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Show OUT .VITCKDMA WOMAN Wbtn John anl I were marrlri w lgan honaekecplnz In ono of the flats doanrienr tlio"frrT." IVoplo a.iM wo wrre foolish to try to run an establish turnt cf our own oa a thousand dollars ailary, tut John wither amoked nor drank, anl my mother had taught tne i all the HtUo economies of houaekfrpips;, so wo managed to ftt aloof nlcslr, and I ererjr month eomstulng waa added to I ur neat erg In the satliwrs bank. ' Job Bhsltt, who for )ars liad two 1 flrtiaisn down at the china ioltnr works, occupied naif cf the flat wo fowl taken, aud though Loth ho an t hl wife l-longM l-longM to tlie nnsdnratt!, hardworking class of fjerman emigrants, the wtto sober anil hotHwt, and t,roTd to to vttj KooTiruhihDonln'lf!. UjmoMostrsnjro freak of nature Ihrlr twin children, franiand UrsUhsn, were born mnlra, When we formed their acquaintance Ih't were about tight jrran fl I, an 1 scimed to enter Into all tho sports of tl.UJboot with M much irt aa their mora nolejr companions. Ktlll, It wss )ilhftlo to watch Iho lltllo things going round ao tile nllf, and It waa out cf sheer Iittr for their forlorn condition tliat Jolin anil i undertook to matter tho deaf and dumb alphalwt John lsamctl rrslllr, butlt was a loni; time Uforo ! couM mako tnjr flngm s.ak ao aa to cairr on a conrersatlon H Intelligently Jlj final triumph Kara aa lunch leasuro to the lltllo "Butchles" aa to mysrlf, and, as 1 shall ihow )ou, I was afterward amply rf pal 1 for all tha palm I took to Rlr them enjo; went. Wa hail Irn-n loirriM rlro yrari, an I In ipllo of tho (lootnjr prvj hilca of nma of our woulJ be a h Iwn, John waa junior innnbrr of tha firm that onoa em iloynl him, anl Ihaaolta of rootni In tho flat hal tnen eichanirftl for a f Jeaa an( mhlenca In a wry roprctabla ait I of Ilia city. John looknl after tha boalneaa Inter- rata of tha conenrn, an 1 a ha waa oMltl to taVo many nnoiporbxl trtja, 1 waa of ton left for aoreral ilaya at n tlmo wlUi no other coniny than tha aerranlA I 1 roteatoil a lltllo al lint, but I waa rev aonahla, ami auuu bxaroa accuatoineil to tho lonollneaa. One col.!, atomy night In lVbmary, ( jail aftor tha aliuttrn hl lieeucljucil anil lha rurtalna itrawn, John cuuo In hurriedly, ami without pruklnn went quietly utalia, 1 waa mrtirlKU, for bo illil not tunally leava tho itoro nntll 8 cicloek, ami It waa then butlulf jt ft I When ha cama Into lha tailor n few minute Ulrr I Inquired anilomlylf ha wenill. lleforaaniwerlnKinahacloK'd tha doir leading Into lhalitlnjr ruin, ami then, drawing n chair clow to mine, ho aal 1 In a low rolcet "1 did not mean to aty anything to you about ll, Marloni but you an auch abrara lltlla co.an 1 anl aura I can trunt you. "An attempt to blow tha aafa i mado hut night, ami lha alrott way In hlch tlia would l"i liurglar lntni,Td to cortr up hla work leada in to anttclpata a reUilon of lha Ullkiulght In order to thwart tha centlrnian a dialgn I hara bmughttha money an lraluablra homo, OSk n'l "an pot tha boi conulnlng lha H trauura In tha lowi r drawer of tho tco H ntary that aunda In our ruiin." H How uinch money li thera In lir 1 H aiked, trying to epcak In my natural Hj Tblca. 1 "Nearly fifteen Ihouund," anawend B John, Inn whiter H "ny imu-t yon put It In tha bank j for tafo kerplngr 1 aiked uneaally, j "That vraa tin atrangemenli bnl H llrown,thoaaalitaiitcahler,whoflau. neit It waa to atten I to It, forgot hl er- U 1 1 laud until tha bank wu dowO," replied H John. "Don't worry anylhinft about It, j Oear. Yoa am the only ono onuldoof H tha (Inn that Inowi what dlaiaitlon H baa liren mado of tha money, an 1 to- H morrow It will U tared In tho hank H Iwaaaatliflnl with Iho et4anatlon, j and thought no mora abonl Iho boi up H atalrt until aftor lha chick had warned H for nine, and It U not probabla Hut 1 R would hara thought of It then had not wMA John bmi ordered oil on ona of hla nil 1. bight jounieya. Juilforo haatartej H bo put tha hey of that hot In my hand, V aaylngt ajH "WheiiMr.iloarypalla for tho money K1 gWa him this. I will not be home In y time to look aftor It before tlio bank M do tomorrow," H 1 fell a qurer flattering In tho region H of my heart when John klued ma cm.! H ly.butlmailauiyKilfbrlletathatlwaa Very brara, and at my rrgulw time for 1 retiring went to my room, raulloolng Q Abranl. a usual, to tea that tlm doors H Wf re all securely futened. After 1 went j tip sUIrs I weakened a htUo, and wu on j tho (mint of culling IMty to sleep In my i room, but fearing that John w oul I laugh H at my cowanlico, I suimnooixl all my 1 coiir.-o to my aid, and waa soon slop 1 Ing as peacefully as a lube, H I ttiuithaTalit soundly, or I wonll H have heard tho ensk of tho wardroho 1 iliwr, and tho stealthy step of tho tall, H lank llgnra that ruergcil therefruin. 1 As It was, tha flnt Intimation that 1 1 had of Iho presence of an unwelcome j letl was a hoarto whlsjur In my eart H "When la that Iron boi which your j busland brought hotua fnuu tho storo l this eveuingl" j Upening my eyes, 1 waa almost ; H lyrol to seo liendlug oter mo n htdeuns m face, tho must Gtndlsh ona 1 had tier H seen. Then Has a bright fln in tli H pile, and I had a Mr view of tho vll B lalni but before 1 could more or utter a H try the cold inusite of a revolver was K, 1 awd against my head, and that same B Tolca hlawxli K Btlr, or make a nol at your tierlll LsaaaaV ."?." " .'" ,u Wi Lut If ) uu do aa I m tell you I will not lun i j ou in tho Irait. H I want tho money lu that bos, and, fair H or foul, I Intend to hate It," bsH . F.uf rc!1"1 my hcli'lcM poslllon. I H toll him whore It waa, hoping that lu Lsaaaai iT.' ',' ' ""s, "U '"' W hlle 1 U4 hack u luruod, I ju jut uiijj. tiring the distance to the door with my eye, wondering if It wen powible for me to reach It utueen, when a key tornol In the hall door below, and my heart throbbed hopef nllyi for thst light, quick step thst came bounding untherUIrs could belong ti no one bnt John. In an Instant the robber was back among the cnrtalnl st the head of iny 111, and just aa John ciened the door ha whlrpernli "If you lietray me In any way I will kill you both " "1 left my watch lying In the bnrcan, and aa the train Is an hour liehlnd time, 1 concluded to run back and get II," John said, by way of eirlsnttion. "If then la anything In tlm worll that a man Into win n traveling, It Is to be wlthont a timepiece." "Did you fin I III"! luked, huskily, hoping that he woold request my assistance assist-ance In the search. "Vm, hen It H, all right. Don't get ont of led, dean you will catch a chllL How an you getting along!" returned John. "Tho stupllfellowr! thought. "Why will ho not give me a chancer but my li faltered, "Very well " Then as our eyes mt I said, with my Ungrnt ' For heaven's sake, do not leave me, John. Then la a robber behind the curtain cur-tain of my bodt but he will kill us both If wi try to escape Without seeing to notice what X had said, John lamM round and replenished tho fin, saying aa he dl 1 sot " You mrut k p a goM fin all night, Marion. It will keep yju from feeling lonely In my absence, Abram must 1 ring another bucket of coal before ho Boatobed" Itli the poker In hla Inn 1 he crossed the room an I tonchd the call 111 then taking hie stand Uforo the fire he said with his flngcrst "Kest easy, deari 111 not leave you alone for a moment" Directly aflerAbram insdohlinppesr-nnro insdohlinppesr-nnro anl John sent him for tho coal, calling after I tin lo bring the heavy shovel, that the Are might be securely covered. When the big, stont fellow rttvncd John aald aloud! "Marlon, )4eae jump np an 1 fin 1 thst packsge you wUhel me toleaiewith Cousin Marie, I msy hare time to run across lha river when I ain In Chicago." I did not wait foranyother ccinmau 1, hut sprang lost John into the warJrobo juftaahnssldl "rVlse the shovel, Abram, an 1 help ine brain thst scoun In 1 who Is hiding away behind the bod curtains," Abram obeyed, an 1 then John spoko again Ihle tlmo to the man who was waiting among Urn shadows to dcsiuil our homo. "Step onl and ahow your guilty face If you wlih to leave the room alive," he commanded In n lone of aullwrity The neit minute the wretch stood lv fore John, begging iilleotuly for hla worthies lifts When the mask was torn off, John etri pwl back In amaxement, for In the featurv of Iho outlaw he recognised the aailslant cashier, Henry Ilrown. He plea led for merry, an 1 1, woman like, ad led iny tears lo tils fUlIon, but John aald the law muit lake lUcourM ami gate him Into tho lianda of a ullce-loan ullce-loan for safe keeping The Mlow hail lvn on the alert, and aohsd kejttracoof tho disappearance of the money, ami naturally enough had follow M It up. II afterward came out that John's dispatch to procol to Clil cago at once was a clever forgery, nf which Ilrown kuwmon than be was willing to telL ll was a long lime liefon I recovered from tte shock 1 received that night, an 1 to this day John has uever asked me to stay alone during hla absence. On account of euuw blunder on the (art of the state's attorney Ilrown waa not brought to trial, but lie was wise enough to leavetherily.auilsofsr as I know ho has never made his apivarance In the nrgbtrhwl since. .Sever a dsy louses thst I do not think cf our little silent Ucnnan friends ami of the lilesslng that came to us through the Uudoess (bona to them. True llsg. |