The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-02-19

SIZE was trembling with nervous ex-
element and breathed rapidly.
at will not be safe to light lamp.
as it might attract attention"
The hall lamp was burning family
and 1 went upstairs, followed by
Carrie. Sure enough there was large
roll of money in the tin box. 1t had
lot been banked as was Georges
custom.
struck a match and Carrie held it as
l counted out the amount due her. AS
she had never drawn her wages, there
was quite sum coming to her. 1 Won
dered in my own mind that G. Orge had
not written me note instead of tell
ing the girl where the money was, but
then we both trusted her, and she was
in trouble!
Striking Il second match, I turned to
look at her, when she promptly blew
it out 1 caught one glimpse of her
face under her veil and saw that it was
very much flushed.
Suddenly she caught my hand, and
pressed it to her lips.
"Good- by, my dear MISTRESS" she
said, dramatically, you have been
y
that 1 have not been ungratefuL"
She was gone so instantly that as 1
stood there l heard faint football on
the walk beneath and hurried down to
lock the door after her.
l had all sorts of imaginations and
many tremors and it was a great relief
when at midnight George came in quite
joviaL
well, here's a CO." he said.
''Where's Carrier
Carrie? Why, didn't she tell you?
She's gone home"
Were you afraid of her?"
"Why should 1 be? She told me
about the telegram and the money. L
couldn't have paid her, though, if you
had not informed her where the money
was"
Are you talking in Sanscrit, Myra?"
George! 1 believe you have been
drinking!'
well, like that. After working
five hours to save a mans life to be
outwitted by woman-and accused
Of
mo, no, I didn't mean that. But
Carrie came here and said you told
her where you had put some money,
and paid her, and she is gone"
Ibid you look at her? Did you see
her face?"
George was greatly excited.
Let me tell YOU" he continued, be-
fore 1 could speak. ''When l went down
to the Jail there was a mob there, and
l tried to talk to them, but it was
no use. They were masked and armed
and not one of them spoke loud word.
They battered in the doors and found
the man they wanted. They dragged
him out and the cap he wore on his
head fell off and the long hair of a
woman streamed over his shoulders.
Myra, it was the girl Carrie. She saw
me and appealed to me, and they let
her GO. She had changed places with
the man and saved his life"
Changed places with him? Our Car
rie2 What was the man to her?"
HE was her husband"
But she was here ut ten o'clock,
tell you"
she was not here unless she came
in a mans clothes"
"George!'
"Yes?"
cit was her husband. Oh, how dread
! full. He could have taken all the money.
Why, he might have killed me. But
how did he know where the money
WASP"
''She must have told him. You see,
they are a bad lot. No doubt she was
in league with him in all his wicked
schemes. And she saved his life, too. u
I'm glad of it," said fervently, Il
don't believe Carrie would have done
anything wrong. Why, she could have
snatched that money from me"
But that wasn't Carrie! That was
| the man himself in Carries clothes,
persisted George.
They both escaped and have never
| heard of either Of them since, and the
! robberies ceased with their going, and
| have a dreadful suspicion that l had
more than once ignOrantly entertained
! the husband dressed in his wife's
clothes That is why his face had been
| familiar on the day saw him arrested.
He was not at all bad, for he did not
! rob me when was in his power.-Mrs.
NJ. L. Rayne. in Detroit Free Press