The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-12-14

ing to make it up by next NALL swear
it,"
"How much have you taken9"
''Only a trife, l." -.
"How much?"
"a hundred dollars" s-7~~,
She dragged the money she had
brought from Laurel Run from her
pocket, and, counting out the sum, re-
placed it in the open package. He ran
quickly to get the sealing wax, but she
motioned him away as she dropped the
package back into the mail bag.
mo; as long as the money is found in
the bag the package may have been
broken accidentally. Now burst open
one or two of those other packages
little" So she took out packet of let
ters and bruised their official wrap
pings under her little foot until the
tape fastenings were loosened. "Now
give me something heavy" She caught
up brass two-pound weight, and in
the same feverish but collected haste
wrapped it in paper, sealed it, stamped
it, and, addressing it in large printed
hand to herself at Laurel Hill, dropped
it in the bag. Then she closed it and
locked it; he would have assisted her,
but she again waved him away. "Send
for the express man, and keep yourself
out of the way for moment" she said,
CURLY.
An attitude of weak admiration and
foolish passion had taken the place of
his former tremulous fear. He obeyed
excitedly, but without word. Mrs.
Baker wiped her moist forehead and
parched lips, and shook out her skirt.
Well might the young expressman
start at the unexpected revelation of
those sparkling eyes and that demure-
ly smiling mouth at the little window.
MRS. Baker!"
She put her finger quickly to her
lips, and threw a world of unutterable
and enigmatical meaning into her mis-
chievous face.
"There's a big San Francisco swell
takin' my place at Laurel tonight,
Charley"
Eyes, ma'am."
"And it's a pity that the omnibus
way bag happened to get such shak-
ing up and banging round already, COM
ing here
"Eh?"
81 say" continued Mrs. Baker, with
great gravity and dancing eyes, shat
it would be just awful if that keerful
city clerk found things kinder mixed
up inside when he comes to open it. 1
wouldn't give him trouble for the
world, Charley!"
mo, ma am, it amt like YOU"
$50 you'll be particularly careful on
my account"
"Mrs. Baker, said Charley, with inf
mite gravity, eff that bag should tumble
off dozen times between this and Lau-
rel Hill, I'll hop down and pick it up
myself"
Thank you! shaker
They shook hands gravely across the
window ledge.
Sand you amt goin' down with us,
Mrs. Baker?"
'Of course not: it wouldn't do-for I
amt here-don't you see?"
"Of course!"
She handed him the bag through the
door. He took it carefully, but in spite
Of his great precaution fell over it
twice on his way to the road, where
from certain EXPLANATIONS and shouts
it seemed that like miserable mis-
chance attended its elevation to the
boot. Then Mrs. Baker came back In
to the Office, and, as the wheels rolled
away, threw herself into a chair, and
inconsistency gave way for the first
time to an outburst of tears. Then her
hand was grasped suddenly, and she
found Green on his knees before her.
She started to her feet.
Don't move," he said, with weak,
hysteric passion, ''but listen to me, for
Gods sake! am ruined, know, even
though you have just saved me from de-
lection and disgrace. I have been
NADIA fool. to do what ! have done,
know. but you do not know all-you
do not know why did it-you cannot
think of the temptation that has driven
me to it. Listen, Mrs. Baker. have
been striving to get money, honestly,
dishonestly-anyway to look well in
your eyes=to make myself worthy Of