Arizona republican., 1892-11-30

how dewdrops os tears oozed through them
 What am doingy" Mabel exclaimed as she oethought herself of the picture she and Mir. Popin would present if any one should come into the office, and she promptly raised her head.
 "fou did just right, said MT. Poplin, referring to her treatment of Mir. Nipple. The presumptuous rascal! Never mind, little girl--er- Miss Fosdick I'll settle with MT Nipple myself In the mean. tune yon may take couple of days of. Go home right away, and I'll see that he annoys you no more"
 Alter the far typewriter had put on her wraps and gone home Mir. Nipple was called into the private office. and Mir. Pophn asked him:
 Are you m the habit of reading and signing the firms letters after the type. writer has taken them from your dicta- tlon and transcribed them. Mir. HippleY
 When MT, Pophn took the extra time necessary to use the prefix Mister" in addressing one of the clerks it was an in- dlcation that the subject of the inter- Vlew was of more than ordinary nnpor- lance It Was with some peI eI,urhation therefore, that Mr Ripple replied:
 Well, sir, used tu. but round Miss tosdlck so oscrupuluuSly exact that lately l have permitted her to sigu and mail ietters dictated to her without my read ing She takes me down word for word SIT, so feel that IL isn't necessary for me to read them over.
 "Ihe reason why asked you that question k this: l received d note from MT Shaw this morning--Of Shaw & King, you know-in which he asks an explanation of letter that he had just received from this house. Perhaps you can give the needed explanation after l have read you the letter
 Messrs. Shaw & King
 GENTLEhEN Your favor of Monday was re. ceived In due course Got that down, sweet nes% In reply We would say I'd like a sweet KISS rom those ruby lips say that the goods you menllnn you charming creature why are you \" coId lo meI mention were shipped yes- terday murning, Your Oirdlike voice thrills me through and through! Why do you never smile on y"rr adOrery Hoping that they have arrived Ih good condition give me just one Kiss. Mabel darling, won't youy and that they give perfect satisfaction got that down, little beauty We beg To remain yours, very truly one Kiss now insist what are you strug- gllnX forI your Obedient servants
 PoPLIN X SON.
 After painful pause the senior mem. Der of the firm went on.
 "Mr. Nipple, think I'll attend to the correspondence of this firm hereafter myself, and what loyemaking it is nee. essary to do to the typewriter 1 will also look after The cashier will give you your salary 10 date, Good morning, sir"
 The idea" exclaimed Mir. Poplin to his son, the junior member, half en hour later, when he had laid the whole mat ter before him The idea that wom. anly and modest girl like Miss Fosdick should be so grossly mistreated in my establishment exasperates me She's pretty and sweet and altogether admira- ble."
 "l rather admire Nipples taste, said the son.
 "Oh, you dor exclaimed the father Then l suppose have done wrong in discharging the scamp, even when he knew his attentions were distasteful tc the girlT
 No, father, you did quite right. Of course il would not do for that sort of thing to continue"
 "Of course lt wouldn't. lt would be persecution of as sweet girl as know"
 "Why, you are not in love with her yourself, are you. fatherT
 "l A widOwer of fifteen years stand. ingi The ideal Can't an elderly man defend helpless young woman without such an imputation as thaty'
 Oh, certainly"
 Then the conversation dropped.
 Old Mir. Poplin was in love with Mise Fosdick nevertheless. and he resolved to ask her to be his sons stepmother on the first opportunity He thought more over. that he would make that opportu- nity when she should report for duty.
 Miss Fosdick returned to the store at the appointed time and proceeded straight to the private office
 The elder Mir. Poplin was alone
 Good morning, Mir Poplin," said Miss Fosdick with her sweetest smile.
 "Oh, it's you, is itT Mir. Poplin re- piled. raising his eyes above his news paper Sit down, Miss Fosdick, please Before you take the lid off your type writer have something-er-tos say to you ather-er-important. have been thinking of you almost constantly since you went away two days ago, and wanted to-er--ask you"-
 "One moment. please Mir. Poplin," Miss Fosdick interrupted him to say; you must pardon me, but 1 have not come back to work.
 'Eh? Whats thatT"
 No, sir Fact is l-that is-your son, sir-has done the honor to-to-pro- pose, and--and'
 "The sly young rascalv' ejaculated Poplin. not giving her chance to finish. Well, suppose I'll have to be father to you, and will say 1 am proud of my new daughter
 Then he thought:
 ''l wonder if she really suspected what was going to William Henry