The sheriff's out tryin' to find him now; but Lord! the fellow 's safe enough out of the county by this time, if he skipped the way I advised him he 'd better.

There was an extra ore train goin' down to Bolton to-night, and he just had time to catch it on the run." The dramatic situation slowly dawned on Winston while the clerk was speaking.
"Do you mean to tell me Albrecht has actually skipped out ?" he questioned, anxiously.

"Did he leave any money ?" "Sure; he paid your folks' board till Monday.

You bet I looked after that." "Board till Monday!" and Winston totally forgot himself.

"That is n't salary, man; there is something infernally dirty about this whole deal.
Why, he took in over three thousand dollars to-night, and he's got all of that, and at least a week's receipts besides--the infernal cur! Was he alone ?" "Tall fellow with clipped black moustache, and bald head." "Lane; I expected as much; they're birds of a feather.