Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-04-29
ROBERT REDMOND'S
CAREER,

H9EluS LII doIO0 0ONC1d 1 VI JQG l
rseliest looking boys standing in the
line outside of Cathcart's door, it nat
nrally happened that this rising |
voung attorney, perceiving one bright |
alert face in the handful of boys, who
we're merely looking for jobs, decided |
n employ Master Robert Redmond.
81 amt looking for much salary"
~evplained Robert when the fact was
~exolained to him that a dollar a week
would be paid at the start. II want
90 make a career for myself and
ri be worth more to you SOON"
This idea of a career pleased Cath
cart. He, too, was still looking for
career. He had a law Office, it was
true. and his sheepskin hung upon
the wall, but the clients were still
few and Cathcart had a boyish idea
that he and Bobby would find a ca
reer together. +.
As the days passed, he began to
take a live interest in Bobby. With
wits sharpened in the school of the
street, the boy had resisted the faint
Of the gutter and had acquired it's
a~lertness with but few of the bad
habits of the gamin. It is true that
he smoked when he could afford the
price of a pack of cigarettes, and his
language at times was more emphatic
than polite, but he swore only under
stress OF circumstances and sought to
break himself of the trick. He had
noticed that Cathcart seldom used an
oath, and he was making Cathcart
his pattern.
Times were easy in the Cathcart
Office. Cathcart did not really need a
boy, but it looked better and then he
came in very handy to take notes to
Lorna Stanley. Most of the time
when other lawyers were writing
briefs Cathcart was writing notes, not
that he did not care for briefs, but
because they did not come to him.
Some Of these days the briefs would
come and with their coming he would
marry Lorna and live happily ever
after.
At present the course Of true love,
GBobby put it to himself, was "as
cooked as a corkscrew with the
cramps" Old Mrs. Stanley had a
double objection to Cathcart. In the
first place he was poor-which might
be forgiven him-and he was a law.
yer. When her husband, Gordon
Stanley, died there had been much
litigation w the estate. Mrs. Stan
ley was finally the victor, but she had
promptly crossed all legal lights from
her visiting lists and regarded the
entire profession as unhung thieve:
because Of the Vaccinations Of {
lew sharpers who had urged bogu!
claimants on to tedious litigation
This was the principal rock which
Vatacart found in his path. He woult
not eloDe with Lorna, and he coul,
not gain the old lady's consent. TIL
tNlrd alternative-that of givin'
Lorna up-was equally impossible
and SO the affair Jagged. e
Bobby was quick to sense the stu
atlon. Even had he not carried s
many notes he would have under
stood, and the case troubled him. S
II happened that he sat in the Star
!ey parlor Il Sunday afternoon COZ
fronting a very puzzled old lady.
The kids down at the club We
.ellng me that you take an interest
pogs.' explained Bobby, "and ~
eome TO see you about my career"
l am always interested in the d
'elopment of character and the II
culcatlon of the habits of industry
That's all right" agreed Bobt
polltely, wondering what that culca
Jug thlng a II got the habit 8
tlsht. What I'm looking for is
'1ance to let it get busy"
l do not know of a vacant positit
a the present moment" said MI
stanley thoughtfully. "You mig
leaVe your name and address wi
me-"
I've got the job" explained Be
w patiently, "but you're tagging t
eApEess and spelling my chance.
"@nt a career and you can't have
oIeer When the boss turns down go
looS because he loves a girl so mu
can't think about law"
fail to see where that conceI
"e' said Mrs. Stanley stifly. T
"ufd law. had been impolit
lou had better run along little b.
~nu not waste my time"
.r Sut look here" pleaded Bob
lou We got a chance to clear
"Nole game up in about thirty S
nus | work for Mr.. Cathcart.
so' a chance to come into that
Lefser case the other day. 1t wo
the making of him-and me-
p could land it, eve If he lost,
~ Is going to turn it down beca
IS SO worried about Miss Lo.
nat he Goes not dare accept.
a1oWs very well that If he takes
nell be thinking about her
edo OF the merger. Now it
meS sure Of her and didn't have
"0tFF he could make his career a