Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-07-19
! ACCOUNTS BALANCED s
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
thINI," said Mr.. Perkins, to his office
ii boy, put on some more coal"

In, Salu MF. IeIhlhs' ~ LID oii'N-
u boy, put on some more COAL.
''les, sir.
sAnd, do you hear? Take this packet
of papers around to Penn & Inks, and
ask 'em what they mean by sending me
such blotted piece of work.
eyes, SIR And Jim, evidently pre-
ferring the snow-freighted air and slip
perry sidewalks of the outer world to
the close little law Office, darted off like
an arrow out of bow.
Mr.. Perkins took out fresh bundle
of Quill pens and quire of legal fools
cap and began to work in good earn
est, when, all of sudden, tap came to
his office door.
"Come in," said Mr.. Perkins. in
voice that sounded considerably more
like "Clear out and young lady en-
tered, dressed in currant-colored
merino, with little plumed hat and a
neat-looking fat satchel on her arm.
81 haven't anything to give, said Mr..
Perkins, sternly.
The young lady sat down unlimited.
and then Mr.. Perkins saw that she was
pretty.
81 Twas not begging, SIR she said.
'sMay 1 ask, then, what was your
business?' said Mr.. Perkins, more
frigidly than ever.
The young lady took parcel from
her bag.
81 don't want to buy anything" said
Mr.. Perkins.
81 was not selling, SIR said the lady.
"Please explain your business at
once" said he, tartly. II have no time
to spare
''Please allow me to do so, them said
the young lady. II was soliciting sub
scriptions for"
81 don't want to subscribe hastily
interrupted Mr.. Perkins.
Low do you know whether you do
or not" inquired the young lady, "un-
til YOU have seen the work. at least?''
Mr.. Perkins smiled little. She was
brusque, but he didn't altogether dis
like that. And, besides, she was de-
cidedly original.
Because there have been at least
three of your craft before you this
morning." said he, sail selling illus
trated Lives of Great Men,
s'But mine is quite different. Mine is
Careers of Famous Women with steel
plate engraving" persisted the young
lady.
"Your business is overcrowded.' said
Mr.. Perkins. mo, you needn't take
the trouble to show me the book. Why
don't you do something else?"
evil you tell me what??' said the
young lady, despairingly. evil you
help me to get anything whereby may
support myself?'
''Can you write clear and legible
hand?" Mr.. Perkins asked.
The young lady sat boldly down at
a desk by the chimney-piece.
'sI'll show you what l can DO" saiG
she.
Mr.. Perkins looked over her shoulder
as she wrote, in quaint, distinct style
the words: ..
''My name is Mary Archdale, and
want to earn my own living
Mr.. Perkins looked meditatingly al
bier for second or two.
II should think you might teach,
6aid he. ,.....-a.
* cid -,4 ,;;rii. ",sdfd Miss Archdale. 6.
was governess in a private family
"And why did you give it up?"
IL i
smiling. ''Well, I have no objection tt
answering. Do you want me to tell 20,
the plain truth?"
Certainly"
s.Well. then, it was because my lady
employer did not like to have hel
grown-up son address me with common
politeness. Perhaps she thought ! wa
! endeavoring to fascinate him, but sh'
] was entirely mistaken
"Oh!' said Mr.. Perkins. ''Pleas
write down your address"
.sAre you really going to give MI
some copying to do?" she asked
eagerly.
.I'm going to try YOU
And so Miss Amy Archdale walked of
with a red-tape-tied parcel of paper
under her shawl.
eff she does them we'll and prompt
H." said Mr.. Perkins. in sort of men
tai soli,oquy, ''there's no reason l can
let her have some more work. If sh
doesn't, it won't be the first case o
female swindling in New York. Blu
he had pretty. innocent little face
too-hang it, I've half a mind to go +
her address on the sly and see if sh
really is deserving object of-charity
1 was going to say. But it isn't. Sh
wants work, not aims. There's Away
somebody wanting something in thi
great. chattering bedlam of city O
ours added Mr.. Perkins. irately. as h
drove off two match boys. an apple gir
and vender of pins and shoestring
from his doorstep.
She brought the folios next day. nea
legible and without blot or erasur,
and Mr.. Perkins gave Fer some NOR
work
"yeh needn't bring it" said he. 81