The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-09-02
chimed in the Junior,

compressed, as II meaning TO signify,
that whatever he might think, he
would say nothing, lin case Of any
thing 'happeningto Mr.. Pryme, he
was the next in point Of seniority for
the vacant place, and delicacy for.
bade his being the first to proclaim
his suspicious. "' H.. :: - ,...5s,:: T
"You don'tthink he is going of; do
you?' inquired Mr.. Phipps. C..
Mr.. Grimble turned his gaze in
tentiy on the querist as though he
would look him through, ,-hemmed,
but said nothing. :. = = -:
IL mean off his head" i: IL 1...~.s
"O,-1 thought you meant; Of to
America" 4.2;n. . i .l,4c =" 1s. ,
| It was now Mr. Phipps's turn to
look intently at Mr.. Grimble, whose
every feature hescrutinized with the
studious interest Of a LAyater.
"Why, you surely don't mean to
say e,'.zssS;e - 'z' .SS.ar.: .rs:t !
a~s dos,s ss5:s5&>.4' t,a>><: .:sEj;y.o: ;.
hat, that he has ',@ ...~>.... =. /,
Il Eyes, T., ,.y,. ..-- -, -, ,,,.,..
SIS it: possibley'' ~: .:,.s.l.:~
Mr.. sGrimble gave three distinct
and deliberate mods, in reply to which,
Mr., Phipps :whistled long phe-e-e-e
|eewa .,xrvf r ::....s,.s T., .>.4
All this time the Junior had !. heen
eagerly listening to the mysterious
conference, anxiously looking from
one speaker to the other, till the hid
den2meaning suddenly revealed itself
to his mind, and With the usual indis-
cretion Of youth. he Immediately gave
it utterance. 80 70 :;;;r9 J .:.r,..c.. >-.
"Why, then; Grimble, old Pryme
will be- transported, and: you will
walk into his Shoes" -: a
Mr.. Gri,nble fowned severely, and
laid one torefnger on his lips, while
with the other he pointed to the door:
But Mr.. >Pryme was still distant in
the secretary's private room.
f "Well, / should never have thought
it!"e exclaimed Mr.. Phipps. 5r"He
was so regular in his habits, and
should say very moderate in his ex-
spenses. He never was given to dress
(the young clerk laughed at the idea, }
and certainly never talked like q gay
man with the other sex lthe Junior
laughed again. I don't think he
gambled or had any connection with
the turf? To be sure he may have
dabbled a little in. the Alley,-o,
perhaps in the Discounting line.''
! To each of these interrogative spec
ulations Mr.. Grimble responded with
a negative shake Of the head or q
doubtful shrug of the shoulders. till
the catalogue was exhausted, and
then, with his eyes cast upward, ut.
tered an emphatic "God knows p
."But have you any proof of it ?''
asked Mr.. Phipps.
IN Zone whatever,-not a particle,
Only what I may call a strong-a
very strong presentiment.''
And as if to illustrate its strength
Mr.. Grimble struck blow with the
poker that smashed a large Stafford
hire coal into shivers. ,~s..:
"Then there may be nothing wrong
after all!' suggested the good-natur
ed Mr.. Phipps. :'."And really Mr.
Pryme has always seemed so respecta'
BILE, so regular, and so correct in bust.
| ness: - @ 'r.' -
$50 did Fauntleroy, and the resi-
of them,'' muttered Mr.. Grimble, 20,
they would never have been trusted
However it's q comfort to think that
he has no children and that the cap.
ital punishment for: such offences has
been abolished..p' S'j j5-'@.z'f's; *''Sa-
'A'"I can hardly believe ,it.!'' .ejacu-
lated Mr.: Phipps. Al" M"
my dear fellow said the young
clerk, "there is no mistake about it.
T was watching him when the messen
ger came to fetch him to the Secreta'
/ ry, and he started and shook as if he
had expected a policeman. :. 1'@'
Mr. Phipps said no more, but re
treated to his" place, and, with hi,
elbows on his desk, and his head be
tween his hands, began sorlrowfully to
ruminate on the ruin d and misery i'm
pending over the unfortunate cash,
Ter. He could we'll appreciate the
nervous alarm and anxiety Of the
wretched man, liable at any momen,
to detection, with the consequent dis
grace, and punishment scarcely
preferable to death itself: His mem.
ory reminded him that Mr.. Pryme
had done him various services, while
his imagination pictured his benefac'
tor in the most distressing situations,
lin the station house, at Bow
Street. in Newgate, at the bar ot
the Old Bailey,-in a hull, i'm q
convict-ship, with the common herd
Of the rufianly and the depraved, :
and finally toiling in lifelong labor
IN d distant land. And as he dwelt
on these dreadful and drearJy scenes,
the kind hearted' Phipps himself be-
came quite unhinged: his own " ] nerves
began to quiver, whilst his muscles,
ssylnpathizing with the mental excite'
ment, prompted him to such restlea.
activity, that he vas soon almost al
tadgety and perturbed Al. the object Of
his comrniseration. '''&. : ~ '1>.sz*s<! !
g, that the guilty man, forewarned