The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-10-04

say, nothing serious can befall two
happy young beings like you and me-"
OF he went into the sunshine and Tiff
sat down demurely, curious to find out
what would happen next.
She had to wait till evening for that
''neXt thing" unless a series Of strange
phases offeeling could be counted as in
teresting. 1t was then that HUFF Thwaite
burst into the room, his face cleaning
Whitley in the dim light.
Tiff oh, Tiffp'
She did not answer, but in a moment
slowly raised herself from the sofa, her
hand to the forehead.
''My child, are you famishedP" eX-
claimed her husband, with glistening
eyes.
"Only-very-dizzy," whispered Tiff,
family, winking rapidly, and painting in
the greatest trouble. "Where am IP
What have we been doingP'
80, my dear, ] have been up and
down the city all day, finally securing a
capital connection with fathers rival in
surance company, but, by the beard of
MOsesl have had nothing but a glass of
wine and a biscuit since last evening.
As soon as I was fairly launched i'm busi-
! L
| course / could not expect to receive any
cash the first day, and became almost
wild with anxiety. Yet it was impera-
tive to smile. Do you not know that it
is imperative in business to smileP'
Il don't care if it isl" retorted Tiff,
with some show of life. "And yOU
should care more that 1 am very, very
| ILL., I have read Hugo until L am as
hungry as a giantess."
'But, Tiff, L have one profound hope
in this terrible dilemma, in which it
now seems as if we should literally starve
unless my hope proves well grounded.
Have not you any moneyP'
Mrs Thwaite threw her head back
daintily, shrugged her shoulders in
mockery, her pale lips smiling, her lus-
trous eyes glancing scornfully over her
husbands head.
'Do not keep me waiting for an an
swer," he cried, kneeling before her.
"Why, certainly 1 have money" an
swered She. GLOW could l have pin
money else? HUFF, you are beyond your
depth, 1 Think
"Bravo! we are savedr' exclaimed
Thwaite, springing up and waltzing a
few steps with his cane. Then stop
ping, he asked: "How came you not to
mention it at once last evening? Give
me your purse without delay, dearest
, Tiff, and let us start at once for ouI
! pretty little table at the restaurant"
Tiff walked over to the encouraging
figure in the middle of the room, hel
hands behind her sloping waist.
"Hutf Thwaite," she demanded, edo
you mean to say you would use my pin
,, money to support us?"
g L say we're in adeuced fix, and any
money would be rather acceptable
Haven't you pins enough? Or are yoU
in a condition to starve another twenty
four hours?n
Huff Twaite, 1 never could have be-
ieved IT,"
4" Whatr'
"That you could not take care of me- 9
, She began to cry, and spent all the tear
!, she had longed to shed during the day
but would not shed them because Hut
was taking care of her.
He was wretchedly hungry. His pulsO
was awfully high, or low, he did no
, know which; and as for his wife, shO
might die before morning for want of al
oyster patty. Upon the top of these
dire facts lay the purse in her pocket o
upper drawer He was deeply angered
= Something whirled round in his heart
and he bit his lips before he knew tina
he was inclined TO- He sat down in
bowed position, his thumbs in his pOck
+ cts. He heard the light pattering of
spring shower in the gathering darkness
, and he also heard his wife feeling abou
/ in the next room, turning a key, and com
. ING back to where he sulled. She sait
" Here" dramatically. He looked up
! and saw pretty purse before his nose
4 The next instant Tiff Thwate was look
- ing at her husband in blank dismay
Hulf had risen with a bitter and graceful
4 elegance, and the purse had skimme
- through pane Of the window with
tinkling crash.
Tiff turned to the sofa and threw heI
: self down at full length, gloriousl
. wretched,
. Huff vanished. He went out into tn
driZzling rain to hunt for the purse. II
p, struck matches that sizzled, and wa
several times on the point of being ru
over by vehicles, and there is scarcel
any doubt that his misfortunes wer
. further augmented by the use of word
draws an exclamation mark an
c supplies by a blank. All in
moment, however, he thought h
y had stepped on a mouse, and then h
i, knew he had come upon the plush wallet
II In the hall he opened it hastily, expect
Il inc to find perhaps a few gold pieces
but his luck was far better than he ha
expected. What could Tiff have beel
p thinking Of to forget about it or will
hold it, dear little goose! How coul
-, her charming ghost have prOfited by he
u pin-nouey, supposing they had bot
starved?
In a couple of hours more Tiff g heaC
ache had gone Ofl'like the mist, and the
e both looked even gayer than before tn
-. terrible ordeal of that day had set in.
/ AT nine o'clock there came a knock
v the door. The servant stepped over t
= Mrs Thwaite, and said something in
II low voice, Mrs. ThWaite replied in th
same manner. Who could have SUI
4 posed that there would be a serious sequt
a. to such a slight occurrence? When tn
"a servant had withdrawn, says Tit
v please, HUFF, hand me five dollars"
If "Certainly, Tiff. But, on secon
h thoughts, remember how careful W
must be for a month"
r. Il wish you would reflect that I'll
,r laundress must be paid
80, we cam spend moneyin 50 LAWS
way as that at present She mus
= wait"
"Weu," says the blooming wife, III
lt concerned one way or the other: "pll g
~ and sand her off -