The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-02-08


instead the girl really cleaned up the
butter dishes. and the girl: whose grand
Tnetl.era bought her clothes watched her
do itfrom the tail of an observing eye
Sally Eoftusl had busy day, but
When she was relieved at Z o'cfoce she
was not. ready for. home. She entered
Ralph's tiny private Office, some slips,
in hand. go rn4ggr, ;a y
'fWiH you please help me. with the
Accountants asked. ngfSeaaly ntoues.
Why, you dong have, to49he other
cashie5i.,Z zsss91sEe s ffl2e' asst sYsI.44{Ii
II know, hut I want to learn every e 3
thing about The. business, and I know
you can teach me. = IL. ... ~. i.,44s ye3asg
. Ralph. fairly gasped.; but q easpread
the tEoublesDmeyslip AMI bills before,
hert SIN fifteen minutes she had the
matter Strengthened outyl and with a
quiet Thank YOU l can do If after
this" left her, employer with a sense
that somehow an angel had suddenly.
iliumined his miserable existence. .anI
From that day on affairs at the EN-
pire lunch room. No 5. ran dit erently.
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 off and did
them. The cashier was constantly in
vesting 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 tho
girl dropped the coin into the pocket
of her white apron she said to Ralph,
who was almost at her elbow: g
.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,i
Sally glanced up quickly Ralph. red
of face. was folding land unfolding
napkin, and Kitty, with dancing eyes
and impertinent tilt of head, was tell
ing the other girls what q smart an
swer she had given her gstingy Gus
TONER .-...e ...s..,f. -sse15,g mn sf}5-. ISL.
Ralph strolled over to .Sally,s side.
She made. change for a little type
writer. Then she turned TO Ralph. 20
s'Fhere is one thing l admire in Kitty
Behfnan. she is gritty Not many
girls. would smile like that when they
had just. been dismissed g for imperti-
nencetf'ffs; gsAssls, - t4sfi s2gE sgs6 81
Ralph threw back his shoulders. a3z2s
4Then you think it would be5aI right
to fire ller?e he asked. ". - tIe3'l!''9s
.ssThe only thing ,3.yo1 could have
done" replied Kitty firmly. "a felt
sure YOU would fseeiit that way"
Ralph had not thought;of frins Kit
ty. She had rliled the entire floor sos
lOngp-9ut now--.55.zit :: = ,;s--.f1 u ess5s !
That night KHty.!was summoned to-
the, tiny office. Ralph was q trifie. pale
around the lips, and his voice was
husky. but his intention had NOT waver-
at was Well for him. h2weyer
sh!t disfnisSaf came SO suddenly TO
kitty TIA sle stl.aify lostthe spe8s Ell.
Of speech.
at go tse : q
sTtere snohssakter 81 aE pho checked
umbrellas End ran errands at No Is
met Kitty ON ,4leri way home from
works i ~ ~ a
''How's the little old maid?" she inss
squirrel fippapdy.
/ .:Not,ss e5ltiRl yOu?" he inquired say
agely. shes gOin' to beat you to ting
alturby q mile. She's trottin' in the
class with his nibS, t0O-an' the old
mans tickIed to death. Says she's
made a man of his boy, an he dOms4
care who knows IL E
'Well, What do you think Of that?n
exclaimed 91itgs smoothing her marcek
waves refectft ely
''rhat some of you wise ones ainAf.
opos tw@.tBree With the cid sfashiOne&
sort with the right kind of wheels ia
LEI. think pQtf 80 long" n