The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-01-17

out to Mr.. Fearing without the slight
est conjunction" exclaimed Emily.
I've got to do somethingT cried
Alden and left the office.
Half an hour later he came back,
white and shaking. He beckoned Miss
Carman into his office and closed the
door. HE turned me down-he turn
ed me down. Miss Carman." he gritted
between his teeth. HE treated me as
II had been beggar suing for aims.
| and he talked loud enough to inform
his whole office force the nature Of
my errand. That is the man my father
set up in business-wh might have
been drawing Kerosene In country
grocery to this day If father had not
helped him. He threw himself down
In the chair and pulled the telephone
toward him. by the way. Miss Car
man. please type a notice that owing
to business troubles ! must dispense
with the entire office help from tomor-
row night. Bring it here and I'll sign
1t and put it up in the main office
shall be glad if you will stay with me
until matters are closed up. IL you will
do So"
Certainly" said Miss Carman and
left the room to do his bidding As
she closed the door she heard Messing.
well telephoning to his lawyer,
II was an eventful day in the mill
offices. The startling notices of dis.
missal agitated the half dozen men
and women at the various desks. and
there was little work done that after
noon. Emily Carman made up the
weekly pay roll and discovered that it
amounted to exactly $S5 more than
the balance in the bank That was a
paltry 5000 and ought not to be touch
ed If they were going into the hands
of receiver
But 1t didn't go into the hands of a
receiver, for somehow Messingwel's
lawyer got an extension of time from
Fearing and In the meanwhile got In
touch with an official of the trust and
offered the Messingwel mills and en-
vlable site for sale, and the trust ne
copied the offer and paid a sum sur.
ficient to clear the good name of the
old company and leave the erstwhile
doctor a little balance to start him
once more in his profession As for
Rudolph Fearing. ii was the worst
turn OF business he ever attempted,
for In course of time the trust forced
him to the wall. and he had TO sell out
or go under. so he sold ont and be-
came a manager In what had formerly
been his own business
The last day of office work came for
Emily Carman when the affairs of
MessingweIl & Co were finally wound
up. She had accepted a position with
the trust when the mills should start
up again, but she looked very down
hearted as she closed the desk where
she had sat so long with Alden Mes
singwell's responsibilities heavy on
her young shoulders.
AS she leaned weakly against her
desk his deep voice suddenly pro-
nounced her name. and she looked up
to see him standing in the doorway
looking down at her with n queer ex-
preston in his grey eyes.
Miss Carman. to bark back to the
day when we dismissed the clerks.
will you please explain how you man
aged to pay them off with sum ag-
gregating 500 when you didn't have a
penny in the cash drawer and the bank
account was tied up?"
She steadied her voice with diffieul-
ty. why why, DR.. Messingwel"
giving him the title that was his once
morel II knew it was only a tempo
rary embarrassment, and $3.50 | hap
pened to have some money saved and
/ was glad to do it," she ended breath
lessly.
II know you were glad to do it. Miss
Carman. You've been the pluckiest
little partner that man ever hadl
I've been going over things and | find
that you haven't drawn half of the
salary coming to you, besides advanc-
ing 800 that last day. You've borne
my responsibilities and-and"- He
could not control his voice and it
broke strangely.
please don't say any more. | have
not missed the money, and some day
when things go better you can pay it
back. Now | must GO" She held out
her hand II wish you much success.
DR.. Messingwell. and
He held her hand tightly and looked
down at her flushed face and sudden
ly confused eyes. Gone was the de-
murely quiet. young business woman.
and in her place was the loyeliest.
shrinking girl imaginable.
Emily" said Messingwel at last.
success won't mean anything to me
unless you are my partner in it. Do
you understand what | mean. dearY'
Her face dropped until he could see
nothing save her crown of lovely hair,
so he was emboldened to take her in
his arms and explain to her what be
really meant--as If she did not know.
Gould you would you marry such
fool as | am. darlingY pleaded the
doctor In her pink ear. i've made
failure of the business. and don't
blame you IL you haven't faith in
me-
Suddenly Emily looked up and her
eyes were filled with happy tears.
alden" she interrupted. have you
failed in everything"
He looked deep down in her eyes and
then kissed her lips my failures
have been small indeed, dear. beside