The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-04-04
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Belongs p tie naii order dspaIfs
AMI hat wns k5N sisrIsH slaeFsEl
vailed out 81 the Barnes Bros' store
with 4 Job IN her pocket and an odd
Little smile playing around her lips.
Three months Burnside was
no longer Worfied apoltt The eendnet
OF the complaint department. "a fact,
he argued that the reason he dropped
n d flIk Complaints over with its ire
siding head was merely as relief
after other worries. twas a pleasure
20 see a department run So smoothly.
And all over the big store the same
atmosphere was beginning % assert
Itself There we've weekly talks to the
women clerks. at which reports from
foorwalkers ana complaining custom
ers were offered: little lectures on the
smoothing out ot tangles and the a5s
justment of differences were given
sIIIe sales girls took new view Of
selling goods and handling customers.
and none knew that these talks We're
ali planned out in a !charfnlng little UNI
town apartment, where the sunerin
tendent and the head of the Complaint
department graYely discussed store
problems while the Invalid mother for
got her own pains In listening to the
neRiintefests of her daughter
Then came the great day when
James Barnes, Sc, returned from his
trip around the world. Richard Burn
side had no need to give account Of
his stewardship. Others had done so in
letters that encircled the globe, and so
one bright spring morning the head Of
the house sat in his superintendent
office saying the sort Of things that
warm an employees heart when there
came tap at the door. and girl with
soft brown hair and eyes entered the
office. her hands filed with report
slips.
''Afr. Barnes. want yon to know
Miss Macgea. the very capable
But Mr.. Barnes, quite apoplectic, was
sparring for Wind. sos
Marian. what In the world. II you
wanted something to do. why didn't
you 90 In fo1isettlarpent waIk?"s
I. Richard Burnside felt the little Office
spinning around as Marian crossed the
room and patted the apoplectic fore
head soothihgiy With her slender white
hind. ,
~ Dear. Uncle Jimmy, do not have a
Stroke with the head OF the firm
/ globe tr6ttiug aud everything mother
and / had ia Tho world in this store, !
felt had right 10 come in here and
see that our small investment was
safe You couldn't expect Jimmy or
Howard to tlodt when one has new
motor aud the othera new yacht
Ten minutes later Marian laid her
reports on Burnside's desk and turned
to leave. lie held the door open for
her. and as she dung him CHEEKY
smile she stopped suddenly. His face
looked old His eyes were heavy, as If
they had watched something very love,
ly and dear pass out Of his life. She
paused irresoluAiy and glanced over
her shoulder, Mr.. Barnes. ST., was
Just passing through the opposite door
way into the mail order department.
You viii be up tonight as usual?
want TO talk. over the question of a
new rest room for the girls!s'
Richard Buruside's face went a
shade paler. and he spoke in a voice
he had never used to her before.
Certainly. IT you wish it, =
."'0f course l wish it.' she tried To
speak gayly. but her voice trembled.
Don't you understand? want ey-
erything to go on just as 1t has before.
Oh, why do you make it so hard for
me?" Fills face was stili stem, but
she persisted, Isl wantyyuu to ctall
-whht-what I would not let you
say the other night because now I
know il was all for myself don't you
understAndT'
She passed out Ike fash and drew
the door shut behind her: Richard
Burnside leaned heavily against 1t,
breathing hard, but the light of youth
had come back TO his eyes. sf