The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-03


drawing the fine stitches had next mo-
ment absorbed her attention. She was
. Hl-preparel therefore. 90 discover. UPON
! thrlsting her fingers into the bag, only a
I roll OF paper iu lieu OF the crisp ten dollar
. notes She had deposited there. Her i'm
J pulse was On utter an exclamation but
] she controlled it, and in an Instant she
I had cut open the other two bags and in
] yestieated their contents with similar ~
suits For moment Miss Passano sat
/ m0tionles5, as though stmned,by a sudden
/ blow Then she arose and replaced the
bags in the drawer. locked il and put the
( key into her pocket She was all dress
/ ed for chnrch and she stood for a mo-
/ meut irresOlute. wondering what course
/ she should take
Julia had asked for a day of and she
/ heard her 90 TO her room to make her
4 toilette for the proposed outing AS she
closed her door Miss Passano moved for
I ward and descended the stairs. Below
I everything was in the most exquisite or
| der. The dining room was darkened and
/ the cloth laid, that she might be spared
/ all trouble, and in the refrigerator her
! dinner of cold meats and salads. with
| delicate pudding for dessert. was arrang
ed. Yes, Julia was smart, smarter even
than Miss Passano had supposed. The
atmosphere of the house oppressed her,
and she walked down the hall and opened
the front door
As she did so the widOwer across the
street opened his front door, and for a
moment both stood facing each other
Then by that subtle influence which
makes two people raise the hand in unison
they simultaneously descended the mar
bic steps. As they set their feet upon
their respective paVements an impulse
seized Miss Passano and she crossed the
street and joined her opposite neIghbOr.
Il have frequently seen you at Sunday
school and church" she said, and am
going to introduce myself as Miss Pa
sano, who occupies the house just across
from YOU
There was no trace of surprise upon
the well-bred face of the widower at this
unloOked-fOr honor as he extended his
right hand and raised his hat.
Il am glad TO know you, Miss Passano,"
he said. Il am Prof. Nichols. of -
University, of this city, and I, too, have
grown familiar with your appearance"
Prof Nichols! Great heavens! She
had heard OF him thousand times as one
OF the most prominent members of the
faculty Why had she not known him
before2
Il hope you viii understand, professor"
she said. that l should not have taken
liberty of this sort except in a case of
urgent necessity. The truth is | have
just discovered a loss, which | think calls
for prompt action, and none of my friends
happen TO live in this part of the city"
Then she told him, with as little cirCum-
lOcutiOn as might be, of Julia and the
missing money. The professor looked
thoughtful for a few moments.
You say he said at length, chat
your servant leaves the station on the
1888 train this morning, and 1 agree with
you that the matter calls for prompt act
ion. 1t Is now consulting his watch ex-
actly halt-paSt s. Suppose you 20 with
me to magiS Crates Office Just around
the corner, and get out a warrant for her
arrest. Then l can telephone to an agency
for a detective and intercept her before
she leaves the city"
1t seemed awfully quick work to Miss
Passano. accustomed, as she was, to her
own deliberate methods of Transferring
business
After all" she thought, as the pro-
fessor raised his bat with a hurried See
you later" and the walked in oppo-
site directions, "men are useful. In
fact, in an emergency of this sort, |
hardly know what we would do without
them
Prof. Nichols was late that day for
church. He slipped into his pew as the
choir was chanting the Te Deum, and |
hope was pardoned for mingling with the
sacred strains a whispered cOmmmica-
ton to the effect that Julia was undoubt-
eddy guilty and was perhaps at that mo-
ment lodged in the city Jail
And to think, " said Miss Passano. as
she stood on a street corner a few morn
ings after this in close converse with her
friend, Mrs. Antrim, of the honor which
] have had thrust upon me-a handsome
parlOr organ though | don't know one
note from another; new watch, pair
of gold eyeglasses and yards upon yards
of lavender chiffon. Think of it, with nv
complexion! In addition to this, I shall
have the honor and glory of appearing in
court along with the opticiau, the Jew
eler and the organ man"
The flower mission had disbanded for
the summer months When it reorgan-
lied in the early fall there was a futter
among its members And so, " said one
of the lahies, lit was all arranged at the
White Mountains this summer"
yes, said another, she always goes
there, you know, and it seems ne followed
her.
"Well," said third 'I'm not at all
surprised; she's awfully agreeable"
At this moment Miss Passano entered.
Speak of an angel" said Mrs Antrim,
going forward to meet her "Ah," she
said, shaking her by both hands, tits
well you laid in a good stock of health in
the mountains this summer Your funeral
arrangements will have to be altogether
revised. / understand the man you Sc
lected to officiate on the occasion will not
be available. What will you do about it,"
"Why, my dear, " replied Miss Passano.
"there will be no difficulty at all in the
matter The Professors friends will be
my friends, you know, and every member
of the faculty will be on hand -"
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