Mohave County miner., 1888-08-25

gan 10 turn over the ieevesi; then he sud.
denly started back al II hs bAf receired q
blow "lmpossibiel" be muttered, % be
sank down In chair. completely over
coma There must be rome mistake
For several nomeDts be sat thus In deep
thought the volume resting on his knee
Then rising he put II back with sigh
flo then picked 10 hls eans and left the
house
"A most fortunate discovery he nni
tered, ~ Ls waiked away 'f'oor ln3r
When Mira Prics returned home q
few minutes later che found the library
unoccnpied
Uncle Asa IL always impatient
Surely he could have waited & little
longer, she sald.
lie promised 10 walt ten minutes, but
in sura be wasn't here more than 1--we,
explained tbs servant
am very sorry that | missed tam.
said Mira Price
She did moi know what Fred had nlissef
by that early call of Uncle Asaz
Fred wondered why he did nSf reeeivs
fhs promised bo0ks. but csaielaicd that
his uncle had forgotten them ia, had
Ereatei cause for wonder when, after the
Jnns graduation he heard .hat his cousin
Henry bad been taken into bis ullcls'A
stors
Il cant make X out hs said u his
cousin Il was SURF Uncle Asa intended
To give me the place He always appsAarod
ie like me better than he did you.
III Was q great surprise TO me, con
fess. HearJ said fie sceued 10 veaed
witb me about that old book chose, you
remember lie hardly spoke 10 me the
next tin,s me. him. but he ls very pleas
ant TO me now
y wish the matter could be explained
would like 20 understand It.
Fred understood 4, very soon One, day
IN the beginning Of July hs received q
summons 10 his uneie's Office The iutci
view did not last long. bat perhaps Fred
suffered more during the ten minntas has
uncle talked 10 him thar be had Ia ths
whole of his life beforu
IL Is only right you saould know why
ny choice fell on HsrrJ gaid The, old
man fnf animated tp yon tather thai
sltyald g,i1sas goa ire kac 7Ylrdge iBsS
be 81 permanent benaG; to yna and ib.is
snee yop fcf Eood in q aimiiarcase stoaiJ
one even occur | gave sou book two
month"; agr wilh which you seemss.. tni
menscly pleased Meeting you on the
street week later asked you IL yott had
read IL You said you bad. and praiscd II
highly was pleased with you, and con.
Guided that had better settle al once the
matter Of your coming hefe. after your
graduation, 10 learn my business Iwent
to your fathers house and your nyther
being out, spent few minutes Ia the
library There saw the book had siven
you Some Impulse led rne to opin II
Frederick. you know ths discovery ln,ads
The volume was roughly bound and
-heaply printed and the leaves wers un
Gu. DO you understand knew at
once that you had not only been guilty OF
deceit, bnt Of deliberate falsehootl
want In my employment no one whom
@Huot trust, and my trust In you was
destroyed forever when left your fathers
houss that day
Fred tried to speak, but there was q
lump In bis throat which prevented bis
io!np 50 -
l~~''fou may 90 now" said his uncle.
but remember. my lad. that no matter
At what apparent cost, 1t Is always better
20 stick &c the old proverb. Honesty IL
the best policy"
As Fred walked out of the Office no felt
the truth OF his uncle's words.--Philadel
yhia Call