The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-08-02
V.

Daniel, according TO the social position
Of those who spoke to him, awoke with
a start from his afternoon nap.
He was the rich man of q parish In
which there was no squire; he was the
village miser; he was the terror of those
who owed him money; he was the driver
OF the hardest bargains; he was the
strong and masterful man; he was the
scourge of the weak and thriftless; he
was the tyrant of the village. He knew
all this, and so far from being humiliat-
ed, he enjoyed the position.
The girl who sat working at the open
window was his niece, Mary Neither
cote. She lived with Daniel, and took
care of him. He rallied at all the world
except her; he quarreled with all the
world except his niece; and those persons
who averred that he was kind to her
because he had the keeping of ner money
and took all the interest for himself,
and had her services as. housekeeper for
nothing, were perhaps only imperfectly
acquainted with the old mans motives
and his feelings. Yet the statement was
true. He did have the keeping of her
money! good lump of money; and he
did give himself the interest In return
for her board and lodging; and he did
have her services as housekeeper for
nothing.
Daniel Leighan awoke suddenly with
a cry, and sat upright in his chair,
clutching the arms, his eyes rolling in
horror and amazement.
Mary" he cried, II saw him; / saw
aim-the man who robbed me. / saw
him" ala, - - 49,
forgotten! 1t was-oh, l knew just now
Il have forgotten. Mary!!"
Patience, uncle, patience" Mary
patted and smoothed the pillows into their
places. Another time you will remem-
Der; you are sure to remember, if the
dream only comes again. Lie down again
and think"
He aobeyed, and she covered his head
again with his silk handkerchief. He had
started from his sleep, as If stung into
wakefulness by the recollection of some
thing horrible and painful; and his dream
had vanished from his memory, leaving
not a trace behind. But the terror was
left, and the foreboding. Mary saw the
terror, but she knew nothing of the fore
boding. Yet her uncle's mind was filed
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
a child, in his sleep, and crying out,
like a child, for help when there was no
danger. He lay still for a few moments
while she stood beside him and watched.
Then he tore off the handkerchief and sat
mp again.
1T IS quite gone" he said, in despair.
Il have lost the clew. Yet / have him
--oh, l saw him, clear and distinct
the man who robbed me-. And while |
was going to cry out his name-just as
l had his name upon my lips-I awoke
and forgot him."
If it comes again." said Mary, in
credulous in spite of her words, you
will be sure to remember. Perhaps it
will come again. Patience, uncle"
Patience! when | had the clew? Pa
thence! when l could follow up the rob-
Der, and tear my papers out of his hands?
Patience!-don't be a fool, Nary.
"Well. uncle. if it has gone. you can't
bring 1t back again, try to forget that
1t ever came; that is the wisest thing to
do. You shall have your tea, and then
you Will reel better.
"Mary"-he turned to her piteously-
sit is cruelty hard. Can't yon remem-
Der? Think. Perhaps I talked in my
sleep-some men do. Have you never
heard me say anything-call some one
by name? If had only the least little
clew, I should remember"
why, uncle, how should / remem-
berT'
1T came back to me-all so clear-so
clear and plain. And l have forgotten.
Oh, Mary, my money! my money"
Yes, uncle. But 1t is six years ago.
nearly, and you have done very well
since. And it is not as If you had lost
your money. Why, you have pros
pered while all the rest have been doing
badly. You must think of that"
Lost all my money! he repeated tes-
tily: "of course I've not lost all. As If
q man could bear to lose a single penny |
Of the money that he has spent his life
In saving. Do you know what have
lost, grip" She knew very we'll, be-
cause he told her every day. There
were bonds and coupons in the bag to the
Of near upon a hundred and fifty
a year-nearly three thousand
they meant. As for the share
they didn't matter; but con.
pons-coupons, Mary; dc you hear-pay-
able only to the bearer-a hundred aud
fifty pounds q year--a hundred and fifty
pounds a year!-ncar three thousand
poundsr" His voice rose to a shrek, and
suddenly dropped again to a moan.
'sThree thousand pounds! Payable to
the bearer, and / haven't got them to
present! If / were a young man of
/ might recover the loss, but !
old now, and can never hope to make
~up--neyer hope TO make 1t up again!'
1t was six years since that loss had
occurred; but this vail over the lost
money was raised nearly every day, and
in the same words, so that the
girl felt little sympathy.
sIt was six o'clock when I left Ash