Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-27

"Humphl She tells me that you ~
suited her, sir"
'The others heard all / said re7
piled Egleton. Els there anything
elseH"
"WhyT
"Im going to the ball game, and /
don't want to be late. I've good
chance to make some money"
"God bless u.s." cried Mr.. Shutters,
aghast. "Say, young man." he said,
coming over and standing in front OF
Egleton, do you know, have always
heard favorable reports Of you, and
I'm sorry to know now that they were
not correct"
Cant we talk that matter over an
other time, Mr.. Stutters2 i am really
late now"
"Who gave You permission to take
half day off, I'd like to know, sirT'
Il intended to ask your permission
on the way down."
"And took your stick along, being
sure we would give you the holiday.
guess maybe have been kind to YOU
during the past, Egleton."
You have been very kind. appre-
ciate it. / must go now, though" said
Egleton, rising.
Mr. Shutters looked down at the rug
upon which he stood. He could think
of not one word to say to this self
contained young man. There was
something new about the fellow that
this declining age seemed to fasten
unto. He could not define 1t. Like his
daughter, he had discovered a new
trait in Egleton.
Il raised your salary this afternoon"
he said, at length Egleton bowed.
"As / said, / appreciate your kind
ness, Mr.. Suffers" he said, simply. X
am glad of the raise, assure you"
"We-we are going to give you dor
lar more. consider that sufficient
don't you, sir2"
well, sir, beggars mustn't be
choosers One dollar, l think you said.
That means six dollars a week more.
It's hardly as much as l could wish.
was in hopes you might give me eight.
don't suppose you could make it eight,
Mr.. Suffers"
The old gentleman sat down weakly
In his chair He tried to look into the
Young mans eyes and tell him that he
was laboring under mistake. The d.
rect gaze that met his made him hesl-
tate.
He rose and crossed to the drawer
in which his partner kept his cigars
He took one and bit off the end. ~
was the first cigar he had between his
teeth for ten years or more. He 1T It,
however, and showed the box toward
Egleton.
To his surprise, the young man took
one also.
'These are fine cigars" said Egleton,
who knew as much Of cigars as he did
Of horse races, and that was nothing at
all. "Clear Havana, isn't it2' he said,
putting dreamily.
> "Yes-special brand had sent W"
= answered Mr.. Shutters, lying with dlta'
Guilty and smoking with still more.
- After a little time Mr.. Shutters laid
his cigar on the table.
Perhaps you had better be going"
: he said, abruptly. He was beginning
- to feel a strang dizziness stealing over
him.
And is it to be six or eightT asked
- Egleton, rising unsteadily.
"Oh, we won't hold you down. Wen
say eight; only for heavens sake, 90"
- When Egleton passed out he met the
- tall girl, apparently by accident, In the
hall. He lifted his hat, and was about
L. Al
= him. He turned and stood beside her.
n Her face was buried in her hands
and through the white fingers a little
r. broken voice was saying something al
together unintelliglble. All Egleton
no could do was to get the little hands
away from the face; and under the
NJ new power that had lately come to
n. him, Egleton did not find 1t at all hard
After he had got the hands down liz
discovered many things, some Of which
~ surprised him greatly, and one Of
:" which made him supremely happy.
ne Mr.. William Front, coming into thu
~ ojce half an hour after Egleton has
Gu gone, found two things which SURPRISED
III him very much. One was his hearty
GO vigorous partner sick almost unit
'h death upon the sofa. Another, TIVE
ny cigars not long lighted reposing sid,
by side upon the table Another, tn
~ intelligence that young Egleton's salar!
VI was to be increased by eight dollars In
'N stead of one.
'You see, Blanche" said Egleton b
iiu his bride, when some months after
ward they were on their honeymoon
Ut 1T was all due to an open window
That very morning of the day 20
called on me your fathers Office wiz
~ dow was wide open, and little bit Q
. conversation drifted up to me where
o. sat at another open window, half
story above 1t concerned me, and
=. became interested, and found out pre-
~ emily that / wasn't assertive enough
Then / decided to assert myself. Yo
know the rest"-Waverley Magazin
ap- sound Business.
US "Why," asked the casual observer