Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-06-21

peeped out from under the coverlet.
''RobbersI" she cried shrilly. "They
have been here again. Have they
shot you, Harvey?"
mo, wife, I'm not shot" said
Harvey; ''an' l don't think there S
been any robbers round. Fact is,
I've been sleep-walKing
"What"
"Ive been walkin' in my sleep. sure
as you live, "groaned the miller. I'm
all wet, so l must have gone out OF
doors, an the Lord only knows where
l have been or what I've been doin'.
l was dreamin' Of that ten pounCs-'
He broke off, and hurried to the
spot in which he had hidden the
money. 1t was not there.
you're rather old for such capers,
Harvey" his wife was saying.
But he didn't hear her. Very
blan1ly he turned to Dick, who had
now retreated to the threshold where
Jennie was standing, white and
startled, but ravishly pretty.
"Lad," the miller said, solemnly,
81 believe I've robbed myself I've
heard of such things, an now l be-
lieve I've Just done that, an hain't
got a notion where 1 put the money"
'ls it gomez"
"Yes."
'"Tnen you had best put on dry
clothes, sir, whileiI go out and try to
follow the tracks you have probably
left in the garden. Your feet are so
muddy Pm sure you must have been
there. I'll report in few moments" ;"
A whispered sentence to Jennie at
the door, and Dick was off to don his
boots, and laugh at the remembrance
of the miller's plight.
With a lantern he went out into
the rain. and his gravity departed
again as, under the window of the
miller's chamber, he discovered
deeply-indented footprints, which
proved that jameson had emerged
like schoolboy.
The big. bare feet left plain traces
In the soft soil of the garden. Dick
followed them on, across the road, and
found that they ceased at one corner
of the mill a loose board had been
freshly replaced. He drew 1t out, and
there, in the aperture, found a small
Tin box.
Taking it out, he hurried back. to
find jameson, his wife, and Jennie up
and dressed, waiting for him.
The miller took the box eagerly,
and opened it with scarcely steady
hands. There were the ten pounds,
and under them the money of which
he had thought Dick had robbed him.
Lad" he said, turning to his en-
plOyee, "I've been thinkin' i'll of you
for the last few days, an ask your
pardon. If l can ever do you good
turn call on me-"
Il take your, word sir" said Dick,
cheerfully, going straight to Jennie,
and taking her hand. Il want your
consent to my marrying Jennie some
day, when have proved myself able
to take care of her. We love each
other, and / hope, sir, you'll not Tor
get what love was to yourself once"
mo. l don't, lad," said the miller,
with a tender glance towards his
wife. "But a mill-hand gets poor
wages, an you'll have to wait
awhile"
"As for that" said Dick. "I think
you'll have to look up another mill
hand, Mr.. jameson, for l have an
other offer, and intend taking it. 1
wasn't brought up to labor, aud was
at college when my father died, leav-
ing me, instead of the thousands l
expected, nothing but my empty, I'M
trained hands. / left the college,
and fate led me hither. If l have
shown no talent as a miller, I have
won the sweetest girl in the world to
love me. Now, a friend of my
fathers offers me the post Of book
keeper in his bank, at a salary on
which Jennie and ! can live, l know
l didn't take your money, sir, and I'll
forgive you for suspecting that L dId
If you'll give me Jennie"
"What dovOu say, daughter?" asked
the old man, wistfully.
Il love him, father" she whis
pered.
"Then I'll only say, God bless 20"
BOTH" said the miller.