The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-08-19


up the road. and knew that he was "
ing - The library IN the village beyond.
she ran swiftly ont q the opposite side
q Inc house. through the orchard. and
down into the hollow. quarter 81 /
mile beyond. Here was little ever
green thicke:. with brush fence ~
the edge of the road. She placed the
bill in The ard. beaten track IN full
view. scrambled back over the fence.
and awaited his coming with an anxious
heart. What II somebody else should
GO ~ along and discover the money be-
fore him.
When, a last. he came limping into
the hollow on his crntch. her heart wa
beating 50 hard that she felt "a if Il
could be heard.
lie saw the money-few things e.
capped his sight stopped and picked Il
up. and stood looking AZ il for some
time. with his back 70 Cathie. Then
he put i in his pocket and started back
toward home. This was surprise ID
her. and she knew that ne would call
a. the house 70 tell her what he had
found. What could she do2 She could
not follow Immediately without being
seen. The only way was to wait until
he had gone into the house. and then
run back the way he had come as fast
as she could
She entered as demurely as was pos
sible under the circumstances.
Her hair was roughened. her dress
torn. and her eyes were shining with
suppressed excitement. 10 be sure: but
she bore herself with remarkable calm
ness. a. her mother afterwari assured
her.
Oscar came forward eagerly from
talking with her mother.
Il See. Cattle" be said. II have
found ten dollarsr'
-Oh. am 50 giad:'' she cried. clasp
ing her hands.
N But must ini the owner. Cafhie. \
he answered grayely. looking al her al
most reproachiully. she thought.
.'Oh. you never will know. Oscar.
II y yours yoars 10 keep and aud
buy books with. or whatever You wish. =
AIRS. Brown was trembling At
Cathie's eagerness. but she dared not
say an encouraging word 10 Oscar for
conscience sake. She saw more clear
" than charity blind Catsie how Oscar
was looking AZ the matter.
The boy grew erayer and graver As
he looked AZ his little friend He could
not understand the change in her
II snail lind the owner. Cathie.r
was All he said. a. he went awav.
Oh. mother. he win keep it per-
haps until he dies. II he doesn't lind the
owner What shall We dor' cried
cathie. And the mother could not
think Of ANYTHING % DO that seemed
likely 70 set matters straight.
a Whole long month hal passed away
Iii hal seemed wear To Cathie AMI
still Oscar was pushing his efforts 10
find the owner Of the lost money. He
had be ome convinced that no one in
the village. nor in the neiyhbcrhood
where he lived. had lost il.
Al last. he said one day ID Cafhie:
n II might have been that cattle
bufer. Cathic: who knows IN handles
. pile Of money In year. shall ask
him when he goes up again.
Cathies cheek blanched. and She
caught her breath 20 keep from sreak-
ing wrong: for she saw by this time
how i would have seemed TO her %
ind ten dollars. and use K without
searching for the loser The tears
came into her eyes. and her courage
sank.
II he did not lose il. shall Won keep
Il until You die. and never use ite- she
asked, her voice trembling.
oh. Cafhier said o. ar. almost
breaking down. don't care 50 mach
a9out Il. You are so anxious for me 10
have the books. you-y0u can't see il
quite right. Cathie."
Cathie went home with breaking
heart
On his next trip. the drover was &C.
costed by the boy:
Did You lose anv money, sir. the
last time you went down.
No. my boy said the kindly. talk
alive dr0ver. ''none excepting what
paid for damages. paid the little girl
up yonder ten dollars for spoilin' her
pretty flower garden That was hard
Dne for the poor child. wonder how
she feels about if,r
.sShe has tried 10 mend il up some.-
said Oscar. in q daze. II found
bill. thought. perhaps. You dropped
ill.,
no. I've lost none.r said the man.
driving away.
Oscars mind was swift and keen.
The 1rst thought that had flashed
through il was. How strange that
rathie did not tell me about the mon
VT For he knew the sum would have
seemed little fortune 10 her. The !
iext instant. he saw il all. Her eager
less 10 have him use this money, her
'ushed appearance the day he found il.
he look On her face when he mention J
n the drover as the one who might J
rave lost n and her grief when he had
her for her generous earnest
less lie bowed his head. and the hot
ears fell from hi oxo- ~ II al rarua =