THE BAIT.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 93, 1 April 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

THE BAIT.

“John " said Mrs. Brown, siting up suddenly in bed, •’there’s a burglar in place’” “Nonsense!” replied her husband drowsilx•*l*m quite right.” she returned. “I ran hear bin. distinctly crossing the floor of the room below. Now’’—excitedly—“he’s lighting one of those cigars I gave you for your birthday. I heard him pick up tlie box and put it down Tl.en John sat up and listened. “By Jove. Mary, route right!” he i.nsnered. “He is! He’s actually smoking one of those—er—er—those cigars.” iitg one of tho«e—er—er—those cigars Then be nestled once more comfortable beneath the blanket*. <Jo to sleep again. Mary.’’ ho said, complacently. •'We’ll find the poor wretch in the morning!" FATHER ANDftiOX. •*1 cannot. understand.” wr.'t* tiw m>i» and heir, from echool. ”wh ■. call vnurself a kind father. F»r luce r-rU Ire had no remittance from rtu l'< *y ahat sort of kindness do vou call that?” And the father wrote back: mitking kindness.” From the village of Breamore. H mt*. i« reporter! the discovery of som. valuable old coin*. At a runimvce *>'.• the rectory lawn, articles collected tr<»m the large houses in the oarish were sold at eery low prices. In tlw evenir-g the lot* which remained wen* ‘ii.—-1 of by Dutch auction, ami one i t included an old writin-z-»lesk. whir- n;»* MCUr«*I for I* <ml. The nurvbi.M'r <arr:ed th? l"»x home, ami it att *a<<e’ little notice until a relative, t.ikria i. up roughly, caused a secret drawer t<> ty open. The drawer rontair* ! thir’v gold coins. gninc-vs. half-gu; an>: quarter-guinea*—cf the time *-f i.-. 111. The box *"d it* content* vere returned to the owner, who bad par red ' with them in ignorance of the ex:*:«Ma of tte accs<t drawer.