The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-01

Ono me Winter morning line 6re2C
Asiatic and Oceanican Spice company
came down with great crash, and little
VIII Brennan was turned into the streets.
It was hard time, and Bren searched
vainly day after day for a situation.
Finally, thoroughly sick and beaten out,
he was forced to give it up and 60 home
to Crawley ON the Trickle. Ten months
before he had met Kate Arrow; and, to
make long short, was before now about
rs fast to that merry, good hearted
maiden, with the pretty face and winning
ways, as there was any need. And so far
he had had little cause for complaint.
Since he was thrown out of work he had
not seen Kate. He thought every day he
should get place, and he had a feeling
that he would rather not go until he
could see his way. He couldn't tell her
he was a beggar, he said; and he wasn't
going to pretend to her, at least. Then
he got discouraged, and maybe little
heart sick, and stayed away because he
hadn't gone before. So he came home on
the Tricllle, not meaning to stay long far
from Quincy street. but forced to go
somewhere and knowing nowhere else.
He had been at home only three days
when letter came to him from his old
friend, Charley Traveller. They two had
fallen ont some months before, and Bren
\ had very soon seen that he had been to
blame He had meant to 90 over and
make it up. But making up is not just
the pleasantest business, nor is putting
off the hardest. Then Bren was too
proud to go with his trouble, when he
hadn't gone before; though he knew the
first word would have brought Charley
round. So he was not a little surprised
to recognize Travellers hand on the en-
velope. Here is the letter:
DEAR BREN: only heard Sunday that
you was off your feet. had almost for
gotten you was in the A. and o. Spice.
I'm glad it's gone up. 1t was bad
Bhop.)
say, Bren, why didn't you come round?
It was shabby Of you not to give fellow
chance to use you, when You was look
ing round. went over to Cole when
heard of it, and he told me you was off
for G. Now, Bren, if you're not fast yet,
you're just the fellow want. Come down
and keep my books. I've been doing a
bigger business than at first this winter,
Oh very small percentage. We clear
very little over and above, but find it's
bhe only way to keep the mill going in
these times; and I'm working into atrade
that / think will float us nicely by and by.
But it makes so much to look after that
can't keep the books up at all as they
should be. If you can come, I'll have the
whole thing off my mind can't make it
worth much to you now, but you'll have
your slice of what there is, and l think
The pudding will be bigger before long,
and maybe more plums in it.
This is no made up job, Bren; hope
youll think it worth your while to come.
In haste, Cir. T.
That was Travellers way of making up.
Friday morning, that sameyweek Bren
took his seat at the desk In Travellers
hardware store, Grifin's row. He found
Ehe books correct as far as they went, but
me sided and fallen behind
"You see, Bren, Traveller said, looking
over Brens shoulder and pointing out this
Ind that, 1--WE been so pushed, I've let
puf creditors keep their own accounts.
I'm careful where l deal, and of course
they don't know that / keep things at
odds and ends. don't believe I've lost
much by 1t. But l don't like slip slop,
Fou know; and Of course you'll have it all
Ia black and white And l say, Bren l
don't want look at the books If can help
II. I've got enough outside You'll want
TO get the cash up to date the best you can.
Then you can start fair. You can work
mp the rest from the bills and the blotter
rs you get time. I'd balance the cash
bvery morning, and deposit on Saturdays
with the Cutters and Grinders. Pay
statements in checks, or In cash If there's
enough on hand"
Part of which Bren understood to sig
Nifty that Traveller was going to trust him
entirely, and keep no watch or check
upon him. Bren was grateful to his
friend, and remembered with no great
pleasure his part in the coolness between
Them. He took a bit of paper lying by
him, and drew pot hooks around it with
his pen.
ing up, 81 was fool in that Callicott
business. It's hanged good of you not to
mind"
Come, Bren," Traveller answered,
''that's enough of that"
So Bren set to work, thankful and
happy. He was ON his feet again. He
was hardly sorry for his misfortune now;
he was glad to be quit of that fash con-
Germ, and he had got back his best friend.
Bren was rather rusty at accounting. He
get on pretty slowly. He made up his
mind he would not see Kate until he had
brought the cash up to date. 1t would
be an incentive to him; and, besides, he
had stayed away so long, he would like to
uANc 5Oluebul NOIbu Willie QUll0 DSlOT0
he went back. It was after 6 on Satur-
day night when he laid the blotter be-
tween the leaves and closed the book
with bang. He had brought the cash
down to date, and balanced it ''by short. !"
At eight he turned into Quincy street out
: Of Palmetto place. He felt little fur
<Med as he went along; it was three weeks
since he had spoken to Kate, and all that
while she had been rising in his thought,
until now she seemed to Bren being of
mccarthy goodness and beauty. He felt
little afraid; he wondered how he had
Jared be SO free and merry with her as
he remembered such day. But then
Bhe had been so kind and SO merry herself.
And she seemed to like to have him come
loo; he could see her now, as she had
smiled so frankly and given him her hand
In welcome the very last time No, there
was nothing to fear. He knew she could
never change; she was SO good, and true
Rnd kind. He would tell her all about
This trouble of his. Hewas up on his feet
again, and could afford to tell her now.
He would tell her about Charley--what q
brave. noble fellow he was--how he had
paid wrong and neglect by the most deli
cate kindness and the fullest trust. He
knew she would admire his friend as he
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