Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-01-10

Desperation gave her strength. one
bent forward in a mighty effort.
Cl.-ang! Cl-ang! Cl-ang,
Bette bent her head in terrified GER
tainty that the sonorous metal had left
its yoke and was descending upon her.
Clung! sounded the distant bell.
Bette essayed a responsive stroke that
resulted in a strange and uncertain sound.
! She grew hot and dizzy, but she had no
thought of giving up.
| Again her guide-Clang! Clang!
And now a slow and steady pull
, brought out a tone more powerful and
| sustained.
az hope our friend James is not wrest-
ling with his old adversary this morn
ing" meditated Parson Brownell, care
! fully placing his manuscript in his breast
{ pocket as he stood by his study window.
/ At the same time Brother Wentz was
preparing a few puneent remarks upon
the ''shiftlessness" of a board that could
appoint Jun Burke as sexton, these to be
delivered to his first appreciative hearer.
And in 4 neighboring house a certain
member Of the fire com pany, super-sersi-
tive to alarms, threw down his razor in
the midst of his Sunday morning shave,
at Bettic's first onset.
But she soon BEGAN 10 catch the time
and motion, and, save some capricious-
ness, her bell swung in usual fashion.
Then, after the other had ceased, a
few more pcals for show OF independ-
cncc, and Bette, dropping the rope,
rested against the wall and clasped her
! burning AMI blistered palms together
| upon her forehead. But if the Presby-
! Eeran worshipers failed to assemble, it
| WAS not for want Of summons.
| The morning wore on. Bette grew
| qalm down in the furnace-room as she
.Sard the service proceeding in custom
arg order, while the atmosphere stairs
| pvinced no puny handling of shovel and
/ tongs, and inspired the trite witticisn,
as friend greeted friend after service,
that "Jim must have been trying to give
acIiuchcr to some points of the doctrine.
The last attendant at Sunday school
departed, aud Bette locked the doors
, aad hurried home to a dinner whose di-
zestion was aided by comforting sense
0t relief.
]
morning and early afternoon hour found
/ tle sexton pro TEN. back in the chapal,
/ turrounded by the clouds of dust that,
| rose at the swift motions of her broom.
Sanding against the back wall Of
/ tho room was an old-Tashioued cupboard
donated to the uses of library, when,
years before, the Sunday-school needs
demanded such piece OF furniture.
1t was disturned only on rare occasions,
such as the removal of carpets, and be
ing raised but few inches from the
floor, to sweep under it was a matter Of
some difficulty.
Jim was not scrupulous in his notions
Of cleanliness, and the spot was often
neglected for weeks, but Bette, impelled,
by womanly instincts, included it in he-.
dirt-expelling round, thrusting her brush!
with vigor into the space.
Out rolled the collected lint, aud with.
it a rounded, dust-coated leather wal
let.
She picked itup, droading the out
come of new surprise, and opened it.
The sight Of the bulky rolls of bills in
side made her breath come fast.
Written in ink upon the inside of the
flap was the name and address Of Caspar
Marrow.
The mystery began to clear. The
town had been agog for weeks over the
| disappearance of this money and the re-
ward offered for its recovery.
Caspar NARROW, wealthy farmer, was
also a mctaphorical pillar OF the Presby.
terian Church, further fancied by an ad-
miring member as "the pillar supporting
the pulpit frequent supply of arrears
in the pastors salary furnishing the an
alogy.
The Weekly InteiligcnCer, a publica-
ton whose prosperity sprung from the
knowledge possessed by its editor of the
kind of news its readers desired, had
recently chronicled "An Unfortunate
Accident" as follows:
"Olr fellow townsmau, Mr.. Caspar
Marlow, was the victim OF a painful ac-
cident Wednesday night Of last week,
which was attended with a serious loss.
As he was passing out from the chapel
door OF the Presbyterian church at the
close of pyayer-mceting, he missed his
footing and fell with great force upon
the icy pavement. He was severely
bruised, aud though ne walked that night
the distance OF one and a half miles to his
home, he has been confined to the house
since by the severity of his injuries. Up
on reaching home, he discovered the loss
of $500 in cash, the partial payment for
carload of his famous Fat cattle, sold in
the Chicago market. He had arrived
home that evening after banking bours,
and was thus obliged to retain the money
upon his person.
"The liberal reward offered for its
restoration ought to be sufficient induce
neut TO the finder of the val liable wal
et. There can be no question that the
wallet was lost in his fall, since it was II
the breast pocket of his frock coat, and
his oYercoat was unbuttoned; and there
: no doubt that it was found by some
5ystander az the time, or by some
traveller in the vicinity within the sue
ceeding twelve hours"
The aggricved Mr.. NARROW was re-
membering, with growing irritation, the
dIscomfting courtesy of the onlookers
that night, who restored to him his hat,
| false teeth, as the dishonesty of some
auc OF them became more and more evI
I lent. And tue locality about the church
loOr was still haunted in all out-of-
chool hours by searching boys who ex-
ended the radius OF their explored ter
( i,ory as time passed and the pocket
| )oo.l was sill missing.
/ Bette was flIsi with dismay at the
discovery, fearing that it might involve
Ter in some culpablc way. Here was
rev responsibility, and she was already
J )yerburjeael with such. There was
)uc one thing to do, so, abandoning
broom aud brushes, she seized her wraps
/ md hurriediy left the church.
"Undcr the bookcase in the chapell
Well! Wellm reiterated Mr.. NARROW in
;he hallway Of his house, pauslug