Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-09-15
THE NEW CASHIER.


ssWhat affair ?" repeated her spouse,
who, seated in most delightfully."- comfort
able chair, was solacing himself with a
new review. "What affair ?" he repeated,
looking at her from under his spectacles,
in great establishment.
''Why, you know as we'll as I do" re-
turned the lady, pettishly; ':what you were
taking to Mr.. Day about, this afternoon. -
The bank director gazed in still increas-
ing wonder.
"When Maggie was on the steps, added
his wife.
"Oh'' said he, returning, with low
laugh, to his book, cit was nothing,''
CHOW you need not tell me so,'' answer
ed his wife sit was something, and in
sist upon knowing what.'
Mrs. Lindsey's INSISTS" were by no
means terrifying. He replied, therefore,
quietly: 'My dear, it is impossible for me
to tell you /; it was secret confided to
me-"
Then there is something, thought she,
triumphantly, although silent at the last
speech. Mrs. Lindsey walked about the
next day with the important air of a person
who had made discovery. She looked
preternaturally wise and fearfully solemn,
even while washing the breakfast cups,
and expiring with Impotence for the ar
rival of the afternoon. She went over as
soon after dinner as it was decent, to pass
it with her friend and neighbor, Mrs. Yer
non. This lady had not been her friend
and neighbor for SO many years without
discovering the infallible signs and symp-
toms of a secret; so sat determined not to
take the slightest hint, or betray the least
curiosity, being a very sure way, she very
well knew, Of nipping the intended dis
closure in the bud. She permitted Mrs.
Lindsey to run on till she had exhausted
herself, in such like truisms elbow dis
tressing it is to be deceived in any one you
have respected and liked;" Well, truth
is stranger than fiction ~ sWhat world
we live in - ''Certainly one learns new
things every day;' II never was more
surprised in my life than was yesterday. "
This looked like coming to the point, so
Mrs. Vernon raised her eyes and began to
appear interested. ''But," said Mrs. Lind
sey, drawing back her head las she perceive
the movement) with no little dignity,
zone must keep some things to ones SELF
Mrs. Vernon looked down ON her knitting,
Nothing could be more becoming. Piqued
at her affected lack of curiosity, Mrs.
Lindsey, in sort of spite. made the dis
closure.
II can never look at him again without
horror and disgust" exclaimed Mrs. Yer
non, after a moment of GREATNESS as
constituent. "Who could believe it ? Such
an agreeable, handsome young man, but
Satan knows well enough where to choose
his servants y
II really thought it was my duty to tell
you,'' continued Mrs Lindsey, gratified
beyond measure at the effect she had pro-
duced, ''for he has been so very polite,
you know, to your daughter Gertrude,
and now, of COURSE
"Of COURSE" interrupted her friend,
ssshe shall have nothing more to say to
him."
II would not cut him dead, my DEAR y
exclaimed Mrs. Lindsay, in some alarm,
s'for nothing more of this is to come out,
you understand. My husband, DR.. Day,
and all of them, it appears, have determin-
ed to conceal it, and as the young man has
behaved very well since his arrival here,
we must on no account rake up this old
matter"
"Oh certainly; shall say nothing,
you may depend upon it," answered her
companion, ''except to warn Gertrude,
and insist upon her discouraging his at
tentions and treating him with great cool
ness. What can he have done ?''
"That is more than I can TELL" an
swered Mrs. Lindsey. "The words certain
| ly give ones imagination free scope. I
have thought Of everything, and really
could not sleep last night for distress aud
fear. 1 imagined him gliding into the
bank with false keys and shaded lantern,
and perhaps setting fire to it afterward for
the purpose of concealing his depredations;
which, as we live so near, you know, would
be anything but pleasant. Sometimes l
think there were defalcations in the ac-
counts, and he threatened to kill Mr.. Ben
fnett, who perhaps discovered it, if he be-
trayed him. Then again, I do not know
but he has killed somebody"
! Mrs. Vernon IS face reflected every va
riety of horror"
"There he is, - she almost shrieked, look
| ing out of the window; che is coming
| here"
Both ladies rose hurriedly, the first I'M
pulse being to run and lock the door, put
as Mr.. Williams did not display any bel
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