The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-11

WHITTIER SAID.
Mr.. Whittier said, with a glance OF com.
passion at the ma or.
"rhGro," Paul continued, handing hla
father n second azure SQUARE, "thsro Is
photograph taken here ten minutes
after the iirst-at thr0etwenty yester.
day afternoon. That shows the safe
open and the same young man standing
before 1t with the private letter book in
his hand. As his head IS bent over the
pages OF tho book, the view is not 40
good. But there can DO no doubt that
it ia tho same man. You see that, don't
you, Mr.. Wheatcrolt2"
81 see that, ct course" returned Mr..
Whealcrolt, forClbly; what don't see
is why the major here ahould confess ii
he isn't guilty" =.
~ think know tho reason for that, :"
said MIR. Whittier, gently.
"lhere haven't been two men at our
books, have they?" asked Mr.. Wheat.
croft; "the major and also this fellow
who has been photographer"
Mr.. Whittier looked at the old book.
keeper for a moment.
"Major," he said with compassion in
his voice, "you won't toll mo that it was
you who sold our secrets TO our rivals.
Aud YOU might confess it again, should
never believe it. | know YOU better. |
have known you too long to believe any
charge against your honesty, even II
you bring it yourself. Tho real Culprit,
the man who Is photographed here, is
YOUR son, isn't he? There is no use OF
irving to conceal the truth now, aud
thore ia no need to attempt it, because
We shall bc lenient with him for your
sake, major"
There was moments silence, broken
by MIR. WhnRlCroit's suddenly saying:
''lho MAJORS son? Why, he's dead,
isn't hot tic was ehot in brawt alter
spree out west two or three
yoars ago. At least that's what un.
derstood at tho time"
ut is what ! wanted everybody to I'm.
dcrslaud at the time," said the old
bookkeoper, breaking tho silence ut last.
"But It wasn't so. The boy was shot,
but Ito was not killed. hoped that it
would DO warning to him, and that he
would make II fresh start Friends Of
minO got him place in MGxico-but
luck was against him, so no wrote me,
and no lost that. Then m old COmrade
OF mine gave him another chance ont in
Denver, and for while he kept straight
and did his work vel. Hhun Ito broke
down once more and he Was discharged.
For six months did not know what
ind become of him. Two found
out since that hG wa tramp for
wnGka aud that hU Walked mo't OF tho
WAY from Colorado to Nuw York. This
laIl lie turned up hero in this city,
ragged, worn out, sick. | wanted 10
order hin away, bn. could not.
took him back, aud got him decent
clothes and told hlm to look Tor place,
for knew that hard work was the only
thug tha, would keep him out OF mis-
chief. He did not ind plaCG-per-
haps hs did not look Tor one. But all
nj once discovered shat hs had money.
IIo would not toll me how he got It. l
knew no could not have come by II hon
estly; 80 | watched him. spiod after
him, aud at last found that no was SELL
iug YOU to the Tuxedo company"
"liut how could no open the sale y
crird Mr.. Whcntcroil. "IOu don't know
tho combination"
"a did not tell him the combination l
did know" SAID the old bookkccpor,
with pathetic dignity. sand / didn't
have to toll him. Ito can omen almost
any safe without knowing the combine
ton. How lie does ii, | don't know. II
il his. git. lIO istunBto thn wheels as
they tara aa4 hs ssts Ar't que aud
then otleri and in ton minutes the sale
la open"
"liow could no got into tho store2"
Mr., Whittier inquired.
"ilo knew had a key" responded
the old bookkoeptr, "anh hC stole II
from mo. lla USED to watch on Sunday
afternoons till Mike went for wax
and then hO unlocked tho store, and
slipped In aud onOnod the BalO. Two
wepks ugo Mike ramr bnrk unexpected
~ and lie had Just time to get out Of one
Of the rear windows Of this office"
"YOS," Paul remarked. ne tho major