Wichita eagle., 1888-09-09

10 has fallen out so, what may be nexs
and rext? It's not q pleasant thought,
friends. nor pleasant thing. God help
Us when cur friends fail, or when we fAil
our friendsl
Well. the wresched business went on
Bren could not make Kate ou.- But he
could not say where the difference was
Sometimes he even ssaspected IL might Be-
all II himself. But he coald not get Gu
for al that And the deeper be SGT into
trouble the harder Il Was TO put decent
face upon il. ard tie plaines Il shaved il
his look Brewer took Co Ho<ice of his
Ill disguised hatred: Vas extensively po-
lite and offcious on "a occasions to Brsa-
And he managed in en6isss eexterous
little ways to put Rrea OFT CT place hin
in IN Ungraoetul or ridiculous light. AID
B-en had Little skin 20 return TIE Gre.
One night IVES - 3 '-socizble" 81 the
Coswoods, I think-Bren vas sitting
discoasols.e. talking ind:Eereutly with
Mrs c., when so-s movement IN the
rooms threw hin cicse 20 Nate and q
little aside, juss As the company began 20
break up. Brea looked so w-esched and
down hearted IS be spoke 20 her that she
could not but pity him She gave him
kind look and babe hin good night quite
in her old way; and Bren cane away with
lighter heart than he had had in many =
day. One gentle word had power TO
change Bren's whole view of things He
looked back TO these wretched weeks past,
and 10 himself OF a. hour ago, with = sort
of do1b. and wonder. TIE hard. bitter
feeling was gone blown clear away BY q
breath He stopped IN the street ind for
got himself. staring into the gutter and
irving 10 make out what Il was al about
Had Kate been 20 blame after alls lad II
been al his own doInSl lie couid not re-
member that shs had shown Brewer any
special favor. The fellow had been
friendly ard ohhging; could she De less
than evils Well. he didn't know. Hs
had been IL conditioned enough. az any
rate. But he'd drop that. He'd be him.
self again He fel. sure Kate had not
changed He went ever and over her
words and looks tonight He saw her
face in the darkness. ard beard again with
q fond thrill her sweet. low, plying tore
And so he faced home and ~ led. AID
slept Like happy child
Going down to the store next day. he
was thinking rather hardly Of the hard
times Not that he blamed Traveller. No;
Charley had enough 10 keep warm nest
for his mate and the two little birds But
be did want to have more money Just
now. l. would be such hft - hiaA- he
felt that he could be more OF a man He
was not afraid OF this Brewer if be could
only be himself But Brewer had the AZ
vantage OF him every way. Kate was
fond Of all bright things, ~ jewels. pic
lures. spectacles. muslc-of pleasure par
ties and the rest. Bren knew II Re only
had money be could stand nearly level and
L = L
Here was BcetsenhaEls nov, he had
walked here one might IN the holidays
with Kate lie remembered how she bad
laughed and wished she we're queen AMI
could have her wish Of al that sparkling
array Here was Il tray of diamond rings
that. she kad specially coveted lie won
dsred if any of them were tho very ones.
lie would have liked 10 buy Der one that
minute. lie knew It was 10 use. but 10
went in and priced them
Bren went round 20 the store. Il was
the frs: Of the month. hs would nave =
busy week OF It making up his debtors
statements.
An hour later statement was laid On
Bren's desk. lie finished his count caro-
fully. put his pen between his teeth. sat
up and looked az the healing Of the bill.
Charles v Traveller 70 HafTelingsr !.
Co. Dr." Bren turned 10 the ledger in
dex. ran down the rs Holmes. Hair
ris. Hinkley. HafeIGncer. 13i." Hs
turned over the pages. found the account
and rapidly ran VI the cojguns - Egures
--SS27 AID odd she bill lay face down.
he turned IL mp and glanced ~ fhe total
Then he turned white IN ths fare The
figures Of the total were these. ''x5i3 81 ="
Bren ran Up his own acoount a<-aig, 10
errur-sS9T u. lie sa~r his hand shake
b he reached out for the h.e of bills pay
able He ran over the iatorseulents--
Harris. Appieby; Jaeger & Smith: HAt-
felfHger. one. two. three. four. i've. Tho
first that turned U, ~ ss dated THREE days
b.ck-SI23 and cents Here it was on
the statement, ''Biil OF nle-ehAudise.
$l23. CO. The same with the second,
third. fourth-backward IN order OF date
That was the whole q the statement.
On Traveller books there wa o1e faors
entry: FEB q. by Mdse. per Bill
Slo3. 70" Hero wa the bill. tzdorsed
the same: 'EAfelhuger L Co. si-7. 20. A"
Bren fel. little siek jaas then.
He leaned on Lls had AID snocs
as IL with fear- DO you know
what il rnseatf Les re tell you
Il meant that the des.l cane I'D
pat before B-ea's face lie hardest temp
tation that il sas possible 70 eoutrive. =
Bren then was Hare ne was. free, gen
erous boy. and Just n0v E.iSe-zlIy poor.
he lodged ia a bare. rlEa rooE. up four
flights. be ats coarse fare. and siiute3
himself 70 keep hsEnseif Srssentsbss 10
kate. lie was II trouble, Es yas hznk-
sring for money this very morning ss Ia
never had before AID here cane nearly
~ it,
ve-J hand ard he had nothing 20 do b1s
close IDS fingers upon II, AID 10 raA1 tsse3
ever know
This Is how Z. was: Tt,s h.ll fcr tis3
had nsser been charged oa u2EelfnTsrs
books. Either the -2.ssG-@a lad reg lertsef
to enter TIA Sale. or the bookkss5<y had
neglected 20 poss > entry from tho
sales-1ans bcsk Do ItI-a,x n s<,.fzeiy
that .s1is thing sioux secrs-s II hsppeas
Ii the Caost gTs.s<a2tic bo-ses L. tia
country. Il happens rGny tines n every
year Add this u tas rs-~gis Il she by
ing brn 20 large business they employ
q cashier. ~ho Ia bound 70 fle stts "a
boosLkSerer a voucher for every dollar II
income 81 expense II tbsSs c~sss The
creditors error must BE- known 20 bofh
booxkeepe- and cashier. ard y - rrr-so&sly
reported AMI So. riga. Egt Il VERY nary
cases. as IA this eass q Trsseler's. tks
business WILL Let sEord sssca s1rszs>. sad
me Whole th1ng rests y che kAld- Bren
keps tie eash ard The ~sssls $50 % bsoka
he had onIY 70 p2y tie b.. face. b&@zr0s
the aeeoGa. 81 me prgp~r zr7os.at ca -
ledger, az4 e1..ey tbs zane a tAs dsoss
SIDE Of the cxsh, xnd Ec ~o2td o. rzctse-
bv Sis5. s.f 10 Uzzz xz0~-ziy to
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