The Caldwell tribune., 1905-09-23
CHAPTER v.

nf Gratnor, commonly SaiSu . A1nsoi
naniel Leighan, or Old Dan, Or NIL +:
.Daniel, according to the social position
= those who spoke to him, awoke with
start from his afternoon nap,
Ne was the rich man OF q parish in
wb,ch there was no squire; he was the
r,l,aqe miser; he was the terror Of those
who owed him money; he was the driver
~ the hardest bargains; he was the
Ct,ong and masterful man; he was the
0oourge of the weak and thriftless; he
wsa the tyrant of the village. He knew
su this. and so far from being humiliat-
od he enjoyed the position.
The arl who sat working at the open
,r,rdow was his niece, Mary Nether-
oota She lived with Daniel, and took
ooro Of him. He rallied at all the world
o~cant her; he auarreled with all the
world except his niece; and those persons
vbo ayerred that he was kind to her
hoceuse he had the keeping Of ner money
and took all the interest Tor himself,
y and had her services as housekeeper for
nothing were perhaps only imperfectly
. acquainted with the old mans motives
s,snd his feelings. Yet the statement was
+rue. He did have the keeping Of her
money! good lump Of money; and he
dd give himself the interest In return
for her board and lodging; and he did
nave her services as housekeeper for
nothing.
Daniel Leighan awoke suddenly with
cry, and sat upright In his chair,
elutching the arms, his eyes rolling In
horror and amaZement. avas-; aaa&
Mary" he cried, II saw him; saw
him-the man who robbed me. l saw
him plain-and have forgotten-l have
forgotten 1t was--oh, knew just now
Il have forgotten, Mary" So -=
Patience uncle, patience. Mary
patted and smoothed the pillows into their
places. Another time you will remem-
ber; you are sure to remember, If the
dream only comes again. Lie down again
and think"
he obeyed, and she covered his head
again with his silk handkerchief. He had
started from his sleep, as is stung into
wakefulness by the recollection of some
thing horrible and painful; and his dream
.,,- had vanished from his memory, leaving
NOT trace behind. But the terror was
left, and the foreboding. Mary saw the
terror, but she knew nothing Of the fore
bodng Yet her uncle's mind was flled
with anxious fears. She saw the rolling
eyes, the clutching Of the chair arms
and the look Of bewIlderment; but she
only thought her uncle was startled, like
q child, In his sleep, and crying out
{ Hike child, for help when there was nc
danger. He lay still for a few moment.
while she stood beside him and watched
Then he tore off the handkerchief and sa
up again. a~.,l-- >,.. a.
ut is quite gone," he said, In despair
" have lost the clew. Yet have hin
oh, saw him, clear and distinct!-
tho man who robbed me. And while
was going to cry out his name-just a.
. had his name upon my Eps--A aWok
and forgot him" s"..- Z is
IF it comes again." said Mary, in
credulous in spite of her words, "yo'
will be sure to remember. Perhaps
will come again. Patience, uncle"
~ "PatienceI when had the clew? Pa
tience! when could follow up the rob
Der, and tear my papers out Of his hands
Patience!-don't be a fool, Mary!"
"Well, uncle, If 1t has gone, you can
bring It back again, try to forget tina
1t ever came; that is the wisest thing t
do. You shall have your tea, and the
you will feel better" .. #
"Mary"-he turned to her piteously-
''it Is cruelty hard. Can't you remen
J Der? Think. Perhaps talked In m
4 sieep-some men do Hare yoH neve
heard ME say anything--call some on
by name7 If had only the least littl
clew, | should remember"
"Why, uncle, how should remen
ber7"
at came back to me-all so clear-s
clear and plain. And / have forgotten
Oh, Mary, my money! my money"
"Yes, uncle. But It Is six years ag
nearly, and you have done very we
al your money. Why, you have pro
pered while all the rest have been doiu
badly. You must think of that"
Lost all my money! he repeated te
ulyi "of course I've not lost all. AS
man could bear to lose single penr
OF the money that he has spent his Iii
IN saving. Do you know what ha,
lost, girlf' She knew very well, b
- cause ne told her every day. "The
were bonds and coupons in the bag to II
sum OF near upon a hundred and fif
pounds year-nearly three thousar
pounds they meant. As for the sha
certificates, they didn't matter; but co
pons-coupons, Mary; do you hear-pa
SDle only to the bearer-a hundred al
nfty pounds year--a hundred and fif
pounds year!-near three thousal
pounds" His voice rose to shrek, al
suddenly dropped again to moa
Three thousand pounds! Payable
tne bearer, and l haven't got them
present. If 1 were a young man
hlrty, l might recover the loss; but
am old now, and can never hope to ma
up-neVer hope to make 1t up again
1t was six years since that loss hi
occurred; but this wall over the Il
money was raised nearly every day, al
almost in the same words, so that t.
Efi telt little sympathy.
1t was six o'clock when left As
burton" The girl had also heard Il
story so often that her interest In
"DETAILS had become numbed. "Six o'clo
When started to ride home. had ST
enty pounds In gold upon me-ht
pounds In one bag and twenty in 8
otner; my tin box In a blue bag v
round my neck and II was filed wi