Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-24

tbe course Of reading Fay had marked
-. go him. managed to while away
AZ lonely hours when he was not en-
,alo,ad in the store. Still, it was WITH
he feeling that he deserved some creult
far his wears struggle, that ne Wro.s
ono wet. spring evening in the tniro
space on his little card;
march /, 1885, Kept
Shortly after, Mr.. Stearns' nis GU,
nlover. was in consultation Win ms
cashier Mr.. Glenn. For some weeks
valuahle articles had been missed Iro9
the store at various times, ana ~ seoin1u
impossible to detect the offender, as Ile
stolen goods were of so dlneren. Alnus
and for such various purposes, the sup
Dosition was that they were sofa 70 sonio
of the receivers of stolen gooos ~ w.
reputable part of the town. Inc nsa1
preceding, package OF vaiuaeie had
hee,, taken. and Mr.. Glenn was fuiiy
persuaded that he had clew TO the
offender.
..I remember, distinctly, seeing young
Eldred and Jerome Brent in that part
of the store just before we shut up. ne
said .and I am sure that one or tue
other is the thief.
| Il dislike to make such an accusat,cn
| without particle of proof sald ms
employer, doubtfnlly.. ,,a.
aLet us search their rooms suggest
ed the cashier. ssThey both board
near. and it will be strange if we do not
find same evidence of their guilt II my
| suspicious are correct.
| Half an hour later they were at the
| boarding house, and under some plaus-
iple pretext had obtained the keys to
i the bows rooms. The first thing that
struck Mr.. Stearns' eye as he entered
| Paurs room was the dainty little caro-
suspended above the table containing
his promise and the three respective
entries. -,
Il don't think it necessary to look
farther he said, pointing to the
1 pledge. "The boy who has faithfully
observed those rules for three years is
in no danger of becoming thief. Let
us try the other.
| Scattered about on the shelves and
the table in Jerome Brent's room were
books and papers of SO immoral II ten
dency that the merchant face darkened
as he glanced them over. "Ned, the
Buccancer,' Ralph, the Robber,"
Cecil, or Life on the Road, he read
aloud contemptuously. "Fine COM
pany, this, for a high-principled young
man."
A collection of empty bottles stored
/ in the closet next arrested his attention,
| but the most minute search failed to
reveal any of the missing goods till at
| last, shaking out handsome scarf
which was thrust in an overcoat pocket,
the missing pin fell from its folds.
Jerome had been sharp enough to dis
pose of the larger package at once, but
could not resist the temptation to keep
the pin that he might wear it to an
entertainment he proposed attending
| that evening.
| He made full confession of his guilt
when confronted by his employer, who
for the sake of his friends contented
himself with discharging him with q
severe reprimand. Shortly after he left
town and Paul was freed from his fur
| Their prosecutions. @
One sunny spring day Miss Lilith, in
her cottage by the sea shore, received
this letter
| MY DEAR TEACHER:-If never was thank
| for the pledge which / gave you and which
| have thus far kept has not only been the
means. my employer tells me, OF preserving
| to it and its influence that owe my promo
| ton to desirable position In the store, ana
| the promise of something better In the future
| when I am qualified for it by age and expert
| ence. ! am SO thoroughly convinced of the
| good it has done me mentally. morally and
make an earnest effort to I'LL satisfactorily the
PAUL ELDRED.
And to those who know him there is
not the shadow of a doubt that his
endeavors will be crowned with success.
Sarah d. Hobart, in Chicago AdUance