The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-21

''LNA liiliiES- ito, Il VIII ~ WIFI YOU,
James. won't be five minutes getting
ready"
But-Dinah Ann-not to-day. I
can't take you this afternoon. You
shall go tomorrow, instead"
g Why can't you take me 2"
Business, he shortly replied. And.
his gig being Just then brought round,
White Bess III the shafts, he got into it
without more ado and drove away. call
ing out goodbye to his wife.
"Tll be even with you, Mr.. James"
nodded she.
The sun was setting when he drove in
again and round to the stable ward
Leaving his horse and gig with Evan, he
was crossing to the house when his at
tention was caught by huge column of
black smoke putting out Of the chimney
Of a narrow building that was formerly
made to serve as brew house and wash
house, until the larger one was built
As 1t was out of use now. was not, in
fact, used for any purpose whatever, or
entered by anybody from month end to
months end, Mr.. Harbury naturally
thought of fire. He rushed to it like a
mailman.
In the fire place under the furnace a
fire blazed away, upon which more coal
had recently been thrown. Whittier than
death James Harbury made one frantic
move towards it, while yell of what
really seemed like terror broke from him.
Another yell succeeded, and still another:
then he collapsed utterly and fell upon
low wooden stool IN wild despair
Good heavens!' exclaimed Dinah
Ann who had been stopping over some
blankets in the far corner. "What in
the world is the matter Is it spasms,
James? Let me run for the camphor. "
Camphor indeedr' exclaimed the I'M
happy man. Bring poison, rather.
Poison. You've ruined me- :"
He's off his head, F." was her pitiable
suggestion. LET me rub you. James.
Where is the pain In the chest %
He flung his arms around III all direc-
tons, SO that she could not get to his
chest, or to any other part of him. "Who
lighted this fire" he gasped
'Phube lighted it: | ordered her.
The tlue IN the proper wash-hOuse has
taken to smoking frightfully. The blan-
will be put in soak tonight. But what
10 Tic LIZ " YOU, JunltS, Illdb you SHOULD
be put out about it 2"
cts everything to me-" he family
answered. Give hundred pounds has
been burnt up in it. "
Rising from the stool-and Dinah Ann
wondered the creaky old thing had not
come down with his weight-he hastened
indoors, sat down by the table and buried
his head upon it. She found him SO, his
face hidden in his hands
CHOW, James, you just tell me what
all this means-if you are not quite out
of your senses. Come j intend to know. :"
Yes, you may know it now, he said,
lifting his face and its despair. 81 had
placed in the fire place of that old fur
mace, III my Old green pocket book, $500
in bank notes. And-and they are
burnt They are burnt, Dinah Ann p
Dinah Ann paused Where did the
notes come from %
From your brother-to me. A long
while ago, years before | knew you, /
lent a friend over 940O. He ran away
with it to Australia, and [ lost my mo-
ney, and set him down as rogue. But
he is not SO dishonest as [ thought him;
he has made his fortune out there and Is
back again in London now, and last week
he transmitted the debt and interest to
your brother for me, $500. | brought
the notes home the night Harry drove
me here.
land now just tell me, James, how
you could think of putting bank notes
into such place as furnace fire hole 2"
81 did it for safety. Nobody ever went
in there, and the furnace was never used. :"
''Safety? Was there not your bureau,
up stairs, in the bed room %
That's never locked.
"Why, it's always locked. y
Anyway, the key is never taken ont
of it. "
"Ah, | see what it is-you were afraid
L should see the money and want to
spend it.
"And so you would, Dinah Anna
sum like that coming unexpectedly" he
meekly reioined Bonnets and frills,
and fresh chairs and tables-yOu'd not
have known where to stop"
Well, [ must say, James, you have
been rightly served for your want of
confidence No husband ever has a con-
cealment from his wife, if she's a good
wife, but he is sure to be paid out. 1t is
a loss though, G500!"
He groaned. "My business in
NOrtham this afternoon was to consult
with your brother about good invest
ment for it."
What's this?" asked she, placing
before him the identical green case
with the bank-notes inside it. James
gasped.
"Dinah Ann My dear Dinah Ann
"Ah, it's my dear Dinah Ann now
and where would you be without me? l
have given you a good fright, however.
Don't you conceal a thing from me
again James"
4 don't think will, he SAID "How
has it all come about?"
"Why, l have just been playing a
little as well as you. ] was at the gate
last Thursday night, and heard what you
said to Harry as you got out of the gig.
1t excited my suspicious and my curios-
ity"
"But what did 1 say?" asked the
farmer, really not remembering between
the excitement of the past misery and
the present happiness.
mot a word, mind, to Dinah Ann.
Not word, for your life, mind, to Dinah
Ann -"
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