good for carpets out of
them and bundled up the rest for rags
IL a hurry. tell YOU"
Il am glad oft" said her hall. broth
er, laughing heartily, "but must not be
lingering here. Father, cap teke your
side hill pillow FOR few days.
+ Il presume it IS in that missing peck
ct BOOK observed Catherine ac-tiously,
and the tame crow laughed, "quha.
quha, quha," as he alignted outside the
window with Mrs. Campbeli's scarlet
crochet knitting bag in bis bill, which
and threw into the we'll.
The four persons looked at each other
and nodded Knowingly. we will send
for Ell Hotton Immediately to come and
clean out the well" said the mother.
That would be impracticable while
the water is SO Deep" said james, 'bur
at high noon you can reflect be bottom
Ct the we'll in looking-glass. and see
what is there"
The experiment was tried. and there
c,uld be seen on the clear, gravelly bot
tom of the we'll sundry cups, mugs, nails,
small tools and pieces of crockery, "a
green frog, and big, speckled trout, but
no pocket book. The knitting bag
cought en- the bucket. AID was saved, to
Mrs. Campbell's great relief
Hardly a day passed bul that some
ching was wanted, which, when inquired
| for. was found 10 have been safely slowed
away'in that capacious pocket book
Mrs. Campbell settled down in tAe be-
lief that james, who was the fathers son
by prior marriage and no Iavorite OF hers
had thought it no harm to appropriate
his fathers, property to his own usts.
tramp had picked it up soon after her ia
Their had thoughtlessly laid it down, and
she was sure that the beggar and the
Young Waite were one and the same per
son.
-lr. Campbell thought that Jetty was
the rogue, and spent great deal of time
watching the singular FRANKS and evolu-
tons of the interesting bird.
! When the twins came tor their prom
ised visit Aunt Catherine made party
inviting all the boys and girls in the
neighborhood, and Offering a prize
Of a gold dollar strung on blu,
ribbon to the one who should find the
pocket book. The premises were thor
ougnly explored, the garden plot was
raked over. every maple, apple and cher
~ tree was elm bed, and searched for
knot holes, but although d great many
squire 5, birds, rats and mice nests were
! brought to light, the pocket book. Ia
srandpa's great disappointment, did not
appear.
Every Sunday night during the sum
mer Catherine drove over to Esq Rus
sells to borrow the clock key. and some
time during the week when she had time
she carried it home.
Wien, in the tai. the weather grew
chilly. bachelor f l. Russell took to driv-
Ing over 10 Farmer Cam bells to VIM
the tall clock. and the family all agreed
IN calling him an uncommonly accomo
dating young man.
A. this was kept up steadily all winter
people would have set the young folks
down as lovers had not every one known
about the missing clock KEY
II had come to he generally understood
that young Waite Was the thief, and no,
call WAS made upon the corners for a
whole year in that highly proper Chris
,i.n nelgh5ornnoi.
One bamy morning the following
spring Mi Cath rIne, chsncing TO glance
20 from the rug which she WAS braiiIng
and 5 wing for present 10 Mrs Russell
saw pretty young girl IN q plain black
alpaca suit roming through the gate.
There's that Waite girl calculated
Catherine TO her mother. Il wonder what
she Means by csllng i'erei | presume
Its about rhe school again, but We don I
want our nelghbornooi children under
snch influence. | ssant AK her IN"
Catherine did not have the opportu
nifty. for ner father with Jet1y perchcd on
his shoulder. walked slowly down the