The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1905-10-13
CHAPrER V.

At h~alf-past four exactly Mr.. Leighan.
Of Gratnor, commonly called Daniel
Daniel Leighan, or Old Dan, or Mr..
Daniel, according to the social position
Of those who spoke to him, awoke with
q start from his afternoon nap.
He was the rich man of a 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 30 far from being humiliat-
cd, 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 wasr kind to her
because he had the keeping Of ner money
and took all the interest for himself.
and had her services AZ h~ousekeeper for
nothing, were perhaps only imperfectly
acquainted with the old mans motives
and hh feelings. Yet the statement was
true. He did have the keeping OF her
monsy~-a good lump Of money; and he
did give himself the interest In return
fos her board and lodging; and he did
have her services as h~ousekeeper for
nothing.
Daniel Leighan awoke suddenly with
Q cry, and sat upright in his chair,
eiutching the arms, his eyes rolling In
horror and amusement
"MaryT no cried, II saw him; ! saw
Aim-the man who robbed me. / saw
him plain-and I have forgotten-1 have
forgottenl 1t was-oh. I knew just now
81 have forgotten, Mary!"
patience, uncle, patience" Mary
patted and smoothed the pillows into their
places. Another time you will renhem-
Der; ron are sure to remember, II the
dream only comes again. Lie down again
and think"
He obeyed, and she covered his head
again with his silk handkerchief. BE had
started from his sleep, as If stung into
w~akefulness by tho recollection OF some
thing horrible and painful; and his dream
had vanished from his memory, leaving
not q 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 filled
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 nc
danger. He lay still for a few moment:
while she stood beside him and watched
Then he tore OF the handkerchief and sar
up again.
at is quite gene" he said, In despair
II have lost the elew. Yet l have hin
oh, / saw him, clear and distinct
tho man who robbed ne. And while
was going to cry out his name-just a.
/ had his name xpon my lips-l awok'
and forgot him."
IF 1t comes again." said Mary, in
credulous in spite Of her words, "yot
will be sure to remember. Perhaps |
will come again. Patience, uncle"
patience! when l had the clew? Pa
thence! when l could follow up the rob
Der, and tear my papers out Of his hands
Patiencel-don't be a fool, Mary!"
"Well, uncle, II It has gone, you IAN
bring 1t back again. try to forget tina
1t ever came; that is the wisest thing t.
do. You shall have your tea, and theI
you will feel better"
"Mary"-he turned to her piteously-
'it is cruelty hard. Can't you remem
Der? Think. Perhaps / talked in m,
sleep-some men do. Have you neve
heard me say anything-call some on
by name? If I had only the least littl
clew. I should remember"
"Why, uncle, how should I remen
berT'
at came back to me-all so clears
clear and plain. And I have forgotten
Oh, Mary, my money! my money"
Eyes, uncle. But 1t Ii six years ag,
nearly, and you have lone very we
since. And 1t 10 not as II you had 10.
al your money. Why, o have. pro-
pered while all the rest have been doin
badly. You must think Of that"
Lost all my money! he repeated to-
tily; "of course I've not lost all. Az
o man could bear to lose q single penn
Of the money that he has spent his III
IN saving. Do you know what I Ia,
lost, grip She knew very well, b
cause he told her every day. 'sTheI
were bonds and coupons In the bag to Il
sum of near upon a hundred and AZ,
pounds a ~year-nearly three thousar
pounds they meant. As for the sha
certificates, they didn't matter; but CO
pons-coupons, Mary; do ron hear-pa
able only to the bearer-a hundred al
fifty pounds a years hundred and ff
pounds a yearl-neAK three tbousal
poundsl" His voice rose to a shrek, al
suddenly dropped again to a moa
.'Three thousand pounds! Payable
the bearer, and l haven't got them
present! If I were a young man
thirty, / might recover the loss; but
am old now, and can never hope to ma
It up-never hope to make it up again
1t was six years since that loss h
occurred; but this wall over the lc
none was raised nearly every day, a
almost in the same words, so that I
girl felt little sympathy.
"It was six o'clock when ! left As
burton" The girl had also heard Il
story 80 often that her interest in {
details had become numbed. "Six o'clo
when ] started to ride home. / had 81
enty pounds in gold upon me-ft
pounds in one bag and twenty in Q
other; my tin box in a blue bag W
round my neck, and it was filed W
securities and bonds and share cert
Gates. At half past seven-it was da
them rode into Widdicombe. AT
that I remember nothing. Why have