Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-12-27


her. He was not acquainted with the
saying that it is only the unexpected that
happens.
sect up" said she. ''I'd be a man If
| was man. Get up. I'm not going
to hurt you"
! If the intruder had any sense of hu-
NOR, this might have touched it; the
idea of this little fairy queen of woman,
almost small enough to have stepped out
out of rain-lily, hurting him But 1t
was so different from what he had been
awaiting that it startled him; and then,
perhaps, he had some of the superstition
that usually haunts the evil and ignorant,
and felt that such small women were un-
eanny. He was on his feet now, tower
ing over her
''No," said he, grufiy; 81 don't sup
pose you're going to hurt me. And I'm
not going to hurt you, if you hand over
that money"
"What money! opening her eyes with
a wide sort of astonishment.
"Comei None of your lip. I want
that money!
"Why, haven't any money! Oh,
yes, l have, to be sure, but"
~ thought you'd remember it, said
the man, with a grin
"But want It'll" she exclaimed.
81 want it, tooi'' said he.
sob, it wouldn't do you any good"
she reasoned. "Fifteen dollars. And
it's all the MONEY I've got in the world"
81 don't want no fifteen dollars said
the man; land don't want none of your
Ginning. l want the money your hus-
bands going to pay off with"
"Oh, Toms money!" in quite a tone
of relief. "Oh! haven't anything to
do with Tom 5 money. If you can get
any money out of Tom it's more than
can do. And wouldn't advise you to
try either; for he always carries pistol
in the same pocket with it, and he's COW
cred all over with knives and derringers
and bulldogs, so that sometimes l don't
like to go near him till he's unloaded
You hare to, in this country of despera-
1 does. You see"
eyes, see, you little hen-sparrer,
his eyes coming back to her from sur
vey of the room, "that you've got Toms
money in the house here, aud would like
to throw me off the scent!'.
''If had,' said she, ''you'd only get
it across my dead body! Hadn't you
better look for it, and have me tell
you when you're hot and when you're
eold2n
"Do you mean to tell me" said he,
evidently wavering, and possibly inclin-
ing to doubt if, after all, she were not
telling the truth, as no man in his senses
would leave such a sum of money in the
keeping of such a simpleton.
81 don't mean to tell you anythingl"
she cried. "You won't believe word
l say, and never had anyone doubt my
word before. hate to have you take
that fifteen dollars, though. You never
would, in the world, if you knew how
much self-denial it stands fol-. Every
time | think would like an ice-cream,
out here in this wilderness, where you
might as well ask for an iceberg, I've
made Tom give me the price of one
You won't find anything but ribbons
there. Aud when | felt as IL | should
go wild if l couldn't have a box of
candy, I've made Tom give me the price
of that There's only powder and
tweeZers and frizzes in those boxes, as
he went over the top of the dressing
case, still keeping lookout on her
"And when we were all out OF apollinaris
and Tom couldn THAT'S my laces, and
wish you wouldn't finger them; l don't
believe your hands are clean-and Tom
couldn't get anything to drink, I've made
him put in the price of drink, and lots
of ten cent pieces came that way, and.
Bat l don't imagine you care to hear
about all that. What makes you look
at me SOP For the man had left his
search again, and his glance was piercing
her through and through son, your
eyes are like augers turning to live
coals!" she cried. ''IS that the way you
look at your wife? Do you look at your
little children the same way?"
THAT lay won't work, said he, with
another grin, 81 amt got no feelings to
work on. amt got no wife or kids"
"I'm sure that's Fortunate said Mrs.
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