The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-04-17

sired he should act as collector on
commission. He was to furnish the
trifiing sum of twenty-five dollars,
together with sufficient funds to pay
his travelling expenses for few days.
''This simply as guarantee of good
faith while the income promised
for one week. work was more than
he received from his father in wear.
The date fixed for meeting with
the company at a certain place in
Brooklyn, fifty miles distant from
where he lived, was the following
evening.
Andrew had fifty dollars of his
own which he determined to invest
in the enterprise. To avoid the in
convenience Of his fathers or moth
er's objections, he determined to
take the step without consulting
either of them. He knew it would
be terrible blow to them, but he
argued, "boys must be made into
men, and what better way than to
strike cut for Themselves Why
should he waste away his youth over
a musty ledger, when-quoting from
the Observation-Disclosures await
ed all who took the trouble to grasp
them?'
Andrew had decision of character.
and it served him, whether for good
or evil, at the present time. He but
toned the letter inside of his waist
coat, fully determined that he would
take the hazardous step, and started
home to dinner.
There was bed in the store and
some one generally slept there, al
though in the quiet country town,
burglary was known only as a name.
'As | have to go back to work
this afternoon, | will sleep in the
store tonight, father he said care
lessly as they sat together at din
ner.
Every well, my son, if you so de-
sire said Mr.. Aubrey; "but you
are free to 60 whenever your work is
done.
Free to go" Andrew repeated the
words almost exultingly as he walk
ed back to the store alone. at seems
almost like consent to my enter
prise. | will fix the books all right.
do my work, and then | am free to
go.
"After midnight will be time to
start; for will only have to walk
five miles to catch morning train
at the next station, where it will be
safer for me to get on.
"Therc is no danger of burglars
after midnight, so l will not be de-
sorting my post in the store
Andrews conscience troubled him
little in spite of these satisfying
self-assurances, but he did not waver
the least in his purpose, even when
the books were correctly posted, and
he received his fathers approving
smile, and few, but meaning words
of praise. He resolutely choked back
the rising ''lump in his throat" as
Mr.. Aubrey said, good night. nv
son" and left the store.
1t was only nine O'Clock, but
though he would have several long
weary hours of waiting, he did not
dare to go to bed, feeling certain
that he would not waken in time to
start. He soon tired of reading and
OF the solitary game of fifteen, for
his mind was too full of his project
to fix it upon anything else He
went to the safe and counted out fif-
ty dollars, the exact sum he knew
was rightfully his own. He occu-
pied himself by counting it backward
and forward until weary, and finally
settled down to reading over and
over again the letter on which he
was about TO stake so much.
1t was nearly two O'Clock, and the
sound of footballs in the street had
long since ceased.
Andrew concluded it was about
time for him to start
He had been sitting in the little
office and bedroom, at the back end
of the building, with the doors and
windows closed. He thought he
would 60 into the store to take one
last look around, and bid goodbye
to the tircsome wares he had seen
his father arrange and re-arrange so