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"But about his honesty." "I fancied him the soul of honesty." "So did I, but of course we are liable to be deceived. It wouldn't be the first case where seeming honesty has been a cover for flagrant dishonesty." "What do you wish me to do, Mr. Goodnow? Shall I send Ropes down to you?" "No; it would only give him a chance, if guilty, to cover up his dishonesty."
He was quite a favorite with his employer, Mr. Otis Goodnow, who promoted him in a short time. All at once it was found that articles were missing from the stock. Of course it was evident that some one of the clerks was dishonest. A watch was set, and finally it was found that Rodney Ropes had taken the articles, and one a lady's cloak was found in his room by a detective.
Goodnow did not stop at your place the other day because of your habit of returning goods. While we would be glad to do business with you, we cannot allow anyone the privilege of ordering goods and then returning them at our expense, if he happens to change his mind.
Lincoln, unable to resist his wistful face, read them, and sent him away happy with a hurried line written on the back of them, saying: "If Captain Goodnow can give this good little boy a place, he will oblige A. Lincoln." It was a child who persuaded Mr. Lincoln to wear a beard. Up to the time he was nominated for President he had always been smooth-shaven.
Borrow five dollars of him for me." "I don't know about that. If I were to borrow it would be for myself." "You can do as you please. If you don't do something for me I will write to Mr. Goodnow that you are the thief who stole the cloaks and dress patterns." "You wouldn't do that?" exclaimed Jasper in consternation. "Wouldn't I? I am desperate enough to do anything."
Goodnow, who was later to earn unenviable international notoriety as the endorser of the monarchy scheme, it erected what it was pleased to call the Presidential System; that is, it placed all power directly in the hands of the President, giving him a single Secretary of State after the American model and reducing Cabinet Ministers to mere Department Chiefs who received their instructions from the State Department but had no real voice in the actual government.
"Then I had better not speak, but you asked me, you know." "Yes, I did. Things may look against me, but I am absolutely innocent." "If you can make Mr. Goodnow think so," said Jasper with provoking coolness, "it will be all right. Perhaps he will forgive you." "I don't want his forgiveness. I want him to think me honest."
Goodnow turned around. "Who is it?" he asked. "Perhaps you remember telling me to call at half past nine. You saw me at the Newsboys' Lodging House." "Ah, yes, I remember. I promised my friend Mulgrave that I would give you a place. What can you do? Are you a good writer?" "Shall I give you a specimen of my handwriting?" "Yes; sit down at that desk." It was a desk adjoining his own.
Rodney colored, for he understood that his employer did not believe him. "May I go to my room," he asked, "and bring back the bundle with me?" Observing that Mr. Goodnow hesitated he added, "You can send Some one with me to see that I don't spirit away the parcel, and come back with it." "On these conditions you may go. Redwood, send some one with Ropes."
"Still you have a nice home, and I suppose you have most of your salary to yourself." "Yes, but there isn't much margin in seven dollars. My uncle expects me to buy my own clothes. You were lucky to get out of the store. Old Goodnow ought to give me ten dollars." "Don't let him hear you speak of him as OLD Goodnow, Jasper." "Oh, I'm smart enough for that.
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