The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-07-09
VINO TOOK 1T.

WHO TOOK HI.
"Wiil you take charge of $50 Till
tomorrow morning, Marian 2"
Take charge Of go, Harold ~
echoes my wife in amazsment, "What
do yon mean ~
/ settled myself down 70 an expla-
nation Explanations are things |
hate; nevertheless, they are necesss-
Iry sometimes. One was due on this
occasion.
"You know my dear Marian /
began, with business-like air, that
the failure Of Harding Brothers
threw scores Of mea, women aud chill
dren in the neighborhood ont Of work,
in the very hardest part Of q bad
year This evening meeting was
held 10 view 70 eHlisting the symps-
4 thy Of the public A subscription
lisl was gotten up. and collection
made there and that to the tune Of
SEQ. As nothing else could be done
with the money TO night, | was, as
/ Treasurer, obliged TO bring il home :;
and very nervous feil, | can assure
you. at coming along these lonely
roads with such sum. However,
I have reached home safely, in spite
of nv fears, and now / shall deliver
il over to you until ! can get rid of
itn
"Ahd 50 free your mind from al
responsibility" added my wife, with
g smile
| She knows that one of my chief
weaknesses is dread of responsible
".
As far as possible. replied
We immediately went into con-
sultation as to where the money
should be put suggested the meat
safe, as a place 10 which thieves
would never dream Of going for mon-
ey, bus my wife pooh-poohed the idea, /
as we'll as several other suggestions
OF mine. which / thought were not so
bad
At last an idea struck her in the /
shape Of the wine-drawer OF the cup
board Of the sideboard By this /
means the money would be doubily
safe, she argued, for the drawer might
first be locked, in addition to locking
the door. | looked rather contempt
uously on the plan, for, if the truth
be told. / felt il was only due to nv
self to do so, since nv wife treated
every suggestion OF mine in SINH
lar manner.
Both Of Us falling 10 bin npon any
thing better, the wine-bin wss agreed
upon and. as | looked over nv
evening paper. watched her place
the black japanned box in the drawer,
lock it, lock the sideboard. and, place
the kew in her own purse.
There ~ she exclaimed, triumph
", Il shouldn't think anv one would
get Al that until tomorrow morning.
for this purse goes into the well Of
nv aressing-case tonight. and that
viii be locked and TIE keys put away
10 nv dressing table. so we are doubly
and treblv secure"
In spite of these precautions there
wes load on my mind that ! felt
would only be removed when the
money was safe in the bank. envi-
I'd nv wife her happy iasensibility.
for in less than half go hour she was d
luietly sleeping. while | was tossing i
.estlessly TO and fro. thinking about ?
he money and ~cadering whether
10Y one could possibly get at II.
Al las a grand idea struck me.
which vas 20 pa, il inside the piano. o
Who would dream Of searching for
reAsure in such a place. whereas.
What robber coming into a house ?
sould not go to sideboard and
be verv fact Of finding Il doubly c
ocked MAKE him suspect that some II
hing was hidden there Plainly "
noogh, Mistress Marian, with all 10
.er eleverness, he'd chosen the worst ss
lace possible Should | 90 down Il
nd remove iti ! knew where the u
eys were 10 be found had half q
mind 10 do So, IL only for the sake s.
I quietiDg nv mind and getting di
title sieer No doubt | should st
ave done so bad not . circumstance b
fell asleep. al
Il seemed scarcely an hour after OF
bat awoke and heard sounds oflife III
] the street below. Well. so far all th
7ss safe enough no robbers bad mo- al
.siei Us, and | fel; 90 comfortable
nd easy now that all danger was P,
yer, that ] began TO laugh st nv sF
ervcns fear How stupid It would di
ave been 10 have gone down stairs CO
the middle Of such bitter night, (, e
hank goodness had been too strong DR.
iinds for that. "a
| fell into another doze, aod. as
atuEsl consequence, was late for Of
reaksast- That meal was hurried &c
De, srd when | had nv hat and th
oat on ready to start Of on 81 in cI
cr;snt case, ! reminded Merriam Of :,
,e money, and begged her u get i; 81
U. quickly IA
II had quite forgctte- IT, she ex- In
aimed Here, Martha. run MP ne
.airs and fetch my purse cur Of nv tie
ressing case: the KEYS are 10 the Il,
ressing-tab,e drawer 50
Mar.hs few up stairs TO do her mis- ed
-ess' bidding. while stood aud chsf- "
d ir the ball and submitted 10 bay- "
lg nv coat brushed In moment 10
be returned, bringing TIE purse. sad
fsrian ran iu.o tie IinnIng room. "a
'wo or three minutes passed, and IS
isrian was still fumtiing ahout at s1
be sideboard- I entered tie room al
npstiensly Marian locked 81 me "a
rosSiy. h.