The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-17

one has warned him." he said to him
self over and over again.
The penalty for wrongfully affixing
the word patented upon any article
is very great. Leypoldt, the inventor
of this particular caster stem, had, in
his ignorance of this law, placed the
stamp upon the unpatented lease"
Mr.. Montgomery knew of this Infringe
ment Of the law, but, to crafty an old
grudge, he had allowed Leypoldt to
remain in error, intending, when a
large lot Of the casters was thrown
upon the market, to inform the gov
ernment Of the wrong marking and
thus bring financial ruin upon his old
friend.
A dastardly plot, indeed, but now
Mr.. Montgomery held in his hand in
,dubitable evidence of its failure, for the
word patented" was on the caster
''stem" where it belonged, and not
where it was first placed, on the caster
"ease.n
Still holding the stem in his hand,
Mr.. Montgomery TUNED his steps tow
ards his hotel, wondering the while
who could have informed Leypoldt of
his danger.
"I have told no one but Jones'" he
said to himself, ''and he left for Homo
lulu within an hour after | told him.
He would not have written to Leypoldt |
although we were all college boys |
together, he is one of the mind-your-
own-business-whatever-happaEs sort of
men.
At this point in his reverie, be enter
ed his own cosy library, and the first
object that met his eye was the open
book that Harry had been reading be-
fore going out upon an errand.
"Ah," he exclaimed, with a growl /
of rage; II have it; that little pau
per was lying awake, and has be-
trayed me! If l had him here, I'd
thrash him within an inch of his life"
Harry, however, did not return for
nearly an hour, and by that time his
employer had fully decided that he was
the culprit, and that he must be dealt
with in the most summary manner.
As soon as he had heard the result of
Harry's errand, therefore, Mr.. Mont
gomery turned upon him stern face
and said:
"Harry; how dared you tell LeypOldt
of his error in marking his caster case?"
Harry started, and his face grew
white, but without a moments hesita-
tion, he said:
because l thought ought to, sir"
Mr.. Montgomery started to his feet.
Thought you ought to defame and
scandalize me?r he roared.
Harry opened his month TO speak,
but Mr.. Montgomery threw out his
hand with a commanding gesture.
"Stop," he said, II will not hear a
word; there can be no excuse for such
an act. Now" and he took out his
and turned to his desk,
"go-pack your trunk while 1 write a
check for your months wages, which
will be due in dsy or two. l order
you to leave this house inside of five
minutes"
These were harsh words, and as
Harry threw his clothes into his little
trunk, he thought that he should never
forgive or forget them.
A few moments later his trunk was |
in the hotel baggage-room, and he was
standing on the hotel steps, holding
Mr.. Montgomery's check in his fingers,
and looking vaguely out upon the hur-
rying throng.
He folded his check and put it away
in his purse, and, as he was buttoning |
up his outer coat, the hotel door swung
open behind him, and a familiar voice
said:
"WeIl, Harry, out for another rum"
"oh, Mr.. LeypoldI," sobbed Harry, |
81 didn't think you'd give me away;
you said you never would" )" and he hid
his swimming eyes on Mr. Leypoldt's
coatsleeve.
The man looked down upon him in
puzzled silence, and then light broke
over his face.
''what has he done to you, Harry?"
he said.
discharged me-" said Harry, fore
ing back the tears and holding his head
erect.
Nothing could suit me BETTER ex-
Mr.. Leypoldt. "I have long
wanted you, but, of course, 1 would not
take you from Mr. Montgomery"
Harry's face flushed.
"But-you-see," e." he stammered, and
then he looked down silently.
"Oh, yes, see,n said Mr.. Leypoldt,
laughing ''of course, you've no use for
a man who could, as you say. give you
away but the truth IS that have never
exchanged word with Mr.. Montgom-
cry about the patent caster"
"Oh, p exclaimed Harry, 'then have
betrayed him, after all"
"Yes," said Mr.. LeypOldt, "that's
the way things often go in this world
people with the best intentions often
do, before they know it, the very things
they have vowed not to do"
"But," said Harry, looking bewilder-
ed, ''if you have never spoken to Mr.
about it, / can't see how
he found it all out 30 straight, or how
you knew so quick that had quarreled
with him"
s.Well," said Mr. Leypoldt, when
he saw the markings changed on the
casters, he knew someone had warned
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