The Irish standard., 1888-04-07

his company has given you the bounce. ana
it came to me that we might do each other
good turn. am boolr-keeper in the Ever
leigh bank: amt IN as good state OF health
az look to be, and I'm thinking OF taking
an assistant to tighten my work for month
or so. Mr. Everleigh is willing, so if you
care to take the place till something better
offers, I'll take it as favor. You'n work
under me and I'll have all the responsibility.
For wages-weu, won't be SMALL as I
mean to let you take the heft Of the job 80
We'll say that you get twenty dollars out OF
my thirty-fye q week.
care YOU aware that the express company
dismissed me, as the saying is, under s
cloud?'
81 heard Frost's story, tell you: and his
word is good enough for me-
81 don't see why you should come to me,
Mr.. Ingot.''
! swell, to be frank with you, think you
are a chap who would give me my moneys
worth OF service, and that's morn some OF
them do nowadays," returned the other,
with laugh. by the bye, Lyman Childer
is our cashier"
He threw in that announcement casually,
not. at all as if he expected it to have any
weight, and rising from his chair sauntered
over to the little table by the window near
which Norris sat, his object evidently being
to give the latter time to turn over the prop
osition in his mind before rendering his
! decision.
Among other objects on the table was tbs
microscope, mounted with BerEman's
curious find of the previous night, and win
confident ssAllow me,'' Mr. Ingot bent his
eve to the glass. Norris sprang up auo
| stretched out his hand to ward him off, too
late.
Under the eplarging plate, ane: soaked
free Of the clothed blood, was frac: ional
section of the human scalp, the stubble0
hairs perfectly distinct, and bearing
startling resemblance TO the clipped crop
which adorned Mn. lngot's Uranium.
For single moment the gentleman.
| stopped regardingit. When he lifted his
head there was q dull pallor on his face
even his lips were white.
/ cam to understand that you take UP
NY otfer?, he asked, in q mechanical way,
which was hardly i'll keeping with fever
/ is1 CLEAN which had come into his eyes.
The natural repugnance which Morris
had for this man oyerca1ne every otAe.
; consideration.
tsYou are to understand that refuse st.''
"Of1, well, If you change your mind @
any time you can let me know. Good day
| TO you. anu ne -e1b tie fociu WALTZ q usI =
Gus haste that was suggestive of any
thing but satisfactory feelings.
| Morris, too, had been startled ous Of his
/ a9uanimity In tbs single moment that
; lir. Ingot had stopped over the tell-tale
glass, he had distinguished 81 small, len 9Th
ened, triangular scar, showing fiery red
through the stubbled hsnr~-s SCAR WHICH
that section Of scalp under tbs microscope
might very nearly cover
1t did not require many minutes Think 8
to make it clear to Norris Bergman that
robber No One Of the Chicago express had
been revealed to his knowledge; but ha
also realized that it would require much
more direct evidence than he could Offer To
bring the crime home to Banker Eyerleigh's
book-keeper.
One thing he could do, however. IFS
could lay the facts in his possession beaofo
Lyman CIi,der. lie could warn the latter
Of what he- Norris felt assured, tha5