Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-19

b yours, bat think IA olghs 70 tel yoo
where I've hid il, sense the bank robbery
give me such szsGr
Certainly, csrtsiniyF said his soa-in-iav.
with eager eyes. Iiks tiose Of . bird of prey
Ave hid it away
John Nopret placed his e.r Close to the pal
Nd hpsl
-SiI five-hundret-doIlar bills
-Yo, yo-go on
Folded up in al old number Of Ths Horn
Hill Gazette"-
AN Old number Of The Horn HUI Gazette
II understandr" repeated Mopp~s-
I'm the esf stove out in the xhedT gasped
the cid man Il knoved nobody wouldn't he
likely 70 look thereI It's yours, John Mop
pet-esery cent Of it. And mind you. dou't
spend is in no extrasAcancss
80 speaking. tn old mi~er ciossi his dim
eyes and went where there Is neither raoiiey
nor counting Of money.
John Moppet uttered an exceedingly bitter
cry a. be remembered the lighted match iA-
had put 70 tbs crumplsd old pap~rs in the
stove, to make sure Of draught, VIXEN 1t
was put up In the northwest corner Of the
church-the roar Of the blaze through the
Lengths Of Russia iron pipe In his excellent
management be bad contrived TO oveireach
himself
He vent home and sat all the evening IN
sort Of stupor, with his bead in his haI.ds
Nancy, b,isisd about her household tasks,
watched him with hazel eyes Of surprise.
Il didn't know be thought 80 much Of
Gran ther Atkins" pondersd she
six times five 10 thirty-six times five Is
thirty" unused Mr.. Moppet, rocking 10 and
fro six fve-huDdrsd-iollar billsi Three
thousand dollars and all gone up chimhly
In one breath o wind. and ms done II.
shall go crazy | shall lose nay mind Three
Thousand dollars It's Judgment Oh
me- I've been niis'abie sinner, and cheated
the church I've tampered with my own
conscience Six times five is thirty Six
ave-hundred- dollar bills! Oh, Lord. there
amt no calculatin' what mis'able sinner
I've been"
As the old kitchen clock struck 9, Absalom
Parker came in, bringing with him gust OF
fresh, frosty wind
..Evenin', SQUIRE" said he. I'm sort o
looking up the watchers. S'poss' you'd like
to be one Of emf But I'd like To speak a
word ~ you first"
If its about Nancy. 1t amt no use, said
Mr. Moppet rousing himself TO the affairs OF
the world with some petulance
Il, ain about Nancy" Absalom answered.
with q smile II . ABOUT HI <Atkuis ulouty
Mr.. Moppet gave start
'.Oh. you needn't jump So treasured Alb
SALON. ITS all safe"
He took Il Hat parcel out OF his pocket
Count en-" said he Six, amt thereF
Mr.. Moppet stared at Absalom Parker
Aladdin might have stared at the Genil
How here"-he muttered
Abealom gave low chuckle.
Hush" said he. Don't speak loud. seen
the old man hide EN- there, like a human
maybe as he was knowed it wasn't safe,
80 quietly took 'ern out, arter he'd had that
Last stroke, and locked EN- In his black leather
trunk up garnet. And you may thank me
that they wasn't all burned up in the first
fire you lighted In that identical stovel"
Mr. Moppet turned purplish red.
You know about that stoveF said he,
with gasp.
1T wasn't likely no such conjuring could
20 on about MI Atkins place. and me not
know it," said Parker. dryly. The stove
wasn't OF no great consequence, though, ex-
cept for old iron. guess the church folks IL
get sick Of it before u great while"
Mr.. Moppet drew a long breath.
when they do, said he I'm make EN-
present Of a brand new one. And. Absa
lom"-
"Yes, Mr.. MoppetT
you won't say nothin' to nobodyf"
NO" said Absalom. II amt one o the
talkiu' sort"
And, Absalomn-
Yes, Mr.. Moppetr'
"Since you and Nancy really are attached
10 each other"--
Were just that, Mr. Moppet."
Il don't see no objection to your gettin
married this fall" said Moppet, with an eff
fort. You may tell Nancy that she has my
consent"
Nancy cried a shower Of happy tears when
Absalom told her the good news.
But he never impaired to her the story Of
the stove As he himself had remarked, ''he
was not one of the talkin' sort. Helen For
est Graves in Saturday Night.