May 11 — After all this thinking and worrying, I realized Alice was right.
I had to trust my intuition. At the bakery, I watched Gimpy more closely.
Three times today, I saw him undercharging customers and pocketing his portion of the difference as the customers passed money back to him.
It was only with certain regular customers that he did it, and it occurred to me that these people were as guilty as he.
Without their agreement this could never take place. Why should Gimpy be the scapegoat?
That's when I decided on the compromise. It might not be the perfect decision,
but it was my decision, and it seemed to be the best answer under the circumstances.
I would tell Gimpy what I knew and warn him to stop. I got him alone back by the washroom, and when I came up to him he started away.
"I've got something important to talk to you about," I said. "I want your advice for a friend who has a problem."
"He's discovered that one of his fellow employees is cheating his boss, and he doesn't know what to do about it."
"He doesn't like the idea of informing and getting the guy into trouble,
but he won't stand by and let his boss—who has been good to both of them—be cheated."
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