The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
MONEYLENDER'S DAUGHTER
From the London Truth.

$50 from money lender named Nummo.
saves the capitalists daughter from burn
ing to death by wrapping her in his over
coat. The father gives him f50O and he re-
wards his generosity by clipping with the
daughter. The author takes up their
life two years after the elopement, as
follows:
Two years gradually spun themselves
out. one afternoon she overheard a plot
between her husband and a companion
TO rob her father. She interrupted the
schemers in her flight 10 warn the old
broker. The two men started at the noise.
and the count rushed 10 the window, from
which he protruded his head. II was some
seconds before he drew il in again, and
when he did so an evil sheer prevailed
his cOuntenance.
What was that?" quried his compan-
ion anxiOusly, was it anything TO affect
U.s."
"Leon"-came the counter question
can you at zis moment collect all zose
who are TO help us in the work?'
Yes. there would be no difficulty about
that, only l thought, after due discussion,
We had definitely fixed on o'clock this
evening as the time
quite so, but. after due discussion. "
mimicked the count, I'VE were not in
position to know Eat my charming wife
would be on re way to warn her fazer at
(taking out his watch) exactly half-past
4"
The devill-do you mean to say
"Chut, we have no time to talk, she has
been listening zere. pointing to - 1ext
room-"has. no doubt, heard re whole plan
and in about half an hour Ze old man will
be warned. Eat means total failure unless
We move at once. Bien, We will move at
once. go zere straight, you must follow
wiz re ozers / give you exactly zirty-five
minutes, everything 10 stand as we ar
ranged, and remember to warn zem, if you
don't all hurry up zere will be no money
for any of US" with which threat the
count caught up his hat and dashed out
of the house.
Would that omnibus ever reach the Cir
Gus? Deb hadn't money enogh to take
cab, but it was the excitement of her feel
ings that made her unjust, for, without
any undue delay, she found herself hurry
ing along Vigo street with the short win
ter day closing in TO an accompaniment
of drizzling rain. Mr.. Nummo, seated at
his desk, turned with establishment to-
ward his unexpected visitor, and when
he recognized her, started up with an
angry gesture.
Deborah! this forcing yourself into my
presence is-but there, your countenance
tells me what has induced you to do it.
Now listen, / swore-"
Father. hush, Have you not 5000 in
gold at this moment in that safe?'
What If / have! Though how on earth
can you know it, Still not one farth-"
Father father! I'm thinking of YOU
not of myself The man / was so mad as
to marry has plotted TO rob you of that
sum this very evening. No-don't inter-
rupt me-have you a hGusekeeper whose
name is Pauline Grant?"
"Yes-a very superior person-devoted
TO my interests"
Perhaps so-well, the information about
the money comes from her. You have
client who will fetch it tomorrow morning
very early, who stipulated that it should
be all in COLDS II not so? Well, at this
evening your trustworthy housekeeper
will admit Macmillan and two men who
will deal with you, two more outside Will
prevent any one entering, and another VIII
have a vehicle drawn up a few doors
higher to carry off the plumber. All this
! overheard by accident less than an hour
ago. Dad! Do you think have fallen so
low as TO sit still and DO nothing when
your money nay. with such wretches. it
might be even your life. was in danger?
NO-if you misinterpret my motives you
must-but-"
my child, My Debt why did you ever
leave meat least for such a man as San
tallana?'
girl who listened to the plausible tongue Of
a false villain-hushl his voicei He must
have missed me and guessed my errand.
Father. have you nothing to defend your
self With"
Never fear. my child" said the money
lender, opening a drawer, and hastily
transferring a revolver to his pocket.
"Now-quick-he must not find you here"
Striding across the room he opened what
was apparently a cupboard door. See,
Deb, have never shown this exit to any
living being. Its dark, but do not be afraid;
go confidently forward, and at the end
of twenty PAGES you viii come to a fight
of stairs; they viii lead you to a stable
and this key-don's lose twill unlock
the door to enable you to get out. Fasten
IL again-and-come and see me tomorrow.
Now. away with you, and kissing her
affectionately, he pushed her through the
aperture and closed it carefully, not one
second too soon; the next moment the
count stood before him.
"Zis reconciliation is quite touching,
Fazer-in-law, l must embrace you"
do you see that door, count?"
"Ahl l apologize, left heem open"
Don't apologize; it will enable you to
get out all the quicker"
"Ha, hal Fazer-in-law, you joke; but at
zis interesting moment, naturally / want
to see my beloved wife,
Your wife is not here, and by heavens
mani it will be no joke for you if you don't
take yourself off before 1 lose my temper"
Not hereW sneered the count, pushing
past the money lender. and STOPPING as if
TO pick something from the ground; zen
how do you account for zis?''
The ruse. for it was ruse, succeeded
only too well; thrown off his guard, Mr..
Nummo turned his back to the door to see
what the other had found the next in
slant his arms were seized from behind
by two men, who stole on tip-toe into the
room.
Everything had been so skillfully
planned and so successfully carried out
that in an incredibly short space of time
the gold, which was duly found in the safe
stored in twelve bags, was transferred
to the vehicle outside.
Eat is all right" chuckled the count as
tie last bag was carried out. Now, be-
fore l leave zis liberal fazer-in-law, per
haps forever. make II my duty to see if
zere is angling else here he would like
for me to have for a-what you call-keep-
sake"
With his head we'll in the safe. and in
tently occupied with such congenial EN-.
ployment, the count quite failed to note 2
change in the situation which brought .
CLEAN of hope and satisfaction into the