The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-01-30

he thought was going to cut him.
AS IT," she added, with magnificent
scorn, " would slight an old friend in
adversity."
"Bless my soul Driving an ex-
press wagon Ned Thurston's boy
Educated at Harvard Dear me
Did you notice whose wagon It was,
Bertha 2"
Bertha had noticed, and the old gen.
tleman hustled into his coat and started
for the office. At dinner he informed
Bertha that Raymond had accepted
place in his own large establishment,
with frank confession of his profound
ignorance of all business affairs, but in
earnest resolution to learn well and
speedily whatever appertained to the
duties entrusted 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 strides he was
making i'm his new life, knowing of the
long nights spent in pouring over ledgers
and accounts, the many misgivlngs the
new clerk felt. The same active brain
and quick intelligence the new student
had brought to gain college honors now
stood in good-stead in mastering the in
tricacies in invoices, book keeping, and
contingencies mysteries, and Raymond
gained favor rapidly in the eyes of his
employer.
1t is question whether actual merit
would have advanced him quite so fire.
quently as he was promoted, hard as he
worked, and steadily as he improved
But Mr.. Haines worshiped his only
child, and the burst of tears in the
hcounting house, told him the secret
Bertha successfully concealed from all
others. A selfmade man himself, with
anample fortune to add to the one Ber-
thaalready held, he laid no stress upon
money in thinking of a son-in-law.-
Energk, Industry, integrity, these were
the foundation stones of his own for
tune, and these were the qualities he de-
sired in life companion for the child
who was the hope and pride Of his old
age.
The 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 SO long re-
garded as 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
ever ready courtesy of the young clerk.
1t grew to be very frequent occurrence
for him to ask the support of the strong,
young arm when the streets were slip
perry, and at the door to invite Ray
mond to dine, sure of beaming look of
| pleasure from Bertha.
There came day after two years of
faithful service, when Raymond was in
formed in the privacy of his counting
house that junior partnership was his
if he would accept it. Some emotion
checked the utterance of Raymond's
heartfelt gratitude. He extended his
hand, to meet a cordial grasp, and hear:
" Yes, yes. know. And now if you
want to tell Bertha the news, you may
take holiday"
" May tell her more? May / tell
her love-that the one hope of my life
is to win her love in return ?'
g You may tell her that have been
your most sincere friend and warmest
well-wisher for two years. You may
tell her." and the old mans eyes
twinkled, that 1 have looked upon you
as a son ever since the day she met you
driving an express wagon.'
a." And behaved like an angel ?"
Yes, yes, of course, they always do
There, get along with you. I'm busy
Take my love to Bertha, if you arc
not overburdened with your own"
And so-you know the rest. There
was wedding, and Amabel gave th,
bride parure of diamonds, and owned
when in a burst of confidence Berthi
told her the whole story, that, after all
Thurston pride was not so good in the
end as Raymond's "TRUE PRIDE"
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