Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-11-07

He did not reply, but stepped into
the cozy cornting-room closely fol-
lowed by Philip Lee.
"Well?" he inquired, turning sud-
denly upon the handsome young
clerk. Speak quickly. Lee; I must
be going"
"All desire to say is that some of
the funds OF the house have mysteri.
ously disappeared"
"What2" cried the merchant. Say
that again, boy"
The young man repeated his words,
and added:
"One afternoon, while you were alb
sent East, placed $3.50 Ia the safe.
and the following morning SIS were
missing"
"You have committed an error in
counting. possibly"
"If I cannot count money correctly
whent 1t is before my eyes. deserve
TO be thrown out OF employment"
said the youth, In an insulted air.
Several times during your absence
have noticed the peculatlons Of
some unknown person
who had access to the safe?'
Il held the keys. sir." answered
Philip quickly. II have not missed
them FOR a single moment. But the
safe has been opened by keys"
Andreas Harley dropped his head
in deep thought. while the clerk
stepped To his desk aud summed up
various columns of figures on the
back OF an envelope which he drew
from an inner pocket.
Three hundred dollars have been
purloined within four weeks said
Lee. turning from his desk.
1T staggers ms. returned Harley
~But we will watch the thief. and IL
we catch him he shall have his re-
| ward
The merchant begtn bu toniny his
great coat. and the clerk walked from
the room. Audreas 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.
Il was an envelope upon which
Philip Lee had been figuring.
@I'll look at his a iyures.. he muir
mured; but the next moment be
turned the envelope and stared at
the superscription. 1t was merely
Phillip Lee, Present." but the chirog
raphy startled the msrchtut. Those
delicately formed lstters he bad en-
countered before. And. after closing
the counting room door, he half fear
fully drew the letter from its hilin :
place.
[ For a m )ment his eyes remained
6xed upon the brief communication.
when he started from the desk. while
something like an oath fell from his
lips.
$50. Miss Maunee Martha" he
cried, hurting the letter to the floor,
and gazing ausriiy at il. you possess
a lover besi'ie Andre ls Harley. Cir
-woman-I will not submit TO this
TX you prefer the employe to the EN-
ployer, you must hunt an ,ther no me
But. by heavens you shall not wed
him as he stands before tho world
now. He has held the keys to the
safe. Hs has robb ,d IL! The crime
shall be fastened upon him. Harl-y'.
chances do not look 80 bright now;
but fancy that little steruness vii
bring the girl TO terms. Shes a beg-
gar now. almost. Does she want to
marry another?"
Then he picked the letter up. read
1t again. and placed IL on the desk
where The youth had left IL.
The contents OF the mtssive did moi
amount to much. It was merely a
replyto one which, during busines.
hours. Philip Lee had sent her; but
the appelIa'ion OF Dear, Philip" had
opened mine OF information to An.
dreas Harley. He hal never encoun.
tered his clerk at the home OF the
Martins. They had spoken of him
but once or twice, and then casually
and be had suspected nothing unit
the letter was thrown In his way.
Several days OF quiet preceded the
bursting OF the storm.
Clerk and employer encountere
each other often, but no unusua
words passed between them. 1t wal
evident that Andreas Harley was dis
pleased at something, but he tool
care to conceal his displeasure as
much as poss BILE.
The night following the one tua,
witnessed the scene in the counting
room described above. witnessed th,
robbery OF the safe.
This time $50 were distracted, anC
Andreas Harley called one OF tn,
clerks, Theodore Mason. to his desk
and acquainted him with the facts.
Mason, upon being asked IL he sus
pected anybody, said:
Lee
the merchant started at the an
nouncement. but flush OF triumph
stole to his temples.
Il saw Lee standing by the stor,
last night at IL, while / was goinl
home from the club" continued Ma
son, evincing an eagerness to unbur
den himself OF something that preyet
upon his mind. He dill not speal
as passed him, but perhaps he IA,