The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-05

Hannah, till some one else should
threaten to claim her. After that. Bax-
ter could do nothing to please him: he
Law in wait and watched the lovers as a
cat watches a mouse, and worried them
as cruelty.
One evening Miss Hannah entered
the room where Polly was sitting in the
twilight.
plotting mischief, / reckon" she
said. Are you fond of darkness,
Polly, cause your deeds are evil?
Strike light, girl I'd roll Of crisp
bank-bills in my hand an hour ago
Square Emery paid his butter bill this
afternoon; I put 'em in my gown pocket
when Hiram called me to turn the
grin stone-and they're gone! Now YOU
needn't tell me they're gone without
hands,"
"There's been no pickpocket here,
Miss Hannah"
"Ain't there? When you take folks
in out Of the highway, without no rec
rommendation, how do you know what
their habits is? To be sure, I didn't
suspect no one Of having stole 'em out
of my pocket; there's hDle in it; I'd
forgot about it; and naturally them bills
must have dropped out between here
a anu ene = parn, Dtlt hiram and me has
nunceo the place over ana again, and 1t
stands to reason theys.could1it have tray
eled further without hands,
"Mercy!' cried Polly. Glow much
was 'nele :! ,@ II. )
- a Wnole nunoreo collars mss and
II IL am tforthcom1ng somebody Il smart
TOT eW i. :,
Lou aoh thlnk tnsaG tooK your
money, MISS Hannah
j., Wen, maybe not; but It's gone-and
'l ere Dan *,
.sD DaAVer: WI,
Aoe, liioo 70 -, Al"C oo yoA VI KNOW
aoout the 1elloW
l Know ne Wouldn,t 40 IL.
ne IL nave 10 prove IT, IL nave hun
uP o91oIe 'ne cotlr1, - sure DIS you hVe.
e.a, oify couio naruly Keep ner anger g
= o 's.t lnoo ''o'ls'Iloe'a "o1elS' VI t1le
p"1e oust'ioloa was d =, olo" 10 htr. one
an anger mao accused nm, YET would
sne nave upheld MN. .. But now often
nave inc innocent suffered! how often
mas 1n]ustlce trlumphed over justice!
10 oe Suspected mercy was an lrrepar-
aple INJURY, she thought. baxter might
lose MS good name, his work; might be
sent TO pnson-eyeryth1ng might go
nOhOdV
Tor defense; AS 1t happened, ne had
gone down to the village to get 5he mail
ana 90 some chores, and, while Hannah
1nVelghed and Polly defended, a small
boy knocked at the door to bring the
pleasing news that mi; Baxter, the fell
10" as works Tor OLD Ihornley, give me
a quarter to run up and let you know
ne wouldn't be to home tonight, and
maybe not to-morroW neither, as he'd
peen called away suddlng Ike along OF
I" l eT1 u, nrz
oj''0uA"gTo AAt,iill'h' I no ~
you re +, convinced: mes aoSconoeo' Ill
nave '4e Id" alter nlnl sure DIS LIS
name me baxter, Wn1ch care say IL ain Z.
were your pllls new greenpacks, and
CtAO y W. oc1AC UlIO AuIAU0LS. tJOhCtk 4 OlI .
"CrisD and fresh as new cahhaoa
1oo1os 81 90 Co. H. 49, tbet
lo"vo1. anol' az lor lll9 n'.inoafs' 'nsy
were nVes ana tens JUST as IL happened.
We must have another good search
before you accuse any one"
"Only them that hides 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 do, and
she did it. She begged leave of Miss
Hannah to 60 to the town and mail a
letter.
"Tnr, Hiram II mail # for Won, y said
uon7,oh ;7,+an+ ,71,o,, n,oe+o,.;,,o. IT, oo-,
tan+s frst - R1+ Po11v wos 10, -; -, ~ ~
matter. The letter was too 1raci ~ 'i 10