Telegram-herald., 1891-10-12


The hall lamp was burning family
snd | went upstairs, followed b.
Carrie. Sure enough there was large
ron Of money in the tia box IL ha1
net been banked Is was George'i
custom.
l struck a match aad Carrie held II ~
4 counted out the amount due her. Al
she had never drawn her wages, there
Yves quite sum coming 10 her. won
dered in my own mind that George had
not written me note instead OF tell
ing the girl where the money was. bu
then we both trusted her. and she wa
ia trouble,
Striking a second match, I turned Il
look at her. when she promptly blew
il out l caught one glimpse of bel
face under her veil and saw that IL wa,
wee much flushed
Suddeniy she caught my hand. ans
pressed il 70 her lips
'.Good-b by. my dear mistress" sh'
said. dramatically. you have beer
good 10 me and some day you will know
that have not been ungrateful"
She was gone SO instantly that -
stood there heard faint football Oh
the walk beneath and hurried down 4
lock the door after her.
| had all sorts of imaginations an,
many tremors and it was q great relic
when at midnight George came in quit
jovial.
well. here's . CO." he said
"Where's Carrier"
Carrie? Why. didn't abe tell you
She's gone home"
Were you afraid of herr"
"Why should l be? She told M
about the telegram and the money.
couldn't have paid her. though. IL 20,
had not informed her where the money
was"
''Are you talking in Sanscrit, Myra?
George! / believe you have beef
drinking!"
"Well, like that After worlrin,
Eve hours to save a mans lifo to b,
outwitted by o woman-and accuse,
Of"
"No, no, didn't mean that Blu
Carrie came here and said you toll
her where you had put some money
and paid her, and she is gone"
Ibid you look 1t her? Did you Sc
her face?"
George was greatly excited
Let me tell you," he continued. be
fore could speak. "When went dow,
to tho Jail there was mob there. an
l tried to talk to them, but it wa
no use. They were masked and arme'
and not one Of them spoke loud word
They battered in tho doors and foun
the man they wanted They drasge
him out and the cap he wore on hi
head fell or and the long hair of
woman strcamed over his shoulders
Myra, it was the girl Carrie She say
me and appealed to me, and they lie
her go. She had changed places wit
the man and saved his life"
Changed places with him? Our Cnz
RE? What was the man TO herr"
HE was her husband"
But she was hero at ten o'clock,
tell YOU"
''She was not hcre unless she cam
in a mans clothes!"
"Gcorge!"
"Yes?"
at was her husbSni. Oh, how dread
full He could have taken all the money
Why. he might have killed me. Blu
how did he know where the none
WASP"
''Shc must have told him. You see
they are bad lot No doubt she wa
in league with him in all his wicke
schemes. And she saved his life, too.
I'm glad Of it." said fervently. "
don't believe Carrie would have don
anything wrong. Why, she could hav
snatched that money from me-"
"But tina. wasn't Carriei That wa
the man himself in Carries clothes,
persisted George.
They both escaped and have neve
heard of either of them since, and tn
robberics ceased with their going, an
have dreadful suspicion that ha
more than onco ignosantly entertaine
the husband dressed in his wife
clothes That is why his face had bee
familiar on the day saw him arrested
He was not ut all bad. for he did nc
rob me when was In his power.-Mrl
NJ. l.. Raync. lin Detroit Free Pres&