The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-09-05

CONVINCED STANTON.
scented bottle OF hair oil, and thereaft-
er he presented himself at the office
with his ruddy locks properly slicked
down.
Only the junior partner noticed the
metamorphosis and laughingly re-
marked to the head bookkeeper that
John Henry was evidently mashed"
on the new typewriter. Gregory Ellis
merely frowned over the long rows Of
figures he was adding up, and the jun
ior partner. finding his joke unappre-
ciated. went to tell 1t elsewhere.
John Henry was not the only attend
ant In the Office who had fallen under
the spell OF Mabel Moorfieid, for Ellis
had looked with approval on her trim
figure ever since she had timidly pre-
scented herself at the Office with q let
ter from the typewriter company and
had quietly taken her place at the little
desk by the window. Unlike John Hen
ry. however. he was not disposed to
wear his heart upon his sleeve. and
even Miss Moorfield was unconscious
of the spell she had cast over the chief
accountant, whose only love appeared
to be his books.
John Henry was an ardent wooer. No
country school mistress ever received
more regular tribute Of fruit. and no
one in the Office could induce John
Henry to move as quickly as when be
was ON an errand for Miss Mabel. he
was the Office boy in the great broker
age concern of Stanton < Stangeneld,
and, unlike the messengers. his duties
were confined to the Office, where be
could feast his eyes upon the dark
brown head always industriously bent
over its work. For several months
John Henry was apparently alone In
his devotion. Then. with mingled dis
gust and delight, he observed that Ellis
was his rival,
The disgust was occasioned by the
| fact that Ellis attentions were receiv
ed with q quiet appreciation which In
| dicated that they were not unwelcome
| But even In the face OF this rivalry
John Henry realized that the course Of
| true love never did run smooth and
| that all the heroes OF the lurid fictior
he affected won their ladyloves In thu
| face OF the most strenuous opposition
Often as he sat nj his desk by the gait
| he called TO mind the nonchaiant fash
| ion I'm which diamond Dick and othe
half dime heroes had disposed OF al
opposition, and he had sought to decid
the manner In which he would by SOM
brilliant maneuver cut out Ellis an,
win Miss Mabel's hand and heart. FL
had about decided that he would res
cue her from the burning building. Il
| spite OF the fact that the structure wa
supposed TO be fireproof. when n new
element was forced into the situation.
This was nothing less than Stange
fields sudden interest In the new type
writer. As the Junior partner he wa
at liberty to call upon Miss Moorfield'
services. and several times John Her
ry observed that she made her exl
from Stangefield's private office wit
flushed cheeks and angry eyes. Worlt
ly wise as most Wall street Office boy
are. he realized that Stangefield wa
probably forcing his unwelcome after
tions upon Miss Moordeld. and he vair
ly cudgeled his brain for some schem
by which he might foil the villain an
at the same time retain his position
villain and a rival were possibilitie
I that brought JOY to John Henry's heal
joy tempered only by a realizatio
that the loss OF his position would nj
only cut him or from all contact wit
Miss Mabel. but would undoubtedl
result in an unpleasant condition OF a
fairs mt home. Therefore he discarde
his plans for summary vengeance an
bided his tiIue.
His time came sooner than he e.
pected. for one day Miss Mabel We