The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-03-15
CHAPTER II-Continued

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"Oh, iii. how lovely (" she cried.
1--WE hated your business because It
has kept you away from us so much.
Can you really afford it?"
SIN rolling in money. he said gay
~. Il bought acreage and sold BY
the front foot I'm boy again!"
"Thats nothing new, Housatonic. :"
she laughed ada Bishop really be-
lieves that's your absurd name. You'll
be boy when you diet"
Darling Dina; don't worry about
Smucker and his drunken dream. I'll
have 1t out with old Bill tomorrow
and Reggie win have to confess that
he failed. 1t was a fool scheme Of
theirs. anyway"
when did you ever know Bill Pei
ham to do anything really foolish?'
"He acted the part superbIy. II
fooled me completely"
II don't mean that exactly. II
seems so stupid to imagine that any
one could be scared away from a
house BY vague talk like that. Hill.
do verify the names Smucker gave
you-Mr. Seymour and the others.
Promise me"
Probably all names that Reggie
thought up on the spur Of the mo
,ment; hut I'll ask the agent bought
the place from. il that will satisfy
you."
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Adolf Smucker was always earlier
IL tho. aii5aa: Thar tbe Other ei's-
ployees. It gained him a reputation
! for punctnaIity. and enabled him to
learn much OF the firms business that
would otherwise be kept from him.
He was nervous on this particular
morning. He had gone home the
night before. and had told his fam
lily Of all the daring and splendid
things he had said and done. Mrs
Smucker. usually so admiring and
reassuring. had remarked:
"Dolf, you've fired yourself. You
might have waited fill the two girls
was out of SCHOOL,"
~ ciuuChck iuthCi udu tLSlSitcu rap
turously to the account ofthe planked
steak.
eReal beerl" he said many times
"Not in this life shall taste. real
beer again r
Nor In the life to come" said his
daughter-in-law Turn your thought
from your sinful appetites." She
looked at the clock. SITS time you
/. went to the docks"
Assuredly Adolf Smucker was I'M
happy. He was filing letters indus
triously when Handy sent for him
NO." said Handy. as Adolf I'M
sheathed his newly pointed pencils.
"I'm not giving you any letters to-
day. I'm getting rid of you. The
cashier will pay you months sal
ary." ID
The Adams apple tried to burst
its bounds.
"I'm sure I've worked long and
faithfully for you, Mr.. Hanby,p
Smucker cried. Il don't deserve
,this!'
'You don't" returned llanby. "Two
weeks salary would be quite suffi-
cient. Listen to me. Smucker. You've
never been either faithful or efficient.
God knows why didn't fire you
years ago. suppose those hard
luck stories you used to spring when.
ever you were In danger saved you.
You told me less than a month ago
the same old yarn about paying In;
stallments on your house and looking
after an old father. Don't Interrupt l
Your house was paid for three years
ago, and your old father Is night
Waterman on some docks near where
you live. Your three elder children
keep themselves and help support the
home Probably you. are comfortably
fixed"
Smoker raised his voice.
"Mr, Handy, won't be fired with.
out good reasonI"
you've not even been honest" con-
tinued Handy. "There are petty cash
Irregularities that can be gone into
If you wish it, and certain losses Of
postage stamps. If you are wise,
you won't irritate me any longer"
Smoker withdrew. So they had
found out about himl What trick
. for a rich man like Handy, to be
watching when an old employee used
an Office stamp for his private cor.
respondencel
When he was much excited, there
were noises in Mr.. Smokers head as
. of things about TO burst. What day
there would be when the intellectu'