The Baltimore County union., 1882-11-04

she resolved to try to get the not,
changed At the grocer'S or at some o
the other stores, and went immediaiel,
to do so. Fate seemed against her, fol
no one had small change enough TO ac.
commodate Miss Henderson.
At one Of the stores where she stop
ped very gentlemanly looking person
took out his pocket-book and said he
thought he could change il for her, and
she handed him the bill but he return
cd il saying, after all, he had not so
much small money. He seemed to re.
gret this, however, and even followed
Maude to the door and assisted her TO
remount her horse.
She was forced to give up her eTrand, +,
as she did not like TO run about among
strangers, asking them TO change her a
bill. especially as no one seemed able
to do so. She therefore turned her
horses head once more toward home.
Scarcely had she passed the outskirts Of
the town when she was ovcftaken by the
stranger who had spoken with her in the
last store, and who a, first thought he
could change her bill. He was upon a
good-looking bay horse, and saluied her
respectfully as he came alongside
"Did YOU &c, your bill changed ?" he
asked.
"No small bills seemed scarce" She
replied.
" DO you live near hear ,"
"Abou, five miles of
Quite ride"
"Oh, we don, mind FIVE mile, in the
country
"Nou are an excellent rider"
''l have ridden since was six years
old. " She said "bu, my sister Ellen i,
= better rider than am
"Non are generou, TO admi, it, - sand
the stranger,
why. 1t j, only the truth. " She an
,wrfed. frankly.
Aitcf they had passed over abou, tao
mi.c,. they came 20 d very lonely piece
Of road, quite removed from any dwell
Ing houses s'li. q, 'hc stranger ap.
pc4rcd ,J gyn,lemAu.y. and had adde's
I'd tcr ~ politely. she had not the least,
,1,p,ciau 81 any evil intention on h.,
par.
Presently he ,4,d. suddenly, II viii
thank ,og for that b.ll
~ hat >ald she, hall smiling.
"i.ea,e 20 give me ;ha; bill"
What do you mean ," asked Maude
jus, wha, ,1y >" he replied sud
drnl,
II shall 10 no 9loh thing 80 she an
,wcrci firmly
- arm sorry % draw q pi,io. uppn a
lady. 30 BE continued. ,ui,ing the action
70 'hc word, "bui mus; have ;ha; hun.
drcd dollar b,i, AZ once
'Do YOU mean 90 rob me ?"
IL must have the money
I; was still w.th difficulty ;ha; shc
could believe tha; the man Was n earn
cs; hu; when be now cooked hi, pistol
and held j, ;oSard her with one hand.
while he extended the other for the bill.
she was forced 20 weld TO the situation.
She Wa a braNc-heaucd gifl. and even
nov d'd no; turn pale - ;remble 10 the
least, iui saw iha; she could not help
hefscli, and 50 made the bcs; @; ii.
Jus; as She held on, the bill 20 him.
4 ,uddcn puff q wind blew ); INTO the
road and earned ]; gently several yards
f'om them. The stranger 1'ish,cd %
-; Il, and quick a, thought Maade
,,fu,k her horse a smaf; blow. IN ofic;
70 -; o4t q; the tublc;', power The
>oFrcl mare Va, ,piried l;'lc creature.
and ,gfung in;o q smlI, slllop d; once.
While the stranger, horse. which had
been left standing beside her. also start
- OF q; illl ,pecd p her company.
Bang wcnt the fobbcr Y.s;o, af;cr
;hcm. having only tie cGcc;io increase
the pccd II the horses both Of whom
acre on the dead nun Maudc did not
care how ias, she rode. the >orTcl was
a, easy As ! cradle 4; that speed. and m
ten minutes She dashed into her father $
ard followed by the udcrless horse
HeE story was soon told, and her
father va, with difficult, prevented from
starting after the robbcr with his pistols
and rife. bu; he knew the scoundrel
would naturally take a; once 20 the
woods, where he could not follow OF
find him
"Well we've got his horse. a, any
rate, sand the farmer, land he Is worth
more than sIoo."
Halo - said the man. John. who
had been taking the saddle from the
/ strange horse.
What is It. John p
These bags Is full OF something.
al should think So" said the farmer.
n he unsirapped the leather bags.
They were found 20 contain some
counterfeit plates, quantity Of counter
felt money. in various bills. and also 4
little over 500 in good money
"Huxza =" cried the farmer.
"whai is it, father ?" said Maude.
"Why your trip To Easton has prov
cd a very profitable one, At all events.
Here's over 1880 good money!"
"Ah. bu, it will be claimed by the
owner
ado YOU think counierieiter will
dare TO come for the tools that would
convict him1-io say nothing OF high
way robbery"
al didn't think OF that.
That evening Henderson sent John
over to young Masters with message
TO call round and see him, to which
Harry responded instantly.
"Mr. Masters" said the farmer, as
he came into the large. old-fashioncd
sitting "you remember what YOU
asked of me this afternoon
"Yes SIR"
"well, give my consent. Maude
has just furnished her own marriage por.
tion. Take her my boy and be happy.