Orange County observer., 1891-07-25

And Cline sholuel, Nonsense, Shu.
the door,
Then ne noticed the bronze PEE. 1t
had an ironical and p.ncked aspect
lie sat down in the chair by the win
dow and looked at Bob Slocun's shades.
lie couldn't help wondering what Miss
Chaiceg found to think about during all
the vacant hours when she looked out
there, walting,y.
Ilc next day when she came he repri-
mandel her ferccly .'lt ANNOYED me
very much, he said from his chair, with
out looking round. 'You should have
sent me some word. depended on you
It's very ire 5uiar and unbusine.slike
Sac tur.pei round and looked at him in
her meek uay. My mother is dying
she said. II have neglected her to-day
SO as not 70 dlsappoint you
His astonishment twisted him round iu
his chair ard he came plump up agains,
the agates, swimming in some kind OF
light he had never seen before.
"Confound it, Miss Chalcey," he said,
Jumping up. ''What do yoa mean by
having a sick mother and not telling me-
What do you mean by comm. here to
day? viii you never get any business
IDEAS int, your heai2 l told von that
this room was to be confidential! D.
you call it confidential II ac. 10 thi,
manner? I'm surprised, Miss Cnalcey.
I'm hurt y
He took down the sailor hat s'You
are to 50 back to your mothec-at
once
He opened the door. "Here, Swain,
| ge5 me coupe" And Swain saw the
| sailor hat in his hand
1t was about week after this. The
| room had half a ton of letters in it. Cline
used to come in. look at the bronze neo
duu 81 away oSo'I. itu 'iAS @ohot A''
leappeared.
Miss Chalcey was there waiting, SO waa
her little lunch that she always ate when
! Cline and Wallace went down to Del
monco's, aud on Clines desk WAS tiny
bunch of vioets. He shook hands with
her, congratulated her on her mother :
recovery. aud said "PshaH. don't mel
ton it, my child. I'm Just about rs kino
as the average business man--no more
no less We've got terrible lol OF busi
ness here
They both laughed
Cline was in particularly good spirit
that morning 1t was SO comfortable
dou't YOU know, to have the Office rou
tine 90 on its regular business like wa,
to hear the click Of the instrument, K
get side giimpses Of two white roun ie
twists dancing gallopade; to know tha
tie chip hat was covering up that brorz.
peg, and you couldn't hear the bullfnc.
twent on about week, with lttl
bunch of violets every morning on
desk, which he always put in his buttoi
hole when he went uptown. There We
two Gavs when he hadn't got pin, and
! she La1. and 50 she fastened them on fol
him. tnl there was one awfully nasty
day when he actually helped her eat he'
lunch, aud njoyed it.
Then the whole affair came to sud
de, stop. These things always do IL
real life.
1t was Monday moraing. Sac had
hung up her hat and busted of her ma
chine and looked to see if Bob Slocum !
shades were there, whenTiine said, will
A horribly sad expression Of colnte
nance:
Miss Cline, YOU We been very faith
fnl aud efficient secretary, aud I'm sorr.
I've got to lose YOU, but the fact Is "
found the woman | want, and OF cours
| shall not need you any more.
Ste was looking at him dreamily, a
If she wondered where tie paragon can
from that filed his bill
Yes, he said, .strange as j, ma
sound I've actually picked out the wo.na