Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-09-25


Jack. x Gla1ueht never should nndi
and don't know new how I'm gvur -
get beck % The mainland
. "How came you here, Jackf" asAeA
i wanted - re you, Dora. % tn yam
gDa-by Those beastly bank people ka~s
turned me cut and I'm going 70 -
my fortuner
Where, Jack7- questioned
Heaven only knows. ! don't"
And. like two silly children that we
were. we looked at each other and burt
out laughing, / still in the glitter Of Aunt
Cacgett's jewels. Jack warming be
chilled hands at the kitchen fire.
And then he explained to me his plans
for the future. and promised to wait
for his fortune 20 be made. even ~ 70
were seven times seven years And the
rain drove in sheets against the side Of
the house. and the thunder Of che rising
tide filed the silence like the constant
discharge Of artillery.
"You can never 90 away from here IN
this storm. at this time Of night. Jack,
said ( ''It's all one can do TO keep out
Of the quicksands by daylight. Owen
says"
"Will the old lady keep mea"
shook my head.
"She has horror OF strangers" said I.
but won't ask her, Jack. I'll make
yOuup bed Of blankets and soft pillows
on this kitchen settee. You'll be very
comfortable, and you must be of before
daylight, lest Owen Ringgan should dis
cover you. And, Jack, there's plenty Of
bread and meat and new milk Ii the
cupboard, and
"You are darling" said Jack.
There's Aunt Cadgett's cane thump-
ing ON the floor" cried L "Hep signal
She wants me.
Aunt Cadgett was unusually exacting
that night | thought l never should
get her settled to her satisfaction, and In
the midst Of it remembered that had
Eeft the jewel casket down stairs. Sup
pose that she should take fancy to in
spect it, as she often did at night
trembled at the idea.
Fortunately, however, she did not, and
crept quietly down stairs after she was
asleep.
Jack was asleep, too. lying in an I'M
consciously graceful attitude, with his
cheek piIIowred against his arm, and
there where | had left it. after we had
both admired the antique ornaments,
was the leather case on the dresser shelf.
THANK goodnessI" said 20 myself, as
| put it back into the chiffonier drawer
and noiselessly turned the key.
sat beside Aunt Cadgett's bed THAI
night. catching what scraps and frag-
meiKts Of sleep could. for her rheuma-
tism racked her fiercely and she was 20
take her medicine every two hours
And when woke In TIE early morning
she Wa swcetly sleeping. the aunshina
STRAINED eheerily acFoss the 1oor. And
JACK was rone.
"DorA- said MrA. cadrpti % me me
next dag. ~hrinK nae ~ ieuel casa
oteyed thinking hut hale ~ ne
order
-opea a. naia ~ al laay.
Ioreset b. These 49, unly lhs fnds6
ssivst Ananw 49, - wern osmpzFa.
mnn@ ~ rinAea FesmminuA inmv4
. TFMl slsEA
w3af~ criua. ~uhcre nra &c iuws>Fs
a nMs9wa yuB haveue saoien 'emgN
~
~Nor eia Ouenw
s-0G comFme moA
~No enc elre has i,cen in the house,
fiookcd e. Mrx cadgett She looked
at me with eyes that gllttered like
piercing dagger pointa fell. sobbing,
On my knees. and buried my face in the
bed clothes.
Jack has been here" said I. .sHe
slept in the Kitchen that rainy night.
He saw the jewels was trying them
on Obi Aunt Cadgett. ID was very
wrong and wicked of me, but meant
no harmi Oh! I'm quite, quite sure of
thatl And II any one has stolen your
jewels
mo one has stolen them, child, said
Mrs. Cadgett. with a sort of low. chuck
ling laugh They're safe here, under
my pillow, where put them that night
after you brought them up here Imam
aged somehow to take the key out Of
your dress pocket and hobble TO the chif-
kOtAAc1 stAlGA yOu WGlG dSdCCp. ku0W
there was man down stairs--I had
heard his voice land thought my treas
ures would be safest under my own hand
Besides, couldn't bear the idea OF hav-
ing a sly traitor in the house You
haven't been sly. Dora; you have been
confessing it all Don't cry. little girl:
forgive you.
But don't deserve to be forgivenl"
sobbed out. Il have been sly. Give
your jewels to Jcmima Cadgett. please
give her everythingl"
Mrs Cadgett smiled and shook her
head.
..Now. said she. tell me all about
this Jack.
And told her. and she comforted me
with words Of sympathy and kindly ca
resses such as I never had expected 10 re-
ceive from her.
That was last year. Jack and were