The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-15


There was u slight rustic at the other
end of the room, and Anne looked
around and saw Miss Carver standing in
the door with her street things on.
"What did tell you, Miss Bissellgs she
put in, quite unlimited. Didn't warn
you it was unsafe to keep any large sum
Of money in the house? Didn't / plead
with you as a friend to go and open an
account, and deposit your money in the
bankY'
Eyes; you did returned Mrs. Bissell
feebly through her fast dropping tears,
'sbut what's the use of bringing it up
now? / distrusted banks after SO many
savings institutions had broken.
thought it better to keep the money by
me-"
Don't mind the old cat" whispered
Anne, with her rosy lips close to her
mothers ear, and her strong, young
arms about the little womans waist
"Ten us where the money was when it
was stolen; perhaps we shall find it is
all mistake"
Mrs. Bissell brushed away a few salt
drops with the corner of her checkered
apron.
You know, Anne, how careful I've
always been to lock up money. It was
in the middle drawer of the bureau up
in granthex's room, left hand corner,
showed behind pile of clothes and my
winter bonnet. 1t was in little shell
casl1et that belonged to mother. al
ways KEEP that drawer locked, but
must have gone there in hurry and
forgot to turn the key. 1t was week
ago yesterday, think, when went up
to make change to pay the butchers
bill, and there was angel cake baking in
the oven and was in great taking for
fear it would burn. Il must have been
at that time, but don't know, for my
head isn't just straight and l can't
think"
That's the way you keep your
money" sneered Miss Carver, but mo-
body minded her.
you'll get it back, mother" said
Anne very positively, patting the thin,
whithered cheek. do you think it
could have been Bridgetg' she added in
reluctant whisper.
81 am sure of it, Anne" and Mrs. Bis
sell Strengthened up and looked about
her with confidence. Nobody else knew
kept my money there. Nobody else
goes into that room except gran ther
Of course it was Bridget, and it accounts
for her strange actions this last ten days.
She has slammed the stove covers and
banged the kitchen utensils when have
asked her to do a chore, and yesterday
she broke the soup tureen | Thought
mebbe she was in love, but | see now
she had this thing on her conscience"
''But she came with such good rec
ommendation from her last place, >
pleaded Anne.
"Them that tempts is as bad as them
that takes" edged in Miss Carver. .'Its
wicked to leave money round where it
will entice an ignorant girl like Bird
get"
Anne, who was still kneeling by her
mothers side, turned round on the de-
fensiye. "Now, Miss Carver" said she,
"don't so and spread this story all over
town, for it might prevent us from catch
ing the thief"
you are irnpertinent. Anne Bissell, .
and Miss Carver, highly indignant, flung
out of the front door.
There's one thing about it," said Mrs
Bissell, rousing up as CLEAN of hope
came into her mind. 81 think those bills
could be traced and got back if a body
only knew how to set to work in the
right way. There were eight tens and
one twenty all marked with the letter E
and little cross with blue ink in one
corner. I've been in the habit of mark
ing my big bills in that way for goot
many years, and it shows how careful
I've been about money that to my knowl
edge ! never lost penny before in al
my housekeeping"
II think that mark on the bills is al
excellent cleyv," said the doctor. !.
know young detective in the city who
can work up the case. will set him on
it if you say 3d. There isn't anything o
the Kind those fellows cannot ferret on