The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-12

lad he dared assert his authority. Bui
instead the girl really cleaned up the
butter dishes. and the girl whose grand,
mother bought her clothes watched hel
DO 1t from the tail OF an observing eye
Sally LOTUS bad = busy day, but
when she was relieved at I o'clock she
was not ready Tor home. She entered
Raiph's tiny private ONCE, some slips
in hand.
"N.h you please help me with the
aecounisf' she asked In friendly tones.
1Why. you don't have to--the other
cashier
II know, but want to learn every.
thing about the business, and know
you can teach me.''
Ralph fairly gasped. but be spread
the Troublesome slips and bills before
her In fifteen minutes she had the
matter Strengthened out, and with a
quiet Thank you. can do 1t after
this" left her employer with a sense
that somehow an angel had suddenly
illuinined his miserable existence.
From that day on affairs at tie EN-
pIre lunch room. No. &, ran differently.
The quiet young woman in the cash
ier's window was forever telling Ralph
Putnam how sensible he was to do this
or that-things which he had wanted
TO do, but was afraid to undertake
and straightway he went OF and did
them. The cashier was constantly IN
yesting him with business virtues he
did not possess, and as constantly he
tried to assume them. The climax
came when an elderly man tipped Kit.
ty Behman with nickel. and as the
girl dropped the coin into the pocket
Of her white apron she said to Ralph,
who was almost at her elbow:
Gee! l thought read in the papers
that Russell Sage was dead"
The old gentleman told Sally LOTUS
about the insult as he paid his check.
Sally glanced up quickly. Ralph, red
of face, was folding and unfolding a
napkin. and Kitty, with dancing eyes
and lmpertinent tilt OF head, was tell.
Ing the other girls what a smart an.
swer she had given her stingy Gus.
toner.
Ralph strolled over to Sally's side.
She made change for a little type
writer. Then she turned to Ralph.
''There is one thing admire in Kitty
Behman. She is gritty. Not many
girls would smile like that when they
bad just been dismissed for imperti.
nence."
Ralph threw back his shoulders.
''Then you think 1t would be all right
to fire herr he asked.
'"rhe only thing you could have
done" replied Kitty firmly. Il felt
sure you would see 1t that way"
Ralph had not thought OF firing Kit
ty. She had ruled the entire floor SO
long-but now
That night Kitty was summoned to
the tiny office. Ralph was tribe pale
around the lips. and his voice was
husky, but his intention had not waver-
ed. 1t was well for him. however,
that dismissal came so suddenly to
Kitty that she actually lost the power
of speech.
Three months later Tim, who checked
umbrellas and ran errands at No. 8.
met Kitty on her way home from
work
"How's the little old maidY she in.
quired fippantly.
"wots eatin' your" he inquired say.
agely. shes goln' to beat you to the
altar by mile. She's trottin' in the
class with his nibs, too-an' the old
mans tickled to death. Says she's
made a man of his boy. an ne don't
care who knows IT"
.well. what do you think of thatT
exclaimed Kitty, smoothing her marcel
waves reHectively.
"That some Of you wise ones amt
one, two, three with the old fashioned
sort with the right kind of wheels In
her thInk. not. So long,