The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-12
81 know he wouldn't do it."

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Fnnso @ AZ il bannanoJ bo had nona down
~ o" tho yiII5ge 70 Nv rnt '' iho n,"ii
ond do somo ohoross ond uhiIo
HnnnaL M inyeinhed and Pollv defended
a small how knocked at the door IN bring
phn ,,i, rinosinc news that "Mr Raxter the
folldw as works for Old Thornley,. rive
mo rol'GI a omortcr ~ to run nm and LET Won know
he m w6uldn't I've to home tonight, and
movbe moi to-morrow. neither as he'd
hocn y called away sudJin@ likeoIIonc of a
lattnrn
"Tborew calculated Hannah. I hone
vou'rp CONVINCED. He's absconded; fn
have the law after him, sure as his
names Baxter, which / dare say it
ain'tn
"Were Sour bills new greenbacks. and
did vou take the numbers" asked Polly.
"jrisn and fresh as new cabbage
leaves. and AS for the numbers. they
we're fives and tens. lust as it hap
noned"
"We must have another good search
| before YOU accuse anv one"
"Oplv them that hides can find"
And Polly SHARED no pains: every min.
ute that she could secure from her duties
was spent in the search; but when the
second night and dav 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 sus-
nicion MIGHT keen him away, and she
mioht never see his face again. There
was now but one thing to do, and she did
it. She begged leave of Miss Hannah to
90 to the town and mail a letter.
"Lor'. Hiram'll mail it for you," said
Hannah. intent upon mastering its con-
tents first. But Polly was firm in the
matter: the letter was too precious to
trust to another. 1t ran:
"Mr. Baxter-If YOU are staying away
from your work and losing wages be-
cause YOU are suspected of finding Miss
Hannah's money. which she lost the day
YOU left, please return at once, as the
money has been found, and vour good
name is restored, though never suspected
bv your friend, PAULINE Powers"
But her object in town was not merely
to mail this document; she went direct
from the post-oflice to the bank where
her little hoard was growing, and drew
out hundred dollars in crisp green,
backs, tives and tens, trusting that they
made no larger parcel than Miss Han.
nab's: then she retraced her steps home.
ward, and quietly dropped the precious
roll on the floor Of Miss Hannah's closet,
where it might easily have been over,
looked after falling 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
"Whats all this about Miss Hannah,
money and nv GOOD name?' asked Bax
, fer. when he returned on Saturday anc
fonnd onnortunitv To sneak to Polly pri
vatelv Poliv related the facts, leaving
out her own share in the results.
"And where was the money found"
"Miss Hannah found il on sweeping
dav on the floor of her closet" dcmurely
&And who put it there, Polly?"
"Wbo? Why, she saws it must hay,
dronped there when she hung up ne
Gown"
uPoor de1uded Miss Hannah How
long since YOU learned to prevaricate St
: prettiIy. Polly?'
p a? Prevaricate! What do you mean
: Mr. BaxterY'
/, ~ mean that YOU drew the none
!. from your bank store Yesterday to say
INV GOOD name Polly Don't denv il
The cashier told me: he had some curio.
;tv abont il IF Won can do so much fo
NV GOOD name how much more woul
q Won do for the owner? There's riddl
!. for vou.n Polly hung her head an
n blushad "And SO you've abandoned tn
"a ;dea Of an education. PollyY'
r. 81 don't know. I am sorry you foun
' if ont. Won think that /
Il T sEalI think that Won love me we
v onough to he nv wife. Polly dear" An
4 pnIlv failed ia mt in an objection.
"i,idn't 7 tell YOU how it would b
. UirnmT' said Hannah at dinner the fo
70 lowing week "Here's Baxter and Poll,
N tbov Sionnod down to town this mornir
% on an GRAND logether and came driyir
y hack Ike the Great Mogul whoever /
was was on their wedding tour to saw 200
y hv hlowed the dinner horn for Va
V lie the last trumn thinking that'd fetC
T. Won w if anvthing but | reckon you're ce
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