The evening times., 1897-11-24

! when L run out fOr the mil K? WAY Mrs
! Priggins's Liza beth Hann's been and stole
| tupperce from Mrs. Flindefs's Bella. She
| was going to fetch the sdpper beer Along ef
| tina: young 'ussy and puts down tn. jug
| and the money for arf a minIit " lille she
| ties her bIot-lace, and when she Comes TO
| turn round the tuppence wasn't to BE- seen,
ne more was 'Lizabetn Ham. and do ear
Mis-. Flinders ave Threatened 'er witt; the
| perlIce. Barker's buildings " as low 'nough
before but when Ilarkers buildings takes
| to robCing each Oiher-not but what tup-
| pence isn't much 10 turn thief for my
| my gr1ciousI'
You wouldn't have wondered At her eX
ciamaticn if you had seen the wa in viI;cI
| Mrs. wicks Get down her teacup with such
, violence Us would most likely have cracked
| il thea aHd there if il hadn't been cracked
ALREADY, upset her char, and scurt:e1 out
! OF the roUIn like" as her daughter put
| IL, shed i.een bit by something
| Indeed, had she been favored with the
| sight of her parent runBing-actually run
ming at top speed down the passage, falling
over Mrs Flinders cat, picking herself up
again. and Continuing Lcr beadIong career
up a couple of flights al stairs and down the
nex passage, it IL nsoIe than probable t;at
spe woJld have considered til = excIa uatiD
Just recorded wholly Inadequate III IT hDl
of chrnniclirg her amaZement. NOtwith-
standing, this was the precise remark
uttered by Mrs Midgetts when burst lh
upon by Mrs. Wicks III q high state Of llurry
and remoTse-
My gracious. Mrs. wicksi WHY, what
ever's the n.atter?''
Il amt fat to live that's what's the MAJ
ter. | Tin an Zone thing as I'd never
ave believed I'd put my and to. You
know what Scripter says bout rothing the
widder an the orphan NJ. what's wild
der nysel' IA orphan this many IA year,
What dye think I've got 'ere??''
Dirty bit of paper, should say 10y the
looks"
Paper it may he, and dirty it may be,
but for all that it's twenty pun Is't,---
My stars" giving way to very natural
aStonishuient. why, you are in luck, Huw
dye come bv it9''
'TaIn't mine.''
Then who's 1t belOng to-
You"
''Me,'' IA IA sfurzandu OF amazemrut.
ITS the money yer Aunt Martin left
you found Il IN DanieI--in the dru y
lfons-and stead a. comm. an gi-inr Al
To yer tten an there KEEP IL ali night an
were .rS,ng To make up my mind tO keep
1t altogether. Thought It'd les. come ia
andy To buy that little business | were
telling yoa bout an you'd never a bin the
wi>"r. Bat there, TIN in u den . lions
myself ever since. an pretty ~eli tore 10
bits bv h-'ng pulled first one way an th.u
anO:hrr an not a minnit's peace since first
! Ia.d -ycs ola u. Ere" seeing the otter
stiii n"sitited. iiicre,lulous Of her gO.,.i for
tone. take it, its yourn sure 'nuugh. and"
bursting into tears, call mccall me al
ttC names rou've a mind to. for there
amt none so bad "a amt deserved EN-
TINS was too much for Mrs Midgstts,
WHO imm-da,e ely began To give way herself.
why why-you dear, good, Jn-st soul
Yes. I do mean it, for | don't believe
there's 'rnester going. The idea o
you making sich tn do, Talking 'bnut
robbir.g folks, an sich nonsense. As If
didn't know letter I should like TO know
WHO wouldn't he took a-hack 1t coming
upon such a cap O. money al unexpected
And as for your keeping it all night, it's
Jest as well you did for know shouldn't
ave 'ad a wink o. sleep If you'd toe K an
brought IL to me straight off Now, then,
don't you take on, an III tell you what
Wen do I'll iuy that business with tfe
lease an fjxters you was speaking of and
ynu'r me ven go down there an mdnals.
il between us. Lor'. shouldn't woa,le- hut
what well Re putting money by In no time.
Any 'ow. shan't he sorry To turn my back
OF Barker's Buildings neither
And" as Mrs. Wicks subsequently ot
served Il should Jest like to ear any pne
run down tire Bible after thdt,''-CornhiD
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