The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-03-14

Five hundred
A tenth Of what they're worth
You deserve somc bolts and KEYS
We won't quarrel. When am | to get
my money"
Let me think; today is Monday; on
the third day from this, which is Thurs
day, after business hours, rou will find
Connolly at his house, AMI you vii! get 1t
there
For Gods sake, stop shouted Jarvis.
Somebody suddenly turned up the lights.
It was GunniSon; and we beheld Jarvis
on his knees before the cripple, with his
face buried in his hands.
His Judge raised his Tain hand, and let
it slip lightly once or twice
over Jarvis head as it lay be-
fore him: and under the softening in
fuence Of the touch, the poor fellow
burst into tears. He thrust his
hand in his pocket, and drew out a bundle
of notes, which he gave to Gunnison.
There it is, Bob | don't deserve to
live; | hope | shant!'
BY Jove, that's fact It's as shame
ful trick | ever heard Of shouted
Widen.
Hold your tongue.-Come, Jarvis, get
up. You deserve sounler punishment
/ than | shall have the heart to give. As it
j., there's not a BIT Of extenuation for you.
loI are accidentally discovered. and I'm
inclined to think are ten times more fright
/ ened than sorry. You must sit down and
write the whole story out without delay.
1t was some time before Jarvis could
compose himself sufficiently for she task,
but, driven by GuunIson, who was really
angry. he sat down at a table in the corner ::
and we soon heard the hesita5iog scratch
ing Of his pen, while Gunnison stood close
beside him, watching his work.
We were nearly stupeIied at the turn which
affairs had taken, and stared blankly at
each other until the GU prit had completed
his task, and had read it in trembling
voice. 1t was in substance what we had
been acquainted with By the dialogue We
had just heard.
Gunnlson, with prOmptness and decls-
ion we never saw before in him, askel for
Jarvis hat, which he placed on The owner S
head, at the same time reaching hi own:
Goodbye, boys, for Tonight Jarvis
and are going TO get the goods back be-
fore they are got ont of the way. | shall
be at the Office in the morning, and maybe
they II let me bring my inkstand AMI traps
back again. but, as for Jarvis, don t
know
i can't 90 back. | am not so bad, but
| know plain enough what I've been nigh
doing for Bob; bnt-but "ouid like it if
you fellows would only shake hands with
me-
Who could help it? Even Widen
struck his palm heartily that the poor
wretch sobbed afresh, and We made no
bones Of being little soft all around, in
spite OF his unccs in the flour traie and
his horrible taste. SO he went away. and
We, wondering and gossipping, applied
ourselves again 10 the punch, AMI the en-
tertaining iargon of the cripple, who had
risen to high consideration III our eve, for
his manipulation Of the case. lie said:
L beard the conversation inst as YOU
heard il, and when brother Bob-a;Ii a
fine, go0l-Lcarted brother he is, to0-when
he told me why he vas dismissed, and de-
scribed the boys in the Office, thought
knew enc of them was ,he chan | had
seen talking with Turber in my place.
Iurber dl;n Use exactly tie words that
Dob repeated, bat the argument wa the
same. ih1 reason WIZ played, a. YOU
heard ne, waS to give yoar different
thoughts IL common direction, AMI there
fore make yen less liable to interrupt me,
and also because knew that JARVIS would
remember the player, as he had been the
frat t" applaud me y hen played It on the
night that ! overn"ar the conversation.
Lad though, i was doocti sharp OF
you, said Widen. i .i"l some doubts
myself about those goods
OF course, Of course roarel Battles.
Behind he plastering or up the chin
ney.'
We set mp such Il shout that the classes
iiat 70 tel II an :" Iise Uji't;c ~ Iil':TnaG
lof 1ne IIst time IN the evening, an from
That moment we were the merre,t nlrtv
IN the city, except when the spIiut,Is Of
poor Jarvis shattered glass caught our
eyes.
The firm gave us a royal spread the next
day, with Bob at the head of the table,
and his brother, with his violin. ON his
riSht.-APple!on'S JonrWaL