The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-11-14


for the girl to ask why, but she nat
urally wondered over it. The rou.
tine continued about the same. At
noon all went to lunch. The door Of
the bookkeepers den, in which was the
safe, was locked at such times.
At uoon one day, instead of going
out to lunch, the stenographer MUNICH
ed big apple and buried her nose
in a book she nad brought down. A
quarter Of an hour had passed when
the door bris ky opened and the fresh
young man entered. He looked to-
wards the den but not around the
room. When he was sure no one
was inside he produced key and
entered the den. He was inside not
over two minutes, and when he re.
appeared he was stutiing greenbacks
into his pockets. He locked the door
behind him and then passed out Of
the office without having glimpsed the
watcher.
For moment the girl reasoned
that he was the son of the partner,
and had right to go and come. Then
she scented something wrong and put
on her hat and hurried down to the
street. The young man was just en-
, terlng an auto in which sat waiting
another young man.
Get il 2" uupripd tho laffer
You bet!'
How much?"
1.-TWO hundred"
Bully! Wen have a devil Of .
time!"
The stenographer was in the OF.
fice when Mr. Ames returned from
his lunch He smiled amiably and
passed into the den, but a moment
later reappeared, white-faced and
trembling. He looked at the girl and
tried to speak. but could only STAN.
mer.
Have you missed some raoneyf'
she asked.
"Y.yes!"
How much?"
Two hundred dollars! counted
1t out just before going to lunch.
Were you out to lunch?"
Not today"
"Then-then-'
Then | saw it taken! Had you
missed money before?'
Three times. Didn't you know
that was why we turned away Mr..
Bardsley? We couldn't say he EN-.
bezzled it but we were forced to sus-
pect."
AS that son Of your partner took
the money today he probably took
the others. He has a key to the den.
sat right over there and saw him
operate"
The partner was called in and In.
formed of what had occurred and to-
gether the two men took up the chase.
The young man was run down and he
made no denals. In fact, he laid the
blame all on his father.
Miss Lizzie took the halliday of.
In going home she saw Mr.. Bardsley
III doorway. He looked at her but
did not bow She walked straight up
to him and said: You are the big.
gest cad and snob In the state, but
you come along with me-"
He followed her to her home with.
out asking question. and when they
were seated she asked: Were you
mifed because they gave me the
place."
why. was glad OF IT," he ex-
claimed.
But you never spoke to me-"
you didn't ask me to lunch"
"l-I dasnt!"
u was afraid you'd snub mel"
Couldn't you have given me good
morning.
II wanted to awful bad but-but-"
Mr.. Bardsley dared not look her In
the face He was blushng like
maiden over a marriage proposal He
was fumbling his hands-and moving
his feet as If he would run away.
Il see" unused the girl as she stud
led him, Il have found shy man
the only one in the world. That
changes everything You will get
your pl2co back, and in time-if you
are not too shy"
And in time she became the wife OF
a shy man and he was not exhibited
at mus UNI.
Copyright. 1al7 nv the Mcclure News
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