The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-07-21

YES" the young pan answered.
"Everything's fine"
The next morning Solly met the
doctor at the hospital and they
brought Jimmie down and put him in
the runabout and took him to the
railway station-with Solly perched
behind in the rumble seat.
"Ill keep on takin' care of you
papers, Jimmie" cried Solly, as the
train pulled out. "Dont you worry
about It,"
And the pale face at the car win
dow smiled understandingly.
The doctor looked at his watch.
"I'm due at my Office in fifteen
minutes" he said. "Ill take you
that far"
| When the runabout was on It's way
the boy looked up at his companion.
"Gee, but you're a good fellow,
Doc" he said. "Mebby you don't
need It, but Jimmie's old mother
prays for you every night"
The doctor nodded.
81 need It, Solly," he gravely said,
"and 1 thank you for telling me-"
There was little silence.
"De cashier Is a good fellow, too"
said Solly.
George Is a fine fellow" replied
| the doctor quietly. "No doubt you'll
be glad to hear that he is bettering
his position. The man at the head of
| the business is going West to stay
and George has chance to buy an
interest. It's a good chance for your
friend, and he has finally raised the
necessary money, although 1t has
been hard pull for him."
81 see dat he was lookin' poorly"
said Solly. "W'en is de big stunt
pulled OFF,"
Tomorrow morning."
The boy laughed.
"Guess I'll drop aroun' an offer
him my congratulations"
The doctor smiled.
"a good idea," he said. 81 know
he's going to offer you job"
'I amt sure dat I want a job"
said Solly. "But I'll be dere Just de
same"
Perhaps he had premonitlon that
he would be wanted; perhaps 1t was
natural tenacity that prompted him
to cling to the idea. Anyway, he was
in the office the next morning.
There was an open space OF con-
siderable dimensions in which callers
waited, and on one side of this was a
long settee. A door at the end of
the open space led to the street. At
the other end was the door that
opened into the room behind the par
tition of heavy woodwork, with its
plate glass and close drawn curtains.
Solly sat ON the settee and looked
about him.
He was sitting there when the door
opened and the cashier came in. He
was carrying a canvas bag.
"Why, hello, Solly," he said.
"Hello."
The cashier paused.
Anything wrong?"
mo-" replied Solly. "Everythin's
all right"
"Want to see me?"
at amt nothin' special"
I'm busy this morning." said the
cashier. Come in little later"
Sure" said Solly.
"Come in this afternoon. l want
to see you"
The cashier hurried through the
door in the partition and Solly arose
and glanced through the window.
There were two men with the CASH
Ter. One was thin man with gray
hair who had thick cane leaning
against his chair. This must be the
man who is selling out and going
West"
The other man was short and stout
and quick in his actions, and from
the keen way in which he looked at
some papers which the gray haired
man handed him, Solly set him down
as lawyer.
The cashier was bending over the
papers, too. He placed the canvas
bag on the table.
Solly was quite sure he knew what
was in that canvas bag. 1t was
money. He had been about banks
and in brokers' offices long enough to
recognize the receptacle.
This must be the money that had
cost the cashier SO much anxiety.
Solly turned back to the settee.
Then the outer door opened and a
man came in. He was tall man, de-
Gently dressed, and of unobtrusive
appearance. Yet at sight of him Solly
gave little start.
The boy had a wonderful memory
for faces. He remembered that more
than a year back he had heard the
depot detective call this man "Lanky
Luke" and he had found out that
"Lanky Luke" was one of the clever
est of sneak thieves.
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