Show REWARD OP A BED the first summer after john and I 1 wern ere married we lived near an english w family whose two children were mutes they were bright in or esting little fellows fel lowi and we soon beca became very food fond of thorn theno at first drat wo we conversed with them through the medium of th the 9 slate bu but t us as they were frequent visitors we decided to in loam learn to tn ti tik talk with our lingers fingers the children were delighted and every ev evening erting they cimo in to in their pupils john finely but I 1 proved rather it dull echalar ec holar however in spite of dis courage ments I 1 persevered a and od in ill tha tho end I 1 had my iny reward us as WO we shall see poe several years had passed awni away and nur our cottage in the he village had been exchanged for a enort proton ilona house in tile the city john W now flow cashier in it wealthy backwith bank with fair prospects of becoming a member main her of it lio tarm lit in the near future ono one night juat uit at tusk dusk lie he brought home it a box containing a large amount of gold and turning tho the loy irey in tho the door of tho the secretary said nellie on no account allow tiny any of the servant Is to tamper with this ills lock that little box you saw law no mu place in tile the inner drawer contains con lalus live five thou thousand gand of offie banka funds the money should have bein been placed edin in the safe but thu the beesen ger Kr keecil sent ecil to tn deliver it did not arrive until the bank wa closed and I 1 was obliged to bring 1 h homo home fur safe keeping but no ono one knows about I 1 it I 1 so BO you w will I 1 I 1 I 1 be pe reec t I 1 v sit safe re put this in your pocket and if you ha have ve actis ion to open the door be careful t to 0 lock it again lie field naldi its ho he throw threw the key into my lei lap then I 1 rem moored lie ho was to take the midnight express for a western cit I 1 will confess that I 1 felt a trembling in the ilia region of the heart however tho the evening posed passed swiftly away and when john lido bido me goodby good by ayat at half pot eleven I 1 had jor forgotten gotten all about the pro clous box to in the secretary the lie Import important anthey key yo fo quietly in ill the bottom of in my pocket I 1 was lils accustomed to 0 befog left with the tiera Hor ante vanta for jahna midnight vlast i opre apro liy by no ile menus rare when the in ili teresta of ochla hits employers demanded it a agent I 1 was wag tired that night and retired soon after john tool took ills hla leave ilow long I 1 had been in bed bad I 1 cannot tell but I 1 was just falling into anio a leht lumber when a aile braind the curtains startled nil me tile next instant the drapery was drawn back anda and n gruff voice close to my eur ear whispered hoarsely keep perfectly quiet ma laumand lamand mau mand not nota a hair of your head shall be harmed banned all I 1 want to know 18 s where your husband put that blut box of gold that he bo brought hogile it contains on ugh to ill five vo mi roe a good start atari I 1 in n ufa life find and I 1 intend to have laavy jt it tell me where I 1 can ond it arid and I 1 will wil I 1 leave you unmolested almost pard paralyzed lyzen with fear eur I 1 could not have spoken had bad lie att erupted to kill me ino but the sight of tho the revolver lie he held so close as almost to to louch my face gave me to point toward the secretary where Is tho ho key icey get clef up and oleu aeo the lie door lie he pa mill id as I 1 fe ado no reply Hur ryland if you attempt to escape or deceive me look out for a salute from this waving there the ra v volver 0 iver just lit at the moment a stop alep 9 bounded 0 u n tied on the thesta stairs lra anti and the villain 1 al n drow drew back whispering there thera Is your husband lie ile has forgotten something if you mak any outcry or in ID any way inake i known my presence I 1 wilt will shoot him hi on thu the spot speak cheerfully and lot him RO go without suspecting my hiding place remember if you offer to getup get up or war warn lilua ml I 1 will not bo be accountable for the re bult ile he had bail only time to lo crouch down among the curtal ni when the door opened admitting John fully fally equipped P for hla his lourney lu urney dont be alarmed nellie NeIlle 11 lie he bo be W ean an dt at sight of my iny white face 1 I ari fereol bleed ot of Ilar knets and its as the he train Is 13 thirty minutes late I 1 ca concluded C eluded to run back after it ue he took the piper from tho the draw or and went to the fire to examine it if I 1 t was all tight right satisfied with its I 1 identity dent ity lie slipped flipped tl it into his hii pock pack ot and id commenced buttoning up ilia his overcoat I 1 imd had tried to speak cheerfully while answering blin but my heart suddenly nuil sud donly grow grew bmat when I 1 thought left alone agal etli ffitch anich lag ing him closely I 1 ca caught lit his eve iong enough to say with w ug th my iny fin seta gers for goda bake do ilima leave a me job juliel at there Is ia it autu jt bohl behind d htiu curtains who has haia come for that box he Is ia armed anti anil will shoot nao mo j if i I 1 stir john made me no reply but ilia next moment he glanced at thu the ore bra and said carelessly you need more fire nellie tile the night is growing chilly I 1 debould not bo be surprised it II a perfect blizzard bliz aird ird swept couii on us belury morning og henry must bring brine in some moro more coal before he retires retired he ha added touching touch irit tho bell I 1 raki up the poker lie be stirred the fire fi re briskly for a moment and then alion f fusion lei r L me h ho 0 spelled out upon his bli fingers flu Rera do not bo be alarmed I 1 atala atal 1 11 juit then henry appeared in an act 9 or to ills his summons brina up a bucket of coal coall Henry lenry and if you bee the hatchet la ohp col lar I 1 irlma it along alone that window in the lie halt hall hits baa rot got to rattling dolefully and must be lightened a little li atle 11 I 1 breathed mora freely for both bolh henry ad a d john would have well pons polls now still I 1 trembled for the result of the struggle atrue ele I 1 know was ut h hand a I 1 shall challi I 1 drive a nail or iwo into tho the abutter biryla sir asked henry dolt uett int ul he coat coal scuttle attle down by 1 the door corne come in ili henry anil and give mo me a lift chere ih prelja ij a aillinn behind the bed I 1 propose to taka care or of lit him iii I 1 it nigh t said john toward tho the wretch cuB ld hid bid inc I 1 DK place I 1 1 listened hair awl fur for tho the report of the volver hut but instead out wicked the t r ern bling culprit nud dij without a wort word place 1 himself under tinder my hus bandli protection Tear lui r illy his mask MASIC jolia ex er cl I 1 filed in amazement georgel la Is it possible 1 you ha have va taken to robbery and aad mu ader for far a 11 I 1 livelihood forgive me mr mason whim the coward 1 I ana am embar flashed ed greatly ere atly and well knowing knowl nf that you were in possession posies poa sion of such a large lare amount of gold I 1 could not tho the temptation to help myself 0 a portion 0 I 1 lion of it ij coward 1 arado ido you suppose that your crinne crime Is any mure more excusable on ue ac count of your A thief who would murder a defenso defense less woman for it i paltry few thousand hai made a long lone stride lit in the road toward tile the scaffold 01 john retorted still tightly lightly grasping the arm ot of the lie would be burglar bur glur 1 I only mount to frighten her I 1 hail had no thought of such a grave offense as tour murder der he ro ril piled and still you expected to take the gold at any cost was johns r rit ply aj ai ho he delivered the man into th the e hands of an harry hail chorge wilder was the jho messenger w who ho hall had lieen been entrusted with will the gold find and ho he alone know knew that john had curried carried it home 0 of pu put ting tine it in tile safe in fact it c cibin ame out afterwards afterward 4 that the iho follow had loft loitered ered by the way designedly HS he he be had been dispatched with the money in time to lo reach tabba thil UL j alf h Z the hour to fur r closing clos ln I 1 1 remonstrated W with I 1 I 1 IA john for ex posing liliu him when I 1 ills his history but with good puritanical john a crime was a crime no mutter matter by whom committed and after all I 1 believe he was waa right for in the he trial that hie young mania life would not bear close scrutiny lie he had for many months beep been squandering his hid income tit the gaming table arid and had lid he not been detec detected tod in ili his crooked croot sed ways it 11 worse fato than that lint meted out b by y justice would surely have overt overtaken Alcen him aja you understand now what pense I 1 received for nay my labor and how my my efforts to give pleasure to the file little U mutus proved a to myself for not withstanding Wll V ders ilera denials I 1 aoi am fully convinced convince that nothing but having learned to talk with my fin gets cora saved my life that terrible night arend enst upon the waters runy nifty bo be long returning but in tho the end 0 11 a it never falls falln to perform its rill mission salon |