Guy Hammersley; or, Clearing his Name — page 48: what you’re looking at

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GUY HAMMERSLEY. 39 For during the process of trying on the rubbers Mr. Inwood kept up a steady but subdued murmur of talk, and when he rose to go Mr. Traubmann called after him: ‘‘Verra much obliged to you, sir, for letting me know.” Guy braced himself for the ordeal, which was not long delayed. ‘“‘T tinks you will not suit us, Mr. Hammersley.” Mr Traubmann came straight up to him after bows ing Mr. Inwood out, and delivered himself of the above brief sentence. ‘“Very well, sir,” was Guy’s quiet response, and he started to go to the rear of the store, where he had hung his things. He paused for an instant, however, to say earnestly : ‘¢Mr. Traubmann, I know very well what is the cause ofthis. I donot ask you to keep me, but before I go I want to say that I did not take that money.” That was all, and three minutes later Guy was out in the storm, without an umbrella, and with a weight of misery upon his heart that it seemed to him then could never be lifted off. ‘‘Branded as a thief!” was the refrain that kept repeating itself in his ears. Mechanically he hurried across the street to the Elevated Road Station and boarded an up-town train. It was now about the time he had been in the habit of returning from the restaurant. His mother need not know about the state of affairs for to-night at least. Perhaps in the morning he could get something better. Dr. Pendleton could help him—unless Mr. Burdellf should report to him that unfortunate day’s occurs (ECONAMUCE JOO CS (E(0) m