The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-10-07

While he was speaking she moved
aside out OF his way, aud half dozen
rapid turns OF the little knob enabled
him to throw back the bolts.
al hope shall never do anything
quite 80 foolish as that again." said
Millie, with nervous little laugh. as she
withdrew her imprisoned skirt, aud
smoothed the creased fold.
"..: yvu over snould chance to meet
with similar misfortune, may be neal
at hand to come TO the rescue" he re-
turned, smiling. -
At 8:15, 50 he told her, he intended t.
take the next train for Boston, though
he seemed in no hurry to get away evi
IDENTIFY preferring the society OF his clerk
to a lonely wait at the railway station.
To her surprise he took pains to make
himself agreeable, and she was compelled
to admit he could be very agreeable
when he chose. The little incident that
had just occurred had suddenly changed
their relations to each other and ad-
vanced them to something like in.
timacy.
She was very glad of this, for she had
determined to free her mind about
Morton at any cost, and now she felt
only small part of her former reluct-
ance.
"Mr. Allison" she began at the first
opportunity. "bcfore you went out you
lsktd il l had anything to say to you.
had and did not dare say it."
"Indeed, Miss Thorndykel Am I,
;hen, tho object Of so much dread2"
"Oh, no. sir" she answered, looking
down at the carpet, not quite able to
meet his eyes Just then, "only / feared
you might thiuk me impertinent or
,fficous."
"Not in the least, that would be im.
possible" he assured her.
"I want to know il you think-that
Is, il you arc quite sure-Mr. Morton is
wholly trustworthy"
lie was surprised. He looked at her
twice before replying.
"Your question implies you think
him otherwise. He came to rue highly
recommended, and he is the agent of
company in which some of tho heaviest
business men In New York are closely
interested. Why do you doubt
him2"
For reply she told him what she had
seen in Morton's behavior that morning
to excite her suspicious. He listened
attentively, and she saw her words were
making an impression.
"From parts Of your conversation /
could not avoid hearing," she said in
81 have inferred you mean
to give some money into his charge. 1t
is because feel SO sure he ought not to
be trusted with it that speak,"
Before she could say more some one
came down tho passageway outside aud
presently opened the office door. Mr..
Allison started up, and received from the
boy who entered a telegraphic message.
As he read it n curious look came over
his face, aud in a moment he handed it
to her without a word. 1t was dated in
New York and ran thus:
Stop negotiations wi'n Morton: have dis
covered croole ineSS. NJ l.. s. Co.
She could we'll afford feeling OF
as she read these words, and
there might have been little of the "I
told you so" in tho look she gave him as
she returned him the paper.
Eyes" he said in ans wer to the look;
honor where honor Is due, always.
pcucttuoivu, auu' iV nu, poi uaps s"'SN
ma the half of my fortune, for which
am very thankful to you. 1 did not
guess had engaged clerk who would
watch so well over my interests, and see
what | was blind to. Such devotion
deserves much better reward than | can
offer.
"Miss Thorndyke- he pur-
sued, changing to more serious tone
and speaking with marked hesitation,
"may ask if you would deign TOTO
fill more important position than you
have held7 7-that-of-of-equ part
mere"
Ho had been long enough in saying it,
but there was no mis- taking his meaning
Millie was too much astonished to speak.
eat least, I may believe my case not
quite hopelessG" he ventured, after wait
ing in vain for a word.
When she found courage to meet the
handsome blue eyes looking down at her
SO tenderly, the last of her doubts was
swept away; then she knew her love now
awakening to fuller life, had been born
long before; and he, reading from tn,
detphs OF her heart what words coulc
not have told h alf so cloquently, claspee
with his strong arms the treasure he NJ
longer feared to call his own.-Bosto!
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