Year: 1868

road. III 60 back and stay with the
others til morning"


"All right says the driver.


s. Mr. Lanson turned his horses head
and began to go back. But he acted very
oddly, this man. He kept stopping and
listening the way the driver had gone,
and when he could no longer hear the
sound of hoofs, he dismountcd, led his
horse some distance from the road. took
an iron spike from his pocket. and fasten-
ing the bride to it, drove it down into
the earth. Then he left the horse fasten-
ed there, and walked back toward the
hut. He was talking to himself as he
went and this is what he said


Il can't help it; must have money ;
and that man has got FIVE thousand dol
lars in his breast pocket. Five thousand
dollars would give me good start in the
world, could 60 off somewhere and set
up business, and get rich, perhars It
won't ruin him. He's got friends to help
and set him agoing; but I've nobody to
lift hand to keep me out of the poor
house, if was in danger OF going thore.
Why need | care? I've tried TO make
money. and everything tried failed. 1t
doesa't pay to be honest. ! know rich men
whom every body bows to, and who, at
the same time, are known to be the great.
est scamps in the country. There's many
a man high in the world, who got his
money no more honestly than | shall get
this, | won't hurt him if | can help it. "


When he said this, the man took a lit
tie pistol from his pocket, and lighting q
match. examined to see if the loading was
all right, then put it back into his pocket
again. II can't be such fool as to give
up now," be muttered latter | have fol.
lowed all the way from New York, for
nothing else. " ea'


You see, the man felt uneasy, and was
trying to justify, or, at least, excuse him
self for what he meant to do. lie had
followed Mr.. Clement all the way from
/ New York IN purpose to rob. him and
now, when his chance had come, he shrunk
little from the crime. There was some
good left in him: most people have some
good, even the worst, aud he was trying
to stife that


Pretty soon he came in sight of the
c,bin, and saw the little flicker Of light
from it, for the driver had left them ono
of the stage lamps. Softly creeping round
to the back, he took his station outside the
one window aud waited. He meant tc
watch and see if Mr.. Clement should take
off his inner waistcoat that had the money
in it. If he did, then he would see where
it was put, and take it as soon as they
were all asleep, and the light burnt out
If he should not take it of, then he woulG
get it the best way he could. The pock
ct, he knew, was on the left side If Mr.
Clement should lie on his right sdo, h,
might get the money without waking him
II he should wake, and resist, then-well
the man did not say what be would do
but be set his teeth very hard together
and put his hand to the pistol he carried
"But wont hurt him if | can help it.
he said.
There were two rooms in this cabin, al
outer one with the door and fireplace il
it, and an inner bed room with the win
dow and bed. The straw bed Mr.. an'
Mrs. Clement were going to keep TO
themselves; but they made little be-
for Daisy out of the blankets; and as tn
robbcr that meant to be, looked in th


window. Mrs Clement was getting her lit
tie girl ready for bed There was fir
in the outer room, made of bench whicl
they had broken up. and Dir, Clement sa
by the light Of that, while the other tw
took the lamp. The man outside pressed


close to the open window and looked iu.
|, "Ma." says Daisy, "Pm too tired t
say my prayers to night" o


, "But, my dear" suppose that Go
: should be too tired to take care Of yor


1t won't take you long to ask. and the


you will be safe all the night"


So Daisy kuelt down by her mother
, side. and said her prayers aloud, aske
God to take care Of her and her fathe
. and mother; and everybody in the world
. and keep them from danger that nigh


She thanked him, too. for keeping thei
SO long. and that when they broke dow
!, in the stage that day, no one had bee
hurt.


0 When she got through her mother loo'
. eued her clothes laid her down in he
little bed, kissod her, and bade her go


sleep - y
r aim, not lit sleepy now, ma" say
D Daisy. I'm wide awake"


Try to go 70 sleep" her mother sal
I TO her.