The Carlisle independent., 1917-08-09

Austin told her, if she worked well. and kept quiet about the business, not dis e cussing office affairs with outsiders, hs would make her Christmas present of 1 some shares.
 Gussie was nottso innocent and dull.
 After a while she began to have susri. 1 cions about the business, so one day as i it drew near the holidays, she yenturess | to suggest that she would rather have her Christmas present in money than larger amount in shares.
 "So." said Austin, you doubt their value?" GuSsie didn't know what ta, say, but he read her mind, and jumped to the conclusion it was better to have. her friendship than her enmity. "Very we'll" he said. You shall have the money instead, if you wish. like your work, and I don't think you. talk about the business, so I'm going to make you proposition. If you'll help me still further in ways I shall suggest, I will make you my eonfiden- tial secretary with a percentage Of profits. But it must be confidential you understand. The moment you speak a word outside that ends it.n
 Gussie promised faithfully, and kept her promise. Money began to come in to her in such amounts that she started bank account. Then one day Austin did not appear at the office. When she telephoned his hotel, she was told he had left town the night before, and they could not say where he had gone Worried and anxious people began tO call at the office and ask for MT. Aus tin. Gussie answered their questions with suavity and tact. The next day officers of the law closed the office and took charge of Gussie as witness, while newspapers had astounding revelations regarding the enormous swindling operations of Mir. Frank B. Austin.
 In the jail where Gussie was con fined Mrs Travers often came to help any hapless woman prisoner she could She pitied Gussie, whom she believed to be innocent, and asked her about her people. At first the girl eyadeo her. but finally told how she had not seen them for a long time. Mrs. Tray- CTS, whose religion had made her very patient and loving with all humanity, came often to see Gussie, and her talks with the girl had the effect of maS- ing her see many things in a new light. One day greatly to her surprise, Mrs. Travers brought her mother. Gus sic stood still in her astonishment, but the mother, with streaming eyes, cried out: "Gussiei" and took the girl in her arms. Gussie's head, like very tired child's, went down on the com. 1 forting motherly breast; and Mrs 1 Travers, knowing that if ever girl needed mother. it was just then. left them together.
 Everyone believed the little typist iIi- necent. and the time of her release was only a few days off. Mrs Trav- CTS had secured her another position and it was all planned that neat lift l tie fiat was to be rented for GusSie, her mother and the two children. The ia ther had died almost year ago, and the brother next to Gussie was working. in another city.
 It was the day before Gussie's re ! ItdSt. tletb oOOh pAC'N0 her. and the good little woman, Mrs Travers, had come to tell her how she had everything ready. The girl stooe up to meet her with a new, strange l light in her eyes. Her face was paies i but resolute.
 'I am not going tomorrow, she said
 "I must tell you. There is only one
 way You have shown me the way
 I knew that business was crooked. k
 must tell them so. There are few
 hundred dollars in the bank, he said
 was my percentage. want to give that
 up. I shall go to prison instead or
 home to mother But it is right, isn't ! itY'
 "Yes." said the little woman. Tt is
 right" And she took the girl in her arms and kissed her. Then she went
 out and had a conference with high
 and mighty powers in the law, and the girls confession and her poor little
 money she returned, together with l Mrs. Travers' plea freed Gussie- But out of the prison came another girl 1 than she who went in. The light of sa
 new. high ideal shone in her face 1 Mother and the little home were ii haven of rest, and life took on great | or meaning