The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-25

sir, ali. You are discharged from the bank
this moment
A pang shot over the young mans face.
lyon will not DC allowed 10 enter there
again. This quarters salary is there sir p"
The banker put upon tho table small paper
packet AS | shall nor suffer you 20 take
your place az your desk again, there is a half
years salary The banker placed another
small packet GA the table. and the clerk made
q deprccatory motion with one hand. IL in
sist on It. sir, and shall take no denial !
also insist on your leaving Dramlingdon to-
night, or tomorrow morning, at the latest
Should you have any debts here, leave list
Of them. md today being Christmas day, !
Will see that one Of the CLERKS pays them the
day after tomorrow. Thoy, can be no OK
cuso for Your remaining, and your absence
sir. is a matter OF much moro importance
TO me than few pal.ry pounds; 50 VIII
hear OF no objection
Mr. Dawbarn paused and drew breath, and
the young clerk looked ut him and then at
the window, a. IL out into far distance be
You'd.
MY accounts. sir he began, when the
baltAfl lDiliIApttu Iiiuf
win be found quite right, I dare say Had
Won only robbed no Of money, sir, ] should
have been better pleased / have treated
YOU only too well, and IN return see what
you have done Mr. Dawbarn struck bis
clenchcd hand upon the table But no
matter. Do ] understand that YOU will leave
Dramingdon to-nightW
Munro took his eyes from the window, and
looking fun IN tho bankers face, said
Lucy
Mr. Dawbarns face turned scarlet, and be
again struck the table. Don't mention my
daughters name 10 me- sir, if you please. ]
won't hear no. How dare vou' There, sir,
are tho publishing letters you have sent 10
her, and If you have any sense Of dccency or
honesty left, YOU viii return those you have
Of hcrs-ol-of my daughters
Munro took up tho letters his former mas
ter had tossed 70 him.
did you hear me, sirf asked too banker
81 her your pardon"
81 say, VIII YOU Fivo me baci, her letters
md Will you leave Bramlingdon t9-nghtT
There was o pause, and the bells Of the
church rang out for morning service.
Il can make no promise. SIR replied the
Young clerk, very clearly. II have duty
70 your daughter as well as a duty 10 YOU. Ii
she desires that I shouldn---
"You set me at defiance. do you, SIRE burst
10 the banker "Very good, very good; buf
don't suppose that If you stay here forever
That YOU VIII sec my daughter or be enabled
10 write % her II yOu stop In Bramlngdon,
she Coes. Next week She travels with ben
mother 10 London. abroad, anywhere. away
from her fathers presumptuous clerk. who,
because bis master asked him O few times o.
his house, 10 sit AZ bis table, and treated him
as an equal, so far forgot himself as 20 lit
bis ewes up % his daughter his only child"
IL had been a terrible Christmas morning
in tho bankers house Mr. and Mrs. Daw
barn had been informed that their only
daughter, Lucy rose every morning carly
and had an interview with tho young clerk
Munro in the kitchen garden the door Of
which opened into lane and of which d0oi
either Lucy 0r the young clerk. or both pos
sessed a key Lucy lad been forced into con
foss'ou. and had gone con- her knees t. Aei
papa. and WcDt and impi0rol him not to hurt
Der Georco Sine Lad Given up all hls letters
which sh. Was il the h9hi. Of placing under
l.-nIll8u every night. and which letter,
Munro had written stealtAAy in banking
hours and Dlacednn a certain portion OK tb-
wall. near the tool house in the kitchen gar
don. Nr Iawbeu went on wildly and
frI-lteuel Ms. Dl0 barn. a good mOthers
woman. into it, When Mrs DaUbaIu De-
covered. Miss Lucy went of into q sUoou
and bar father ami mother had 70 recover
/ lcr aud SIR Dawbarn was in agony lest IT,.
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