Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-09-13

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! mean"
"Pohy" said Karl again; but he
couldn't help feeling that she had the
! best of the argument. On the whole he
was vexed with her, and went away in
a huff. "Such ridiculous idea !" he
said, kicking the dust with his bare toes
as he walked. "Who would have sup
| posed she could be so stupid as to sup
pose my uncle would care about he
| giving me some flowers ?'
| In half an hour he had forgotten AL
about it. He never thought of it sgair
until week afterward.
His uncle opened his room door ON,
morning and spoke hurriedly "Karl,
my boy, did you see anything of silver
dollar that l left lying on the shelf OF
the lower greenhouse yesterdayY
"No, sir" said Karl, turning over,iI
bed and looking wonderingly at bis
uncle's grave face. Il wasn't in the
greenhouse yesterday Don't you re-
member 1 had a cold, and grandma
would not let me go there, or any.
where?"
"Is that so?'' and the face of Ii,
uncle grew graver. "Then l am afraid
she has taken it, and l would not have
lost my faith in the girl for ten times
| that amount"
"Who, uncle?"
"I'm afraid, Karl, that Jennie ha
slipped that dollar into her pocket.
There are little circumstances connected
with it which makes me quite sure ]
left it there, and Jennie is the only new
help we have, you know. l would a.
soon suspect myself of dishonesty Gz
any of the others. 1 have turned
everything upside down in the green
house and made more fuss than SAC
are worth, just to get rid of the sus
picion; but I'm afraid l can't. David
suggested that you might have seen it
but if you were not out of the house
yesterday of course that won't do. J
questioned Jennie, and she says she
saw nothing of it. If there were any
cracks for it to slip into l should be
glad, but there are not. I'm afraid
shall have to tell her she cannot be
trusted"
"Oh, my?" said Karl, and he buried
his head in the pillow and laughed.
"Uncle Robert, that is too funny" he
said, when he had had his laugh out.
Jennie wouldn't take a dollar that
didn't belong to her, not if she was
starving, and could eat it. Why, she
wouldn't even take poor little flower
which looks just like the wild ones that
1 used to gather by the bushel up home
Uncle Robert, she is just awfully
honest"
els that so?" asked Uncle Robert
his eyes looking less troubled; chow dc
you know, my boy?" and he sat down
on the side of the bed and heard the
story of the Fourth of July flowers and
the bunch that Karl wanted and die
not get.
"Wel," said Mr.. Greenough, sfte'
he had questioned until he understood
all about it, ''that is pretty good proof;
she is an excellent witness for herself
1t was quite natural for you to think
as you did, Karl, and it was splendid il
her to refuse you. / don't believe she
knows anything about the dollar. Wha
can have become of it is more than
can imagine, but 1 shall say nothing
more to her, for the present at least
Don't mention it, Karl; would no
like to have her think | suspect
her"
81 guess notr' said Karl, with EN-
phasis; Il wouldn't tell her for s
farm"
it was nearly two weeks afterwarc
that Jennie came across the lawn TOWARD
Mr.. Greenough with q flower pot il
her hand and a puzzled look on he
face.
What is it, Jennie?'' he asked
turning back to answer her look.
''If you please, Mr.. Greenough,
did not know they ever planted money
but isn't that piece Of money peepin!
up through the earth?"
Mr.. Greenough looked, and diveC
in his hand, and drew out silve
dollar.
'It is money, without doubt" h
said, smiling. Has that plant had fresi
J earth put around it lately?'
Eyes, sir; more than a week ag
Dennis turned whole tubful on tn
table, and filled up the plants in tina
long row at the left; but / didn' think
and then Jennie stopped.
"You didn't think they ever miXet
| silver dollars with the earth, eh?' Mr.
, Greenough said laughing. 1t seem
Dennis does sometimes; and I must sa.
1 am Very glad to know it. 1t explain
a mystery"
Karl's eyes twinkled, but he kept hi
own counsel. Jennie was right; h,
wouldn't be mean.-The PdnsV.
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