The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-14

OF u6f ullle nedU.
MIR c. is disengaged now" said
the boy in the tone that he would use in
speaking of an emperor.
She followed him past all the clerks
and copyists To his door
Mr. C-'s private Office" said the
boy in whisper.
The lawyer stood in the center of the
room. He was a tall man, with a large
head, on which his hair lay in disar-
rangement. When he looked at her
his dark eyes under his heavy brows were
piercing.
Sit down, please, - he said courteously,
and. slipping into his own chair, he
crossed his fingers.
What eani do for your" he said, look
ing afar on in dreamy way.
As my letter of introduction told YOU, -
she said, again smiling with her mouth
and her eyes, Il am Miss H, Mr. NJ
thought you would be the best man to
give me advice Her smiling eve
was turned on him. but he was gazing
affair OFF
i am lawyer" she said
his keen glance turned on her swiftly,
and II was so piercing that she gave a
start She was little bit of a thing, and
he was so big and his shaggy head was so
hlgh up that she almost pushed her chair
away as If she were going to run.
oh, l see" he said, with faint smile
around the corners of his lips. Yes, what
can do for you2"
Yes, she said, echoing his work, 81
am lawyer You see, know all about
law-the theory of it. have been grad
uated and admitted to the bar But [
haven't had any practical work l haven't
had any experience in officework - Sne
ventured to give him another of those
beaming smiles, but his eyes were turned
in another direction.
And | thought" she continued in a
lively way, that if l were a lawyers
clerk-a great lawyer who has an i'm
mense practice, where there is lots OF
routine, it would be of valuable expert
ence for me.
Yes, he said absently, his lips barely
moving
1t would give me so much that l could
never get IN an Office of my own" she
said, thus encouraged to animation, a
bright color coming to her cheek, and her
smile filling the room with sunshine, so
that he could not but look at her again
Then he noticed how extremely pretty
she was, how youthful her face was, and
how her smile fingered around her eyes
and mouth
And what kind of work would you
like-did you expect-diu you think of
doing}" he asked her kindly
Just what any of your clerks do" she
answered, with burst of elation. Il
want'to do everything that they do, go
through IL all from the bottom to the top,
learn it all. Yes" she added, with a
frank and innocent confidence, Il want to
be plain lawyers clerk"
The legal man, whose time is worth
dollars minute, looked down at her as a
good-natured giant might inspect a child
3 years old.
You want to be clerk" he said mus
ingly, again turning away his glance.
Yes she said, hopefully.
"How would you like he said seri-
ously, and his gaze came around slowly
until it rested steadily on her slender fig
ure, Ito stay down here alone until mid
night making notes and extracts for me
TO use early in the morningH'
She gave little jump.
II could do it if it were necessary" she
said, but her smile was faint.
How would you like, asked the law
yer kindly but as if he was cross-examin-
ing witness, Ito stand in line an hour
among a lot of impatient men waiting
until you could get an official signature to
a paper' That would be all, just taking
the paper, going to the court house,
standing there, getting the signature, and
bringing it back. How would you like
that" he asked, one of his glances sud
denly piercing her.
Il should not like it" she said, with a
little gulp. Her smile had vanished, and
she held her eyes on his grave face in an
intense way.
How would you like" he went on in
that depressing monotone, ito 90 over in
the Sheritf's ONCE and mingle among a lot
OF loud-talking loafers who hang around
there because they have what are called
pulls, who are in plain English, " he
added with something in his tone that
made her start again and almost gasp,
simply bummers, who spit tobacco juice
on the floor between their coarse Jokes
and oaths! How would you like" he asked
with great gravity in his voice. ITO min
gle with them for half an hour while my
business was being transactedH'
Il couldn't do it, . she said breathlessly
THAT is what my clerks do" he said,
coming to his feet and standing up very
tall and massive. 1T has to be done"
She got up and looked at him. The
color had all gone from her cheek. Her
lips were pressed together.
THANK YOU" she said
II don't want TO discourage you" he
said, but you see it is not all so easy as
it seems smiling in an explanatory way
She. tried to smile, but she seemed
frightened and her lips would not obey
her.
Don't feel badly about it,'' he said
kindly, waiting for her to go. There
are some things that only men can do
now"
Yes" she said Then he bowed to her
gravely as she went to the door. The
silent-moving boy came in and laid card
on the desk. T-
ASK him to come in, :" said the lawyer.
looking at his watch. He raised his eve
brows in surprise. Time goes so swiftly
for busy man.