Year: 1866

dress, too, that morning. for he had teen
to town, and was just driving through
the gate Of his own garden when tee dun
COW lowered her horns. lie had no time
to think what he should do, and had
done it all the better for that, and sirce
that day Lucy Lee had liked him more
than before. Sometimes, going to the
bank to deposit money OF to draw some
sum lie needed, Dan used to see her at
her window, or in the garden, for the
house and bank were near each other,
and then he always bowed, sometimes
spoke-just few words, in his old sui
KY way. But Lucy felt sure this appa-
rent su,kiness was only shyness, and that
there was great deal Of good in Dan il
one could but come at it.


For months after the affair of the cow
she Felt that he was quite friend but
even her good nature failed at last, and
she was piqued by his constant silence
-'''ta tas.ng 10 notice Of him, unless it
was absolutely noonsa~ry. Other men
were anxious 10 talk to her. O,hsr men
admired her, and it was absurd to care
tor one who never took aDy notice Of her.
Notice! All. if she had only known
He used to steal across the fields at night
and sit under the great elm by the road
side staring at tie windows Of the house.
and wondering which room was hers
lie used to watch her coming AID going,
and once had been so anxious 70 see her
ride away that he had gone upon the
roof OF his house, and stayed there until
she and her pretty black horse had faded
into dark spot in the distance, and
when she passed him, with some one else
at her SIDE, he felt himself tic most mis-
cradle wretch in creation,


''lt she should ever marry." he said
to himself, Il should have 10 s.l out
and 90. | should, I'm sure I couldn't
stand it where could see her. Not one
Of those fellows vii! ever love her as we'll
as l DO, though she cant guess that"


SO the time passed on. Dan nor. and
more in love. Lucy more ard more ia-
different, as Dan confirmed his sulky 81
ience, and young Morris, as every one
called him, because .Lere were three older
Norriscs, grew deeper in her liking
She was not of a suspicious nature, and
she knew herself handsome, and it never
entered her mind that the reputed wealth
OF her father had anything 10 DO with
this #ooing, or that, being poor, young
Morris would have sooner thought OF one
Of the plain Misses Greens, who were
known to be greater heiresscs, than Of
herself. She believed all that was said
and looked and acted came from the
heart, and wien girl once thinks her.
self beloved it is easy for her to love in
return. The thought of being Mrs.
Morris, once by no means sn attractive
one, grew daily pleasanter.


Who would have fancied that that
queer, crafty looking cashier, Peter APPS
ley, whose nose and chin nearly met, whc
se.lom spoke, except on the subject
ct money, and who was Lucy Lees grand
detes'ation, should have anything to dc
with her destiny, especially When love af.
fairs were on the carpet? But SO it was
!, And though no one guessed it, certainly
not the thief himself. The night on
which, sinking down to the bank vaults
from has little room in an upper floor
Mr. Apsley unlocked the safes, and per.
petratad gigantic robbery, was the
turning point in Lucy's life. But for
that, on the morrow Mr. Morris would
have accepted hiu. aud found herself. in
a month or SO, Mrs. Morris.


But for that for in the excitement Of
the hour, the servant girl, who first heard
the news, rushed all about Appleblow
with it, and over his breakfast Mr.. Nor.
ris heard that Lee, the banker, was
ruined"


lie started up with blush on his face,
and muttered 1--WE zen thousand dollar.
in the bank and set of; in quest Of GER
tain tidings.


As far IS lie could learn, the girls
words were coIrec, There would be o
run on the bank that day, and some were
calling Lee rascal already.


Morris posted hot haste to the bank and
drew his ten thousand. He saw from the
faces around him that something actually
, was wrong, and heard from one or tvTc
that Apsley had positively decamped
ln his selfish heart he had bu one tbo'
--IoV thar ha bol e,ro1 l..