A BOY'S WAY.
What Hp 1'nlU In lint mi Tlintikgiv
lug lie CiobMcM Down rt Dnjr.
I1V E t,. SVt.VKSTEB.
They wnrnecl 1,1 in not toprvtso much.
They Hggg- him to refrain)
Thoy tlircntpnoil lilm wltli modlcln
But throatuncd all In rsln. .
Ht ate and ala and ate until
Of wits be seemed bereft;
Then 'roso next day. quite fresh and gay,
And flnlsbed what wo left.
"OVER ONE SINNER"
flow On Thanksgiving Dinner Wat
Brightened by the "Joy In Heaven."
By David A. Ccrms.
Copyright, 1S91, by Globe Press Association.
The cards bad been dealt for the last
"consolation Jack-pot," and a gleam of
satisfaction elioue In Harry Maynard's
eye as he saw three Jacks In bis hand.
All Biz of the players cume in, and the
pot swelled to a considerable sum. It was
onough, Maynard thought, after a quick
calculation, to recoup him tor his losses
that night If he could only win It, he
would well, time enough afterward to
make resolutions. What lie hod to do
now. was to play his hand for all it was
worth.
It was useloss to flnosso in the last pot,
for all bad come in, and his money was
nearly gone anyhow, so ho drew two cards.
They wore a pair of trays, and he played
on with considerable contldence. This
losseued as be saw how promptly the oth
ers bet, but It was his only chance, so be put
up bis last dollar with a hoarse demand
tbat he have " a show for his monoy."
When the bauds were shown, four nines
won. Maynard was too proud to say any
thing, but ho turned a little whiter than
maynard was too troud to say any
thing. he was before, as he arose with the others
and walked out of the club-room. Traf
ton, who bad held the four nines, and who
had been the heaviest winner, was stisI.
tlvoly aware of the feverish dissatisfac
tion and suppressed ill-feeling among his
companions, and be invited them to sup
per. The others accepted, but Maynard
refused.
"At least," said Trafton, cordially, "you
will have a glass of wine."
" I don't drink, as you know," said May
nard. Then with a sudden revulsion of
feeling, ho said: "Yes, I will," and they
all entered a handsome restaurant.
One glass was followed by another, and
the stimulant, unused to it as Maynard
was, excited him and changed bis mood.
Hetayed to supper, and was the gayest
of the party.
It was almost daybreak when tbey sep
arated, and Kherburn and Horton, who
lived togothor, looked curiously after
Maynard as be left thorn. "I don't like
that boy's look," said Horton.
"lie's pretty hard hit. I fancy," said
bliorburn.
" Yes, and that isn't the worstof it. He
is In a precarious condition. Men like him,
who take to gambling, after take to steal
ing, end he is the cashier in a banker's
oflloe, you know. I tell you, Slierburn,
it's bad business, this poker-playlng."
Sherburn shrugged bis shoulders. " It's
a little late for you to turn moralist," be
said. "We only play a friendly game,
and If he can't take care of hlmsolf, let
blm keep out of it."
Meantime, Maynard was walking borne.
Arrived at his room, be glaucud at his
clock. Seolng that be had little time for
sloop, ho swore a little, and sat down by
his writing table to think.
It was bitter thinking that he did. He
romombored how four years before he had
loft the old home up In New England and
had come to this city to make a fortune.
Bright, clever, quick and with a natural
aptitude for business, be had risen rapidly
from the position as ofllce-boy which he
llrst obtained to the desk of cashier and
bookkeeper of the office. His faithful ser
vice (for be had been faithful) and bis en
gaging manners bad won the entire con
ttdente and the warm regard of bis
employer, hardheaded Mr. Bpooner, so
that he now bad full control of the office
business. Bpooner was on 'Change In
business hours always, and never ques
tioned, hardly ever looked at his acoounts.
And Maynard whllo nevor neglecting
bis business bad rolaed. little by little,
tbo scruples he had brought with him
from his Puritan home. He bad fallen in
with a fast set, and while be was regarded
by his comrades as unusually steady, he
know that Ills lifo would Imvo liccn called
wild and wicked by any of Ills fiicmls nt
homo. Still, ho thought, ho had not dono
anything so very bad until ho began to
camblp. Hut slnco then
Woll, gambling wasn't nny wors1) at the
club than It was on the stroot, and ho saw
mon of tho highest standing doing that
every day. They wero not (bought tlio
jess or uociuiso Uiey gambind, so why
should ho condoran hlmsolf. But tbo fever
had sul jocted hlra thoroughly, and he had
gone on playing and losing, till ull his
savings were gone, and ho was heavily ia
debt. Homo of his dobts wore pressing
and it was in tho hope of winning onoiigh
to pay them that ho had lattorly played a
higher and more desperate gnmo than
ever. But the luck was against blm.
Now w hat could he do? Ho did not know
whore to borrow any more. His salary
was over-drawn and ho hadn't a dollar
left. Thero was only ono thing he know
of.
That was horrible. lie thrust the
thought from him again and again, but It
came back as often as It was dismissed.
Finally, almost in despair, bo considered
it carefully.
Thousands of dollars passed through
his hands dally, and it bad always boon
Ms pride that his cash account balanced
every night to the vory penny, Bpooner
knew this so well that he never examined
the cash book and only glanced at the to
tals occasionally. It would be perfectly
easy to make a " mistake" in the footings
mat wouiu look like as! oof the nen. Just
the reversal of two figures would enable
blm to put ninety dollars In bis pocket
wunout anybody's knowledge. And with
the ninety dollars ho could keep on with
his play and win back what ho had lost.
The luck would be certain to change, and
he could easily replace the ninety dollars.
It was terrible, but lie could see nothing
else to do, so bethought it out catefully
whi:e no too bissDonire bath and dressed
himsolf neatly, according to his bablt, for
it was now almost breakfast time. The
broaUfust did not relish very well, and be
was worn and nervous for the lack of
Bleep, but he pulled hlmsolf together as
well as he could and appeared at the office
at the usual hour, looking pretty much as
he always did. Only, for the II rat time in
ins nie, 110 could not look at Mr. Bpooner
when ho said " Good morning."
Bpooner noticed It, too, and looked at
nlm keenly for a moment but snld noth
ing, and in duo time loft the office to go
on 'Ciionge. He was a man who said little
at any time, but kept his eyes open. He
knew more about Maynard than the latter
supposed, though be did not know all.
NINE TEN DOLLAR RILL FOLDED VERY
SMALL.
Business was brisk that day and May
nard was kept stoa lilv at work. Oimo or
twice he made a trilling mistake, for he
was thinking very hard about that nluoty
dollars, but he rectified his errors imme
diately, before anyone else had time to
notice them, and when tho time came to
strike his daily balance ho had nine ten
dollar bills folded very small, and tucked
into the fob pocket of his trousers. Aside
from these, he bad taken a five-dollar bill
which be bad duly charged to hlmsolf and
placed in his pocket-book. Ho was al
lowed to pay himself in this way, and
Bpooner had never objected to his over
drawing a few dollars as he had a few
times.
All there was to do, to hldo the theft for
the time being, was to falsi Ty the footings
of bis days receipts, so when he wrote the
total on the left hand page of his cash
book, he wrote $2,340. 7, Instead of J3.43J.76
which was the correct amount. Of oours,
be knew that this being posted in his
ledger would throw his books out of bal
ance, and would show at the end of the
month, but be also knew that it was easy
to make a similar "mlstako" In some other
footing on the credit side, so that the only
chance of his detection would lie in the
examination of his footings. All this was
tbo calculation he made to guard himself
in case he could not replace the money as
soon as he expected, but, of course, no
such contingency was likely to occur.
When be should put it back, which he was
positive he would do in a day or two, of
course, It would be necessary to correct
his figures, but that he could do easily.
It is an old trick, known to everybody
who ever kept books, but that very fact
made It unlikely tbat he should be sus
pected of trying it. The only possible
way to deteotltis to examine the footings,
and he bad not known Bpooner to do that
for some years.
All eoemod to go well, Bpooner looked,
as usual, at tho slip of paper that Maynard
handed him at the close of the day, and
did not even ask to look at the books, so
the younger man breathod a llltlo more
freely. He was very nervous, though,
and be fancied his employer was looking
at him rather closoly two or throe times,
so be was very glud when the time came
to loave tbo otUco.
As ho walked up town, the sbarao nnd
horror of bis day's work came on blm
nguin and again almost overwhelmingly,
but be would not acknowledge tbat he
was a thief. Tbo old doluslvo hope, that
buoys up every man who begins what he
l:ad begun, was strong within him. He
would put it back in a day or two, and no
ono would ever know.
At length ho reached his rooms, and as
he entered ho saw a letter lying on his
table. One gluuoo at it was enough to
make hlra fool faint and sick. In the last
twenty-tour hours he had not onoe
thought ot his mother. Bomohow, site
seemed so fur away, and his Ufa lately
bad been such an unwholesome one, and
so full of excitement that bo had not al
lowed hlmsolf to think of her very often.
And the day and the ntglit before had
been so crowdod with one thought that
ho bad not had tlmo forauy others. Now,
however, he would bare to think of her.
He was not burdened enough tolay the
letter aside, and he had not outgrown his
love for his mother though he had been
an ay from her so long.
It was a long time before he could break
tbo seal, but at length bo did It aud began
reading the loving lines, with a Hush of
shame on his face tbat grew deeper and
deeper as be read.
Who uoeds to be told what tho mother
wrote to the boy who was the pride of hor
age? - Loving reprouohes mingle ! with
suggestions of excuse for his lufrequent
letters. Prayer for bis guidance nuild the
temptations of lifo. Kind messages from
bis father and his sIsLor. And hint of ail
a reminder that It was almost Thanks
giving, and an urgent, nlToctlonate appeal
to him to enmn homo and opend that day
with thoso who had loved him so well,
Bforo ho had finished rending it bo was
in tears, and when ho readied tho cud he
was sobbing in an ngony of romorso ond
self-pity, as well as self-reproach.
Tho tears wore. good. W hen ho dropped
the letter bo fell on his knooiashehad
not dono before for a long time.
It was not. long, however, beforo he was
on bis foot again, and Jamming bis lint on,
his head with fin Ions basic, ho slatted for
tho street. Half a dozen blocks of a quick
walk brought him to Mr. Bpooner's door.
Bpooner was a hard man.
The servant knew hlra nnd showed blm
directly into the library, wbore prosontly
Bpooner appeared. Ho looked grave anil
rather stern when bo entered, knowing
that something unusual must have causad
his clerk to call at his house within an hour
of having seen blm. Yet his voice was
not unkind as ho said: "Woll, Maynard,
what's the mailer?"
" It is vory serious, sir," said the lad (he
was only twenty-ono), "I have robbed
you of ninety dollars and I want to give
it back."
lie banded over the roll of bills as he
spoke, and Bpooner took It and laid It on
the library table without looking at It.
"Is this all you have taken?" bo said
gravely.
" Yes sir. My account Is overdrawn
forty-two dollars, but the books show
that."
" How did you do It?"
" I mado a false footing of the receipts
to-day."
"Are your books all right excepting
that?"
" Yes sir."
Thore was a long silence. Then Bpooner
spoke. "You have boon gambling." he
said.
"Yes sir."
"And you took this money to gamble
with?"
"Yes sir."
" Why did you bring It back? Have you
made a winning?"
'No," said Maynard quickly. "I brought
It back because I couldn't keep It." And
there was another pause.
J his is a very grave matter." said
Bpooner at length. What do you expect
me to do?"
" I leavo that entirely to you," said
Maynard.
"It is a difficult matter," said his em
ployer, slowly. " I suppose somo men
would toll you to go on in your place, and
would trust you again, but I cannot do
that. Your quick repeutanoe and prompt
restitution do not cover the fuct that you
liavo been dlshonost, and I cannot
keep you In my employ, nor can I recom
mond you to any place of trust. You have
damaged you own careor badly and will
have to turn to something else, But I owe
you consideration for w hat you have dono
for me In time past. I will pay you a
month's salary In place of notice to leavo,
and I will recommend you for any place
you may seek which does not Involve tho
handling ot other people's morey."
Maynard shuddored. but se'd nothing,
and the other continued: ' I suppose I
may seem hard, but "
" No, sir," said the youngor man. " You
are Just, but you are not hard. I have de
served harsher treatment."
"I am glad you realize It," said Bpooner,
" for I think so too. But hero Is the bal
ance of your mouth's pay, and, Maynard,
1 will always be your friend lu anyway
that I cm. Y'ou don't need much advlca
Just now, tor you have brought yourself
around all riglit, but I do advice you to
quit gambling forever, and to go home to
your own people for a time at least."
"That is what I am going to do," said
Maynard, rather brokenly, and his em
ployer wrote a check and gave It to him,
shaking htm by the hand and bidding him
goodbye with unusual cordiality.
" It was pretty harsh, I know," said Mr.
Bpooner to his wife when be told her
about it, " but tho boy has good stuff in
blm and It was the wrong tlmo to be sym
pathetic" But wben the young man reached home
which lie did next nlgbt,therewasanother
ordeal to pa-,8 through. Ho did not shirk
it, nor put it off, but told the whole exactly
as It was to his stern old Puritan father
and to bis mother. Tbey listened in silence,
though his mother bold his hand tightly
In both of hers while he talked.
Wben he had finished the old man spoke
slowly and sternly, but with a manifest
effort.
THE OLD MAN SPOKB STERNLY.
" Havo you told us all?" he said.
And the boy said : "I have told you all.1
"Woll, Martha," bontlnued his father,
what do you think of the boy wo havo
been so proud of?"
And tho mother, smiling through her
tears, 6ald: "It will bt tho happiest
Thanksgiving of my life, Abner, 'for thero
Is more Joy overoneslnner thatrepentoth,
than over ninety and nine Just men, that
need no repentance.' "
"Amen !" said tbo old man.
A Real Thnnkjjjl vln j Prise.
She couldn't cook a turkey
Or mitke a pumpkin plo.
And at tor frying doughnuts
- She simply wouldn't try.
She oouldu't set a table,
Her bread would never rise.
And yet her husband called her
Ilia aweel Thanksgiving prize.
For though on all housekeeping
Hor faculties wero lame,
Bbe bad a hundred thousand
lu her own sweet name.
Truth.
Essentials to Thanksgiving.
There are some things which are esson
ttal to tbe success ot a Thanksgiving
festival. Every one must be present who
ought to be there tbe whole family circle
within reasonable roach; tbe unpopular
members of It, as woll as tbe popular; tbe
Ill-favored and tbe handsome ; tbe unfor
tunate and tbe fortunate; those whom
nobody particularly wants to see, as well
a those whom everybody delights to see;
welcome all on this glad day I
'
CHEATING
SM HORSE
ELANKETS
Nearly every pattern of sa Horse
Blanket is imitated in color and
style. In most cases the imitation
looks just as good as the genuine,
but it hasn't the warp threads, and
so lacks strength, and while it sells
for only a little less than the genu
ine it isn'tworth one-half as much.
The fact that Horse Blankets
are copied is strong evidence
that they arc THE STANDARD,
and every buyer should sec that
the -"A trade mark is sewed on
the inside of the Blanket.
Flvo Mile
Boss
Eleetrlo
Extra Test
Baker
HORSE BLANKETS
ARE THE STRONGEST.
100 6.A STYLES
at prices to suit everybody. If you can't pet
them from your dealer, write us. Ask (of
the V Book. You can get it without charge,
WM. AYRES tt SONS, Philadelphia.
LIVE WHILE YOU CAN.
Father time is good to the man who
is good to himself. Those who live
well live long, and he will surely do
well who dines at rhillips' Cafo.
where meals are cooked to order at
any time. Oysters in every style. A
full course dinner on Sundays from 12
to a. p. m. Regular meals for regu
lar table boarders.
M. M PHILLIPS & SON.
Main Street above Centre.
KESTY& HOFFMAN,
Practical Machinists.
We repair Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills,
Threshers, Harvesters. Mowers and
all kinds of machinery.
WE HANDLE
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And all kinds of Repairs.
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All work done by us is guaranteed
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Marvels in Mixctl AVooIcns.riiiitls, Fancy Stripes and such, nt
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than any collection to he found elsewhere in Danville, or with
in a radius of 40 miles ; every style, j.Iain or fancy. Jure
for your inspection. Our line of Tlaids and Camels Hair Dots
which are so popu'ar. will he found extensive and at the same
time exclusive. You can he assured that we are particular not
t) handle more than on" or at the utmost, two of any pronounced
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OUR COAT DEPARTMENT
a tmronrJlnrr cut ff nil llOUllds. It is Packed flllloflllC
choicest New Good, upon which
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HTurlnn ICiMmiiini" tn. Price Ten to Thirtv Dollar. Tlirw.
urn tlm vpfv CVpnm rvf tlip npwest
Winter a joy to you. We make
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COMFORTABLES AND QUILTS.
We are ehowinsr an elegant assortment of Eider Down Com-
figured French b'ateens, all colors, ranging in price from $:J.(X
10 ?iu eacn.
Special values in cotton comfortables in Turkev lied and
chintz coverings, all full sizes,
800 to $L75 each.
Marseilles and Honeycomb
7."w. In .l (Ml nn1i
t r fs t W Iff . V V.UV III
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
Trade is very brisk here and why should'nt it be. We are
offering men's fine business
tveeds, cassimers and corkscrews
Also men s genuine all wool Water and other line blue and black
flannel sack suits, tingle ;ind dnnble hi-r-ntpil mul lmml with
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overcoats for men, youths and bovs in plain black, blue and
r. ..! 1 it 1
uiiK-v nui'Ks; prices me jowesi.
PERFUMES AND
We
have just added to our perfumery department a line of
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delighuhe hejirt of every live
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panni. White Lilac, Wild Otiic,
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Trailing Arbutus, Lillita, White Lilac, Frangipanni, Mai;
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We van I you
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VV 'AJ 111
Mill. & Centre Sts., DANVIIXE, IA,
Entrance on
ft B. BOBBINS,
DEALER IN
Foreign and Domestic
WINES AND LIQUORS.
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A REAL LUXURY!
of unir4 Vr nVnl h0mes of this country. see thousands
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faS?n! lg '''I6 mUSt a foo,ish wmaa who would
XiSX he h who would
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S?HSF'? ss -arc ts
OT Grocers often ubstltuu eh n. . .
Bena back sack article, Ma taitol 0a S5oS " bett'
through.
we have placed very Email
MM 1 . . a .1 .
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no charge for altering cither
lb Olivn niwl
and pure white cotton filling,
Quilts in every bizcand Quality,
suits in fancy mixtures, Scotch
at SJA $10.0) and $1'M)0.
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visitor. Triple extracts, :."c an
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and J ltnq riant
OlllleP ill flip fnl lAU-iltn i,1nrj
to know it.
We furnish the Lotties. .
CO.,
J
both Streets.