Evening star., 1923-06-10
BY IL
WILLIAM DUDLEY PELLEY
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He sprang for a heavy inkwell.
| caught it UP and swung 1t.
In twinkling Benedict was upon
| him. Thereupon the assembled office
employees behe1d their late lord and
master moving swiftly toward the
outer door. He was assisted In his
progress by the pair of steeiy young
hands wherewith he was grasped
and a very capable, athletic young
body supplying the power for his 10
comotion. He went through the
screen with a ripping sound.
Rolling to the ground he finally
regained his feet just as another hu-
man being dropped after him. 1t was
the shipping clerk. Bird shook his
fist at George standing in the door
way above.
I'll sue you for this"' he cried.
George Benedict went back to the
private room through q thoroughly
subdued and curiously Quilted ONCE.
Straight for the office OF Bob Hent-
ley, our towns attorney of conse-
quence, Jonas Bird made his way.
Bob listened to his narrative In 81
lence.
What I want to know is, can he
get away with it?" Bird concluded.
"of course he can't get away with
it-that is, unless
Unless whatT'
"Unfess he's told you the truth
about having Judge Farmer behind
him In that case you'd better taks
a check for the balance of your un-
expired term and let the boy alone.
Wait, and Til get the judge on the
telephone"
you tell Bird came the judges
command. 'if he knows what's
healthy for him-to accept that sal
ary check Benedict will draw for him
/ Tell him I'm backing young Benedict 4
| the limit
1 4 X x
THE evening of the day when
l. Jonas Bird departed from Paris
our farmer ad man again visited
the Telegraph's place of business.
where's June Farley?" he asked
Judge Farmer was in the editors
private office gossiping with that
worthy. Sam Hod replied that June
| had just left the Office. The banker
smiled kindly at the young man.
"How's things going down TO the mill,
sonny" he inquired.
The men are all back. George re-
piled, as he headed for the outer Office
door.
He had opened that door when he
tta,,obt ~ Sn,netbipu he uiShed m aEl;
the judge, so he closed the door. The
two men in the inner room assumed the
young man had left the Office. There
upon Sam Hod said something about
George being a smart young fellow.
"A smart Young feller?" repeated
Judge Farmer. Sure he's a smart
young feller But lenime tell you a
secret, Hod There's such a thing in
the world as thrift
Thrift, :" What's thrift got TO do
with it,"
I'm a banker-by trade and temper
ament. Thrift means clever managing
A man who knows how to manage his
I own finances cleverly can manage other
peoples"
DO you mean to say you backed
George Benedict in his new position be-
cause of his thrift"
II do. He got a job here in the tele-
graph Office in May. He quit it in Au-
gust. The day he made UP his mind to
make a fight for the place to which he
was entitled, he deposited two hundred
dollars in our savings department-and.
: moreover he didn't draw upon IL for ex-
penses. A chap as thrifty as that de-
serves backing. Yes sir. I'll bet on him. :
In the outer Office George turned and
tiptoed out-out to find June Farley.
To his credit, in view of their mar
riage this afternoon, let il be set down
that he tiptoed out to give her some
thing more than the two hundred un-
used dollars of her savings!
Copyright, 1881