The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-08-14
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"Mr. Redbolt is to go to the governor
at once"
Mr.. RedbOlt strode briskly across the
room. A moment later he was in the
private Office.
Young Mr.. Dewhurst, who had man.
aged the business since the death of
his father, gave him a furtive look as
he entered and then turned hurriedly
to bundle Of correspondence by his
side and selected a letter with an air
of malicious satisfaction.
The ball was opened by Mr.. Dew
hurst unfolding captankerous COM
plant from an unimportant customer.
1t was the merest trifle and quite un-
worthy of the occasion. Nevertheless
Joe Redbolt was by no means surpris
ed at the tone adopted. For some time
past the smallest opportunities had
been seized for fault finding, and he
knew by instinct that the climax had
been reached.
How do you account for this blum
derY asked Mr.. Dewhurst suspicious
ly.
His clerk gave simple, straightfor
ward explanation, which, to a reasona
BILE man, would have been sufficient
But Mr.. Dewhurst was not in a rea
| sonable humor.
| "It appears to me, then, that you art
not in any way to blame, Mr.. Redbolt,
he said cynically.
81 think not"
"You never make a mistaken
| "Not very often"
| who is to blame, then?"
There was a moments silence, ant
the two men looked into one another
eyes.
"You are, sir" said Redbolt respect
fully. 81 acted under your instruc
tions."
This appeared to give the unworth,
little tyrant his opportunity.
You are more than half imperti
nent," he said roughly.
81 give you my word that don't in
tend to be so," said Redbolt, with per
feet good temper.
perhaps not, but I'm tired of II
You forget your proper position an
have crossed my will in several ways.
Mr.. Redbolt cOlored rather painfully
and his principal continued, with
smile Of spiteful triumph:
"You understand what I allude to ?
The clerk bowed slightly.
'Then l think you had better Loo
about for another situation"
'Shall we calculate the month fror
last Monday?" inquired Joe Redbolt i
a perfectly even, matter of fact voice.
"Eh-yes," said Mr.. Dewhurst. "Bu
l won't ask you toscontinue your wor
here"
With that he pushed across the tabl
a little pile of coins which had bee
, counted out already, clearly shown
that he intended from the first to max
use of the opportunity.
For the first time Joe Redbolt locke
angry. 1t was adding insult to injur
to send him away at a moments n,
tice, as if he had disgraced himself.
1t was the more outrageous becaus
he was a distant relation Of the Dew
hursts by blood. The two young me
had been for a short time at scho'
together. They had entered the fri
together, and RedbOlt had worked b
way up by sheer ability under old M
!; Dewhurst's eye to a responsible pos
ton.
Naturally they knew the same peop
and to some extent visited the san
houses, and it was in this way tn;
Dewhurst's inherent jealousy had ri
ened into positive rancor, for tn.
there was member of the fair sex ,
= the bottom of it is almost obvious.
The innocent cause Of the troubl
little dreaming of the mischief she W,
lcreating, had thoroughly enjoyed tt
!. rivalry Of the two men, as ever
daughter Of Eve is bound to do, an
/ she had not made it quite clear whit
! Of them was to be favored, which
5, certainly woman's privilege.
ei But Joe Redbolt was generally
n lieved to be the lucky man, and De,
s hurst had vented his unmanly spite
thousand annoyances in the office.
However, in love, as in war, it is Il
unexpected that often happens. j.
: Redbolt proposed and was refus'
point blank.
II Now, most men, when they see da
gerous rival put out Of court, bu
their animOsity and even become ge
erous.
But this was not the case with FIR
Dewhurst. Petty annOyances develo
ed rapidly into daily insults until t
morning, as we have seen, he hi
= found an excuse to cut his form
schoolfellow adrift.
Joe Redbolt picked up the pile
coins, counted them deliberately al
put them in his pocket.
n "Now, Fred Dewhurst," he sa
l. huskily, "we are no longer master a
man, SO that I can say what I think.
Dewhurst lJoked rather alarm