Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-12-12
WANTED-A BOY.
ny JEAN HALIFAX.

henri n nj tell vou os nenrDv os IN,
In tbc wov he cayc n IN us one eyenin,
a dinner when the conyersotion ha,
Turned nm .makinc ones vov IN l;fe.
Old Mr.. Adams--for so he was callei
n distinguish him from yonnp Adams
his SON. who was in nartnersbip wifi
him.-owned n large hardware estal,
lshmcnt IN n nros,erons Mossachuaet,,
town lie WINS rich md growing steadi
10 richer Tor he WINS NJ keen and on
nnble rs he was kind and honest. more.
over he Ind the rep,,tation ~ leinc IN,
hest az cmnlovers toward those IN hi.
service So TINT when dav ofter dav
TINT pirn; "Wanted--a I,ov y apneared
so regularly in the Adams, window
everybody wondered why the bow wasn't
| found
II certainly wasn't for lack Of bows.
There was d steady stream Of them
passing through the doorway day after
div. Sometimes they left in less thuu
ten minutes: sometimes thew STAYED all
day. But ns regularly as the sun rose
and sllone on that square little sign the
iu1uiring "boy' came and went.
ale wants a full-Hedrcd nigel. with a
dozen pnirs of wings; that's what the
old Adams wants" snapped one disap-
pointed fellow, who had been airing his
grievances with little knot Of other
Youngsters on the sidewalk in front,
The boys were shown one by one into
his Office; and one by one were told
what 1t was that Mr. Adams wanted.
That was, II trusty, faithful, capable
suh-clerk. OF course each youngster
was delighted to find out that 1t was not
merely Il boy TO run errands, but u gen.
uine assistant clerk that was being
sought for. Why the owner Of the cs-
Establishment should be willing to take
boy instead Of one Of the many grown
men, who would have been glad Of such
place. they could not understand.
But they could understand that 1t was
a splendid plnce for Il Young fellow lust
beginning life, and all were enger to oh
tain II.
Andrew Aluthcrs stayed lust one day.
Frank Scolley one hour; Matt Wymun
20 minutes and some of the BOYS who
applied never rot further than the Office
door and q three minutes interview.
What could the matter be? Suppose
we see.
Andrew was bright, pleasant faced
Young fellow, and came from u rood
family. The bows thought that II any.
ono stood Il clancc, that one would bc
Andrew.
Good morning, sir" said Mr.,
Atlams, politely, as Andrew entered the
3ilice, And the boy answered with his
best bow md with his most courtcously
buslncss-likc manner. So fur so good.
Mr. Adams briefly explained TINT
long-telt want, n boy to he n sort Of as
sstunt clerk" Andrew held his head II
little higher, as II he already saw him,
self II Ieal live clerk instead OF the
drldglng boy OF all work that he had
been before, And to helpnround gen
orally, for odds and ends The young
fellows face fell. Tint sounded rather
too much like an crrnnd boys work.
l'''t Nc pr'shtened up ana asked where
nc should beg'n. For an liolr or two
70 WIS o.sy he'p'hg the clerks. ynhd
byMr' Ad'llis came INTO the bnck part
OF tl'e store where ms new s'lb-clerk
was engaged IN marklngnkeg.
almost through there, Mathers" he
nsked. well, | wish you'd tackle the
'ack storcroom. lt'sinsuch confusion,
and we've all been too busy to see to II
You wnnt itput In ORDER" askedAn
rev, do'lbtfully. lie forcsaw more
etc, than seemed dlgntled for
l sub-clerk.
Eyes, II needs II decidedly" and the
passed on. lie wondered how
andrew could hold out he was "thc
lest Of The lot, so far he thought, re-
For the trial was coming,
md by the bows face IL looked rntbcr
dubious.
Andrew explored the back room.
md decided on what he considered n
most brilliant scheme Calling thc or. !
and bow aside he told him about the
;torcrooul nnd showed him n bripbt
,uIf-dollur. lin WINS tcmntcd and M.
cpted the offer, promising to have the
,lucc ready that afternoon Mt the eorlj-
81 hour possible. But there were so I
many errunds to be done that by three
,'clock Jim Ind found not n Minutes
cisure. md Mr. Adoms Ms ill-mck $
would have II. happcned TO no To thc !
torcroom for something he wanted 7
bout that time npd discovered tbe still I
orlorn condition or matters md the ]
act that Andrew had secretly hired J
i'm to do the work. while he loufed IN '
he front Of the store, anxious to show I
lr the fact of his rise in the business l