The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-06-28

uce was sharGng at me once more.
Gas told you, have been introduced
only here"
"But this check, madam"-
My "Aame" was white heat now, and
again, without malice prepense l cut
him off.
"Do you mean to say that this bank
never cashes the draft of any other house
than its ownY
"No; but and then out it came
The secret climax that it seems he had
been making a momentary effort to re-
strain. mo; but l do not know that
Mrs. Dot has any money in the High Step
ping bank"
For one instant held my breath. He
did not know? He suspected she had
not? Then that meant-that meant Dot
and were putting up a fraud? A fell
onyY We were--what do they call it
conspiratols? And a conspiracy chin
enough for idiots at that2
81 will not trouble you" l said
He tossed me the paper and disap-
peared
Where is the High Stepping banll?'
asked Of the teller, who had not stirred.
His lips parted, as if statue of "Trag-
edy" could speak. "Half block away, -
he said.
Once on the street white heat" had
to come down to asking ''NVhat nextT'
Give the High Stepping men their oppor-
tunity next2 Never, if l died!
And yet-if / were telegrapbed? A
telegraph boy brushed past me, going
toward our street, In a flash l was uu
the steps and at the hated wires. The
paying teller stood there. Was his blood
frozen TO icicles. each sharper than ser
pent's tooth?
l thrust in the check, and sparks fly
ing as did so.
Il don't know whether you'll give
me the money for this" I said, biting
every word; "Tm not introduced here.
He lifted handsome, pleasant face.
at is not customary" he said.
"Im quite aware. But | went to the
Everlasting, where I'm known, and they
made eyes at me till | was hot, and
asked me to leave my photograph
A low ripple OF amusement broke from
under his nustache.
"But they would not do it thenl What
do you Think Perhaps Mrs. Dot had nc
money here at ALI That would be fel-
ony, wouldn't it? was furious then. II
you're not going to give it to me, be care
full how you tell me, please; that's all. -
The ripple broke into little peal this
time. Evidently it was very droll to
him.
1T is not customary" he began again,
"but"- and his eyes lifted a swift
glance. That one glance, felt, was
first at my bonnet and then at me, and
knew that l was savedl
There are few unlucky persons who dc
not once i'll a life make fortunate in
vestment, and that bonnet has been
minel have had bonnets that belied
me, and bonnets that l could only carry
off, but that one on more than once one
of my own sex has risen in the street can
to give me up her seatl
That bonnet once on, the blood of the
Cs, DIS and Els that feel always
tingling at my finger tips, seems com,
manded to the front with leap, and
people (who can see at alb know in one
instant that no member of our family
though possibly left in infancy to chop q
cherry tree, could ever, ever do it by
the hatchet of fraudulent check And
in later life! as soon ask Juno if she had
been thinning the ranks in a chicken
house as suspect one of us of ever
pricking a cherry tree with pin.
But the teller continued, will
a smile half hidden where the ripple hat
been-"but-I shall do it,"
He would do It'll was not thief or
criminal once more l could not lift
myself, for had been standing like the
tallest pine tree in the forest all tn,
time-I could only bow my bonnet low
toward him.
II thank you very muchl Let me &c
and tell the Everlastings that you didl'
began hastily.
The low, quiet laugh was merrier thar
ever now.
''They would say l didn't know my
business" he said.
The telegraph boy had not been at the
house when reached there, but he cam,
later. All was well, and Dot was com
ing home. | gave her five minutes t.
get seated, and began:
dot, how much money have you il
the Everlasting HillsF"
Eleven dollars, as it happens, just to
day" she laughed.
"And how much in the High Stepping
Just today"
six hundred, if you have not drawn
| your check"
Il wish you would take that clever
out and never put another penny there.
Why" she asked, taking up the en-
broidery that rested her from her pen
poured forth the tales, coming down
upon the finale with a wrathful sweep o
What right had sep
"Henl, replied Dot, holding the pat
tern TO the light, 81 suppose he though
1t little queer. And eleven dollar
wouldn't have made him safe, you know
against seventy five"
"Queer." ! calculated. "What affail
was that OF his: You AID fclons an,
conspirators, Dot! Whatright had he t,
put an implication Ike that on us before
a crowdl Don't yol suppose bis baul
feels able to InainlaiH "a messenger Of an,
kind, that lac could i;.ya slipped OF quiet
ly to the liiSh Stepping 10 inQqire.'
Dot laid q l2t,ad ot silk against m
other 10 be Sutr * b.. .t'.si.
"Thats WIZ. u- ~. t' lrvc uad
him do" sho r'.... i. ir. ifl.--l. Il. ii. il
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