In an instant half a dozen of his fellow bookkeepers were about him,
frightened beyond words at this unusual scene and inquiring what could
be the matter.
For a moment the old cashier hesitated, then he resolved to break the
truth to them; they would soon find it out for themselves; he would tell
them, and at the same time instruct them as best he could in this
unfortunate affair. He raised his white head, the head that had grown
gray in the employ of the firm he had loved so well and served so
faithfully.
"You must know the truth, my fellows," he answered, slowly, huskily, and
with apparent difficulty. "Our Mr. Armstrong has, for the first time
since we have all known him, gone wrong; he is under the influence of
strong drink, and by no means himself. I may add that I earnestly pray
that each of you be loyal to him, even through this misfortune, and not
let even a hint of it go forth to the outside world, for at this crisis
it would ruin the well-known firm of Marsh & Co., which is now vested in
him.
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