Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-05-22

eAiks AoSi1iS put 10 no CiOSotu tuo LuECo-
hold and turned to lock the door, he
Heard a ioStstsp and voice down the
dark aisle: +:
+ aHG1d moment, Mr.: HARLEY. Re:
open the counting.room, please. I wish
q ewwords with YOU"
The merchant recognized the voice of
one 0f his clerks.
He did rot reply, but stepped into the
cosy GSSdtthtihg:foom, closely followed by
Phillip Lee:
aWell'" he inquired, turning sHaaehly
upon the handsome young clerk. Speak
quickly, Lee; ! must be going"
call desirs t8 say is; that some Of
the funds of the house have thysterioasly
disaBpeafed;"
'iWhat Y' cried the merchant. "say
:hat.again, boy"
The young man. repeated his words,
aHd&dded,-
"pne aftefRSOh; While yoa were abseht
east, placed nine hundred ana fifty
dollars in the safe, and the following
mofning forty-fve were missing"
You have committed all errrrSff i'll
counting, possibly"
HIf I cannot count money Correctly
%1heti 1t is before my eyes; deserve Is
be thrown out Of employment" said the
youth, in an insulted air. Several times
during your absence, have ] noticed the
peculations of some unknown person."
sWho had access tosthe safe ?"
a, q Held the keys; Sir" atis#gfed Phil
lip quickly. "I have not missed them
for Q single moment. But the safe has
been opened by keys"
"Ahdreas Harley dropped his head in.
deep thought, while the clerk stepped to
his desk, and summed up various col
unns of figures On the back Of an envel-
ol,e which he drew from all inter Rocket:
"Three hundred dollars have been pur.
loined within four weeks" said Lee,
turning from the desk.
ut staggers me-" rettthea Harley.
"But we will watch the thief; and if we
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.
TWAS the envelope upon wlich Phil
lip LeeIhad been figuring:
"IlDlook ait 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 haIf
fearfHlly drew the letter from its hiding
place.
For moment his eyes remained fixed
upon the brief communication, when he
started from the desk while something
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 will not
submit to this. If you prefer the EN-.
ployee to the employer, you must huns
another home. But, by heavens yoyY
shall not wed him, as he stands before
the world now. He has held the keys to
the safe. He has robbed it! The crime
shall be fastened upon him. FFarley's
chanchcs do not look 50 bright now; but
l fancy that little sternness will bring
the girl to terms. She's beggar now.
almost. Does she want to marry an
other ?"
Then he picked the letter up, read it
again, and placed IL on the desk where
the youth had left it.,
Phe contents of the missiye did not
amount 10 much. 1t was merely a reply
to one which, during business hours,
Philip Lee had sent her; but the appel:
lation of ''Dear Phillip" he'd opened a
mine of inflammation to ApJroo, uorlo,,