The Republican journal., 1875-10-28

lie went forward, then, with all the easy
grace of manner that had ever marked
his intercourse with ladies. The little
gloved hand was extended to meet his,
as She thank ed him
cit is too bad You are engaged,' she
said Il should like to borrow your artist
eye to aid me in selecting dress for my
reception on Thursday evening. But you
will come and tell me how | succeeded
alone. will you not ?"
She said the last words Very earnestly.
raising her dark eyes to MS face.
DO you really wish me to come No1r ri
he asked
II don
Then l will come, must say good
morning." and he lent her with Il most
courteous bow
But while the great eXpress-wagon rat
tied down the streets, Miss Haines turned
away from the store she had been enter
ing and re-entered her carriage.
40 my father's,' she said to the driv-
er, and in Il few moments later the mer-
chant looked up from his edgers to see
| his only child, ina iaultless walking dress,
entering the counting-housc
"Another check - he said. moving a
chair to her ''lIow much this time ?'
Nothing | want to talk TO you Shut
! the door, 50 those horrid men cant hear
me"
The door closed. and privacy in the
sanctum secured Bertha astonished her
paternal relative by bursting into y pas
sion of weeping
why, Bertha!' he cried.
"Never mind, papa, Its ali over now
Do you remember what you said to me
when Raymond Thurston asked for some
employment here ?"
"Not cXactlv.n
Il do. Iou said shat q lnan brought
up as he had been would want a sinccure
that he never would come down to rca!
work, and that you had no position for
fine gentlemen; that his offer to take
subordinate position was simply ii farce
Did | say all that, Bertha %
TO me you did. | suppose you dis
missed him politely enough. But. papa,
ii you thought he was really iii earnest,
really meant to work for {; living would
you give him u chance here ?"
Yes; he has capacity, brains and u
splendid address. Bat he has been All
idlcr all his life"
''Ile is no idIer now He is driving an
express cart
s'Bertha r
lie is. met him not more than an
hour ago. He thought | was going to cut
him. AS if" She added with magnificent
scorn, Il would slight an old friend in
adversely"
BLESS my soul! Driving an express
wagon. Ned Thurston's boy Educated
at Harvard. Dear me! Did you notice
whose wagon it was, Bertha ?n
Bertha had not noticed, and the old
| gentleman hustled into his coat and start
ed for the Office At dinner he informed
Bertha that Raymond had accepted q sit
uatlon In his own large establishment,
with i frank confession OF his profound.
| ignorance OF all business affairs, but un
earnest resolution to learn well and speedi-
| ly whatever appertalncd to the duties en-
| trusted to him
1t was not many weeks before Mr.
Haines congratulated himself upon the
acquisition OF his new clerk He told
| Bertha marvellous stories of Raymond's
rapid progress and the stlldes hc was
making in his new life, knowing of the
| long nights spent in poring over ledgcrs
| and accounts. the many misgivngs the
new clerk feat. The SAINT active brain
and quick intelligence the student had
brought TO gain college honors, now
stood in good stead in mastering the in
tricacies of invoices, bookkeeping and
counting g-house mysteries. and Raymond
! gained favor rapidly in the eyes Of his
employer.
1t is a question whether actual merit
would have advanced him quite 50 irc-
quentlY as he was promoted hard as he
worked and steadily as he improved But
Mr.. Ilaines worshipped his only child, and
the burst OF tears in the counting ouse
told him the secret Bertha successfully
concealed from all others a self-made
man himself, with IN ample fortune to
add to the one Bertha already held, he laid
no stress on money in thinking of a son
in-law Energy, industry, integrity, these
were the ioundation-stones OF his own
fortune, and these We're the qualities he
desired in Il litc-cCmpanion for the child
who WAS the hope and pride OF hrs old
age.
lie closer Ties were bound that drew
Raymond Thurston to him in business
the more he honored and esteemed the
sterling worth of the man he had so LONG
regarded as u mere butterfly OF fashion,
one of fashions spoiled children. And
learning to respect his worth he had also
learned to love the frank, bright face, the
clear, ringing voice, and the cyerready
courtesy OF the young clerk. 1t grew to
be a very frequent occurrence fOr him to
ask the support OF the strong, young arm,
| when the streets We're slippery and at the
door to invite Raymond to dine, sure OF 4
beaming look Of pleasure from Bertha
There came 4 day. after two long years
Of faithful service, when Raymond was
informed in the privacy OF his counting
house, that a Junior partnership was his. il
he would accept il. Some emotion check
ed the utterance of Raymond's heartfelt
gratitude He extended his hand to meet
a cordial grasp, and hear;
'.Yes, yes, | know. And now ii YOU
want to tell Bertha the news. YOU may
take a holiday"
"AIay tell her more? F.? May | tell her
I love-that the one hope OF my life is to
win her love in return ?o
"You may tell her that have been
your most sincere friend and Warmest
well-wisher for two years. lou may tell
her" and the old mans eyes twinkled,
THAT have looked upon you Is d son
ever since she met you driving an express
wagon.
"And behaved like IN angel"
"Yes, yes, of course They always do
There, getalong with you, I'm busy. Take
my love to Bertha, if you're not overbur-
dened with your own"
And so-you know the rest. There was
a wedding, and Amabel gave the bride a
puy1tre of diamonds, and owned, when in
a burst of confidence Bertha told her the
whole story, that after all, Thurston's
pride was not so good in the end as Ray
mond's pride.
DEPTH OF THE GREAT LAKES. There
) is u mystery about the American lakes
Lake Erie is only sixty or seventy feet
deep; but Lake Ontario, which is 500 feet
} deep, is $50 feet deep below the tide leve
of the ocean, OF as low as most parts o.
the Gulf of St. Lawrence; and the bottoms