Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-10-23

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Of the store. there was no customer to
salt upon, and ! went to the door for
breath of fresh air. have never been
accustomed to confinement before"
you say Joshua insulted you. How
did he insult your
IT was asked IL | would go to the pic
mic on Saturday afternoon. He didn't
wait for me to answer. but said at once
that | couldn't GO"
WAS that alp
when I objected to his answering for
me, be charged me with being beggar'
and said that but for you l would nave
been obliged to go to the poorhouse- III
this had been the first time he had an
noyed me, | might have passed It over,
but it is far from being the first; 90
knocked him down"
Mr.. Drummopd was by no means
partisan of Walter, but in the month that
our hero had been in his employ he had
found him a very efficient clerk. What
ever Walter undertook to do he did well,
and he had mastered the details of the re-
tail dry goods trade in remarkably short
time, so that his services were already
as valuable as those of young Nichols,
fore Mr.. Drummond was disposed to
smooth over matters, for the sake OF re-
tanning the services which he obtained so
cheap. He resolved, therefore, to temper
ize.
you are both of you wrong" he said.
Joshua yeu should not have called Con-
rad beggar, for he earns his living. You,
Conrad, should not have been so violent.
You should have told me, and would
have spoken TO Joshua"
Excuse me, MIR. Drummond, but 1
don't like tale bearing. l did the only
thing l could"
"Aheml" said Mr.. Drummond, you
were too violent. l would suggest that
Won should each beg the others pardon,
shake hands, and have done with it."
Catch me begging pardon of my faith
er's hired boy p exclaimed Joshua, scorn-
fully. al haven't got quite as low as
that"
LAS for me-" said Walter, IF thought
| had been in the wrong, l would beg
Joshuas pardon without any hesitation.
l am not too proud for that, but l think
| acted right under the circumstances,
and therefore / cannot do it. As for
being a hired boy, l admit that such is
my position, and l don't see anything to
be ashamed of in it."
you are right there" said Mr.. Drum
mond; for this assertion chimed in with
his own views and wishes. well, it
seems to me you are about even, and you
may as we'll drop the quarrel here"
Walter felt satisfied. He felt that he
had won the victory and maintained his
self-respect There was one thing more
he desired, and that was to go to the
picnic. He would not have urged the re-
quest, but that he was we'll aware that
Joshua would report that he was kept at
home by his desire.
at won't be very convenient for you
to be away Saturday afternoon" said Mr..
Drummond, who was principled against
allowing clerks any privileges. You
know we have more trade than usual on
Saturday afternoon"
81 don't think we shall have next Sat
urday," said Walter; Everybody will be
gone to the picnic"
IF you insist upon going" said Mr..
Drummond, reluctantly, Il must try to
let you CO."
Walter felt no scruples about insisting
Meanwhile Joshua went home in very
unhappy frame of mind. He had not sue
ceeded in humiliating Walter as he in
tended, but had an unpleasant feeling that
Walter had got the better of him. He
was very angry with his father for not
taking his part, and was not slow in max
ing his feelings known to his mother.
whats the matter, Joshua?" asked
nrtID1 nhcar- h.
upon his face.
Matter enough That beggar has
been insulting ne-that upstart, Con-
rad. He pitched into me, and tried to
knock me over"
what for? l am surprised to hear IL,
he seems so polite and well bred"
Nothing at ALL lie sprang at me like
tiger, and all for nothing. He took me
by surprise, so at first he got the ad-
vantage. but l soon gave him as good
as he sent"
II am really sorry to hear this" said
Mrs. Drummond. distressed. Are you
sure you didn't say something to pro-
woke him."
II only said, when he was invited to
go to the picnic Saturday afternoon, that
he wouldn't be able to leave the store"
Il am afraid you said it in such a
way as to offend him"
Seems to me you think a good sight
more of him than Of me in the matter"
grumbled Joshua. THAT'S Just the wav
with father. He wanted us both to beg
each others pardon. Catch me begging
pardon of a beggarly hired boy!"
He isn't any worse because your
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