Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-06-15

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am going % tell il plain. slraiaiat-
S6fWaka way h<lw IL happened. Iom
aasS thai meg neke the story pnls-
ie. If ! khink Bin experiences will
srFs - waEnin8 50 arr one, He
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sral particulars d e. alIaif which he
has hitherto retrained from speaking
about. TO BE sure. more than 3 year
has passed, and the edge Of poor Tom j
modification has become blunted, but
there was q time when any reference
70 the unluclky affair 0f which am
going 20 write, in his presence. caused
him great annoyance
Our factory-in the Office Of which
I am employed As book -kseper,-is
In the village Of Dash, several miles
from New York, on the line Of one oF
our well-known railroads. The COM
pany employs nearly two hundred
hands. and the weekly pay roll
amounts to about twenty-five hundred
dollars.
Every Saturday for several years,
Mr.. Lucas. the junior partner Of the
firm. has been in the habit Of going
TO New York By the noon train 20
draw that amount in small bills from
the bank, returning By the train leav-
ling the city at two o'clock.
This il unfortunate r exclaimed
Mr.. Sloman, the senior partner. a. be
entered the Office one Saturday morn
ing. and threw himself into chair.
Mr.. Lucas has sprainsd his ankle and
can't 60 TO New York for the money,
as usual. ] suppose / must 70 though
I'm 80 busy that don't see how I can
spare the time"
u will 60 If you wish" said,
though I'm rather behind hand with
posting. as you know sir. Still
NO. NOT he exclaimed. i would
rather 60 myself than spare you
i say, interposed Tom Sloman, who
had been seated at mis- fathers desk
reading the morning paper for the
last hour. I'll 60. if you like SIR
Tom had been enjoying his college
Facation for about fortnight. Two-
thirds Of each day be had spent in
l1unging about the Office, and It was in
some slight degree his fault that / was
behind my work. I liked Tom. He
was well intenticned fellow, bat
just q little egotistical. He loved
good companionship. was talkative
made acquaintances easily. His IA
vorite theme of conversation was
Thomas Sioman. Jr.. and that gentle
mans shrewdness and saeacity he
held in high esteem.
The man who wishes to overreach
me. he used to say, must get up ear
u in the morning"
I'll &c Il you Ike. sir. said Tom,
70 his father. I've nothing else 10
do. and I'd ike ride 70 the city and
back.
Mr.. Eloman cleared his throat, a.
was his habit when anything an
noyed him, and looked thoughtfulIy
at his son.
Il don't know, he said, slowly.
Why, I'd like to 60. said Tom.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars Is a
large sum Of money, said his father:
and y0u know, Tom, you are rather
needless sometimes.
The young man made no reply, but
his face flushed angrily and he began
impatiently tapping his boot with his
little bamboo cane.
There are good many sharpers
IN New York City. as you know, adj
ded Mr. Sl0man, and q man who car
ries money with him there needs 10
be very cautious and very careful.
'hy dear sir. said Tom, whom this
remark had touched in tender spot.
] hatSer myself that / can bring that
twenty-five hundred dollars from the
bank in New York to this place with
out losing i. ] think I'm sharp
enough to-
20, ] am we'll acquainted with your
opinion on that point, laughed Mr.
Sloman. and IL Is for that very
reason that hesitate to trust you.-
And besides Tom. as said before.
you are often needless in what you
do
'You treat me like child, father
grumbled Tom.
Well, wells' said Mr.. Sloman. in
patiently. We've talked enough about
Il Hou may 90, Tom. but / must
caution you 70 Be very careful with
the money. and with whom Won come
il eontact while you have It. Only
month ago Mr. Lucas was followed
from The city BIZ fellow whom B.
thinks intended to rob him. You
cannot be zoe careful
Iomsreply was 3 supercilious srniIs
! could not help being amused 1t his
sublime aelf-c0nldenos. An hour later
10 stepped On beard the train for New
York.
rot seeing . vacant seat in the car
which he entered, Tom was about 80
ing forward when sons one toueised
his arm and : voice said
Here's 4 seat. sir.
Tom turned. The speakar. n n
telligent looking. well dressed man ofl
about thirty, was in the act of remov-
ing his valise from the seat beside him
to the floor.
Il hare 80 often bean inconveni-
enced. said tie stranger. a. Tom f,Iol-
tie pEodeEed place. s. tie hovgish-