Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-06-05

draught Of air from the open door aud
some confused noises, Then sho sprang
to the door, and hurried into tho little
shop,
"Dick Dick she Dried. "Dick
Dick help wake up I'm robbodp
There was NJ answer the door into
the stroet was wide open, aud by the
moonlight that poured through II shc
quickly saw, as sho peeped under the
counter, that Dicks bed was empty.
The boy was gone.
Gone gone oh that was worse to
Granny Briggs than even the loss of
her money, for she had trusted him. aud
hc had abused her love The neigh
bors were right; she was fool TO trust
strange street boy, aud had been served
rightly when he robbed her,
Whom the dawn had broken tho wiso
neighhors eamo into Granny's shop 10
lind her crying aud rocking to aud fro,
and said they had told hor so, she only
shook her head, Lite had lost It's interest
for her, llor occupation was gone, but
not with her savings, Money was but
money, after all he had come to bo the
only thing she loved, and Dick had
robbed her,
II was 10 o'clock, Granny sat mourn
ing by the kitchen hearth. Good naturod
Mrs. Jones, from upstairs, was ''soeing
TO things" and trying to cheer her, when
suddenly thOre came u rap on tho door,
and policeman looked IL,
"Nlrs, Briggs " ho said.
"lloro she IL, said Mrs, Jones,
"Yes, rm tho wretched crittur, said
Mrs, Briggs
"Somo ono wants TO SEQ you at head
quarters said tho olhoer, "Therc's u
boy there, aud somo money"
"Diek ~ Dried Mrs, Briggs, "oh |
| can't bear to look at him ~
But Mrs Jonos had already tod on
her bonnet, aud wrapped hor in shawl,
aud taken her on her arm
"rho wretch y she said, "lm 80 glad
hos eauehti you'll got your money
back"
Aud she led Mrs, Briggs along
poor Mira Brlggs, who cried all the
way aud cared nothing for tho money,
Aud soon they we're ut their destination,
Them not before, the policeman turned
10 the two women
Vita pretty bad" he said They'll
take him 10 the hospital IN au hour, |
suppose You ara prepared Tor that He's
neNrly heaton TO death T.
"Dld you beat him, you cruel wretch 7"
cried Mira hrlgea, ~ wouldn't have
had II done for halt thu money, l.ot
him go with II, iflts any comfort for
him +"
~ beat him g. said tho man, "Well.
women have the atupidest heads, Why,
It | hadn't have got up when did he'd
have been dead lilo held tho bag of
money tight, aud tho thief was pummol.
Ing him with u loaded stick and tho
pluck he had for little shaver toll
you, ! mover saw the like
"'N0u ahant take 0Fanny's money
ieom her says he, aud he fought like
a tiger, ll lCs your money, old lady,
he's given his life for II, for all | know"
"oh, Dick, Dick must have been
crasy to doubt you, aud she wrung her
hands and oried "oh, Dick, for Just a
peltry Bit Of money u
Aud 80 she knelt beside tho still, pale
face upon the pillow aud kissed h, aud
called him tender names,
Aud Dick, never guessing her suspi-
eiona of him, whispered
~ was 80 afraid he'd got oil with Il,
Graany, lI he killed mo, aud you IN
such high hopes last night"
lle did no, know what Ahe meant by
begging him to forgive her II would
have killed him lr he had for he was
very near 10 death
nlok did not die, lilo got we'll at
last, aud went back TO tho shop Aud,
though Granny Briggs had her savings,
she never went To tho old ladles' home,
ior long before She died Dick was one
Of tho most prosperous merchants In tho
city, aud hla handsome house was hers,
aud she was happy,