Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-12-18

tue CENTER SCI, ana the niaJoi.ty Sh tho os~ei
side OF iye-aud-thi:ty wears Of ia
II was Christmas dav. cold, clear and
frosty. Mr. Dawbarn was dressed In his
brightest black, anu his cravat was as a mon
nment to the most irreproachahle of laun-
dresses But Mr. Dawbarn was pale and
agitated. his head shook and his hands trem-
bled, till the papers he held in them ratified
and crumpled.
When servant opened the dining room
door and announced "Mr. Munro" Mr. Daw-
barn turned paler, and when the young clerk
whom Mr.. Robert Sudden had so playfully
rallied fortnight before in the street EN-
tered, the banker trembled more v,oleatly.
"Mr Munro" said the banker when the
door was closed, "you-you-you doubtless
know why have sent for you--on this fes'
tive occa-sion-sion, todayT
The young clerk, who was as pale as Mr..
Dawbarn, faltered out. mo, SIR with so
transparent an effort that the banker saw
that the young man perfectly understood the
reason Of the interview.
"Your conduct. sir. has been such that l.
IL do not know how to address YOU" STAN
mered Mr.. Dawban. That you, sir, my
servant. my paid and salaried servant,
should hare SO abused my confidence; should
have so dared to try TO so injare mo is-is-
what did not expect from you. ! know all,
sir, ALL You are discharged from the bank
this moment"
A pang shot over the young mans face.
"You will not be allowed To enter there
again. This quarters salary is there, sir. "
The banker put upon the table small paper
packet AS shall not suffer you TO take
your place at your desk again, there is a half
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small packet on the table, and the clerk made
a deprecatory motion with one hand. 81 in
sist on it, sir, aud shall take no denial
also insist on your leaving BramlinGdon to
night, or tomorrow morning, at the latcs;.
Should you have any debts here. leave n LIST
Of them, and today being Christmas day,
will see that one OF the clerks pays them the
day after tomorrow. There can be no CO
crcc for your remaining, and your absence
sir, is matter Of much more importance
to mo than few pal ry pounds; SO will
hear of no objection"
Mr.. Dawharn paused and drew breath. and
the young clerk looked nt him and then at
the window, as IL out into far distance be-
yond
My acrounts. sir he began, when the
banker interrupted him.
"Will be found quite right, dare say. Had
you only robbed mo Ct money, sir, should
have been better pleased. | have treated
you only too well, aud in return seq what
YOU have DONE Ar. Davbarn struck his
clcnched hand upon the table. Dat no
matter. Do understand that YOU viii leave
Bramlingdon to-nightT
Munro took his eyes FROM the window, and.
looking full ia the banser's face, said:
Lacy"
Mr.. Dawbar1is face turned scarlet, and he
again struck tho table. Don't mention my
daughters name to me, sir, il you please. |
won't hear it! How dare YOU, There, sir,
arc the publishing letters YOU have sent to
her. and if you have any sense Of dccency or
honesty left, you will return those you have
of hers-of--of nv daughters"
Munro took up the letters his former mas.
ter had tossed to him.
..Did you hear me, sirf' asked the banker.
II beg your pardon"
II say, viii you give me back her letters,
and will You leave Bramlingdon tonightr
There was pause, and the bells Of the
church rang out for morning service
II can make no promise. sir" replied the
young clerk. very clearly. II have duty
to your dau-h;e as well as a duty to YOU. II
she Ccsircs that l should -
"You set me at defacc'. do you. err burst
in the banker. "Vc-y good. very good; but
don't suppose that If you stay here forever
that you Will see my daughter. or be enabled
20 write to her. II yon stop in Bramlingdon.
she goes. Next week She travels with her
mother to London, abroad. anywhere. away
from ner fathers presamptuous clerk, who,
because his master asked him n few times 10
his house, TO sit at his table, and treated him
as an equal so far forgot himself as 70 lift
his eyes up to his daughter, his only child"
Ii had been a terrible Christmas morning
in tho bankers house. NJ. and Mrs. Daw
barn had been informed that their only
daughter, Lucy, rose every morning early
and had an interview with the young clerk,
Munro, in the kitchen garden, the door of
which opened into laro, and of which door
either Lucy or the young clerk, or both, pos
sesscd key. Lucy had been forced into con-
fession, and had Goncon her knees TO her
papa, and wept and implorel him not 20 hurt
her George. She hcd given up all his letters,
which sho was in the habit Of placing under
her pillow every night, end which letters
Munro had written stealtkily in banking
hours and placed in certain portion OF tao
WALL near the tool house in the kitchen sSr-
deli. Mr.. Dawbarn went on wildly and
frightened Mrs. Dlwbarn, good, motherly
woman, into fit. When Mrs. Dawbarn re-
covered. Miss Lucy went or into a svool,
eud her father and mother had to recover
her, and Mr. Dawbarn was in agony lest the
servants OF his household should be cogniZart
of the disturbance, which was an entirely uli~
necessary excitement on his part, as they,
the servants, had known oil about it for tho
last eight months. Poor Lucy was told that
Munro was TO be Immediately sent away,
but that she and her mamma were to go to
church that day, as their absence might he
remarked by devout but curious congrega-
ton, and t.at she was to batho her eyes and
look uncolccrned, easy, comfortable and COM
posed
AS Lucy and her mamma passed the door
Of the dining room, Lucy heard the young
clerks voice She knew that she should
never see him again, and she could not resist
her impulse. She ran to the door, seized the
handle, and would have opened 1t, but her
mamma pulled her away, and on the other
sido Ir Dawbarn rushed to the door and put
his back against it. Munro strobe to tho
window, that he might take last look Of his
mistress US she left the house.
"Good-by, George dear, good-byp cried
poor Lucy in the passage. "Wc shall never
SEQ each other again; but good-by and goo1-
by and good-by again"
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