The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-24

hat and stepped aside to lot them
pass "What n handsome boyr'
whispered one to the other. Boy
heard, smiled, and hurried on,
She soon reached her aunt's, and
Mrs Overton knew by the triumphant
light in Boys bright eyes that Paul
Burton was successful, Boy went to
her room and wrote to Ducky and
"papa,' TO Ducky she told every,
thing, To papa" she wrote Of the
many pleasures that Aunt Ellen had
planned for her, and "what a time"
she expected to have, She didn't
hint that instead of participating in
these pleasures she was going to
work No, sho wouldn't toll papa"
just yet. She'd wait till sho had q
wcok's wages to send him. Then
she'd tell him ull except that sho WAS
masquerading in male attire. She
rightly guessed it would not do for
him to find that out.
Next morning, which was Wednes-
day, promptly at eight o'clock Boy
took her scat at the desk, She nevor
spoke to Bertio Lawrence, or replied
to any remark of his unless ncccs.
sary, and that worthy at once set
Paul Burton down as "the most re-
served chap" he had over seen.
81 say, Burton" said Berthe teas.
ingly one day rs he watched Boys
pen flying over tho pages, II say,
Burton, l always thought that coun-
try pumpkins had large rough hands,
rod hair and frockled or rod bumpy
faccs.'
"Pcrhaps thoy have," flashed Boy,
81 never saw onc'
"Oh, l meant no otfence! | only
happened to think of Il remark |
overheard ono day" explained Ber-
tie.
Boy wrote on and did not answer.
Bertie lazily pulled his mustacho
and continued to criticize his assis-
tant.
"You havo wonderfully small
hands," he remarked.
No answer.
"And | never saw such beautiful
curly hair on any follows head"
No answer.
"And such beautiful com.
plexion"
No answer.
"You ought to have boon a girl"
Still no answer
Bortie determined to make his as
sistant speak, SO he blurted out:
"Say, Burton, what number uro your
shocs?'
With wonderful composure Boy
half turned and looked straight into
Bertio's eyes. "Look hero, Mr.. Law
romeo, what is my appearance to you?
Pm trying to do my duty and I'd be
greatly Obliged if you'd stopso much
useless paluvcr. L insist that you
dcsist, andif you persist you'll have to
assist littlo moro than you've been
doing today"
"Bortio gave prolonged whistle.
Whcw! insist, dcsist, persist, assist.
Well, Burton, l confess 1 do not like
the idea of assisting, SO Ill Gosist," he
said. Say, now, don't you think
that | ought to bo called tho assis
tant ?"
"lcs,' was tho frank answer.
And Boy plunged hor pom in the
INK and began to write with ren ewod
energy. And Bertic, feeling little
ashamed Of his laziness, followed
suit.
For tho four days Of first week
Boy received four dollars and sixty
six cents; noxt week seven dollars.
With what pride did she look on
this, tho first money she had over
earnod! How proud she was that at
last she could help hor devoted faith
or! With what heartfelt Joy I'D
ploasuro she added ton dollars to the
ton pound note her father had given
hor, and mail all to him in regis.
tered lo,ter! And oh, what bright
and cheerful lottor she wrote him /!
Horo Is an extract:
so, yon darling papn, knowing as l
dld how you were situated, dctcrmin-
ed TO help you. am employed as
assistant secretary in II large mercan-
tile establishment, and making seven
dollars per week. After two moro wcols
l'll get ten dollars per week. will sond