The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-26
WHY SHE WAS DISCHARGED.
OROTHY BENSON laid

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81 OROTHY BENSON laid down
il her with a sigh of satisfaction.
There, that Is too good for space
filling and ought to 60 into my new
book, but-ho, hum! such bits make me
valuable to the Town and Home, and 1t
may mean a few dollars on my salary
when the new man buys into the firm;
wonder who he is with all his dollars
and literary bee in his bonnet II he
will please not discharge me until
give mamma summer In the country,
will be thankful. All, mamma and
do not fear poverty, for papa's losses
were all honorable ones and his name
was kept clean; think the poor dear
could not have died in peace II he had
owed a penny. With that to keep us
happy mumsy will not miss her high
teas and I'-here little lump came in
her thrOat-''I shall not miss being out
Of the set"
'"rhey want the copy fer the second
FORM" said voice at her elbow. and
the musings of the pretty young assist
ant editor were cut short while she
made numerous scrawls OH the top Of
various manuscripts-such rs ten
point leadcd," or 'close up" and "cuts
to follow" and the begrimed boy dis
appeared behind the great doors that
shut the whirring 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 dreamed Of this face
sometimes it seemed happy and care
less Of her sufferings, but to-day she
saw 1t grave and sad, as 1t was that
last day when cruel words had sep
arated them.
II would own how sorry I am II I
speak now is to allow him to think pow
erty"--but this was as far as she could
think, for the tears were coming fast.
I'm 60 home now and see little mother
and 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 18th Of April-and only two years
ago Jack and l went to NJ on little
horseback party and he bought me a
great bunch Of violets and fastened
them on the bridle!" She bought tiny
bunch now and placed them in her coat
just for ''auld lang syne."
AS she climbed the stairs to her tiny
apartments she felt that it was not
well, and she was not surprised to find
her mother quite Ill. and all thoughts Of
self and her own heartache were ban
lshed.
1t was a week before she was able to
return to the Office, the proof pages
were sent each morning and she work.
why she woke one morning with sud
den start and the instant wideawake
conviction that there was an error In a
statement in her last article. She felt
a cold sweat break out upon her fore
head as she thought Of 1t, but she de-
termined to go to the office at once and
! correct it.
/ 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
running at full speed and she knew al
every pound that dreadful error was
being run off.
She found a fresh sheet on her way
and opened 1t. but to her astOnishmen1
the error had been corrected. She won
dered who had discovered 4, for the
forms were electrotyped, and to change
n word meant to chisel Of the old and
solder on the new-quite a delicats
task.
She did not change her mind. how
ever, but determined to "own up" ant
apologize for the error. Il hope tn.
new owner has not heard Of it. whoevel
he may be-" she thought.
"Ah, yes, yes, a slight error" said tn,
manager, 'but don't take 1t to heart-
Mr.. Macomber saw 1t before the page.
were electrotyped. You may think hin
All, Mr.. Macomber, Jack. one moment
want you to meet our assistant editor
Miss Benson" Jacks tall, athletic fig
ure rose from behind roll-top desl
and a pair Of loving eyes met a pal
|. of frightened ones Jack-a popula
club man, downtown in BUSINESSMAN,
th,s vorv maya zfne-and her new EN-