St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-01-16

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'1YDE Is fns THIEF"
So. -. ....S
Bruce gszed 1t the mysterious writ
ing in awe. This. man SO positive in
his nature. had. strange to say. . con-
fused belief in clairvoyance. He read
1t again. folded il reverently and placed
il In his pocketboolr.
II there had been any doubts In his
mind rs to the identity of tho thief
before his discovery of this mysterious
accusation. they were ut once dis
PEELED
All that remained to be done was "a
trace the marked bills. He went out
and hunted up the constable. whom he
took into his confidence.
This worthy notified al parties with
whom the thief would be 1t all likely
70 have any dealings to be on the look
out for tho marked bank notes.
Bruce went home that night tired.
but inwardly satisfied
After the exhibition of SO much 81
gacity, IL would have been well il he
had been content to let matters take
their own course
Never dreaming that his daughter
would refuse to credit the evidence
which to his mind WAS irrefutable,
Bruce called Miss Edith to him and ar.
raigned the absent clerk.
The result might have been foreseen.
Viewed through spectacles of common
sense. the evidence against Hyde did
not amount to anything more than sus-
picion.
Very naturally. too. the girl resented
what looked to her like mean attempt
to injure her lover.
II you want to insure your rivals
success with . lady. injure him-the
more deeply the better for him.
Il was . stormy scene. and ended in
m apology which cost Bruce m effort
He retired . second time discounted,
vet inward Of the same opinion. Tom
Hyde was the thief, and he would prove
it in . manner that would leave even
that partisan daughter Of his no room
for doubt
Now, . new servant had been recent
" added to tho establishment Of Mr..
Bruce. This was Nora Mccormick,
who had not been forty-eiRht hours on
the place before two things had hap
pened to her. First, she had made cap.
tive the heart Of . strapping young
countrymau of hers, who did odd jobs
about the neighborhood, and who re-
ioiced in the name Of Grsttan Flynn
BE it known that Jsynes Bruce's ex-
ecutivc ability did not confine itself en-
tirely to his business. Oh no! It wa
= pet idea of his that women have no
system or order about them, and 50
periodically he went over the house
from cellar to cupola, dragging with
him the domestics, who turned pale u
his approach.
When . new servant was hired, he
read the unfortunate . lecture on what
was expected of her, which resulted in
the servant leaving the house at once
in rage. or taking refuge in tears and
Mysteries
In either case Bruce was IN object Of
terror ever afterward This was the
second thing worthy Of note that had
happened to Nora
It was Nora's night out and conse-
qnently late when she was escorted
home by the gallant and attentive
Flynn. They sat down on the rustic
bench beneath the maple tree.
They had sat there but . few min
utes when the chill air caused Nora Ito
60 inside for . wrap"
She stepped into the woodshed-
Scarcely had she disappeared when
Flynn espied some one coming toward
the tree across lots
A moment later the moonlight re-
vealed the features of Jaynes Bruce.
Grattan had . wholesome dread of
Bruce's anger, inspired by the latter
when Flynn was doing work for him.
Stealing from behind the tree, which
had hitherto sheltered him from obser-
walton, Flynn came to the edge Of the
long-neglected well. now nearly filed
in by the broken glass, old boots aud
odds and ends Of rubbish. for which It
had long formed . convenient reposi.
tory.
4oSV SaAso AsS oAAHPCA.
Above the humping of his heart he
heard the footsteps draw nearer.
Presently that organ stood still. for
. face appeared over the verge and
peered vacantly into the darkness
The owner of the face raised his hand
Is IL TO launch some missile down upon
the terrified Flynn.
III
Flynn, and the next moment he bound
ed from his hiding place. nearly knock
ing Bruce over.
A dazed look came into the eyes Of
the latter:
.Where nm II" he asked.
Grattan looked 1t him sharply. and
muttered:
'DFunh. begorra!"
Then aloud he said:
.You are at the old well!'
Bruce sat down and held his head In
his hands. while Grattan Flynn nodded
md winked to m imaginary crowd
Suddenly Bruce exclaimed:
81 have il! I've been walking In my
deep! haven't done il before since !
was . boy, and thought I'd outgrown
he habit"
A ny of light entered his brain
He turned pale. Gasped. sei.ed Flynn
b. The an, and. thrustin9 . dollar
into Ii had, exclaimed:
..Noe . word of thai Yoa undez>
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