The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-12-07

There was new difficulty. and
ono which the miller did not care to
meet.
lilo was pondcring over II one day
thrcc weeks aficr the robbery, when
Calvin of III, Hollow called AMI paid
him $50 which had been due some
time.
al hear your house isn't very
secure place for money" snid Calvin,
with smile, "but ! hope nobody
will walk oil with this while you're
asleep"
.Ill take caro- of that" answered
the miller. conscious that Dick could
hear, al don't calc'lutc on bcin robbed
twicc by the snmc person, aud Eve
got over thinkin' everybody | meet is
honest, Good day, sir. Much
obliged"
Glayin departed and the miller went
into the house.
jennie was singing s'ftly rs shc
scwcd nt a window. Mrs. jameson
wns not in, having gone To visit sick
ncighbor.
Without Il word the old man passed
into his chamber aud there sccreted
the money. frownng as lie did so.
"l'll send that fellow packin' soon,
whether find him stealth or not he
mu,,crcd. at ain't none too COM
Portable II fcclin TO know you've got
to lock up every dollar you get aud
not tell anybody where you put It,"
lilo ate his supper that evening In
silence, Jennie aud Dick chaitcring
inccssuntly, aud Mrs. jameson told
about every ache and pain that rackcd
the woman she hal bccn to visit.
But tho miller could only wonder
whether or not That fraak. manly face
aud those chccry tones of his cmployc
belonged to knnvc aud sroundrol.
can .jcnnir aud him seemed to un-
stand one another far too wcll,' he
soliIoquia,d. =" used to like the lal,
bu, I'd as lief see my girl care for Did
blind Jack, the Gldlor, ~ this fine
gentleman. Az Greene says hc'sj too
fancy about himself to be honest.
rvp heard the greater the rascal the
more gcntcel, an guess I'll lond the
rifle"
lie did load his rifle and placed II
near his bed, telling his wife that he
"warn't going to loso any more
money, but the first one that came for
dishonest purposes would lose his
life"
| Mrs. jameson was very nervous,
concerning The proximity Of tho riili;
she begged her husband to put IL fur
ther away, declaring he might touch
II In his sleep San make the thing go
or aud probably kill her.
81 never move in my sleep, no you
needn't be scared" he told her. elf
touch the gun you can be sure IL will
90 oil, but I'll not touch it in my
sleep. sleep like an honest man,
do"
So he went to bed and thought more
of his daughter than of tho money
under the carpet. lIewcvcr, he did
think of his money sometimes. aud,
in fact, his thoughts ran from Jennie,
IA the thoughts of the money-lcndcr
ran from his ducats TO his daughter.
At last he slept, but not too soundly
dreams visited hlm. aud unpleasant
ones thcy were. Vision after vision
came and faded, and his wife was
alarmed beyond measure to SEQ his un-
conscious hand, 20 out again and
again, poriously near sometimes TO the
loaded rifle.
II was midnight before she slept at
all, but then her sleep was profound.
II was broken at last by the slrangcsi
and most thrilling of sounds, no less
startling than II heavy fall and loud,
harsh, rcverbcra,ing report, as though
a cannon had been fired through the
door.
No woman is ever too frightened to
scream. and Mrs. Jameson's shrieks
were loud and shrill as she covered
among the bedclothc,, aud scram.
bling in tho darkness and muttcred
words she could not understand did
not tend 10 calm her.
There was rush of feet In the hal
without; a stout shoulder sent the
door Inward with a crash, and Dick
Lcvoe, who had mado this unccrc.