Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-01
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"Whatl Yod2 / didn't suppose you
ever could be that; and l don't see why
you should be. I'm sure if was getting
SIS week, in a steady situation, with
hours only from nine until five, should
think the world very charming"
The last speaker was slender, deli
cate woman, in her early twenties, and
the work on her lap and lying about be.
trayed her occupation to be that of dress
maker. She sighed as she spoke, and
did not stop her busy stitching while
she talked.
~ know, DEAR" said Stella, ruefully,
"it does seem ungrateful of me to find
fault with my positions; but then l an
not so good and patient as you; anil
then, too, am constantly seeing men
advanced while l stand still. My salary
is the same as it was two years ago; vet
during that time almost every CLERK in
Mr.. Cruikshauk's Office has been pro-
NOTED, and there isn't one of them whj
is any II ore faithful or clever than |.
They have had chances to show their
capabilities; have not. Mr.. Cruikshank
treats me nicely-that is, ne is courteous
and all that-but he never expects any
thing of me beyond my daily round of
taking shorthand notes of his letters and
instructions, and then typewriting then.
l find, indeed, that he gives me the most
important of this sort of work to do,
because l make SO few mistakes; but
that is as far as l can get, and it don't
fu ATry fnt,
advanced rapidly, and would have be.
come wealthy had he lived longer. l
am like him in energy and will, aud |
think, too, in clear business perceptions.
While Stella was talking she was walk
Ing about the room putting away few
things and getting ready to go out.
"Your chance will come, Stella. 1t
must. You hare grounded yourself so
well, and are always so ready for every
emergency. think if you were asked
TO go to Alaska tonight you could b.
off before could get my mind made up,
and while should have to take a trunk
you could go with only grip-sack.'
Stella laughed.
"Yes, suppose could, for 1 am al
ways well and strong, and don't need to
carry both thick clothes and thin to be
prepared for all changes of weather, or
10 burden myself with an alcohol lamp,
hot water bag, and all the rest of the
traps that would be absolutely necessary
for frail little thing like you. Really,
Kitty, 1 am ashamed at having been for
q moment discouraged, when look at
you and see how hard you work, and re-
member what you have to contend
against, and all without murmur."
So saying the tall girl bent to kiss her
companions pale cheek, and turned with
quick, firm steps to go to the Office,
where she was always on time-not
moment too soon or too late.
Arrived ut the Office OF the great
hnglo.American Po,yglot Insurance
Company, Stella was surprised to see
the American head of the Grn. wlo
usually by no means manifested the
promptness which he required of las
subordinates. lie sat forward IN his
chair, resting his elbows on his desk,
the tips Of the fingers of bo:h han Is
pressed tightly together as he held them
erect and slightly waving in the air BE-.
fore his face, his whole bearing that OF
n man who is brimful OF an impaticnce
which he is striving to control.
Stella removed her hat and short
walking jacket when her arm stopped,
as if suddenly petriied, with hand, half
way toward the hat rack. Mr.. Cruik-
shank was saying:
~ find that the prox cs which I must
have for the directors meeting in Cli-
cago on December II, are not likely to
get here unless l send some one ex-
pressly to fetch them. In order to do
it the messenger must start in an houF's
time, 20 to Liverpool, London, Exeter