The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-12

lam glad that telephones have lon in
vented and - am glad they ~'ro n)'
sooner invented lsh0uld IKE CD 'ali yo1
the reason That viii take some ti.a'. for
t. is quite Il story.
We live ia tAo colntry 70 Olk'rool.
snd father is Treasurer and superintendent
sf the OaAbfeo- mills. Oar A.rse--1
very pleasant country house i, isis s.'a-
nted in q beautiful wooded s.9ys close -
the river, and is a quarter o. ri-s FROM
tho mills That IS why telegraph wire
was placed be'weea tho two.
promised fatnsr when il WIS u1 tnat /
would learn 20 sen message .-eg IT,
There was no cue else in tue family Wa)
could have learned Both nay brothers
were away at boarding school and mother
would as soon have Thought o.. Studying
the Chinese language as telegrlray
Father declared that | would never
learn. Girls had bct little patience i'r
such things. he said Nevertheless. tle
wiro was put ur and connected Hita a
battery in Tie library. and u i.-t t)-r
months timo had mastered The a.p la3
and tcchnicali'.1s IF fAe Instrument. Ice
cause it was Necessary 10 have s.ms5liy
TO send mes ages bV TIE wire 'l.t IAN
from the mills 90 the adjacat - Of
Palmer
Having explained $50 much. ! 'hias I
have said all Cha. is reees arg % enable
YOU to understand what occ':rrl oa o
certain rohrarg nj yat abo-t w-..- / -l
going TO tell YOU
We were through supper emil sitting
togethcr-fatAe. mother a-i l-a-3ra3
the table IN the library. whoa ~. .ll. '.r
goodman and mll of an vor', about tAo
place brought in the flail a- u-.....
Father eagerly took a .e't'r wal
seemed to have been expected from the
other letters. noticed disturbed ex.
preston upon his face as he read D.. aai !
was moro anxious than surprised g. en Ae
arose and went % the hal. G3- and
called to the sill wno was in tA1 dining
room.
Mary. sail hc "iei Joseph 10 harness
Prince at once. -l-.- got to tie junction
q time for tie . o'clock cyqre-s /. d
have to finish l.. s-pYer when Ia sats
back
Then he TUNED AMI said that Che iet'es
contained intelligence that Maie j. la.os-
gary that he Should So TO New i0g0 That
night.
OF course. as tie wife ana daughter II
a business man. we knew what De .1oao-.
aud that there VAS not word Of rom9l-
strance to be said - mother Went -
make for Liza what preparation was ned.
ful and sAo-l lave followed her
moment later d.. father called ne back
Christie. b. said. soberlg. n am
going totcll ,1I so.aething thl- ID ono
knows anvthi.l. about save Harry Ran.
dull lgNco.. it.a largo sym az money
--oyor$* O9)-.l .lv poke, Estou.lod
his breast WITH .., ii'-er. II nev.. keep
hrge amounts of money ly me. but In
this case il i, unavoidable. and t..u1ht
should feel le-s ,-~.9Cs % Aero J. uifl
mo than 10 allow /. b. remain il tie safe
at the Office caa1ot. Of coar.s f1t.sit
10 New York. want vou t,tal...c lt.~r,
Gift till tomorrow morning. a2dt.eat,as
il TO Randall for liz. 90 deposit in i.e
bank Don't say anything o. Y9ar,.9t.i.r
about it. Sho j, - ilmil anil nervous
that she would nJt sleep o. win. ..l uirAt
II she knew 50 large d sum was IN tie
house. DO you understand
With no slight feeling al resY0a billy
took the lcataeru packet which he
handed me, ana placed IL IN the poe.et &C
nay dress
Father went on. PERHAPS vo. Iii bet.
ter put il under foue pill1w.of course il
Is fire that am most anxious at1.,
There is 10 llnrsr If the money it, any
other way Nota s1al knows about IT,"
= Then he Wen. 10 the ball and carl, verv
Unexpectedly upon Joseph. fox le.ri
him speak somewhat sharply hun be-.
cause lie had hot gone to The stable. AMI
declaring that his business vs. " mora
Importance than his supper heard
Joseph mUttcr something about taking
time to finish his ueal
Ten minute later. as father was going
down the stems 20 get into the carliare'
he turned b-cA 70 me. and holding lis
umbrclla 50 mother could not hear. he