The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-01-24

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warn you against this fellow. Who knows
I what he l. ?'
'']Ir. Devarges is perfect gentleman,
and that is more than eau say Of some
others, I said, hotly; and then some de
mon prompted me To add, and Mr.. Holly.
/ in regard TO your future wife, | believe
I do not aspire 20 that houor-aud and
here is your ring. I drew off the little gOl-
den band. and banded ii to him.
Nell. do you mean this?' inquired
Jack with his white lips.
/ Yes. I do. I'm tired of your carpinE
and CrilicisiuE. This affair may as well be
ended uoS and forever pc tishly.
/ $50 Be it. then. Good bye, said Jack,
/ aud without another word be left the
room.
/ ''To tell She truth, hadn't meant half I
said, aud every minute expected that Jack
wuUld kiss me and we'd make up. But
. auw he was guuc forever. 4 mist came
over my eyes as ! watched the first disap-
I peaUiug train, aud | would have INDUCED
. in q guod cry. but just then the special
came putting up, aud the president OF the
/ road came iu. lie was kind old gentle
/ usau whom had known since | was wee
GIN.
/ prUsIe uus, 1 hope. Win sou DO favor
/ for me -
Certainly. sir, if can
'Weil, you see, when we were coming
+ down / met man who owed me some
moury. Paid me six bundled dollars aud
don't know what To do with it, are
going up iu the wOuds TO see about laying
. Gus new road. We shall be gone Two
days. Don't want to take the money y i.h
me-w ID yDu take charge of it while I'm
gone -
.Ifyou'H rust me-
BLESS my soul, yes Of course. Here's
/ the money. Must hurry away. Good
. morning."
scarcely had portIy Mr. Sayre trotted
away before Mr.. Devarges came sauuteriug
Ia.
Scot quite sum there, haven't yor,
/ Miss Nellie - cyeIug the bills iu my hand.
7 Yes / replied, laughing. Mr. Sdyre
/ has made me his banker. Look SIX hun
/ dred dollars How ucA l should feel il 1t
" were mime
'You deserve to have much more, and
/ doubtless that pretty face d win it
/ Somehow his bold compliment failed 10
. please, and SO t was with culducSs that
. said. Take a chair, Mr. Devvrges-'
NO | thank you, Miss Nellie. 7 have
an appointment. But viii you allow me 10
cali cora you THIS evening? -
. We'll, [ scarcely think I shall be at
. hawe. luu know mother aud sister and
. Lniu are away AND Eltlc while ago got
. wuid from grandma saying lhat perhaps
. hau uettul come and stay AL night ~Ith
her.
/ .Ir was true that 7 had received such
. wpld irom grandma. but 1 hal un thought
/ of accepting IL. 7 bad hoped Ihaj Jack
wuu.d come and make up, aud nt cour>"
4 djdu'i care to have Nh. DevaIges all al ihe
same time.
/ ~ hat wul you 10 with your money,
/ Miss Helt?'' caIeIes~iy cnquarcd Mn De
. ya.ros
( 90. shall put it right here in ths~
. \t, Euny,.s .tt,, Z,
B vii be perfectly secure
''Due sly! Good Wprniug,' and with "a
cru.I!y bow ruy auuiIer then Ier.
'AH that day busted myself at my du
ties. aud when uight came | put un the
dress that Jack liked best, and very aux-
IpuSly waited for his coming.
Seven o'clock eight o'clock .bc last
. tlali. had come and gone. dud my duties
I Tor the day wete over. lPut "ut the hghl
/ in The ticket uilico, and wcut into Ihe ST.
/ tdg room, and sat and waited.
Ten O'Clock half past zen M use of
waiting any lunEer-he would not come.
u shjvered with nameIcSs dread, aud
closed the dour. Went to bed and cried
myself 20 sleep"
! Il had slept an hour, perhaps. and then
! s~okc With sudden sIaIt. feeling Il great
dl6icui'y in breathing. \ pajt Uf the guir
+ lay across my muuah. I Thought Bar, uu
reaching my hand io remove j., found 1t
. was Il handkerchief saturated with-what?
" caiosululm
! ''A TIA III of terror passed over me. Who
. had Dune this? Was there some one in The
. ncuSc -
i siicu ~ arose, ami just then almost
. SCrr3mcd rs = sudden sound smute uJ my
ear. IL was only the clock sinking the
, hour of midaighJ. I placed nay hand
, upon my hcalt to sooihe its fierce lhrDbs.
"SlCuriug along, carefully avuiCJng all
. f,N Y..4tsl.,.f tttstF
. and advanced INTO he sitting room. No
one Vas there but some one was ia he
. ticket otficc. lDT / SAW a Hgh. aud heard a
. voice What did they want? ? The mo-
uey %, the money left In my ch.u ~
Some body was stealing j; and yhat should
say TO Mr.. S.yrc? Ny Cod! might be
. accused of .aklug 1t myself, aud thus lose
houur aud position
''R.t er ,se - | said to myself ''mylifc
IA defend that money uuiil death >
. aud I looked around Tot some wcapuu.
Under the s-UVe uas large iron poker.
. Sciziug it carefully, | started toward the
( office door.
God aid me I said, with white lips,
| aud then, opening the door Of the office,
{ { stole softly ia. \ man with his back
( towards me was at the other end of the
/ room. lie mad forced open the drawer
. taken ont ;he money, and was lookIug
gl"ating " at the crisp green bills, when /
I stole brEiud ltjHi. | had just raised the
pnker 10 stIike him, when lie glanced
! around.
''AIy Gud, it was Clarence Dcvarger
''Hang il uUw suppose I'll have to
[ k.N thisl pretty - He seized ne by the
throat aud. utteriug faIut cry, | sank
iowu. just then Jack, RIy oWB dear Jack,
rushed IN. | heard os:hs, blows, fierce
egling-tAcn all was daIk.
For the fist time in my life tainted
away.
when | recovered, Jacks face was
bending teudei ly over me, and Jack 5
voice uttei iag loviag words. ] put my
arm about hls neck aud erred like weak
baby"
.'Areni you burt. Jack -
..%ot a bit. dearest. Devarges is dis
,bied. though. with a pistol wound in his