Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-05-22
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MG foQms Dut as ne crossed the threS-
hold and turned to lock the door, he
1isafdia foStstsp and voice down the
dark gisle: J.
aHGlaa moment, EIr: HARLEY. Re:
open the counting.room, please. I wish
a fewSwords with YOU"
The merchant recognized the voice of
one of his clerks.
he did rot reply, but stepped into the
cosy SSahtiHg-foom, closely followed by
Phillip Lee:
eWella" he inquired, turning sHaaehly
upon the handsome young clerk. dSpeaE
quickly, Lee; must be going"
"All deaifs t8 say is; that some Of
the funds of the house have tnysteriously
disaBpeafgd;"
''sVhat s'' cried the merchant. "say
:hatsagain, boy"
The young man. repeated his words,
aIdsSdded;-
"Uhe aftefaGon; While yoa We're abseht
east, / placed nine hundred ana fifty
dollars in the safe, and the following
mofning forty-five were missing"
You have committed al errrSf Ill
counting, possibly"
eff | cannot count money Correctly
%hpH 1t is before my eyes; I deserve Is
be thrown out Of employment" said the
youth, in an insulted air. Several times
during your absence, have noticed the
peeulations of some unknown person."
WHO had access toothe safe ?"
+ e1 held the keys; Sir" atis#gfed Phil
lip quickly. ~ have not missed them
for single moment. But the safe has
been opened by keys"
"Andreas Harley dropped his head In;
deep thought, while the clerk stepped to
his desk, and summed up various col
umns of figures on the back Of an envel-
ops which he drew from aI inter pocket:
'Three hundred dollars have been pur-
loined within four weeks" said Lee,
turning from the desk.
cit staggers me-" rettfffed Harley.
But we will watch the thief, and if Ne
catch him, he shall have his reward
The merchant began buttoning his
great coat, and the clerk walked from
the room. Apdreas Harley heard him
close and lock the outside door of the
store, and then stepped toward the desk,
his dark eyes fixed upon an object which
lay thereon.
1t wasthe envelope upon which Phil
lip Les'had been figuring:
"I,lBlook nit his figures" he murmur-
ed but the next moment he turned the
envelope and stared at the superscription.
1t was merely phillip Lee, Present )"
but the chirography startled the mer-
chant. Those delicately formed letters
he had encountered before. And after
closing the counting room door, lie h&If
fearfully drew the letter from its hiding
place.
For moment his eyes remained fixed
upon the brief communication, when he
''t'A W. AioAh tuc ucSh Wuile SoueLLlbE
like an oath fell from his lips.
$50, Miss Maumee Martini he cried;
hurling the letter to the floor, and gazing
angrily at it, "you possess lover besides
Andrcas Harley. Girl woman 1 will not
submit to this. If you prefer the en-
ployee to the employer, you must hans
another home. But, by heavens yoaY
shall not wed him, us he stands before
the world now. He has held the keys to
the safe. He has robbed it'll The crime
shall be fastened upon HIM. fFarley's
chanches do not look 80 Bright now; but
| fancy that little sternness will bring
the girl to terms. She's heggar now.
almost. Does she Want to marry an
other?"
Then he picked the letter up, read it
again, and placed II on the desk where
the youth had left it..
Phe contents of the missive did not
amount 60 much. 1t was merely reply
to one which, during business hours,
Phillip Lee had sent her; but the appel;
lation of "Dear Phillip" had opened a
nine of information to Andreas Harley.