The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
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sO ..No, sir said Crunden gruffiy but cordially. "You're welcome. But un- derstand your pride--I mean, your nat uraI pride. If you choose to take II as . small raise in salary--well, you may take 1t that you've earned the raise.
 .sYou're paving too much as it Is.
 sNo, sir. That's not the case. If you make newell. don't mind saying It, judge by many signs that you've been . good bargain"
 ssThank you. sir" and the face Of the clerk flushed with pleasure. These were the first words of praise or ap- proyal that he had received from his employer: they were words pleasant or sound.
 Tn this manner as most convenient to evervbody. it came about that MT. Nln- cent was admitted at meal time an non orary member of the family. He never said Sir at dinner or tea--or at supper. to which he came only by special invi- fation. generally when MT. Bowling was also invited. At supper MT. Vim cent was a friend like MT. Dowling-a friend of vastly superior rank, treated by old Crunden with ceremony and def erence. But at all other times. and more especially when strangers were present. MT. Vincent said Sir. At all other times. in fact. MT. Vincent was
  no one need take any notice of him.
 Lizzie at her place-which was the table by the bureau--need never give him a thought outside of the business that brought him here. Lizzie was gaining speed and proficiency with her new typewriting machine, and indeed Tn her labor maintained such clack-clack and clong-clong, that conversauion l would have. been impossible. Thus strangely matters had at last adjusted themselves. Lizzie sometimes sat busily working, with all her heart in her work: while only few yards on there sat, also busily working, the hero Of her vanished dreams
 CHAPTER XIV.
 "TIe shed his blood for your father. Miss Lizzie. You must never forget thatss L
 At Kings Cottage MT. Vincent had one staunchly fervent admirer to whom he was still all a hero. This was Mrs Price. Whenever MT. Jacks conduct was called in question, she spoke of the fight. He fought for you. sir-for to teach them not to make guys Of their betters. should remember that if I was you"
 In regard to the great business en- terprfse all seemed going we'll at MT. Crunden's house, yard and estate. An other section of the new road with branch to right and left had been laid down; on the outskirts of the land MT. Crunden.s two rows of cottages were nearing completion; three more rows were to be built by a builder from Reigate. with his own money four villa plots out of the two hundred and six mapped by Mir. Bowling had been disposed of on lease; pleasant little patches of red, marking these early successes, had been painted on the big show maps. There was plenty of work to occupy everybody's thoughts, and no necessity for Lizzie to begin think ing about her fathers clerk; but people ---frst one, then another-made her do so.
 Now it was Mrs. Price. stopping the well-sustained clack-clack of the type writer to prefer the request that Lizzie would take more interest in MT. Jack, influence him to his ultimate advantage and generally act the part of good angel.
 Mrs. Price considered herself as one rood angel, but you could not have too many good angels-when there were so many bad angels about She was in fear lest MT. Jack might be falling again under sinister influences, if not info evil ways. With admiration un- dimmed, watching him closely. she re- gretted to observe that he was not working so we'll. not looking so we'll .sin his health" not going on fso brave and noble as he done at first" The master was annoyed with him the other day-found him in the station bar, when he ought to have been unloading a truck of sYank doors, window frames and wall skirtings.s The railway sta tion was dangerous place for MT. Jack; there lurked such puffy. blown out. bad angels as MT. Lardner.
 And further, Mrs. Gates. Jacks land lady, while charing for Mrs. Price. told oe other perilous influences. Mrs. f.ates related how that Miss Baxter came up of an evening to call for the iodger. and take, him out for walk siowntown. Mrs. Gates thought such