Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-16

taken three steps the principals voice
checked him:
You need not trouble to open your
desk, Mr. ReuShaw
Gilbert turned round still more sur
prised Al this intimation
Mr. Golding had walked across the
office and the two men stSsd fSAshg eacl
other one glance Al NE stern face
I those cold keen eyes before him. anl
Gilbert saw the others pBrpu~t. ia d
| moment
Every one in the Office looked on either
Stealthily or openly. with Increasing i'll
tereSt. and every one was puzzled 10y the
. way in which the Young man maintained
. his usual air Of easy iudIff, renee But
Mr. Ciulding gave but little tame for spec
ulatiun
You left before the time on saturday
Mr. Ren>haw''
About ten minutes before ., answered
the otker
And your reasons for doing So"
/ MY work was finished ami had an im
portaut engagement
"Indrrd," snrcrrd his employer. but
do not allow any one Of my clerks to kerT
/ important engagements till the Office l.
I closed and a. YOU have thought fit t.
( leave at YOUR own time. you will not be
surprised if inform yOV that ! shall not
need your services lU' ger. This i the
amount due 10 you" and MIR Golding
I held out slip Of paper but Gilbert made
no movement 10 take il
/ Il understand YOU Mr.. GOlding, and
am aS ready to leave your service as you
I are To require me 10 do ~. Technically
you are in the right, and | therefore
/ apologize for having deprived you of ten
! minutes on saturday. NV presence,
. doubtless. i not very agreeable TO you,
and we NAV meet again before long.
should such an event happen. You will
please understand that the interview is
not Of my seeking Good day, gentlemen
and with comprehensive glance and
/ bow to the amazed on lonkers, the young
man turned and quilted the office. leaving
his employer standing as much aston
ished As any one, with the unheeded check
still between his fingers.
Elinor Crag~by sat with her friend and
companion drcamIly gazing into the firr.
After while the elder lady looked up
from the book She was reading
a penny for your thoughts. Nell"
The girl started at the voice, and the
words had To be- repeated before She
seemed TO understand them.
I'm not sure. she said mcdItatively.
that they are worth The sum
Then" said her friend with n smile.
without wishing to he Uncomplimentary
to the subject Of them. think can guess
their direction
Il wish could make him see how useless
II J.. the girl broke out. apparently Irrclc
vanity.
He doesn't wish to see that" said her
companion As have often told YOU. it
appears Ia me that he has deliberately re
solved To succeed in the attempt to win
yoUv regard, and he i not a man Of tne
feelings Nothing short OF absolute Dis
courtesy or rudrncSN would repcl him uu
less indeed it were the presence Of sue
cessful rival she added in lower and a
meaning tone
There WAS something in the last sen
tenre that brought flush Ia Flnor
Cragshy face. She rose from her seat.
and. moving toward the window. stood
looking out suddenly she uttered an cX
Clamatinn of annoyance. Her friend
looked up
Here he is" said EHnor. a. if in answer
10 the look.
shall l ieave you'' she said, half
rising
Mon no account" and Elnur. Smil
ing herself in spite Of her vcNHtiun. re
crossed the room. and with gentle force
pushed the elder lady into her seat again
and then resumed her own. Scarcely had
she done 80 when the servant announced
MIR Goldiug. and that gentleman
entered. all bows and smiles
Ellen he said attempting to take her
hand. YOU must know how long and how
dev"tedly have been attached to Won.
how | have longed for III. hour that
should enable me 10 approach you and
offer myself as a SUit0r for your hand.
He paused "a note the effect of this dec
laratiOu. which in reality. he had care
fully prepared before he reached the
house that evening But he learned
nothing from the contemplation of the
face before him. 1t was slightly averted
a. was natural. but in nowise did its fair
owner seem discOmposed Mr. GOlding
began TO feel a little uneasy. and a new
idea for the first time flashed upon his
mind Could there be another, 1t seemed
too absurd. but it would not be dismissed
He rose from his chair and bent over her
for last appeal.
Can il be-" he murmured, half re
proaChfully. Have rivals'
As the words eft his lips the room door
opened and a voice announced MIR. Rem
shaw" At the sound Mr.. Guiding, with
q sudden start, faced round and TO his
utter aStnnishmeut, beheld before him
the man whom he had dismissed from his
service. whom he had even spoken of con
trmptuously To Elinor herself ~ "oue Of
my clerks"
A friend of yours he said interrOga-
tively. but in a tone that sounded strange
in hi~ own ears. and caused the Oth,
three 10 look curIously AT him.
The girl bIushed. smiled. but did not
answer and Mrs SeafUrth, who had risen
and approached them, came 10 her
rescue.
MIR Renshaw was a friend Of Nj
Crag-by's and j. still a friend of ours
Mr. Renshsw~ said the other. prob
ably has good reasons for his friendship
FortunehunterS usually have"
Gilbert Renshaw took Il step forward
That is true As general statement.
Mr. Golding. he said with all his former
easy Indifference. but it i not true. If
YOU will allow me TO say 50. in this par
tiCular instance |. personally. am not
fortune hunter. Perhaps You know of
some one who may better deserve the
name
You were nv clerk" said Golding
with bitter Snrer: what are you now"
Il will tell You. replied the other. in
the same uuruffted tone. As YOU rightly
said. | was YOUR clerk. and it came about
in this way At my fathers death the
property TO which succeeded Was some
what incumhered. Your late partner was
an old friend Of ours, and be suggested
that should obtain n situation for some
few wears. leaving the property thus to
clear itself by applying the income Ia eN-
tlnctiOu of the debt. To simplify matters.
he kindly offered me a position in his own
Office. Al Il good salary, >tipulatiug that
nothing should be said OF known ot his
long friendship with uur family. lest it
should be thought he might favor me. |
accepted the part In few years aS we
planned. my property was UuInCumhered
and your sudden dismissal Of me simply
my own resignation ny TWO or