The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-02-25

gloves and wrap were OF the same
warm color, and the smoothly coiled
hair, and bright eyes seemed made to
match the dotted veil that was tucked
tightly under the hat.
"You are just in time. Miss Slocum."
remarked the Senior, as he pointed to
chair. "The work has accumulated
rapidly, and a long brief must be put
into the printers hands as quickly
as possible.
Clam ready for it, SIR" and COM
monplace as was her answer, it set
the grayhaired lawyer wondering
where he had heard that voice before.
Miss Slocum removed hat and wrap,
gave her curly hair pat and poke,
warmed her hands before the open fire,
and seated herself at the typewriter.
The Senior called the Junior into
the private Office, and in a voice that
meant to be stern, said: mo non
sense about her. l don't approve of
women about an Office, but-well
don't be fool over her, my boy.
This is business-simply business.
Hubert Boise looked calmly into
his partners face. 81 understand
perfectly, sir. have seen pretty girls
before. l shall not fall in love with
our typewriter"
Meanwhile the click, click OF the lit
tie machine had kept regularly on,
and the girl had hardly lifted her eyes
from her work. Before lunch time
quite pile of correctly written pages
were laying on the Seniors desk, and
the firm looked them over delighted.
CATER lunch you may take up the
brief, Miss Slocum, and while you will
no doubt, find it dull work, yet you
may find it in q way interesting, for,
come to think, the name of one OF the
parties is the same as yours"
When at the close of the noon hour
Miss Slocum reached the Office she
found that she had been needlessly
prompt. Seating herself before the
fire she looked about the office. every
handsomely furnished! Comfort and
elegance combined. Wouldn't mann
ma have laughed could she have seen
my brave entree into the presence of
the most noted criminal lawyer in the
state! Who knows now, but that the
poor old bachelor was as badly fright
ened as | was, and how exceedingly
dignifed is the honorable Junior. Well!
I'll work the mortgage OFF, and some
new clothes on, and then I'll go home
to mamma"
The Junior reached tine Office first
supplied Miss slocum with copy, ad-
justed the window shades, offered her
the moon edition." which she polite
ly refused, and then went to his den to
smoke and think.
Hittie Slocum was typical Ameri-
can girl. Fair of face, graceful in man.
ner, sparkling in conversation, SYM
pathetic in sorrow, helpful in suffering
and proud as she was true. Her faith
er had died during the var, and was
buried on some Southern battle field.
Her mother had come West, invested
her few hundreds in little home and
had taken few pupils, educating her
son and daughter at the same time.
The son, crippled lad, was the sun
shine of the home, and to provide
him with the needed medical aid, and
the delicacies he craved the house had
been mortgaged.
It was only small sum, but to the
daughter it seemed q load that was
crushing the life and youth out of her.
After months of persistent study she
had secured the positionfor which she
had strived, and as her fingers flew
over the keys the clickety-click was to
her the sweetest music. The following
week was busy one, and Saturday
night found a great pile of pages ready
for the Seniors last reading. Mon.
day the long brief was finished.
"6You have seemed much interested
in your work" remarked the Senior
as he saw her lay the pages in order.
did you ever know anything OF this
Slocum?"
Eyes; l am sure he is George D.
Slocum once knew"
"Well, if we could find him Or his
heirs it would be hundreds of dollars
in our pockets and thousands of dol
lars for Them"
"NIr. Mann, will you tell me where
you have looked for Mr.. Slocum, or
his heirs?"
eve looked everywhere. 1t seems
that before the WAS Slocum married a
neice of Gov. Blank, Of Kentucky,
moved to New York State, and from
there went to a lite West Virginia
town. He went into the army, and
was never heard from. His wife must
have died and without children, for
we cannot find any clue to anything
that will help us to keep this distant
relative from claiming everything"
"Miss Slocum, can you help us?"
Mr.. Boise had watched the varying
expressions of her face us she listened
to the Senior, and felt confident that
the strained voice and enforced calm
ness betokened more than q passing
interest in the matter under consider
alton.
II think if | might spend the night
at home | could bring you some infor-
nation that would prove interesting
ii not helpful"
Go, by all means" quickly re-
sponded Mr.. Mann, Us he handed her
check for two weeks wages, Gbving
us all the information you can and
we will see that you are suitably re-
warded."
The Junior hurried onto the street
to call cab and had stopped to pur-
chase basket of choice fruit and a
cluster OF spicy carnations. In less
than an hour Miss Slocum was seated
in the cab, the Junior opposite, the
carnations tucked into her belt, and
being driven ut a furious pace to the
railway station.
Mr.. Boise was evidently q little sur
prised at himself, and seemed to try
to apologize for his presence by ure-
ing her.t bring an Array of facts that
would settle any law suit in the land.
She listened patiently, but her
thoughts had flown ahead to the
mother and brother who would be SO