Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-02-08
HELD DY THE
GOVERN MENT
by OHIO q. .yenSo


lie would not have believed Eugenia
could be so unreasonable. Ii was bad
enough 10 lose Ravens, who was tie
best stenograpller he ever had, but
when he finally secured another who
could do satisfactory work To have Eu-
genla object because the girl was
young and pretty was enough 10 make
man lose all patience.
He stroye TO appcase his fiancees
wrath by pointing out how inferior in
beauty and grace the new stenographer
appeared to him in comparison with
herself He tried TO appeal to her rea-
son, her pride, for faith in him, but to
little purpose.
You need not trouble TO call again
or TO communicate with me until you
have discharged that girl" was the
utmatuu1, and Pearson went away,
angry and indignant. matchmaking
al women and their silly, unreasonable
Jealousy.
Miss Anthony WAS not often unrea
sonablc and had had little occasion for
jealousy She hardly could have ex-
planned 1t herself, but her annoyance
about the girl and her resentment to-
ward her lover had begun when she
had asked the name of the new en-
ployec and John had replied, Anna
Darling"
The tiny flames had been famed and
increased by every word OF praise for
Miss Darling that the unconscious
Pearson had stupidity uttered until she
could bear II no longer. She magnified
his satisfaction with the girls work
into love for the girl herself. and she
felt for the moment quite justified in
demanding her discharge.
But with the next days light Miss
Anthony's good sense and love of fair
play reassertcd itself. How silly l
was" she thought.
She resolved to send him little note
or telephone message but decided to
wait until evening. He was to take her
to the opera and ON the way she would
confess her unrcasonablencss.
The evening passed. and no John and
no message 10 explain his absence. Ten
O'Clock, 1890. Il won't be foolish" she
thought firmly. I'll call him up by
phone and tell him | want 10 say good
night"
She had often done this when it had
not been possible for John to come to
her, She smiled happily as she rang the
bell and called for the Pearson resi-
a I,b,, 10 nd
she knew the family had gone away.
She recognized the housekeeper's voice
In reply TO her call. but her face fell ut
tie message. Mr.. John had not beer
home, and Mrs Barnes could get no re-
ply to frequent calls over the phone to
the office
The next morning Miss Anthony
called Mrs. Barnes again, with similar
results. Mr. John did not come home.
and there was evidently no one at his
office
Miss Anthony was essentially n wo-
man Of action She dressed herself in
most becoming street costume and
half hour later was entering the great
office building on Congress street. Pear
sons office was closed the door locked.
HE wasn't there all day yesterday"
volunteered the elevator boy
But surely some one was" insisted
Miss Anthony. The young lady
'She came in the morning, but went
away again Immediately" he answered.
Miss Anthony was quick to resolve
md equally quick to execute She con
suited the directory and took a car for
Arlington. AT the door of a neat little
cottage she paused. Yes. there was the
name, Darling, on the doorplate. What
could she say to the girl even il she
found her? Did she really expect to be
lievc that she ana John Then she lift
ed her head proudly. Was she going to
be silly again? Something had happen
ed TO John, and Miss Darling might be
able to aid her IN learning what il was
When Miss Darling entered the room
Miss Anthony hardly could restrain the
impulse to take her in her arms, such
Il pretty. tlmd looking little thing
hardly more than a child Her eyes
were vlsibly red with weeping, ana
when Miss Anthony asked her if she
had been ut work TIE day before her
face eolorcd painfully.
Miss Anthony explained enough OF
the situation for Miss Dazzling TO UNI
derstaud the reason for her visit, and
then Miss Darling told her own story
hurHadly
81 have been with Mr Pearson nearly
month ana supposed my work was
entirely satisfactory. | went to work
yesterday morning rs usual but | had
hardly entered the otii 2 when The tele-
phone bell rang uu answering IT
found Il was Mr., Pearson speaking He
said that he should require my services
no longer and would mail me 4 check
rDr two months salary"
Sire paused. choking back son. Miss
Anthony hushed with shame ana re
grvt
81 ioft the office Immediately. Of
cru@c. cannot understand t. for
WI at work on some papers that Mr.
| Pearson was very anxious TO have fin.
!shed this wcek-work that another
ua-rapher could Tot well take up
ho hcsltatsd "Us yet have
5, received the check"
"'s Anthony spoke rapidly and with
5sAu Miss Darling am cons