The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-12-28

CHAPTER XII
He went to the piano, picked up the
music, and made selection. Vida looked
at him reprOvingly, and said softly
Not that"
THAT OF nothing" he replied bluntly
Vida struck the sentient KEYS, and ia a
clear, soft voice Richard sang
ira odsr thee this haRd u mins
II IeOuld love thee lea.
But hearts - warm, pure ~ thlne,
SnOuld know distress
Ny fortune It's tO0 hard Tor thee
Twould chill thy dearest Joy
I'D rather weep to sec thes free
Than win thee to destroy"
The music ceased.
81 don't like the song" pleaded Vida
in husky voice, cher eyes were moist).
. Its pathetic ideslity always makes me
sad, she resumed in q clear tone. Mr..
Allsound conceded. He felt annoyed, and
could not help showing it. Vida turned
very red-not lOve-but said nothing. In
q few moments all the company were
gone.
Next morning Spindle called upon ALI
sound, before the latter had risen. He
was, by request, shown into Mr. Allsound's 8
room.
We'll, what do you think Of last nights
episode I" said Spindle, with malicious
sarcasm.
I" hardly know what TO think, . said the
other disconsolately
"This mudsill is evidently in the wav."
continued Spindle, in q tone of mock sym
pathy.
do you think he has the impu-
dence r.
There, there, | kDsow him; don't
trouble yourself about his impudenee.
You will find him well up in that commod-
ity," tauntingly interrupted Spindle.
"Fll discharge him this very day, ;"
thundered Allsound.
That won't help your case, nOnchal-
antly remarked the visitor.
"Why not T. The volume Of voice was
increasing.
"How will your case be bettered 50 long
as he remains in the city p asked Spindle
with provoking bitterness
Hell was now raging in the breast Of
Allsound.
What can do r. he said desperately.
Spindle went close to him, brought his
eyes out Of their cave-like recesses, and
looking knowingly into his face, said, or
rather hissed, in his ear, he mast be dis
grdc,d and driven from the city"
Before Allsound could rightly compre-
hend the force Of these words, Spindle was
gone.
Going down to his store that morning
Allsound thought and thought he thought
hard, very hard. Satan was within him.
In turning q corner he observed lock-
smiths sign; he paused, glanced around,
then hurried ON. A thief doth fear
each bush an officer" Allsound was in
his heart at that moment . criminal In
Allsound's store there were two safes, an
old fashioned safe with an ordinary key,
and q modern safe with q continuation
lock. That morning whep he reached the
store he took the key Of the old safe out
OF drawer, and with it he went back to
the lOcksInith, whose sign he noticed an
hour before, and ordered duplicate key.
Next morning he called there and secured
both keys. On one side Of III. store q
blackwalnut partition; some seven feet
high, ran back thirty feet from the large
front window, parallel to, and nftssn feet
from the wall, enclosing Q space, the up
per end of which was occupied by the BOOK
keeper, and the lower by desk for gener
al business. In this place the clerks usu-
ally hung their overeoaas--it was now quite
cold. AllsOund clipped or giided stealth
lily into the inclosure, spoke . word or two
10 ths accountant, then, ~ he glided