Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-24
OUTWITTED By 4 WOMAN.

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People said We we're foolish to e.,
to run an establishment d our owl
on thousand dollars salary, bu
John neither smoked nor drank
and my mother had taught me al
1.-THE little economies u housekeep
ing, 30 we managed to get along
nicely, and every month something
was added to our nest egg il th'
saving bank.
job Shultz, who for years had
been fireman down II The china pot
terry sorks occupied half u tbs
fiat We had taken, and though both
he and his wife belonged to the IN.
educated, Woodworking class Of Ger
man emigrants, they were sober and
honest, and proved to Do very good
noighbors indeed. By some strange
freak Of nature shoir twin chiIdfcn.
Franz and Gretchen, we're born
mutes.
When We formed their acquaint-
ance they were about eight years
old, and seemed to enter into al
the sports If childhood with Ms
much zest az their more noisy COM
panionn. Still. II was pathetic 10
watch the little things going round
50 silently, and II was ont of pity
for their forlorn condition that John
and / undertook to master tho deaf
and dumb alphabet.
John learned readily. bnt ID was
long time before could make
my fingers speak 80 a. to carry on
q conversation intelligensly. My
final triumph gave aa much pleas.
ure to the little "Duschiea1 NJ III
myself, and, ~ | shall snow sou, I
was atterward amply repaid for all
the pains ! took b give than un.
iogment.
We had been married I've years.
aud ID spite of sllc gloomy prophes
cics 81 SONS II our would % adys.
scrs john waa Nnios mem Dor Of
The Grn that once employed him.
and the suite u rooms ID the fat
had boon exchanged for i pleasant
residence IN h yery respectable part
IL the city.
john looked after tho business
intcrests 81 the concern, and 81 be
was obliged 70 take many nnexpeo-
ted trips, was often lefs for seye
raj days at i time With no other
company than the servants. Ipro-
tested = little at frat, but ! was Fea-
souabie, and soon became accnstom.
ed.to tho loneliness.
One cold. stormy night ii Feb
ruary, just after The doors had been
closed and the curtains drawn, John
came in hnrricdly. aud without
speaking went quietly upetairs. /
was surprised, FOR he did not usn-
ally leave the store until 5 o'clock,
and it was then but haIf-pass 6.
When he came into the parlor 4
fewminutes later Inquired anxious
" i he we're il. Before answering
ms he closed the door leading inlo
the living room, and then, drawing
a chair close to mine, he said ia 4
low voice
4 did not mean to say anything
20 you about il, Marion, hut you
are such . brave little woman | am
sure can trust you.
An attempt to blow the safe wss
made last night, and The adroit why
in which the would-be burglar man
aged 10 cover up his work leads us
to anticipate a repetisionof thoSisit
tonight. In order to ihwart The
gentleman's designs have brought
the money and yaluables home, and
have put the box containing the
treasure in the lower drawer 81 the
secretary that stands II our room
How much money ii there IN itfs
| asked. trying 70 speaking in my
natural voice.
Nearly fifteen thousand, an-
swered John, Ill a Whisper.
why didn't you put II Ii the
bank Tor safe keeping asked I'M
easily.
THAT was the arrangement; but
Brown, tho assistant cashier, whose
business II was to attend ID ii, fofs
got his errand until the bank was
closed, replied John. Don't wor-
" anything about Il. dear You
lre The only one outside Of The ilsm
That knows what disposition las