The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-25

ing table and raised the lid Of the glove
/ box. The money was not there
Without delaying an instant she hurried
into 1he hall and down the stairs, overtak-
ing the carpet man as be had reached the
street.
"wIn you come back moment, pleassF'
she said.
He did so at once. When they were again
in the apartment she faced him.
"a curious thing has happened. When
went out this morning left a roll Of bills,
$50, in that box over there. L. is gone
now"
The man did not seem to understand for
moment "WelI,n he said meaningly.
WELL repeated Mrs. L. at ere was
nobody in the apartment but"
The man interrupted her. God. madam ~
he said earnestly, as the significance Of her
words dawned upon him, you don't think
l took your money!
II don't know what TO think :" replied
Mrs. L; the money was there, and now it
isn't"
"But Pm an honest man, :" he went on.
''Pve got little girl. Do you think I'd
steals Why, I've been eight years with
so-and~so. They know my character. Look
around for your money. Perhaps your
husband took it.n
ks"That is possible" said Mrs. L. "Wnl
you come with me to his office and find
outg'
He scquiesced aud the journey down
town was made. Mr.. L. had not taken the
| money. The man was greatly disturbed.
"You can search me-" he said. There's
my own money" producing a small wad,
left from my last weeks wages.
| haven't another cent about me-" And he
turned his pockets inside out
Mr.. L. was impressed with the mans APP
pearance and earnestneSs. Mrs. l.. was
puzzled and her money was gone. How
| ever, nothing further was done at the time.
and the man went back to his work. asking
only that he and not they report the occur
renee at the carpet dealers shop. Mrs. l..
went home and ransacked drawers aud
boxes, moved furniture and opened trunks
in vain search for the money. Several days
| passed, when, on going to an upper shelf
in wardrobe, Mrs. LIS attention was at
| tracted to a towel pinned in q roll. What
was thata she wondered. She took it
down and opened it, Inside was dis
carded wallet and in the wallet the dis
carded bills. And they had been put there
by Mrs. L. herself. She recalled, on SEEING
them, that the night before the man came
she had thought, just before going to bed,
that it was careless, with so many persons
coming and going in the course of the set
thing process, to leave money loose in box
on the table, and she had deliberately
thought out this hiding place. Then she
had slept and by morning had lost all rec
election of what she had done.
1t was late Saturday afternoon when she
found the money. and storming. but it must
be related to Mrs. l. IS credit that she did
what she could. She sent dispatch to the
man in care Of his firm stating that the
money was found. On Monday she went to
the shop and explained the matter to the
superintendent, asking that the man be
asked to come to see her. He did so and re.
ceived an apology for the imputation on his
honesty. Then Mrs. L. tried to reimburse
him for his floss of time" this he would
not permit The money was found-that
was all he wanted. So it all ended happily.
But the story may be taken as forcibly illus,
trating the uncertaiu value of two things
a woman's memory and circumstantial evil
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