The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

oomlrR. 40 I said before. 10 dine with you to.
that with Others, and there are some waiting
for me In the outer Office now"
Barker rose at once. but with the same affec.
nance. and laid his hand car-esinRly on stacy's
shoulder. Its like you TO give up so much of
frank with me. And iTkhow It's mighty -oush,
on you TO Lave 70 be n mere machine instead
Of lin som s,s St my P Vide y Vest sGi hSsen aSSa' and md pull adi
the thing through myself. It's ALI right. bu;
I'm sorry for you, old chap" He Glanced
ing H1SG and s sdde dC' Il suppose thss's '" What You have
70 nay for all this sort OF thinR1"
was Sam announced Ter the second time, and Bar.
ker, with another hnndshako and n reassuring
smile to his old PARTNER, passed into the hall
Wow was UPON himself alone, But stacy d!d
not seem to be in q particularly accessible
pcared to DO slightly irritattd BY having, been
cent visiting over some irks9me business. You
after reoittns his business perpleSity. Can't
you sug rest Homethingr'
We'll, why don't yoT get hnid OF one OF
are old friends: Yoa yeTs comrades in tho
THAT Be- ID" said his visitor bitterly.
IAN his interests, are the other way, and in
q %O s5a aSui a ,t sSIi siP Il: o won b snGS; S'f Do You "a
suppose that he'd let up on q sure thing that
he's got Just because he and I fought side by
ing us? You're the last man ] ever expected. TO
hear that kind Of tapdoodle from. II rs be,
s sn%'s yo Soa Can't Ssn sdri ss f %s. ' %nS G Gon't i yoa saw
so2" Nevertheless, in spite Of stacy'e abrupt
disclaimer, he. left n few minutes later. half
convinced that Stacy's luke was duo
TO some adverse influence. Other callers were
almost as quickly disposed OF, and 1t the end
But not apparently in a very satisfied mood:
After a few moments of purely, mechanical
memoranda making, he arose ahruptly and
bore, a foreign postmark. Ginncia9 over it
Guiding eiS.diiiiy; n pnrs sses &. IA" II P sope.s wrote Oh his corr cor.
respondent. that eyon in the rush OF Jour
BIG :. business Sn, you ,Sa, VII ,b soRle ,hn Is. ,o9 nis " abep
will ever go wrong-indeed | Otter. wish was
as certain OF myself as OF him and his insight:
merely amused and tolerant OF his wonderful
trIst and simplicity than TO really understand
not NJ TOT ike asS his iw me epTn sau and n%'s wa. inclined to be-
lieve ne was the victim OF a rather nnscru-
pulous father and a foolish. unequal girl, but
happier without II or lived his perfect life
under other and what you, may think wiser
lives everybody would think him wonderful:
Gent credit" stacy smiled gEImly and pen:
the amount OF $1,000" "Anyhow," con.
tinued the writer, look after him. Jim. for
HIS sake, your sake and the sake of-Phii
Stacy nut the letter. back in its envelope, and,
tossing it Rrimly aside. went on with his cal,
table. "ssnd Mr. S;or h hsre,S he said 70 the
bookkeeDer appeared in tho doorway.
Turn to the Branch ledger and bring me a
essay ing a confidential look toward his chief.
know It," said Stacy. without, looking up.
la,s hs: . SssR tsP?Nso oT,S 4 good deal o" Wildcat
~ asked for his account and not your opin-
70" The e' . .fi sh1u isH Wi,s SdGesSi somewhat ahashed.
a ledger. which he laid before his chief. Stacy
ties. II seemed to him that all the widest
.chemes OF the past year stared him in the
f %ise W W!s fs ssssn,i s1weEsSi i sspRea S Sn the &c
wanting to sell come Of this stock. What is It
quoted at nowa"
But I would prefer that Mr.. Barker should
not offer in the open market at present; Give
l,aid to his credit. Advise the Branch of this
at once and To keep the transaction %oniet."
.ow wssi' III. sas'S do 5esp0n Bns he ssf hs S,s1s d. n and mG said
Wide West would recover"
had evidently passed in his subordinate's mind.
looked at him and said dryly. Then would
safiS' f s".. a eisys to a s' he w snss he "ol haa not se a nSac-
ipa ed the result. Mr. North. though a trust
ed emp'oyee. was human. On arriving in the
outer office. he 5eckoned to one OF the brokers
and in n low voice said. III take two shares
of Wide West u you can ge. it cheap"
Yes. but l say. lie anything upf"
I'm not here to give tho business Of the
bank away" retorted North severely. take
the order or leave It,"
The man hurried away. Having thus vindi-
Gated his humanity by also RAISING the snub
he had received from stacy TO an inferior. he
turned away to carry out his masters %instrnc-
tions. yet secure in the belief that he had prof
tied by his superior ciscarnment of the real
reason OF that masters singular conduct. But
when he returned to the private room. in hopes
OF further revelations. Mr.. Stacy was closeted
with another financial magnate. and had appar.
emily divested his mind Of the whole affair.
rII DTED IT