The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-21

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+b;ncr ot fhe store nrocuTcd the kcy
sron; tho ,,or.ar and entered the build
;no
To nv surprise soon perceived the
ol;mmrr Of 4 ljcht in the counting
Toon,. and ON approachinq If cautiously,
thinlinc there might be burglar at
work | WAS still more surprised 20 see
~, wv tho Aoor onn,r,ntlv count;Dr q
larco M ro,l of h,otlnotrs
'' .SyaIl N ~ .J;s VI iaots I;l.r s;nr,l.:r nirht.
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VIZ W., =. ST.. . s+.r,Io1 o,. bo f,:,iy lc,rra
~ t.4t cot - T Is..i.,c ti,n ,mo,oy !, ..y,,nj
Nv, tG n'' ,nS nd. ,nrnnJ towards me one .: tn,
most most : SnastIv faces ever pencld.
After looking straight in my face for
4 few moments. during which he shook
and tremblctl. and his very lips culver
ed, he stammcred out:
..Wh-wh-whv. is ii vou? W'ha-wha-
what do Won w;lnt9"
..Spnnosc in turn | ask YOU what YOU
are doino with that oDcn safe and
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..O5 tbafs', ha answered olancino
down at the scattered bank-notcs, and
evidently recovering himself with an
effort ..Ha. ha,'' he affected to laugh
DO YOU know. MY dear fellow. took
you for 4 burclari
"Instead of Yourself. ch2''
The fact is. YOU see, nv dear friend
-
..Supaosc YOU leave the dear friend
out?" INTERRUPTED.
..W-el. then" he coollv went on. "thc
fact is that, after going home, the idea
came into my head that l had made 4
mistake in my money report; and rs
the Governor. YOU know (meaning our
employer). is very particular about
trifes and mioht discover it before
should Get . chance TO make q correc-
ton. thought had better attend to it
at once"
And doubtless YOU found an error.
which Won were about to set rieht.'
said. with a sneer which he seemed not
to notice.
..Oh, YES, l think there was an error;
but am not quite sure, because of your
interruption. | shall have to 90 all
over the money again. And now that l
have accounted for my presence here,
suppose YOU do the same" he added,
giving me searching look.
"Wel. came in to GET Here it
occurred to me that !. an honest man,
,,.,s bo;no ;ntnrror,tod bv ono who was
nerbans > thief and ! suddenly broke
off and adde6. THAT is nv business.
.Ohor, he exclaimed with a peculiar
look and leer.
and came in by the porter's kew
I sharply continued.
Aha! YES, yes. Just so!''
"And 6v what kew did YOU come in?'
81 suppose You are not ignorant of
the fact that there is private key?" he
answered.
(Which belongs to the governor"
.And which his daughter could get
for me.
Having every confidence in your in
s.Af least she ouoht TO have IN her fr-
4,,ro bnSbonG Won know
This allusion to his comiro marriage
with nv worShinDcd ANGEL ncarly drove
mo via
7 controlled myself ,s we'll as T ccpld
on6 ,nercIv said:
81 hone vo1 vii, find vour money af-
fa;r oIl correct and not have TO take
,,I-,,. ~. od6 onvtb;ncr',
Thank voui I hope I shallr' he
hlandly answered
tmrncd AWAY abruntlv TO seek what
7 como for and lcavc the bn;ldinc
A. w,s obont "a dcnort in no on
r;ohlo fr,n,o of mind hn coIInd ont.
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