The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-09-11

climbing up on a high stool, and taking
a pen and ink and scribbling ON some
Of the Office paper.
Il can do this when I'm one OF the
eddytors.~ he chuckled to himself.
Just then he heard some one coming
up the stairs slowly and turn in at the
door OF the Office. He raised his head
and looked over the desk and saw . |
woman standing there She had =
very pale face, but was very handsome |
She looked at the boy YEARLY
rs the editor imp she asked
swell. that depends" said Swipescy.
still scribbiing vigorously and looking
up between dabs at the white paper be-
fore him. (which one do you want 70
scc?-
The woman sighed YEARLY and then
said. with an effort: "Mr. Griswold-"
Il am very sorry" began the boy,
hitching his stool little forward and
grabbing his cap Of and laying il care
fully down before him. ''but he is very
busy busy indccd-and gave or
ders that he was not 70 be disturbed
II there is anything lean do" and he
paused expectantly-
Nothing she replied, and sat
down in chair near the window.
''wnl you please tell him . lady is
waiting 70 see him when he IS at lib
ertv2~
\ Now. the Office boy scarcely knew
what to do. lie did not exactly care 70
20 upstairs on an Grand like that; il
would ruin his dignity, after the re-
marks he had already made Besides,
the editor was in > nasty temper and
might throw an ink bottle ut him. or
something. ifdis.urbed- The speaking
'tube-tberc was his salvation. He
jumped from the high stool and yelled
the me sage up There was no reply.
but il answered every purpose. and he
turned to the lady and said: Very
good: he viii see you when he IS not
busy. but you may have 20 wait"
This was the first time that Swipesey
had seen thu lady face TO face. and he
started little and looked at her again.
Then he put his hands behind him and
stared at the floor for moment II
know who You are" he said. present
Inv. lyon are his wife
/
raised one Of her hands to her fore
head. She seemed bit dazed. and
asked in way that convinced
Swipesey that she scarcely knew what
she said ..How did you know"
II knew. guessed, put two and
J two together. and know more abou
| the old man than the rest OF the people
, and do you know. II you will let M
say il. think you haven't treated hin
: right"
Il The woman flushed. and looked >
the boy angrily.
Don't get mad about H." he advises
:. her. in a fathcrly way Il mind N.
! own business What you two people,
! want 70 do is to make mp and stop a
! this lie paused, with judicial air
How did you know this?' III
d woman asked. "Does Mr.. Griswol
make confidant Of an Office boy?"
: Sw,pcscy was all dignity then ''Yo
y are mistaken there. He never said
word % me about IT, ! don't kno'
very much about IL only ! have Pu
two and two together. remembe
about six months ago. when he bougf
the paper. that one day some one Wa
in the Office and asked him about yo'
He all to once became very cool, an
said, in an uneasy way. that you weF
in Californy for your health And on
day was cleaning up his desk and
found picture there-your picture.
mt Il back where found Il; and on
night. when had 70 come back to a
Office with some copy TO leave for n
compositors 10 begin on in the mori
inc. 4 found him In the dark at b
4 desk. sitting there and crying. wit
Ithe picture in his hand. He didn
know saw him. but ! did just =
same. And that's why I'm sorry 4
him: had never seen . man cry .
fore. And when he's cross and hal
with ns people about the Office. kno
he amt really that way. but that q
na;n drive. him to it. and he j. tryir
\ ~ forget about everything"
The ot.ic. bov told all this in graz
n manner. and his quietness evident
impressed itself on the woman In b
~ faxor. Tor she said nothing. n
IL allowed hi.a 10 20 on
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papers that Mrs Griswold. wife
- Editor Griswoid. Of the Briggsvil
Eugle. /. in santa barbara for d
n. health and then you would be IN 4
=. coma and all sorts Of places: Int
- never spoke or you in his paper. -
no vou never came here have hea
~ talk. too. Of quarrel you two had. =
sI-of course. have-have surm'sed %
or something was wrong. ] don't kns
what separated you. Or why you I
- him. or he ynu. and Il isn't any 81 =
"a business: but BOW ycu have come %
70 q him. l hope you will stay with n 4
en- The woman looked u Swipesc
xly intelligent. frcclled face. and saw :
IN brightness Of his small. ray 81
ow she was impressed with his red n
- IL. ~nnb mo- And che bulnol