The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-19
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'TWIXT LOVE AND HONOR.

'TWlAT LOVE AND HUNUh'
II was 0 clock in the afternoon of u
dark November day The clerks in the
office Of the great manufacturing firm OF
Coleman x Parker were all working at
high pressure. At 6 o clock the great
horn in the works would sound and the
army of operatives, 1000 strong, would
pour from the gates ike turbulent flood
Six o clock was also, nominally, the hour
for stopping work in the office, but il
there was any stress OF work punctuahty
was not enforced 50 rigidly then As at hour
Of arrival in the morning
Suddenly, through the click aud rattle
Of the dozen typewritters, smote, three
times in quick succession, the strident clang
Of the managers : bell.
There YOU are again, Hinde, said a
Young fellow Of about % to his desk com
panion.
Hinde the firm foreign correspondent,
who was tall. fair and clean-shayen, with
well opened. wide set, dark blue eyes that
looked the world in the face daun,lessly,
rues from his stool, smiliug.
Right YOU are, Fraser, he replied
The old man Is getting very fond Of my
society think.
lie went quickly up the office to the
door uf the managers room, Knocked and
went in
When he entered Bunting, the man
asor Wa standing on the hearth rug his
back to the IRE. with telegra,n IN his
hand
Here's wire from these people Al
yareonraler in Buenos Ayres, he said
abruptly. holding out the himsy pink
paper. ..wha, does it sayE
Hinde took the eahlegrarn- glanced at
i, and translated
.Canccl orders We are writing
Phew calculated Bunting That :
a nice mess, with all these special goods
ready Tor shipment We haven another
customer on the blessed globe that buys
their sirss, and We may a. well throw the
s,aiF into the Clyde as pat it into stock.
What the value Of it, Hinde :
About $1,000. sir. believe was
the reply.
We'll said Bunting, I'm have to
consult Mr.. Coleman about this That
viii do Just now.
Hinde had barely got back TO his place
when the bell rang for him again,
When he re-entered the manager ;
r.om Bunting was seated at his desk wriI
iug. In short time lac looked up
II have consulted Mr.. Coleman, he
said and this i the message you are to
cable. tiet it translated aud sent of to
night.
Without meeting the young man. ; eye
Bunting handed him sheet Of paper on
which WAS written
,.Impossible cancel goods gone,
Hinde read the words, stood moment
irresolute, and then said in low but firm
tone of voice
Pardon me, sir, but | cannot send
this cable
As soon a. Bunting had handed over
the message he had resumed his writing,
but now tie scratching of his pen over the
paper stopped suddenly aud he looked up,
His eve glittered coldly aud his face hard
ened
You are forgetting yourself, Hinde,
he said harshly. Il presume you are
aware that it is your duty to obey orders,
or take the consequences.
The young mans eye met the mana
ger steely glance without wavering.
No, sir, he replied firmly, though
his heart was humping in his breast, 81
am forgetting neither myself nor my duty
hut cannot bring myself TO believe that
Mr. Coleman would wish me to send this
message if he knew all the facts Of the
case
These are MIR. Coleman 5 Instructions,
said the manager AS matter oi TACT
the words of the message are his own.
Look at it again, and you will see 1t Is. III
his handwriting
Hinde looked again at the paper he held
in his hand, and recognized the senior
partner writing.
The maDaeer continued
s.Mr. Coleman has gone home, but he
will be certain to ask as soon as he comes
in tomorrow morning if the cable was sent
as he instructed. You are the only per
son in the office that knows Spanish; 1t Is
too late to send the message out OF the
office for translation; so it is upon you that
the responsibility rests.
every well, sir, replied Hinde, sc
be it. l accept the responsibility vii
not send this cable 4"
THAT being so, said Bunting, 81
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