The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-12-01
A Bold Stroke; or, The Cashiers
Daughter.
From the Chicago Tribune.
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mo; l refuse"
'sRefect moment, Myrtle, beseech
you! You hold my life and happiness
in your hands :" and the voice OF Adel-
bert Tompkins trembled as he spoke
these words with an carnestness that
forbade, even for an instant, any doubt
as TO their being the outpourings of his
heart.
Myrtle Mahaffy was a beautiful girl,
Just budding into sweet womanhoOd,
and Adelbert loved her dearly. They
had wandered together this summer af-
ternoon from the matinee to the street
car, and he had asked her to be his wife.
1t was in answer to this questionable
earnest appeal of a man whose whole
nature was wrapped up in passion he
could neither control nor cast aside
Myrtle had spoken the words with
which our story opens. She had
watched him closely during an ac-
quaintance of nearly two years, and no.
ticed with pain how he sedulouSly avoid
ed candy stores and ice cream saloons.
81 can never marry a man," she said to
sight of candy store like a country
horse at fire-engine." And when the
expected avowal came she kept her
word.
Adelbert turned around in a daZed
sort of way and walked swiftly towards
the dry goods store which had been SO
fortunate as to secure his services.
All the afternoon Adelbert stood
modify behind the ribbon counter,
thinking of how he should revenge him
sell on the naughty girl who had
wrecked his happiness. At precisely
AZ o'clock a fierce joy lighted up his
countenance, and, putting on his hat,
he left the store.
AS the bells of st. Agnes's church
were striking 8, young man sprang
lightly up the steps of a magnificent
residence, and was soon seated in the
sumptuously furnished parlor. The
proprietor of the house, a benevolent
looking old gentleman, entered the
room. ''Do you wish to sec mel 7" he
said to Adelbert Tompkins--for it was
he who had sprung lightly up the steps.
eyes," he replied, "you are the per-
son l seek"
"What would your" said the old gen.
tleman.
"You are the cashier in the -
Bank, | believe ?" said the young man.
81 am"
You have been stealing the con-
GEMS money. Do not seek to deceive
me. You are cashier; Ills enough.
Give me $4,000 or | will expose you
and ruin your life. Having heard me
twitter, you can choose your OWE
course"
For an instant the cashier did not
move, and then going to an elegant es-
critoire which stood in a corner OF the
room, he wrote a check tor $50, 900, Ger
titled il, and handed the piece of paper
now a fortune, to the youth.
81 have but one favor to ask, he said
''and that is that you will marry my
daughter. | wouldn't like to let AT
sure thing as you are go out of the
family. She has 100000 in her OWE
right, and when L am dead and the
| bank directors in Jail on account of my
bookkeeping, it will suffice to keep you
in comfort"
Two months later Myrtle Mahafy
the cashiers only daughter, became
Adslbert's bonny bride. One child, 6
blue-eyed boy with golden hair, has
blessed the union, and he sits on his
| grandfather's knee in front of the fire
| and asks in his innocent, childish way
| if 'papa isn't smart man." the old
gentleman kisses him fondly and say!
in soft, low tones:
"You're singing on the right key
now, sonny"