The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-25

mus; GO"
Very well You told me you wantet
clerk who Was faithful and Industrious
tina: didn't spend his salary. and all he
could steal, on fast horses and the like,
and got you one. It's an easy matter
to send her OF"
"Of course il Is" replied Smith,
brightesing at the suggestion "Just
tell her she does lot exactly suit, and
We shan't need her after to-day"
"But she does srrit me AMI il you
ere not suited. all Won have to do is to
tel her to CO.
You hired her.
And for that reason won't discharge
her without SOME good cause"
No matter" returned Smith. indif-
ferently; I" / can discharge her Think
am equal to that much"
Jenkins. who had left the room, put
his head back minute later.
Bet Won hundred dollars You don't
do il.
With this parting shot he disappeared
Now Smith had a nervous horror of
vomen-as his partner well knew, es-
pecially young vomen-and never spoke
to one if ne could help il
Had it been a man he would have
known what to say, and experienced no
difficulty in saying it but a woman was
quite another thing.
But his partners words had touched
his pride. and. sunmoning all his reso-
lution. he walked in
Blu: MS courage failed him as he came
opposite the desk where she sat, and he
passed by. CHANGING sidewise at the IN
conscious occupant, who did not lift her
bead as be approached
After speaking to clerk IN the farther
end of the room, he walked slowly back
10 where the young Lady sat, and who,
Is he passed, raised n pair of soft blue
yes. shooting be~ildering glance to
smiths, that he felt to the toe of his
root
"MissHMiss-" he stammered-
Ny name Is Georgiana, said the
Toung lady. smiling. "Some call me
ieorge, for short
Well. Miss George-Georgiana,
m afraid you viii find your situation
ather unpleasant.
Not at all, sir. On the contrary, l ,
nd it very pleasant and comfortable. /;
Ahem-but fear You VIII hardly
e equal to the discharge of Its duty"
Il hope not II you VIII run your
ye over the balance sheet you Will find
verything correct
With desperate hope that there would
e something aniss, Smith did 50, but
As disappointed
Il hope you have no fault to find ?"
nd the clerk, rather anxiousIy. on per-
.iving that he hesitated =
You are a woman =
Here. whether abashed by 8 sud- Y
n display of dimples on the pink =
leeks, that grew more pink at this -
ther unnecessary assertion, Smith came
an abrup. pause A
AT this the smiling face settled into
expression of demure gravity
:" 1 mus: plead guilty to the charge of Il
ing woman But though IT may be al
it can scarcely be called a v
1lt at any rate, it Is one for which / sc
! not answerable" al
- You misunderstood me. ma,aua- b
hat meant TO say was, that there are m
tain dnties connected with your Office, sn
rh as opening the store, going to the a
stofhce, etc, which Won cannot very liz
II perfoym- Ia
. assure you. sir, that ike nothing sc
ter than an occasional walk in the III
IN air And as to opening the store. n
sweeping and busting, don't know fel
y It should be harder to perform that :"
ce for . store than for house. 1 so
I'm no consideration for my SEX re- str
ned the young woman, casting a re- ba
'schful glance at the perpleIed coun- hi.
ancs Of her employer, "but ask, thu
common justice, that YOU viii not dis sh'
'rge me simply because / am vo- att
n su,
duftering disclaimer Of some kind, as
hardly knew what, Smith beat sud- ms
retreat to his own room, assuming q an
q front As he met his partners in
ring eye, but with an inward con- +,
'usness that he. had been completely ITO
ted by the enemy. frn