Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-11-29

Pr. about himself to be honest I've ofte
. heard the greater the rascal the NOR
. genteel, AMI guess I'll load the rifle"
!. lie did load his rife, and placed i
near his bed, telling his wife that b
wasn't goin' to lose any more money
in but the first one that came for dishones
purposes would lose his life"
'rt So he went TO bed. and thought NOR
Al OF his daughter than Of the money un,
der the carpet However, he did thinS
u, OF his money sometimes and. in fact
. his thoughts ran from that 10 Jennie,
n as the thoughts Of the monoy-lenderf ran
from his ducats 10 his daughter.
to 1t was midnight before his vite sler,
at all, but then her sleep was profound.
tt 1t was broken a. last by the strauses;
and most thrilling Of sounds. no less
startling Than a heavy fall. and loud.
y harsh. reTerberatiny report As though
a cannon had been find at her ear.
No woman IS ever 100 frightened to
scream, and Mis- Janeson's shriehs
were loud and sb5ili as she covered
. among the bei-cloIbes; and Scvambliuz
ia the darkness and mut,err1 voris
= which she could net understand did not
tend 10 calm hst.
There NaS q rush Of feet in the hall
without stout shoulder sent the door
inward with a crash, and Dick Ievoe
"ho hal made this -nce.cmoniogS en-
france, stood there, with a light high
above his head his keen ewes scanning
the apsrtmeat swiftly.
It took IN amoueat to comprehend.
and then he laughed with iumessura,
Die amusement
The miller, clad but lightly, was
Spawning o. The foor, a dazed wonder
in his face, the old ri1e. which ne had
struck as he had fell, lying harmless
beside him, and now unloaiei; q win.
Gov was open, and Through it came a
fine sheet Of rain; the old man was
soaking wet and raindrops clls,enei
on his bal. and scaut7 garments: his
bare feet were muddy. and altogether
be presented any thing but an agree.
able OF presentabie appearance.
What has happened?- asked Dick.
IS soon as his mirth could be sup
pressed. as he aided the Mile, 10 his
feet
III doa't knor!~ s,anmercd Jane,
son.
Ills wife, hearing voices, cautiously
reepad on. from under her c17e.ne.
Robbers. she cried, shrilly. They
have been here again. Have thew sbo,
you Harveye1
Nc, wife. I'm not shot" said Harvey:
an don't think there's been anv rob.
bers about Fac, is, I've been sleep,
waikiki
"What?'
1--we been walkin' in ny sleen, sure
IS you live" groaned the miller. nm
all wet, so | mus, have gone og. Of
doors an the Lord only knows where I
have been o. what I've been dom.
was dreaming Of that ten pounds"
He broke off and hurried to that spot
in which he had hidden the money.
Il vas not there.
You're rather old for such capers.
Harvey, mis- wife was SAYING.
Bu; be didn't hear her. Very blank.
~ be tnrncd to Dick. who had now re.
treated to the threshold where Jennie
was standing, white and startled, but
ray!sh.ngly pretty.
Lad, TIE miller said, solenaly, "a
believe I've robbed myself. I've heard
Of such things, an now believe I've
done Just that, an | aim, got a notion
where I put the money
Is i, gomez"
Yes
Then you had best put on dry clothes,
Sir, while | go out and try to follow the
tracks you have probably ,et. in the
garden. Your feet are 50 muddy, I'm
sure you must have been there. I'll
report in a few minutes
y whispered sentence to Jennie at the
door, and Dick vas of to don his boots,
and laugh at the remembrance of the
millefs plight
WIN a lantern he went out into the
ram and his gravity departed again
as under the window Of the millcr's {
chamber he discovered deeply indented
footprints, which proved that jameson
had emerged like 4 ~schoolboy.
The big bare feet left plain traces in s
the sot, soil 81 ,bc ,..taa NJ. ,i
lowed them on. acr6ss ,bn rn.d and f,
found tina, they ceased a, n,e cone
the mill Alo6se load had boon t.a.ttn
rcplaced. He Drew f., an, nd - - ,
the aperture. found s,,alI .ta - F.,
Taxing +, out. he hprriad hscL 70 sra
Jameson. his wife and .Tonnia 80
dressed waiting Tor him.
The miller took tho Inv .,,..,. ..a Z
opened it win scarcely ga, - a. (;
There were the ten mounds and md,
them the Of which b.bad ,hon.,h. ,
Dick had robbed him ,
dad " no ,,t5 ,u.. !
ploye. .rye lecn 49,, "o 'm. ,
a., Ia, a. imam IA vi you iof ,
II + can ever III va" - !Vur pai"on ,
me- v"
II take yoBr ,,,-d It,, ..n MT.
cbccrfguy Join, tn. :, D.oh,
taking her hand 81 anu
Ia nv ra,-yi,, L.. !'sI o'hsoh'
/ have n,,y.d m,1aI, In u"S, "hon
ofbe, 'We loo " az care
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