The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-07
curdling oath, slammed the door and ran

otAuAuS OatA, SlalA4ncu the QOOf ana ran
out.
Lizzie came out before her father like IN
avenging angel and placed hand on the
money.
What are you doing with this, father,
It's no harm. lass. Luke saws az i,
wasn't. would ma haze took it but in an
hour or two it would a been worth nauqht,
They would a. been as poor as If / had IA
took it.
Where did you get it father?,
From Mr.. Rolleston's Office, Liz.
don't bea telling on me, girl, he whis-
Pered. Don't be a running your ownfa-
Their. ~
With resolute, set face, Lizze tied on her
hat, threw her shawl about her, and with
the precious bundle hurried silent and
breathless through the dark streets. &.
It only took few moments to reach the
factory, run up these steps and try the
door.
It did not surprise her to fnd it open.
She knew who had been here before her.
How dark itlooked inside, but she few
up the long stairs, entered the Office door.
knelt down in the moonlight before the
large safe.
The front had been burst open. and there
lay books and papers in confusion on the
floor. with trembling fingers she replaced
the money put back books and papers and
tried to close the battered front,
E A faint cry in the streets below caused
her to pause. She had been SO intent up
on her work she had never noted, but now
perfect Babel Of voices reached her dead
ened ears, and wild cry, Fire! rung out
on the still night air.
Her first thought was the books.-S Strange
~ enough she thought, in that moment,
more of Arthur Rolleston's fortune than
she did Of her own awful peril.
With her arms full Of the contents of the
safe, she ran to the window, and dropped
them to the crowd below.
Then she turned to save herself, but too
late. She felt faint and giddy as she walk
ed, and cropping blindly for help, fell sense
less upon the Office floor.
Merciful powers" groaned man in the
crowd, have pity upon her. It was wo-
man in the Office, and alone! AS sure as 7
Live, lads, it was Lizzie Leigh! L seen her
face"
& slight young man came swiftly through
thu crowd at his words
AS he reached the burning building
strong men tried to hold him back. but.
and leaped up the flaming staircase.
How long he was gone! How long it
seemed to those anxious watchers beneath,
and yet it was scarcely minute ere he
stood in window on the second floor
holding woman's form closely to his
breast.
AS the men raised ladder he greeted it
with cheer, and moment later Arthur
Rolleston and Lizzie were safe below.
Lizzie opened her eyes in her own room,
then drew herself aWay from Arthur's ar,ns
with burning blush.
How can you be so cruel?" she sobbed.
not poor er an nor g Gapiagg f said
to might as well as mine. All that is mine,
Lizzie, shall be yours from this night
forth, please heaven"
But your wife?' sobbed Lizzie.
Then in spite of the awful peril that had
Just passed, he burst into a loud laugh.
My wife? Little jealous Lizzie, I have
none!''
Lizzie shook her head only half-con-
vinced.
The beautiful lady that came Yesterday?
Polly told me.
'Pslly is romancer, and very naughty
free, because no one will have me. Will
you, Lizzie? Look up and answer me-
She will not look, and he must content
himself with her silence.
The silence falls upon both as they sit
there in the dawn of new day. Lizzie
Leigh's work day life was ended forever.
and all that remains for her henceforth is
rest and contentment in her husband love.