The Prescott daily news., 1915-05-12
FIR HER SWEET SAKE By FRANK EVANS


 .olers cage twenty-four hours ne re siued that something was wrong with ~.s Ioeuw's methods. On the sec and day he was sure of it.
 w Van Loeuw and he had entered the ,.nb within a week of each other. r.r Ioeuw was college graduate. .hilo Tom was only the son Of coun- trv storekeeper That ought not to ~.to ~ any difference worth noticing in ,morica but everyone knows it does, .sneciallv in large country towns like Roxbury
 If made this difference in particu- ,.r. Van Loeuw was privileged to eall on Mildred Lesson, the presidents doughter to dine at her house and take her driving in the automobile he owned Whereas, Tom Graves, who had. in his boyhood, often served Miss Mildred behind the counter of his fa- tber's store, could scarcely gather up his courage to look like an ordinary man when she bowed to him in the street. and then. seeing his Confusion, Mildred would smile again, in kind ly way which Tom usually missed, be- cause his eyes were on the ground.
 Everybody said that Tom was of inc kind that are born to be drudges and to work for men like Van Loeuw. Van Loeuw never doubted that he was destined to marry Mildred and step into her fathers shoes. He told Tom about it.
 When I'm president of the bank I'll take care of you, Tom," he said "Tll see that you get better job"
 Tom would swallow his feelings then and turn to his books.
 Now, it was a fact that something was seriously wrong. Tom soon dis covered that it was not a mistake. to he picked up and rectified with few hours of extra work After two weeks of night work he traced back the error to something that had begun two years before. In short, there was dedication of $12,000, and the man who was responsible for it had hidden his trail beneath the cleverest and most intricate system that any thief had ever devised.
 Two years ago. That was when Van Loeuw bought his automobile,
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 But Tom did not think of that He resolved 10 tell Van Loeuw of his dis coyery and ask his advice. He did so and when he saw the ghastly pal lor upon the mans face the hideous suspicion came home to him.
 Tom. I'll see you at your place to- night said Van Locuw. 1T want to speak to you"
 van Loeuw came into Toms room a' elgnt o'clock and flung himself down in chair.
 what did you want to meddle with ne books for?' he began angrily. US no confounded business of yours"
 'eindps not, admitted Tom. But know it now, and I've got to go to Lesson"
 ,, l ts9 T"1 ' c21 ray it back" @sr.'A Feo Lar~w.
 n', answered Tom. Tm have to sV 10 Leeson-unless you do-" e, ,an Loeuw rose up. ashen white. EhI
 oo. on 'od! he cried. what will be- sS sSni9 or Mildred? Don't you know sDr 'nlnks the world of me?" ., rom sank down again, whiter than W.T.. WI tuner man. Yes, he knew she did. s,. aea a at last he spoke there was an rv VI unusual decision about him. M.s van Loeuw,' he said, If I take the to 0 n TOT this, will you swear always m... .un straight in future? It doesn't Iaaser r to me, you know. For Miss 'eesons sake"
 crioa VI VI say you stole the money?" @Tos u Van Loeuw. incredulously. as '' .. always knew you were as true while" Il make IL worth your Ha sVUu night" said Tom, coldly. tollowinen hen' into Mir Lessons office the not annp s morning. Van Loeuw had forcadg gtsared z. at the bank, and he was out ro. so eiose the cage when he went in tbo eel'unately, e depositors were few dAe s nrst r hours of morning. for , vor "raves, v I was going to send ing. .w. sald the bank president. ris- dIscovom.,'e we have made an unfortunate Yes" ansm
 kform answered Tom. q wish to sled sl2 u' oon SIT that I have embez- Ths s'1,oVO of the banks funds.p cane in N0Ur opened and woman dred r,, om started as he saw Mil he Wa. 'nis made it doubly hard. But the end now "'ea to play his part to 'M1,