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The Tin Box, and What it Contained
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"Oh, I'm not hungry," said Philip, carelessly. "I didn't get up earlyenough to raise an appetite."
"You got up as early as usual," said his father.
"Perhaps reading in the evening didn't agree with me," replied Philip, smiling.
"Where are you going?" asked his mother.
"Just out for a walk."
"Will you call at the grocery store and tell them to send up a barrel offlour?"
"All right."
Usually Philip, who was far from obliging naturally, made a fuss whenasked to do an errand, but now he spoke very good-humoredly. He was soanxious to get out of the house that he was ready to promise anything.
"I really think Philip is improving," said his mother, after he had goneout.
"There's some room for it," remarked his father, dryly.
Philip, as may be supposed, made his way as quickly as possible to thehotel. As he came up, he saw the one of whom he was in search – JamesCongreve – standing on the piazza, smoking a cigarette.
"Well?" he said, guessing something from the evident excitement of
Philip's manner.
"Let us go up to your room, Congreve," said Phil.
"All right."
He led the way upstairs to the small room which he occupied as abedroom, and Philip followed him in. The latter carefully closed thedoor.
"I've got 'em," he exclaimed, triumphantly.
"The bonds? You don't say!"
"As true as you stand there."
"Let me see them."
Philip drew the bonds from his pocket, and handed them to Congreve.
The latter said, joyfully:
"You're a trump, Phil!"
"Yes, I think I managed pretty well," said Phil, complacently.
"Tell me how you did it."
So Phil explained.
"You were in precious luck, I can tell you. I had no idea things wouldturn in your favor so. Let me see – here are two one-hundreds."
"Yes; that's what you said."
"True. Were there more in the trunk?"
"Yes; I heard father say there were a thousand dollars in bonds."
James Congreve's face was overspread by an expression of covetousness.
"It's a pity you didn't take more," he said.
"But what was the need of taking more? These will pay my debt to you."
"Of course. Still, it seemed such a good chance."
"You don't think I'm going to set up as a thief, do you, Congreve?" asked Philip, in surprise.
"No, of course not. I didn't mean anything. Well, Phil, the sooner theseare disposed of the better."
"You are going to attend to that?"
"Yes. I believe I will take the next train up to the city."
"When will you be back?"
"To-night. I will bring you the balance of the money – say, fiftydollars."
"There ought to be more than that for me."
"Oh, it will be all right! Only, you know, I will have to sell thembelow the market price, at some place where no questions are asked."
"I've no doubt you'll do the square thing," said Philip, who did notknow that this statement of Congreve's was only a flimsy pretense toenable him to appropriate a larger share of the plunder, as it mayfairly be called.
"I'll promise you fifty dollars, whatever the bonds bring," said
Congreve.
"Thank you."
"Now, I must get ready, for the next train leaves for the city in halfan hour."
"I'll go along with you to the depot," said Philip.
"No, you'd better not. After the loss is discovered, it might excitesome remark, and possibly suspicion, if it were remembered."
"Then I'll be going. I've got an errand over at the store. Shall I seeyou to-night?"
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