The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-14

NJ tue WrltlnS on the paper ana read
81, 600. Without thinking or knowing
what he did, he pushed the parcel into
tho drawer, which lie shut. lie was ex-
cecdingly excited, Ought he not to run
aud find tho director 10 return the par
col which the chief had evidently
dropped from his papers? Then the
words OF Mrs. Andrews resounded in
his mind: "To keep what you find, If
the object does not deprive another OF
tho means OF livelihood, Is morally
right" They fitted the case exactly;
the director was enormously rich and
30 was tho bank; neither would feel the
loss.
When the time OF leaving came, Ar
thur, took q number OF papers, the
wcighty parcel among them, and put
them into his pocket. llewalked about
for hours before going home intending
to hide his treasure somewhere, but did
not find a suitable place. So he took it
homo and placed ii in his drawer. lie
had previously examined and found it
to DO a letter containing the sum OF $685.
900 in notes to bearer. Ii he cashed
them in tho morning, before the loss
had been perceived and notice OF it had
been given TO the banks, he might &C.
cure the treasure and kccpi it.
lie had not a minute to sleep that
night. Whenever he attempted 10 pic
ture TO hihseit inc happiness he could
now nope soon 10 ENJOY with ms be-
lo'ea Ann, all oil 4 sudden IN his hap.
pest moments, the word "Ihict would
fcsouna III MS ears anu startlG nm as II
INC ponce were already on his track.
before the hi,sht was over he was SO Ut
lerly,,aemorailzcd anu ai!rightcd that he
would see policeman IN every corner
OIL ms room. c9urt-room III the center
anu himself as the accused IN the dock.
before he leit nome IN the morning
ne sat down ana wrote a letter to the
airecier oil inc Dank stating that he mad
iounu inc parce! IN ms drawer and had
peeN SO excited win mo temptation Of
keeping IT, ana SO completely unnerved
.,iat nc had peGr unable to return 1t on
.ne Spot. Bnt nc now ielt bound to re-
turn inc iet!er anu money. lie seid he
Wouid not sign tle letter, requesting the
uirSCtoT 10 Keep the TACT that he had
wlthncId tine treasure Tor night a
secrG! between them. But nc wanted
inc director 10 Know VINO had taken 1t
III orucr 10 protect otncrs from being
suspected, 10 accomplish which ne wrote
IN ms natural handwriting and begged
IIat ms letter should be destroyed.
W itii ms own mana ne threw the letter
INTO tne DoS oil tue director.
arthur lett mncli renewed after this,
yet lar IRON satisfied with himself. He
was restless ana unable to work. About
IN the morning a boy came, summon
ing him to present himself right imme-
alately IN inc directors office; Arthur
went pale and Disconnected. When he
entered the office, the director gave him
i9ok rs serious as 1t was kindly and
saia: "Mr. brinks, we are IN want OF
private secretary OF a committee who
must be absolutely trustworthy and
honest ana mnSt write clear and fine
hahd. Now, have always known that
youare utterly irrcpro,achablc as regards
your honesty, ana happy occurrence
mas convinced me TINS morning that
your handwriting Is Just aslrreproacha-
PIE rs your honesty. l nave now no
longer the slightest doubt that you are
Just the man we want. Are you pre-
pared TO accept the posltlon|
Arthur was struck dumb. lie was
utterly unable to make reply, and
merely nodded his head IN assent.
:, All right, continued the director,
your present pay Will be increased
thirty dollars aweek. You can enter
upon your new duties IN the morning"
Arthur was still speechlesS. He