Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-06
SLUG SIX.
and the Reforms She Made In rh., Cam
posing Room.

f-a's AhtNln.
siug Six was tho prottiest girl in ths
senposing room, and that Is a LARGE saw.
ms, Tor all lady typos were charming
But Slug Six was not merely urs..v
enc was exquisite, and more than that.
All ,ne boys We're in love with hor. They
svoWed II openly-thnt is, all tho boys OK.
eeps Siug Ihirtyseven- II he WINS in love
win non, he never hohsted about IL. Per,
haps ne was too shy, or perhaps he was
nisplrea py one Of those queer passions
whieh Slug Nineteen called really truly
love and hence found It too t!ecp Tor ut.
torrance Or perhaps, again, there was
some black eyed beauty down in Dixie to
whose remembered charms he remained
For Slug Thlrty.seveu came from
South Cahlina.n He was a tail, serIous
sunburned youth and very green about
city ways, At nrst he was quite in despnir
NJ the complications OF a large printlna
office. i''''"s
fou sec, came from n country printin
ONCE, he confessed TO Slug Six. ii neyah
saw copy cut in takes this way befo'e."
am suro tho foreman is worry kind, {"
Yes, mh'am, tho foeman Is kindness
Itself but it's tho galley boy Pm afraid
Slug Six smiled.
lie Is an autooratic young gentleman.
Isn't hoi" she said but you'ro a good
oompositor-bettc than the most OF us
in fact You will get along all right in a
few days and II there's ever anything in
which can help you hope you will not
hesitate to call upon me"
Thank you, ma'am. You are very
kind. III be snnh to do It,"
The boys wero highly amused at Thirty.
seyen's innocence. They would got him
to talk about South Cahlina and Gewey
and then laugh Historically at his quaint
southcrnlsms.
Slug Six was sorry to see him chafied so
cruelty.
But Slug Thirty. seven wasn't such an
"ensy mnrk" as they took him TO be. It
was not apparent at first, but they crndu.
ally discovered that he gave them tit for
tot, and quite often, in the height of their
hilarity, they were shocked to find out
that tho laugh was really on his side
And Slug six, who was much surprised
ut this, was very glad Of it--porhaps un.
reasonably glad.
There were moro surprises in store for
her, however
'You know, said Thirty.seven, laying
his stick on tho case one morning and
turning toward her, you know haven't
boon TO a theatah since came heah. -
Haven't you, realty Well, you ought
to go"
Yes mn'am, that's what think, but
nevah did like to go anywhAh alone"
Slug Six had no comment TO make.
81 thought he continued that per
haps you would 20 with me some eyenini"
"Oh, don't know. I--I"-
"of co'se, had no right to expect you
to go, !" he said gently, land II you would
rathah not
ut Isn't that, /" she replied, realizing
that he was entitled to perfect frankness,
"indecd should like very much TO go,
but you see / haven't known you very
long, and my parents are not acquainted
with you at all"
"Yes, ma'hm, That's So, he said and
went back to his work
Slug Six saw that hewas hurt and hurt
bad She folt highly unoom Portable about
1t. He was certainly gentleman, and
she had wanted to go to Charley Aunt"
so long,
Later in the day sho came and stood
tlmidly beside him.
MIR Woodruff" It was the first timo
anybody in tho Office, excepting tho cash
Ter had ever spoken his name. It sound.
ed sYeetly strange from her lips. MIR.
Woodruff, l have been thinking that per
hapsi II you caro- TO. you might come out
some eyening-'sny tomorrow evening
and got aeouniutod with my father Then