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a young feller I been sorter interested in. Good, promisin' chap. We find it pays to sorter keep an eye on the young fellers outside business—find out what they do—where they spend their evenings; all that I'd liked this one. Well, some time ago, I began to suspect something was wrong; he was spending too freely for his salary—see? I suspected he was playin' high perhaps. Found out he was. Boy didn't even know he was off the track, you see! Beginner's luck. I watched him a little because I didn't want him to go wrong—but it's mighty easy to go wrong—just kinder step aside, and there you are. Just like you said. Next thing, he was mighty glum. Losin', I thought He's got a good business head on him, and I didn't want him to go wrong. I kep' my eye on him for weeks—couldn't really find anything wrong but kinder sensed it Then—I began to suspect some monkeyin' with the books and I found out his wife—she's a pretty, young thing—was ill and had to have an operation. Then—