The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-07-24
Why SHE WAS DISCHARGED.

/ wonder who he ) with all his dollars
and literary bee in his bonnet. If he
will please not discharge me until /
give mamma a summer In the country,
| will be thankful Al. mamma and
do not fear poverty. for papa's losses
were all honorable ones aud his name
was kept clean; | think the poor dear
could not have died in peace II he had
owed a penny. With that 10 keep MS
happy mumsy will not miss her high
teas aud I'-here little lump came In
her throat shall not miss being out
OF the set
They want the copy for the second
form" said a voice At her elbow, and
the musings of the pretty young assist
ant editor were cut short while she
made numerous serawls ON the top Of
various manuscript as ten
point loaded" or CLOSE up and cuts
to follow" and the begrimed boy dis
appeared behind the great doors that
shut the whirrlng machines from the
commodious offices.
Miss Benson leaned back and closed
her eyes for a moment, and as she did
so the face OF Jack Macomber rose in
her vision, and she let herself dwell on
the past.
She often dream med eof this face
sometimes It seemed happy and care
less Of her sufferings. but today she
saw it grave and sad. rs 1t was that
last day when cruel words had sep
arated them.
Il would own how sorry | am IL |
were not so poor and he so rich. but to
speak now is TO allow him to think poy-
erty''--but this was as far as she could
think. for the tears were coming fast.
"I'll 90 home now and see little mother
aud she will cheer me. up; my article on
Criminal Children is so good / can
sleep happy"
She went out into the spring after
noon and walked down the avenue.
The 10Th Of April-and only two years
ago Jack and went to NJ on little
horseback party and he bought me Il
great bunch of violets and fastened
them on the bridle.' She bought tiny
bunch now and placed them in her coat
just for AUD lang syne."
As she climbed the stairs 10 her tiny
apartments she felt that il was not
well. and she was not surprised to mud
her mother quite i'll. and all thoughts of
self and her own heartache were ban
ished.
1t was week before she was able TO
return to the office. the proof pages
were sent each morning and she work
ed on them hurriedly, and that was
why she woke one morning with a sud
den start and the instant wideawake
conviction that there was an error In n
statement in her last article She felt
cold sweat break cut upon her fore
head as she thought of ii, but she de
termined TO go to the office at once and
correct ii.
When she came to her desk she found
it covered with mail, which she put
aside and went at once to the mana
gers room. She could hear the presses
r running at full speed and she knew at
t every pound that dreadful error was
being run off.
/ She found n fresh sheet on her wav
[ and opened 1t, but TO her establishment
! the error had been corrected. She won
: 1cred who had discovered 1t, for the
r forms were electrotyped, and to change
n word meant TO chisel off the old and
: solder on the new-quite delicate
. task.
: She did not change her mind. how.
ever. but determined to own upo and
+. apologize for the error Il hone tho
7 new owner has not heard of it.. whoever
/ he may he, she thought
"Ah, yes yes, n slight error" said tbe
t manager but don't take it to heart
? Mr.. Maconber saw 1t before the papos
+. were electrotyped. You may think him
! -ah. Mr. Macomber. Jack. one moment
, want you to meet our assistant editor
Miss Benson Jacks tail, athletic fig.
2 ure rose from behind roll-top desk
5 and pair OF loving eyes met pair
Of frightened ones Jack-a popular
club man, downtown In business-and
D this very magazine-and her new EN-
. ploycr, "Ah. | see you have met be
. i'i'i hHh lhe nlahaSeT went p"th ~
his corner.
. The pair looked mt each other, STAN
] mering. confused. but very happy IL
Q a moment all barriers were down.
81 am sorry your first duties were t'
/ correct mymlstakes." she said, and hel
D voice was low and as courteous as i
should have been to an employer There
/ was a twinkle in her eyes now.
. TT was happy employment, and
hone to correct others-one. In fact, tina
has made me miserable for two lonl
years"
Dorothy Benson made her retreat II
. A maze of complex thoughts. 1t wa:
! so sweet to see hlm-to hear his voice
! but what should she do? She could no
: meet him thus every day and under
such conditions!
She wondered what new purpose hat
filed his soul to bring him into bust
. ness aud why-but the office boy laid ;
:, letter on her desk as Il in answer 10 he,
> question. 1t was rapidly written:
Dearest-I found no other way te
come into your life-forglye me-
p thought could see you every day and
perhaps In time you would find enough