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Finally Jack Whiffer, who was of a first family, and was a store-clerk besides, proposed to Miss Wyett and was declined; then the young ladies of Bowerton thought that perhaps Helen Wyett had some sense after all. Then young Baggs, son of a deceased Congressman, wished to make Miss Wyett mistress of the Baggs mansion and sharer of the Baggs money, but his offer was rejected.
Every American may be presumed to be familiar with the external facts of Abraham Lincoln's early life, the rude cabin, the shiftless father, the dead mother's place filled by the tender step-mother; the brief schooling, the hungry reading of the few books by the fire-light; the hard farm-work, with a turn now of rail-splitting, now of flat-boating; the country sports and rough good-fellowship; the upward steps as store-clerk and lawyer.
I had not the slightest notion, unless it were a resentfulness in me at being taken only for what I, myself, had chosen to become, store-clerk in an out-of-the-way settlement; or an annoyance in her because one of my station should place himself on terms of social equality with every person he happened to meet. I was George Bremner to her. True! Then, she was merely Mary Grant to me.
They kept a man with me every minute of the time. You know a fellow named Predovich?" "I do," said Hal. "The company store-clerk; he once went through my pockets." Keating made a face of disgust. "Well, he was my chaperon. Imagine trying to get the miners to talk to you with that sneak at your heels!
Evidently the bosses had given the same order; for when Hal came out from Reminitsky's, there was "Jake" Predovich, the store-clerk, on the fringe of the crowd, and he followed wherever Hal went, doubtless making note of every one he spoke to. They consulted as to where they were to spend the night.
With the advent of Monday morning, the Golden Crescent Trading Company, in charge of George Bremner, handyman, store-clerk, bookkeeper, buyer and general superintendent, opened its doors for business. I was not overburdened with customers, for which I was not sorry, as I had lots to do fixing the prices of my stock and setting it to rights.
"You have to watch 'em." "That's it," said the pit-boss. "And by the way, when you tell the store-clerk about that fifteen dollars, just say you lost it at poker." "I said ten dollars," put in Hal, quickly. "Yes, I know," responded the other. "But I said fifteen!" Hal told himself with satisfaction that he was now to do the real work of coal-mining.
"It's a lie," said Hal, again. "He's got that money now!" cried the other. And Hal cried, in turn, "They are trying to frame something on me, boys! Don't let them fool you!" "Shut up," commanded the marshal; then, to the men, "I'll show you. I think he's got that money on him now. Jake, search him." The store-clerk advanced. "Watch out, boys!" exclaimed Hal.
She had no reason to think me other than what I showed myself to be, an ordinary store-clerk; and this being so she might have considered it presumptuous had I endeavoured in any way to avail myself of the advantage I had secured in being of service to her, for, despite her endeavours, she could not disguise from me, who was in a position to judge in a moment, that her upbringing and her education had been such as only the richest could afford and only the best families in America and Europe could command.
If I understand legal procedure, I should have been brought before the justice of the peace who happens to be another company store-clerk. Instead of that, I am sentenced by the mayor or is it the company superintendent? May I ask how that comes to be?" "It is because of my consideration " "When did I ask consideration?" "Consideration for your brother, I mean." "Oh!
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