San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-05-22

tie boy 1suocS a--sr a1L The postmaster,
could see, was quite convinced of that, and
only waited my move to say so. AS for Mr.
Appleton, he looked as If he wished he had
let his SIS so, and never mentioned the los.
All at once Harry cried: "Waitl Let me
see, think have it nowl
ION some evening, not very long ago, but
can't remember just when, | found two
letters from Mr.. Appleton in the letter box
when was making up that late mail They
were without stamps and put them back
into his box where he would find them in the
morning | have never thought of them
since, but don't you believe that one of them
was the letter with the money in it and that
some one else got itf
IL certainly have not found any such letters
put back" said Mr.. Appleton, rather stifily
If you found any letters unstamped in
that way" inquire the postmaster, land
could tell whom they where from, why didn't
you stamp them and send them along, and
then put a bill of the postage in Mr.. Apple
tons boxi You know / would have done So I"
81 did do So" Harry replied, ''for Mr.
Appleton once last year, and though he paid
me the postage he said must have been mis-
taken, for he knew he stamped the letters
himself. | made up my mind then that
should prove it to him the next time he did
so.r
Mr.. Appleton turned little red, and had
to smile, for had worked in postoffice my
self and knew just how impossible it was to
make any one believe that he can have done
such careless thing as this.
DO you always get your mail yourself,
Or. Appleton." inquired.
NOW that my is wavn
Are you sure of thatG" said Mr.. Smith.
Doesn't that boy who works about your
house sometimes come down for itT'
81 had forgotten about that Yes, do
sometimes give him my keys to get my mail,
so that | can glance at the paper at the break
fast table"
Have you noticed" inquired, whether
he has been spending any more money than
usual latelyf
NO; but | can easily find out"
Il wish you would" | said, land we will
wait for you here"
Mr. Appleton went out. In half an hour
he came back Il have found out" he said,
that the boy has bought within a week a
cheap suit of clothes, a Waterbury watch,
four pounds of candy, and various other
things He has not the money to do this
honestly, know. have sent man Tor MIN
and he will be here in few minutes"
There is very little more to tell When
the boy came he was decidedly unpromiSing
cooking young fellow, who broke down at the
first accusation, cried, confessed the whole
affair, and gave back to Mr. Appleton eighty
six cents, all there was left of the fifteen dol
lars. That gentleman gave him a sound
reprimand and closed by telling him that if
he would get out Of town within ali hour he
might go unmolested.
| presume he did So as have never seen
him since, although am always expecting
to meet him somewhere in my official capacity.
We three gentlemen asked Harry Boyd's
pardon, which was readily granted, for he
was a sensible boy For over a year now he
has been in charge Of that office, with a good
salary, and whenever / am in the neighbor-
hood of Berne always plan to run in and see
him-Max Bennett in Youths Companion