The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-02-04
0UTDONE ny THE CLOCK.

Harry Halliday was noted down iu
SleepytoD, the country town of Some
whereshire, for being the .iollies., the
tleverest, and the most i1deietigable
OF young men He was accustomed
10 call himself the hgppiest aiso-and
certainly, if The possession Of every
Jne's good wishes could make any
one buppy, then he was blessed in-
deed.
At the time our story opens he bad
been married only some eighteen
months, aud was just settling down
lnto the steady, joglrotting sobriety
beftting Ihe father of q child aud
neir. His position in life, if not very
elevated, was Respectable The Chief
aud confidential clerk OF Mr. DrysoB.
he county lawyer, mad a certain stat
Us in the town. Every morning,
" hen the great clock of the town
struck eight, be started out from hie
oome-not TO cease work until the
same clock struck seven 10 the even
ing.
TIE morning 10 question was u
June morning, and Harry stood al
he garden gate putting on his gloves,
before starting to bis labor, and laugh
ing anc playing with his baby heir
While be was so engaged a voice
came from the fer side OF the hedge
wishing them all good morning, and
in another minute an elderly naD
came up to The gate
Good mornin', Mester Halliday,
aud you, too, nam | hope as you be
weel, and the baby, too. I'm main
Ilad for what you did for me, Mester
Halliday, when nv lass We're i'll, and
tor snaG your wolfe did You'll not
foind me ungra,eiul Down here,
Mester Halliday, it's not Joke up i;
Lancashire Folk I'D let bpdy Glen
mere they amt got much pity here -
What have you got your tools
there for, Rimmer 2" asked the young
man. The clocks not gone wrong,
has il ?n
Nay. nay; the clocks noane wrong,
Mester Halliday I've been here
now a matter Of fifteen years AID the
town clocks never gone wrong all the
time. It's nobout fules I'D let clock
ioike that go wrong always clean
it o. Wednesday afternoons, and that's
Why I've &c, these tools."
The Two men walked away from
the house together, Mrs. Halliday
holding lhe baby up To view until a
turn in The road bid them. Arriving
at the flee, the young man parted
from his companion, aud dived in to
his work.
His employer was late that morn
ing, for wonder, aud did not reach |
the office until after eleven O'Clock |
when he was accompanied by gen
tleman WHO was at once closeted with
him.
Another wonder. the usually polite
aud peaceuble Mr.. Dryson got, in u
few minutes. into towering rage, as
Harry could bear from where ne sa
The clerks in the Office, all sat looking
at the door of the inner room 10 silent
wonder, for such thing had not been
Kuown before in The memory Of he
oldest Of them After some time,
however, the sound of the dispute
died away the Stranger came out of
the private Office with sneer on his
face, aDd was followed by The law
yer, who frowned aDd fomed under
semblaDce of civility
1he latter returned 10 his private
room, and 10 a few minutes after the
clerks bad gone back again IT, their
work, the only sound to disturb the
sileace of the Office being the scra Gu
Of the quills, when a sharp cry was
heard ia the inner room, followed by
q call for Mr.. Halliday.
Inside the room Harry Halliday
found the lawyer standing by the Ia
bic, pale and trembling.
Good heavens, Mr. Dryson i! Are
You III I? Let me call DOCTOR"
"No, no. Mr. Halliday /; if any one
can do me any good you cen. II
you cannot help me am ruined. |
must have back those papers
Papers What pap, IS? Who has
taken them 2"
IL see you do not understand me-"
said the other, pressing his hand to
bis head "Of Course no how should
you? Sit down and | sill tell you
all
Il got from The bank ibis morning
certain Important papers relating TO
LoTd Hiriey, which are Of the most
delicate nature. NJ Gilbert Hirley,
the mau who has just left the flee,
getting to know by some means that
l had them, followed me here, and,
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