The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-20
WHO TOOK 1T.
From the Odd Fellows Companion.

"Wlll you take charge of 800 till to-
morrow morning, Marian!"
take charge Of 800, Harold" echoed
. my wife in amazcment. "What do you
meant"
settled myself down to an explanation
Explanation are things ! hate, nevertheless:
they are necessary sometimes. One was
due on this occasion.
"You know, my dear Marian" began
with business-like air, 'that the failure
of Hardinge Brothers threw scores ofmen
women, and children in this neighborhood
out of work, in the very hardest part Of q
very bad year. This evening meeting
was held with view to enlisting the SYM
pathy of the public. A subscription list
was got up, and collection made there
and then to the tune of 800. AS nothing
else could be done with the money tonight,
| was, as treasurer, obliged to bring it
home; and very nervous felt, can assure
you, at coming along these lonely roads
with such sum. However, l have reached
home safely in spite of my fears, and now
| shall deliver It ounr N YOU until can get
rid of It," ., c.om all uo,non
iAa "a ad5a Ssa Y 10y we 1 with smile She
knows that one OF my chief weaknesses is
dread of responsibility
''As far as possible" / replied.
We Immediately went into consultation
as to where the money should be put. !
suggested the meat safe, as aplace to which
thieves wonld never dream of going for
money; but my wife pooh-poohed the idea,
as well 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, in the cupboard of the sideboard.
BY this means the money would be doubly
safe, she argued, for the drawer might first
be locked, in addition to locking the door.
looked rather contemptuously on the
plan. for, if the truth be told, felt it was
only due to myself to do so, since my wife
treated every suggestion of mine in SINH
lar manner.
Both of us failing to hit upon anything
better, the wine-bin was agreed upon and
as l looked over my evening paper
watched her place the black japaned box in
the drawer lock it, lock the side-board, and
place the key in her own purse.
"There!" she exclaimed triumphantly,
II shouldn't think anyone would get at
that before tomorrow morning, for this
purse goes into the well Of my dressing
case tonight, and that will be locked and
keys put away in my dressing table drawer,
so we are doubly and trebly secure.
In spite of these precautions there was a
load on my mind, that l felt would only be
removed when the money was safe in the
bank. l envied my wife her happy insen-
sibility, for in less than haitian hour she was
quiely sleeping, while tossed restlessly to
and fro, thinking about the money, and
wondering whether any one could possibly
get at it. AT last grand idea struck me-
which was to put it inside the piano. Who
would dream of searching for treasure in
such place? whereas, what robber COM
ing into house would not go to side
board2 and the very fact of finding it
doubly locked would make him suspect
that something was hidden there. Plainly
enough, Mistress Marian, with all her cev-
erness, had chosen the very worst place
possible. Should 60 down and remove
itl l knew where the keys were to be
found. / had half mind to do so, if only
for the sake of quoting my mind and get
ting a little sleep. No doubt should have
done so, had not circumstance interviewed
L tell asleep.
1t seemed scarcely an hour afterwards
that awoke and heard sounds of life in
the street below. Well, so far all was safe
enough; no robbers had molested us. and
felt SO comfortable and easy now that all
danger was over, that began to laugh at
my nervous fears. How stupid it would
have been to have gone downstairs in the
Fiddle Of such a bitter night! Thank
goodness, / had been too stronC.mipded
for that. / fell off into another dose. and
AZ natural consequence, was late for
breakfast. The meal was hurried one.
and when it was over and I had my coat
and hat on. ready to start off TO an impor.
tant case, reminded Marian Of the money.
and begged her to get it out quickly.
II had quite forgotten it." she exclaimed
"lIere, Martha, run upstairs and fetch my
purse out Of my dressing-case; the keys
ate in my dressiDg-table drawer"