The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-06-15

live with tea at twenty-five cents a
quarter, and loaves so small, and
she had been sick, and there was
the doctor and Mrs. Jones Martha
Jane to be paid for the minding
her and the shop. After this Dick
took the greatest interest in the saw
ings, and the winter months in
creased them as though he had
brought blessing.
| One night in spring they took
the bag from under the pillow, and
counted what it held. It was thir
ty dollars.
And I'll begin to make kites to-
morrow, Mrs. Briggs, and you'll
see the custom it will bring.
You are a clever boy yourself:
said the old woman, and pressed
his hand.
It was a plumper hand than it
mad been when it picked the crusts
from the gutter, and he wore clean,
whole garments, though they were
very coarse.
How wrong the neighbors were,
she said. That boy is the comfort
Of my life.
So she went to bed with the
treasure under her pillow and
slept. Far on in the night she was
awakened. The room was utterly
dark-there was a ray of light
but she heard a step on the floor.
who is that 2 she cried.
There was no answer, but she
felt that some one was leaning over
her bed. Then a hand clasped
her throat and held her down, and
dragged out the bag of money, and
she was released. Half sufocated,
she fer a moment found herself
motionless and bewildered, con-
scious only of a draught of air from
an open door, and some confused
noises.
Then she sprang TO the door and
hurried into the shop.
Dick! Dick!' she cried. Dick
Dick! help wake up I'm robbed! !!
But there was no answer. The
door into the street was wide open,
and by the moonlight that poured
through it she saw, as she peered
under the counter, that Dicks bed
was empty. The boy was gone.
Gone! gone! Oh, that was worse
to poor Granny Briggs than even
the loss of the money; for she had
trusted him, and he had deceived
her. She had loved him and be
had abused her love. The neigh,
bors were right; she was a fool to
trust a street boy, and had been
served rightly when be had robbed
her.
| When the dawn broke, the wise
neighbors came into poor Granny's
shop to find her crying, and rock
ing to and fro; and they told hel
they had told her so, and she SHOOK
her head. The shop took care o.
itself that day. Life had lost its
interest for her. Her Occupation
was gone, but not with her savings
Money was but money, after all
He had come to be the only thing
she loved, and Dick had robbed
her.
It was ten o'clock. Granny sa
moaning by the empty hearth
Good natured Mrs. Jones from W
stairs was seeing to things, ane
trying to cheer her, when suddenl.
there was a rap on the door, and
policeman looked in.
Mrs. Briggs, he said
Here she is,' said Mrs. Jones.
Some one wants to see you a
headquarters, said the policeman
There's a boy there and SOM
money
'Dick!' cried Mrs. Briggs. oh
| I can't bear to look at him !
But Mrs. Jones had already tie'
on her bonnet and wrapped her il
a shawl, and taken her on her arm
The wretch : she said. I'm s.
glad he's caught. You'll get you
money back
And she led Mrs. Briggs alou
poor Mrs. Briggs, she cried a
the way, and cared nothing for tn
money. And soon they were a
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