The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-08

ed me by suddenly falling forward
WIN ner head in her hands. I think Il
must have been FIVE minutes that she
wept and sobbed, and l was both dis.
tressed and alarmed, though she kent
assuring me that she was not i'll and
that she was very happy. When she
nad recovered some share Of self com.
mand, she begged me to give her a
trial in the school,
Il should so love that work." she
said over and over again. "I know I
should succeed"
The idea seemed to enchant her. She
spoke OF her own powers with conf
deHce. She became brilliant, enthusias-
TIC, splendid--in fact, precisely the sort
or girl to inspire the right feeling in our
young women of Tunbridge who must
take mp too late in life the heavy men
tai tasks Of childhood.
was greatly embarrassed and a vic
tim or that nervous dissatisfaction
which comes to rational, practical
man when he blunders into a good and
most fortunate thing for both Of us
that + had come to call upon Miss
Yaughn, and 1t distressed me to know
that she would always credit me with
q Kindness. even though | should con.
fess I'm the most open manner that
had como upon q wholly different er-
rand.
While.I hesitatcd the poor girl was
on the rack. Her nervousness was un
controllable. She began to scribble
with the pencil and to twist the sheets
Of paper In her fingers without know.
ing what she was doing. Seeing this. ]
came straight to the point
''It's q simple matter Of business"
said L; rather sudden, of course, but
you mustn't mind that. The position is
yours IL you'll take 1t. and, for my own
part, I'm more than content. Wen
make the salary satisfactory and let Ii
begin Immediately, though the school
doesn't open for some weeks"
The crazy pencil stopped, and the
dear child who has been like my own
daughter from that moment looked UP
into my eyes while the tears shone up.
on her cheeks.
Now, this may seem small matter
to cause so much emotion, but it must
be remembered that Dorothy had been
at her wits end since her aunts death
We forget sometimes that the term "a
living" has close connection with the
verb "to live Whether a penniless
girl is alone I'm the world or a man
fighting in the heart Of mob feels q
pistol pressed against his head, 1t IL
much the same. We should not look
for perfect calm. And that is the evil
of our present social system, that II
puts the poor and the distressed ever
at their worst and their weakest. 1t Is
grand to see human being stand un
moved In deadly peril, but as busi
ness man cannot say that we produce
: the best possible results In this worlt
by making life one long, mortal emer
gency for the majority Of our species.
While | was endeayoring TO mak'
Dorothy understand that was no an
gel sent from heaSem but only carpe
manufacturers from Tunbridge, N. j.
my glance happened TO fall upon TN
sheets OF paper on the table, and ob
served with surprise that she had bee
writing a mans name. She must hav
written II, in whole or In part, at leas
a hundred times. 1t was Donald DOE
aldson.
II was only scribbling," she said, dt
tecting me. in tile impertinence of reat
: ing oye- her shoulder. That's nothin
at ALL"
"Do you mean that it's a dctitiou
namef' j asked, greatly surprised.
ats nobody that know" she sait
with glance Of quick inquiry at me.
/ assured her with all sincerity tina
the name was total stranger to m
ears. II was such an awkward. tongu
twisting name that no one could To-
get It.
.Did you fancy that It might hay