The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-12-08

Now, said l. have given you an homes,
statement, and will ycu be equally frank, aud
tell mc all that has happened peNciie these sus.
picions 2
viii, he replied, taking a scat near me-
Within the last year must have lost over two
thousand dollars u must have been taken from
the store ] know this, iur know the amount
OF goods which has been sod aud know how
much cash ] have received. began 10 be-
watchinl four months ago. Two months ago "a
man paid TO inc in the afternoon, tive hundred
dollars put Il Ia the drawer aud on the next
morning, before you came looked at your cash
account, aud found only two hundred dollars Of
that set dOwn. From that time I have Lrcn ycry
waichful, and have detected a dozen similar cn.
scs. have noticed every dollar that came IN af.
ter the bank accoun; was made up, aud have al
80 taken note OF the amour, entered upon the
book aud during that time there hn. been a
leaking Of over seven hundred dollars Now
who has access 10 that drawer. and To the safe p
/ was aslOnished. | could only assure my
employer that knew nothing of i, aud I saw
that he wanted 10 believe the. asked him II he
had spoken 10 any one elsc. Not 10 a living
soul, but inc, be replied ! l,ondercl - few
moments. aud then said
Mr. Warrior, could ! be made 90 believe that
even ignoranily had wrongcd YOU 10 the value
OF dollar ] should not feel the perfect con-
scionsness Of honor now feel. There must he u
thief somewhere. Some of the clerks may Gnd
access 10 the money. but are you willing ~ let
/ the matter rest for few da,sg will strain eve
ry nerve 60 detect the evil door
lie finally consented 10 let mc try my hand at
detecting the thief. lie promised no, TO lisp a
syllable upon tie subject 10 any one else aud al
50 To leave the matter wholly ia ms hand for one
week lie gave me warm grasp when We part
| ed, aud said lac hoped would snccscd
! on the following morning entered the store
WIN all my energirs Of mind ccnicred upon the
work before mc. There w,Fc four clerks, or
statesmen, and one boy, beside myfclf. in con-
slant attendance, and all money received had To
/ pass through my hands. SOmcim,s made up
my cash account at night, aud solnclincs not un.
'll the next morning. Ia the latter case gencr-
ally put the money-drawer Into the SAFE, and
locked IL up. The key 10 this safe WAS Acpt in a
small drawer 10 which there were two KEYS, one
Of which kept while Mr.. Warton kept the oii-
er. The only other person who ever hrlued ~
IN the store was Henry Warion our employer $
only SOFA youth twenty years OF age ~ was
preparing Tor College, under private tutor. hut
! found time 10 help Us when business WAS dfiv-
ing. lie was Kind hearted. generous fellow.
and strong mutual aitachmcn, had grown VI
between us. \, first thought oi getting him 20
assist me in finding the thief; but as warlon had
! promised 10 speak TO no one else upon the suh-
Jeei, concluded TO keep silent also
That night counicd my money. but made
no entry OF the account There was three hun
dr,d and foriy-odd dollars put Il into new
cali-skin pocket bOok-paccd iiia, in the money
dFawer-and locked the whole up in the safe .
un the following morning found iifty dollars
missing counted the money over carefully
anl WAS not mistaken. ! ;rran ia f.tl nm
pleasantly. Ny suspicious took = very navel
come turn.
During that day pondcrcl upon the subject,
aud finally hi, upon the following ,,prdieui
When had locked mp the safe for the MIGHT.
spread upon the knob fthc door. and u,on the
money drawer, some pale read lead being care
iui not 10 get on enough 10 Ice easily noticed -
J had lrft the cash account oisn. 20 b. closed Yp
in the morning When next opened ,'.r .,i.'
all was rs had lef, ii. The next nigh, GNcl
TIE knob IN the same manner aud nu il.. il.rr-
ing following found forty dollars gone Cpun
the pocket book were finger marks of the read
lead and when came TO ol,n ~, cash book
found the same Kind Of marks there - | htd
'ainrd one ihiag the ihie' hurW ,uou "a 20
SEE whether any account had icru u.ti- a. the
money fore be took II f,ii D., q. .i'..casari-
y than before for my unweicomc suspicious
were being confirmed. ! had gained new lirht
There wa PECULIARLY In the rcd finger mafks
winch told me u sad story. Sill wished TO iry
further
For two nights after this the safe remained
undsinrl cd but on the third night missed sew
eniy-hvc dollars aud had now set my iran
more carefully. The red pismcn, Was not onls
used, but had put private L1aik upon every
bill in the drawer. The pocket book ana TIC
cash book were fingered as before. and the marks
were clear and distinct.
When the week was up Mr Waston came
and asked me wha, ! had foGnl cut,
All. he said as hc noticed the sorrowful ca.
preston upon my couucnancc, you have failed
TO discover anything
Alas wish could say ap. replied I
have discovered too mucn. Ia the Inst place.
the money has been taken from the safe and lie
key lett IN It's proper drawer. and locked az ~
usual. Also the cash.book has been cNlminoi
each time 20 see IL ans entry had Iccu made d.
the money. There has brcn our hundred ANA
siXty-iivc dollars taken in all
hut how do you know the cash-hook has
been examined I? Warion asked
! will show you, said, producing both ihc
cash aud the pocket books. You sec these r,i
marks. ! fixed red pigment urou the door
Knob OF the safe aud also upon the edge. o' the
m0ney-dFawsr Nog syc ,hcse Hugcg marx.
YES, he whispered.
Aud now, ] continued, jus, examine them
carefully. See how the leaves OF ihr casi.Luui
were turned over, and also SEE how the trap of
the pockct-book was tucked Into 10, place Do |
you see anything peculiar Rbou, il
unly that the fngcr.Elrks are v,gt plain
But eau you not distinguish tie thumb mnils
from those made hy the fingers
lcs-l can
Then tell inc this | said iiIict AInd dil
the hi.f use most dersTyssly a., he irori
Warrior gazed upon the marks, aud finally
he gasped-
Tar LEIT
So he did, I returned. Ardall ,bc marks
have been tic same. The thief Is "a Lii-LinIsd /.
one and he is acquainted with the sIurc. aud /
with our books, aud can gain easy access here 1
But have yet another mark. The lasi Lill, ihnt I
were taken were all marked with a sinal. tel t
cross upon the numerical figure ia the right haut.
upper corner. You can follow ihosc up. ior ! /
have not had the courage, no. hcari, 20 do ~
The merchant sank back as pale as death
Henry u the only lefi-handcd person upoa |
the premises : he groaned, gazirs upon me rs
though he wished ] would dcnt his statement.
But could not. knew tia, his own sun was /
the guilty party.
Ask me no morr, said, with tear. IN Inv |
eyes-for the fathers agony deeply moved me.
The secret Is locked up In my own breast aud |
neither 10 you, nor TO ans living bciss wiu I !
ever call the name Of the one whom snspci'
The stricken man grasped my hand. aud,
with sobs and tears, be begged my pardon for the
wrong he had done the, aud blessed Ige tor the
assurance ! bad given him..
On the following morning he brough, me
ffiy dollars, in eight different bills, all marked
with the red cross.
| know all now he whispered, IN broken ac-
cents. Re Kind 10 me, and let this 20 net out
10 the world
kept my promise and lived to see the old
man smile again for Henry saw the dccp agony
Of his father, bis heart was touched, and be not
only acknowledged all his wild sins, and humbly
begged for pardon, but he became a true aud
good man. and an honor aud ornament to So
ceiy.'
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