The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-01

Again these was silence in THE little
room; then the lady, taking out her peck
ct book, and emptying its contents into
her lap, said: Let me become the DUR
chaser of this trinket. Let me wear 1t al
ways as a badge of shame, as a remin-
der of this humiliating experience, aa a
security against a repetition of it,
She examined the sum lying before her.
1t consisted of a few So notes and some
change in silver. She counted it again and
again as If in a state of bewilderment and
failing to make up the requisite amount,
put her hand into an inner pocket and
drew forth a crisp $1,000 bill, apparently
| fresh from the mint
II am afraid" she said. as she placed it
in Detwiller's hand. chat this sum is an
inconveniently large one, but /, unfortun-
ately, have not the amount in smaller
notes"
1.-The bill is a large one" the clerk said,
examining the face Of it. but our business
is also large. l don't think l will have any
difficulty in getting II changed for you"
and so saying he departed, leaving his
customer alone.
During his absence a thought seemed to
occur to her.
Wont YOU" she said, as he laid before
her one 500 note after another retain
one of these bills Let me pay you four
times the price of the pin-restOre to YOU
fourfold the amount of which / would have
defrauded you. This is a scriptural method
of reparation Perhaps ii will accomplish
what other means have failed to effect"
Her face gloWed with generous emo
ton. Her beautiful eyes were full Of plead
ing but Detwiller would not entertain the
proposition for an instant.
1t was out of the question" he said,
and with this repeated asseYeration, ne
counted out the fun amount, 1915, into her
hands.
You have been very kind to me-" she
said, as she placed the sum In her inner
pocket and rose to depart, and l, though
unworthy am not unappreciatiYe of It. If
you think of me again. let II be my mis-
fortunes that you recall, not my crime
She turned from him and Detwiller, with
the tenderness OF his nature stirred to It's
depths with the latent chivalry that had
come down to him from remote knightly
ancestry fully aroL sed, followed her fol-
lowed her into the street, and, helping her
into her carriage, closed the door after
her. and she was gone.
That he thought of the fair criminal
again goes without saying. for such cpl
sodes were not everyday occurrences in
his life. He thought of her that very
night when he should have been asleep
thought of her ntirmity; thought more
OF the SORROWS which II entaiied upon
her; thought most OF all, foolish fellow
Of her beauty, of the Witchery Of her
voice, of the touch of her hand which
his own had clasped for, one brief mo-
ment in parting. And so thinking he sank
into slumber and his thoughts merged
themselves into dreams.
When Detwiller reached the store the
next morning he observed a sort OF sup
pressed excitement among the employees
of the establishment, as ominous as the
hush in nature which precedes sudden
DuISL OF AHuuufI.
AS he laid aside his hat and overcoat
and advanced to his place behind the
counter q member of the firm approached
him.
mir. Detwiller," he said, laying thou
sand dollar bill on the showcase before
him, the cashier tells me that it was
you who took in this note yesterday. It
was returned to US from the bank this
morning. 1t is counterfeit, sir. Are
you prepared to Identify the party from
whom you received itY'
Prepared to identify her? OF course he
was The impression which his fair Gus
toner had made upon his mind was too
strong to be readily eftaced. Detwiller