The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-15

knocked him down Hadn't missed my
watch, 50 when twas found In his
pocket, what was to think Why.
Nep, old boy, you and me has skylarked
SO often too. Why. ] deserve to be keel
hauled, and you on your wedding OUT
ing too. Did you see us and run arter
us, Alhambry, or how was it?'
"Nuthin shall make me tell, says
Alhambry; "go away and leave me to
my fate"
''f you are that young woman's
husband perhaps you can tell us how
she comes by these counterfeit notesss
said the legal lawyer. .'You seem
to be respectable people. I'm anxious
to be lenient, but your Disgusting your
self SO your friends don't know you is
suspicious, and mean to sift this mat
ter to the bottom"
81 alone am guilty" says Alhambry.
.sTake me, but spare the innocent"
"Here's note got from home, just
as was goin out, that explains it all"
says Neptune. II readsit in the BARRIERS
while / was waitin to be dyed-more fool
me-ef you'll cast your eye over that.
jedge, reckon you'll see we amt me-
farious characters. And the legal law
yer he took the note, and this is what he
read into 1t:
write you few lines. There is something Of.
Importance concerning your rGreat-grandfather
Rlsk's old hair trunk that ! ought to have
communicated before left. but didn't rei
member what 1t was until the last minute.
Your mother-in-law is the best woman liv-
ing, but she has q way Of saying Il told you
So" and because now and then things OF
greater Importance make me forget lesser ones
she thinks I'm continually woolgathering.
remember once when / came home and said
to her, said l, ELIZA, can't think what all the
folks are going to and from, up and down the
town In their best clothes, and not q customet
all day." She said, said she:
"Zebedee, ef had knowsd the time would
come when you'd open up the store on Sunday
and never know it, the folks all goinby to church
and wonderin and thinlkin you'd backsGded
to an extent unknown before in this county, I'd
never have had you" That severe remark
rankled, my son. SO I'd rather your ma-in~law
wouldn't know.
"This has no bearing on the case, says
the legal lawyer.
"Read on and you'll find it has" says
Neptune, and he went on:
What I've got to say about the old hair
trunk is there is a secret hiding place IN It; in
that are some bank notes. If Alhambra finds
them, tell her to burn them. I've meant to do
SO myself for years. They are counterfett
When was in Washington fwanted to cash
check and couldn't get identified at the bank;
but met a nice young man In the street who
told me he'd cash it and welcome. He did
Those notes are what he gave me. never
mentioned 1t to your na-in-law. and kindly re-
quest you to do likewise. Ny love to Alham-
bra. Don't get into diss1pated habits down in
the city, but remember the teaching OF our
pastor and your excellent parents Yours af-
fectionately. YoUR FArHER-r rN-LAw. :
"It seems genuine" /" says the judge. !
"l'll swear to it, jedge," says the cap
tain, handing his card to the legal lawyer.
Il know the family, and know tbs
trunk"
"And after this perhaps you'll think
your husbands advice is worth attend
ing to-" says Neptune to Alhambry, as
they hooked arms, rejoicing that they
was free once more.
The captain got a cab, and they went
back to the tavern.
Alhambry says I'd orter call it the
hotel And there wus all the people
Alhambry had bought things Of, waitin
with their passles, and to have other
money give 'em instead Of them counter
feits, and Neptune sot and paid out till
he hadn't red cent left. Then the cap
tain loaned 'em enough to get home to
Alhambry's pas with.
The feeln's Of the family on seein Nep-
tune is beyond my power of descrip-
tioness, but they agreed with him that it
was best that he shouldn't shew himself
until his hair dye had wore off and his
bruises and confusions was healed SUM-
So he and Alhambry lived up garret fur
six weeks, and Great -granper Rusk use
ter read loud to 'em to cheer 'em up
out of ssParson Tompkins' Sermons. !"
and old CDR. Blacks Family Medicine, !"
and the almanac, addin to their trials
considerable.
The only exercise they had was going
out to walk after the solemn hour OF
half-past eleven, when honest folks wusI
all abed, and once or twice got took for
spooks by the tipsy folks goin home late
Alhambry said the greatest trial sheI
had was bein congratulated on hav1ng|
had such q lovely outing.
"a greet long honeymoon like Hlham-
bry's must be splendid" the gals said,
and when she warn't 'round they used toI
wonder she didn't look no better for it,
But my, it's all ,ver, end they've gone!
to housekeeping nd ha twins and chillsI
since. And all is well .nat endsawsll. n|
only body thinks SO.
| THE END.
A Misleading Sign.