Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-11-29

rather, why should ne, nave nOtlceo
them now, at the eleventh hour? This
sudden consciousness was most incon-
venient.
"Miss Ramsay, sir" suddenly said
his ~housekeeper from the doorway.
RAYMOND Rose turned in his chair,
none too pleased at the interruption.
"Thank you," he said, and stared
stared at his visitor, wondering for the
moment what her business with him
could be. Mechanically he placed q
chair for her.
~ have come about some typewrit-
ing said she hesitatingly.
Raymond started. he remembered
now.
This, however, was not the kind of
typewriter with whom he usually dealt.
Two women who had done work for
him were angular and hard featured,
| abrupt in manner and as rev as
they could be. Miss Ramsay was a mere
girl, we'll dressed, slight Of figure and
prepossessing of face. Her complexion
was good, her small mouth prettily
formed, her eyes large and lustrous, her
hair a pretty brown color. Raymond
found himself noting all these points
about his new typewriter.
Suddenly he awoke to the fact that
she was waiting for him to speak.
eyes," he said, 81 require a volume
Of short stories typewriter. Unfortu'
nately, he added, recalling his thoughts
Of a few minutes ago, "they are not
quite ready. More than one will want
doctoring if not rewriting"
"Imight take them one by one" sug-
gested Miss Ramsay. "That would save
time. If you have one ready
"Yes, that will be our best plan," in
terrupted Raymond.
"And shall / do the work here or at
home?' she asked.
(which would be the more convenient
for you?' inquired Raymond, trying to
stifle his personal inclination as regards
the matter.
eff you will show me your writing
that is, your MS" said she frankly, 81
can tell you. If it is difficult, I would
better come here. If easy"-
"It is rather difficult" returned the
other. "Perhaps You would better come
and do the work here" he added, witt
quite unconscious eagerness. 1.-THE
mornings would suit me best"
every WE'LL" she said. GOOD morn
, ing. I will be here tomorrow"
The door closed behind her. Raymond
Rose tried to settle down to work again
but he Enthusiastically. Thoughts
, would not come. The pen scratched an(
: spluttered like a thing in a bad temper
Each story, as he tackled it, grew wors'
@ under his alterations. However, HI
made a desperate effort and completes
one ready for the morrow typewriting
Then he got up and went for a walk
. wondering what had come to him. Til
visit of the morning would recur to hi
mind. Nevertheless, as became o bach
elor of 80, he refused to acknowledg
that his comfortableness had been j!
any way disturbed by it.
"Absurd - muttered he. "The fac
d is, l want a little change-change c
air, change of scenery, change of pee
pie, change of life" The last was quit
an afterthought.
The next morning Miss G. Ramsa
}. arrived, typewriter and all. Raymon
70 gave her the story. She read it tlrous
and prepared to set to work.
n "What do you think of it:' aske
Raymond.
1t She laughed-very pleasantly.
e cat any rate, it is not sex maniac
te al, " she said.
,e "No," replied he. Il am glad it
y not" and began his W work.
Is He thought that she did her typ
y writing very well. When the story WI
finished, he took the liberty Of tellin
d her that the work was more than sati'
to factory.
G. She only replied that she was please
1e to hear him say SO. After her departul
Id he found himself wondering whcth'
IS the G before her urname stood fl
e. Grace Or Georgina.
In the days which followed he learnt
ID a good deal Of her history. She hu
h. come t. London with her brother. WI
of was Il click IN a brokers' office and l
RS ceiYed all annual stipend Of ESQ. {
ed this and on what she could earn rhI
wcro dependent for their living, for II
parents had died, leaving thom penn
Il, less. It wa IL common enough tale, :
e, RAYMOND Rose considered )tjem.rEab
Nv interesting.
lis He always asked her wh3: She thong.
lis about Il story. 'l-Ii>s Ramsay uftt
eavo him valuable suggestions, 20
N told lis friends.
Il. 81 rh'u& Nlr yFug stories improve
e. obS@gyrd MIS- &gn r"y ~ III. ru'a
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