The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-29
TYPEWRITER.
From the London Idler.

When a man has battled with poverty
all his life, fearing as he fought it, feeling
for its skinny throat to throttle, and yet
dreading all the while the coming of the
time when it would gain the mastery and
throttle him-when such a man is tod
that he is rich it might be imagined he
would receive the announcement with
hilarity. When Richard Denham real
lied that he was wealthy he became even
more sobered than usual and drew a long
breath as if he had been running a race
and had won it.
When Mr.. Denham left his Office and
went into the street everything had an
unusual appearance to him. He walked
along, unheeding the direction, He
looked at the fine residences. and realize
that he might have fine residence if he
wanted it.
AS he was walking through the park
and away from the busy streets he took
of his hat and ran his fingers through his
grlzzled hair, looking at his hand when
he had done so, as if the gray, like wet
paint, had come off. He thought of a
girl he knew once, who perhaps would
have married him if he had asked her, as
he was tempted to. But that had al
They had all married young except him
self, and so sunk deeper into the mire of
poverty, pressed down by a rapidly in
creasing progeny.
The girl had married baker, he re-
membered. Yes, that was d long time
ago. The clerk was not tar wrong when
he called him an old man. Suddenly an
other girl arose before his mental vision
"a modern eirl-very different, indeed,
TO ono W. nT ma r1sipd the ha lya1 Che
the only woman in the world with whom
he was on speaking terms, and he knew
her merely because her light and nimble
fingers played the business sonata of one
note on his Office typewriter.
Miss Gale was pretty, of course-all
typewriter girls are-and it was gener-
ally understood in the Office that she be-
longed to a good family who had come
down in the world. Her somewhat indie
pendent air deepened this conviction, and
kept the clerks at a distance. She was a
sensible girl, who realized that the type
writer paid better than the piano. and
accordingly turned the experiences of her
white fingers to the former instrument.
Richard Denham sat down upon park
bench why not?' he asked himself.
There was no reason against it, except
that he felt ne had not the courage.
Nevertheless he formed q desperate res
olutiOn.
Next day business went on as usual.
Letters were answered and the time ar
rived when Miss Gale came in to see if
he had any further commands that day
Denham hcsitatcd. He felt vaguely that
a business Office was not the proper place
for proposal, yet he knew he would be
at a disadvantage anywhere else. In the
first place, he had no plausible excuse for
calling upon the young woman at home,
and in the second place. he knew If he
once got there he would be stricken dumb.
1t must either be at his Office or nowhere.
Sit down moment Miss Gale" no
said at last. II want 10 consult you
about a matter-about business mat
ter"
Miss Gale seated herself and automati-
cally placed on her knee the shorthand
writing pad ready 10 take down his in
structions. She looked up at him eX-
pectantly, Denham, in an embarrassed
manner ran his fingers through his hair
81 am thinking" he began. 'of taxing
a partner. The business is very prosper
Gus now. In fact, it has been 50 for some
@Yes7" said Miss Gale, interrogatively.
ayes l think should have a partner
II is about that ! wanted 10 speak 20 you"
Don't YOU think 10 would be letter 70
consult with Mr. Rogers, lie knows more
about business Than J. But perhaps ~ is
Mr. ROGERS who is 10 be the partner
mo. 10 rs not ROGERS. Rogers iS o good
man. But-iJ iB not Rogers.
..Theu think iu au important matter
Ike This Mr. kOFcrs. Or some one "h'
knows The business as Thoroughly aa PIE
docs. would De able ~ flfe sou h4'L1e
that would b. Of some value.
u don't want advice eA4cl4y' = nave