Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-09
wait. Somebody else'll attend to your.
old woman. Come back. / saw j. 4

wait. Somebody else'n attend to your
old woman. Come back, say"
mo, Ned, this is my business and 1
can't afford to leave 1t to somebody else
to attend to-" Dick answered, with a
smile and wave of his cap.
That's just like Dick Norton, for all
the world" grumbled his friend, half to
himself. half to the keen-eyed man who
sat across the aisle, and who had OBJ
served the boys with interest during
their short dialogue. 1--WE We're going
to have just jolly, good time this af-
ternoon. A lot of us boys were all 60
ing together over to Whites to see the
trained dogs, you know, and now he's
gone and run off to help an old woman
that he never even saw before and he'll
miss the fun. There won't be much
fun anyway, without Dick. He's the
jolliest boy in the bunch" lie added,
drearily, with a little kick at an empty
paper sack which someone had thrown
ON the floor.
TOO bad he should miss the fun, but
1 suppose the old woman is glad to
have help in her trouble, said the gen
tlemau, as he again took up the paper
which he had laid down when the boy
arose 10 leave the car.
Two weeks later long row of boys
at one of the big downtown stores
awaited anxiously the summons to, en-
ter the merchants private office, each
hoping that to him would be given the
position which each had come to seek,
They all eyed one another askance, and
when yet another boy entered the room
he was met with looks Of decided dis
favor.
"Hello, Ned! You here?" he cried, In
evident surprise, walking over to the
boy who stood nearest the door, and
giving him a friendly punch in the RIBS.
Eyes, saw the adj in the paper, and
thought I'd come" The boy broke
off in the middle of his sentence. for
Just then the Office door swung omen
and the great man stood before them.
well, boys" he said, with smiling
glance at the line of eager faces. II
suppose you all want place and, as
there's only one place for the batch Of
you, I'm afraid some of you are bound
to be disappointed" Then, us his keen
eyes glanced over the row of faces
again, there flashed into them a look of
recognition, and he said to the two boys
at the head Of the line: Hello, my
lads! So you want job, do you? Step
into the office, here" and n moment
later they found themselves in the
office alone with its owner, who sat
down in his swing chair and regarded
them intently through his gold-bowed
glasses.
I'VE saw the advertisement in - .
began Dick, nervously.
Eyes, know" broke in the mer-
chant. "But first want to know about
your old apple woman, and If you got
to the show in time"
"Why-what-" stammered Dick,
confusedly, looking us If he thought the
merchant had suddenly taken leave OF
his senses.
"Oh, yes! know" cried Ned. HE
was on the car that day that you tum-
bled off to help that old woman. Don't
you remember Dick?"
"Oh, yes. Well, sir" he said, turn
ing with pleasant smile to the mer.
chant. II missed the show, but l
helped the old woman little bit. !
guess. picked up her rolling stock
and got 1T on the market again"
You'll do" chuckled the merchants
"and ] think you're the boy for us. You
can come down next Monday, aud the