Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-07

| primitive and evil efforts to De Slau
at the news OF Iiiley's ruin. Warren
thrUttled the savage and said with
i genuine feeling:
Il am sorry. hope the case Is not
as bad as you suppose
"Ill bet it's worse than everybody
supposes. even Lilley himself" an
swered Biddle.
II will helE him IL l can," said War
rem, and the city editor gave him an
| uneasy glance from the corner Of an
eye
~ hope you won't suppress their
story" he said. "Your Uncle will
turn over in his grave If you DO"
"Oh, no." answered Warren, there's
nothing in suppressing it. What
want is that Lilley should come out
fairly with frank statement, so that
his friends can get together honestly
and help him to square up"
That's the way to talk" said Bid
die with relief.
Theodore Sanger was waiting at the
office when they arrived. man Of
fifty years or thereabouts. forid Of
face and slightly tremulous as to the
hands. which were short and thick.
Without hesitation. beyond what was
invariable with him he advised the
suppression of the story.
"Since learning of Lilley's arrest"
said he. 81 have inquired into the mat
ter. In fact. have seen the young
man in the chiefs Office at headquar-
ters, where he is detained only tempo
rarily. This arrest Is, as one may say,
only a business measure. The Win
sted bank merely wants its money
and upon suitable guarantees will
overlook any irregularity that may be
In the transaction. In short. II the,
paper which the bank holds is unsatis-
factory 1t must be replaced by some
thing that is good. and that will he
the end of the matter"
81 understand that there are other
Matters" said Warren.
"Mr. Lilley Is somewhat involved"
replied Sanger. "but he will come out
all right If he has a chance. To press
him in his present situation would be
merely to ruin him and prevent his
ever paying his debts. Publication
would be fatal not only to Mr. Lilley,
who may>have done wrong. but to his
creditors, who are innocent
what I want" said Warren, rather
feebly, 'is to do right"
ut can never be fight" answered
Sanger, "to destroy public confidence.
Mr. Lilley's affairs are small, but he
Is a widely known figure in this COM
munity. He is well liked. a popular
favorite, looked upon as an honest
man. To publish his errors will be
to make every man suspicious Of his
neighbor."
II know what my uncle would have
DONE" said Warren.
"Your uncle was Il fine man, ster-
ling character" responded Sanger but
there was a vein Of rashness In him,
and this community occasionally suf
fered from it,
Warren WAS silent. being deep in
thought. The opinion Of such a man
as Theodore Sanger that Lilleys af-
fairs could be successfully handled
the present rrisis could be passed had
made II considerable impression. He
would be glad to avoid giving his own
assistance. not from any mean motive,
but from hatred of inSincerity. He
was not Lilley's friend and had never
liked him.
"Do you feel sure" said he. that
Lilley. with your advice and such as
sistancAas you and others are pre-
pared to render, can pay up and walk
straight in future:"
There Is no doubt Of 1t whatever"
replied Sanger
Then the Truth will not mention
this affair."" said Warren.
On the following day Lilley came to
the Office of the Truth and expressed
his gratitude in the heartiest terms.
This Is the luckiest thing that ever
happened to me-" he said. II was los
ing my head Brickbats Of hard luck
had hit me so fast that l was stunned.
| really didn't know what was doing
But I've had my lesson, and you shall
see the result"
In the course of subsequent weeks
and months Warren heard many ia
vorable reports Of Lilley, but he made
ii a rule OF conscience mot to inquire
into the mans affairs. /Lilley was said
TO be making money and to be devot-
ing himself far-mOre earnestly to busi-
ness. When this was true Warren did
not endeuvor to ascertain. 1t was quite
enough for him to know that Lilley
was devoting himself far mOre-ear-
nestly to Emily Congreve.
A vulture gnawed at Warren's vitals
during this period. He saw Emily al
most daily. and she was most cordial
in her friendship But Warren read
her face in vain for any sign Of warm
er feeling.
AT the last he woke up every morn
ing with the thought. "Now, this Is
the day when shall hear of their en-
gagement. I'll have to publish that in
the Truth" he would add bitterly.
Nobody II ask me to suppress that
item"
Upon a certain day Jerome Lilley,
looking somewhat the worse for hard
work. but with an eager brightness In
his eyes. came into Warren's office.
George" said he. 1.-The time is COM
ing when I can thank you rightly for
what you did for me. My debts are
mighty near paid. There's three hun
dred that | owe you. and there's seven
hundred due to poor old Stockton, Or
! ganist Of the Union church. He hasn't
needed 1t up to now: he's insisted that
should let 1t 90. and I've done so.
but now the good old fellow Is bit