Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-06
TOMS MONEY.

hcr bed
Fycfy night of her ncarly thirty war. oi
existence this prtty little per.on had
sipopri on her tncca irforc saying hes
players. and hal Investigated the space BE-
meath hcr bad. bad D. 0H Iecnl beneath tho
dnrk froces n fhH dfJ Sing ease, aud hav.
iug looked inihedaep dmworof the bureau
nnd Into Che closet, sh- fastened her door,
and Nv ns socurc hsn sndl in "a shell. A
she nlsor, lu this particular business,
seemed 20 have nns confidence DO Mr..
iauehion. in spite III che fact that she I'd.
mired him mud ni0nd him, neither NJ.
presence nor DIS nh.rnce ever mHde any
variation iu the performance. She had
gonu through tho motions, however. W
long q time That thry had come 10 be- IN a
manner prrfunctufy, and the start she
received On this might of which / speak
mniie bee unyun quite iupustlhia.
MlHt WIS she Co dUf She, coward pnr
emmdnco. known 90 h. ihu most tliuorous
OF the whole family aud here she was now,
Tho two uaids aFny Ia the little wing.
looked out lf ihc main house. aionn with
hurylrr. and nv another heing nearer
than the works. 70 half mile on
How dd illA man know that she WA
without any help hrrui How did hA hap.
pm 90 bo aware that Toms monty was m
in the htuIdf " That money Wa taken,
uulsrlY would ltiluye The story. Tom
would BE- cashlorsi. be- never could live
through The diagrac,. BE- would die of
btokcn heart aud .hc II another. Whit
y misohancc fus Der W b. let with the
whole thing In hcf hands, her little. weak,
trembling Toms honor. his good
hsmo aud ha success. their fortune, the
woihc " che whole family, the livelihood
Of ~ the men, the safety Of the cnterpri-ci
What ninln Tom risk things soi
Il was wor,e than any loss u money 10
have such o wretch ns this ~ near one, 10
Hhuddcrlngly NJ awfullv near. 10 h. 80
closo ~ this 90 ihc hottomle,s pt itself
Light and electricity aro sw,it, but
thnufit l. swilter IN the fraction Of a
sec1ni Mir. iAughion was on her fcct. aud
before pcuduiun could have more than
swung backward thc took tha light bra.
lAdstead and sent u rolling away from har
With all hcr might and main. leaving tho
creature uncovered. lie lay easily on one
allie, a stout litile olnb In his hand. some
Weapons cleaning In his tclt
You look pretty. don't you, said she.
fcfiar, tbs wuA a. much nf shock To
the man ~ his appearance had lsseu to her.
Get M, said shc "Id b. q man II
wns man Get up. Tn not going to hurt
you"
The Idea of ihl. little fairy queen Of a
woman, almost small enough ~ have
siepped out N rain lily, hurting hint
Hut u was 40 di1rrnt from what he hail
BEEN awaiting that II startled him lie
was on hls feet now towering over her.
NO" said he grnniy. ~ don't supnose
you're going 10 hurt mo. Aud / am not
going 10 hurt you " you hand over that
money"
"whai moneyir opening he. eyes with
awldc sort Of Astonlshment.
"Comel None of your lip. want that
muneyw
"why, haven't my money! oh. yes. I
10 bc surr. BUT
II thought you'd remember II ." said tho
man, With grln.
nut want ltl' shc exclaimed.
~ want u, toor' said he.
"oh, y wouldn't do you any GOOD she
reasoned. 'fiftson dollars. And ii'a all
the money I've got In the worldr'
"Idon't want no fifteen dollnrs, - said the
man. "and don't want none of your chin.
ming ] want the money your husbands
going 60 pay on willy
"oh. Toms money! Ia quite tone Of
relief "Oh, | haven't anything 10 do with
Toms money. n YOU eau gut any money
out ~ Tom IA mnn than can do"
"Ncs, see. you little hen sparrrr.n his
eyes coming back 10 hrr fruin a survey Of
the room, that YOU'VE got Toms money
In ihe house hefe md would like 20 throw
me of the rcentW
~ had,n stid she, "youd only get IL
across my dead body'7
Come .aid hraeain. Eve had enough
Of your alnck"---
YOUTH not worry polite, - sho said, with
something like p0ut
People In my line amt" h. answered
rdmly. II want that muleyi I'd rather
come by Il pcas'able." he growlcd, but
if'----
"woll, you can take IL. of course. YOU'RE
the stronger hut told you before. H.
all have, and I've very particular uso Tor
H. You Just III DOWN. she cried. lndi.
eating a chnlr with tho mir of really hay.
Ing b'nn alone 10 long Ia these de.olata
REGIONS as 10 b. glad OF having some one
90 talk 20, aud throwing herself into the
hig one opposite, because. IN truth, she
COULD n1t stand mp another moment
There Il b." said she. right under
your baud all the time. You won't have
% np up The natives for u, or rummnge
the clothes press, or hunt through the
broken cruekory on the TOP shelyc. OF the
Kitchen cupboard she ran on, ~ II she
were delighted 10 hear Tho sound Of her
1wn yuloe aud c1uldn't talk fast enough.
II always lonye my purse on the dressing
tnse, though Tom haa told me time and
again u wasn't safe Hut ont aoren---
"Stop' Numbered The man. III you
know enough 10 stop. Siop' or IN cut
your cursed tongue out That's not what
want, though I'M take Il. I've told YOU
time aud again that want the payinas.
tors money IN put daylight through
thni liHle false heart Of yunu II you don't
give lt Ia mo without nyo more word.n--
'And I've told yun just ~ often that I've
nothing 10 dO with the payinaster',
money ind with tho great impid tear.
Overlooking her blue eye, Rose lAughtou
know that the face she turned up at him
va enough 10 melt the strongest heart 20.
inF
no you meau to tell me- said he.
evidently waverlng, and possibly lnollnsi
90 doubt NJ after all she were not telling
the truth.
u don't mean TO tell you anythlngln she
cried "Nou won't believe "a word | say.
tnh never had any one doubt my word
beior. hgtc'to have you take that M.
teen DOLLAR, though. You mover would Ina
She world II you know how much selfdp
liHl b stands for
Every tine think would like nm ice
cram out hvrc In This wilirrne.s Two
made Tom give me tho price of one. You
wont Ind anything hut ribbous then,
Aut Whom I've ielt as n should zoo wild ID
couldn't hayea box Of iuylors candy
Iyo made Tom give me the price Of tha,.