Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-11-27

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! and the two friends entered stimuli
| taneously as cashier and credit man
of the Gale factory. Then il was Mr..
Gales turn to be astonished, not at
| Bruce's quick progress-that was to
be expected OF the son of so famous
| a business man-but at almost super
/ natural aptness for all manner OF
commercial achievements which Bill
" at once displayed. In six months
/ he was easily the best informed man
about the place. He coached Bruce
now as he had coached him at col
| lege. taught him the mysteries OF
double entry and the science Of
iournalizing, worked" him on the
/ books after Office hours and divided
the work with such effect that the
two young men between them were
soon equal to and familiar with
every department of the business.
Meanwhile Billy was a frequent vis-
itor at the Gale home. Mr.. Gale
continued TO dislike his cashier, but
he could find no fault with him. Mrs.
Gale was beginning to need him.
Marjory-but that was her secret.
1t was in November that Billy's
visits to the Gale house suddenly
ceased.
How is Mr.. Hereford" asked Mar
jory's mother, noticing the silent, sui
len faces of her husband and Bruce.
Hes gone, absconded, rubbed u.s."
roared Mr.. Gale, with an oath, Got
away with $1,000 before"
How dare you!" said Marjory,
turning very pale, but her father paid
no attention. Billy, he said, had made
away with the money; an overdraft
at the bank had betrayed the theft
There was no doubt about it, Here
ford either could not or would not
explain. That was enough for them
to know. Mr.. Gale would let him go
his ways, not because he had any
doubts OF his guilt, but, well, because
he was Bruce's friend, or had been.
1t was early in June the following
year that the Gales went east for
Marjory's sake. She had been fail
ing for quite awhile, and the doctor
urged change of scene, sea air and
what not. When they were installed
in their cottage nj Chelsea, Mrs Gale
telephoned for a phaeton with
driver to take Marjory along the
shore drive. Her mother cautioned
the man, who was bearded and
bronzed, to be very cautious. He
seemed very nervous, almost i'll, and
his hand shook, but the girl climbed
in and the phaeton started. When
it was in the thicket at the foot of
Rogers Hill, Marjory tears in her
eyes, and her lips quiyering, put her
wasted hand on his arm, on THE
drivers arm, and said:
Il know you, Billy"
INyish you did, Miss Gale" he an
swered, very quietly looking out
across the sea.
81 know you didn't do it, Billy" she
whispered, you needn't prove it, I'm
quite satisfied"
He looked round quickly, his fine
eyes lilating, his brunei face flushing
beneath the tan.
'What-who-di Bruce tell you2
He should not have done it. He prom
ised me he would keep silent. But
you won't hold it against him, will
you, Miss Mariory. 1t was gambling,
nothing else. Bruce is all right, Mar
Miss Gale, just can't overlook a bet
as he used to say. He promised me
he'd quit It,"
"But--so Bruce is all right but
mean enough to let you suffer for
him? He
mo, no, he wanted to explain, to
confess, indeed he did" interrupted
Billy, didn't he tell you? | wouldn't
let him. lie had everything to lose
and nothing TO gain by disgracing
himself, and all of you. While II
What did it, what did it matter?
have nobody, no friends except
Bruce-and-"
"You have me, Billy" There was a
long pause before he said: God
bless you, Mariory. / hoped so, and
and. intended to find out for sure,
but Bruce got away from me too
soon, and then it was too late"
And, though Marjory went driving
every day till September, it took all
her ingenuity and all her eloquence
TO persuade her driver that the best
thing to he done for Bruce. for her
self, for Billy, for all of them, was
to put up her brother on his honor
to square" Hereford with Mr.. Gale
at any cost. And he did it.-Chicago
Record Herald.
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