The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-07-26
FRANKS
Written for The Prison Mirror.

Written for The Prison Mirror.
CHANGING to look up from my work,
one afternoon, l noticed Frank, the
manager, covertly watching Miss
Anna over the top of his desk. She
was leaning rather wearily over the
typewriter with her head on her hand,
and her eyes gazing wistfully through
the window. The regular scratch,
scratch of George, the shipping clerks
pen, over at the other end of the office,
was the only sound in the room. Pres
emily Miss Anna's eyes wandered in
that direction and seemed to linger on
his blonde head bending so busily over
his work. After a while she reused
herself with an audible sigh, and began
to fold her letters.
Happening to catch Franks eye l
leaned over toward him and said:
''There seems to be something wrong
with Miss Anna"
"Just what l Gas thinking" he re-
piled. "She hasn't been like herself
for long time. She used to be so gay
and cheerful, and now she sighs and
looks wistful, and is too quiet, for l
have watched her, and Harry don't
mild telling you. L think l know
what's the matter She is in love with
George. l know the signs, for l was
young once myself"
AS if he was an old man now, and
only thirty-siX although care and hard
work had brought little gray into his
hair. l suppose his youth seemed very
far away. Presently he got up from
his desk, walked over where she was,
and said: "Miss Anna you may as
we'll go now. You don't look we'll, and
Mr.. White will not be back this after
noon."
"Oh! Thank you," she said, and
closed up her typewriter, put on her
hat and went out.
Frank came back to his desk and sat
there for long time, thinking hard,
evidently. Finally he had it all thought
over, for turning to me he said:
Harry, it's too bad for a girl like
Miss Anna to waste her affections on
George, but l will fix it. She is such a
sweet, lovable girl, and George must
be made to realize it. He must have
his eyes opened"
l wondered at the time how Frank
understood her so well, until it struck
me that he had fallen into habit of
walking home with her nearly every
evening, as they both happened to live
in the same direction. Evidently Mr..
Frank had been studying Miss Anna,
if nothing more thought l.
George was scratching busily away
all the time, blissfully unconscious of
the schemes darkening over his blonde
head. He looked up when Frank went
over and sat down by his desk.
II think Miss Auna is very sweet
girl, don't you :" said Frank
Eyes, she is rather nice little girl
answered George, little surprised
for it was so seldom Frank had any
thing to say aside from business. But
Frank went on, "she is more than
rather nice. She has lovely DISPOSE
.tiqn, figure that is all symmetry, and
such beautiful star-like eyes. l Ger.
;tainly think she is handsome. 1 have
been walking home with her, evenings
and have had an opportunity to. judge
! say she is girl in thousand"
."Falling in love with her." asked
George.
"Oh! no, no; nothing like that fol
me. She didn't look we'll this after.
noon, and [ was thinking, that's all.'
think George had suspicious other
wise, but Miss Anna certainly acquired
new interest for him. He talked tC
her whenever he could get chance
but she was rather dignified and re-
served, which only made him more
eager for her society.
Frank, watching them, did his best