The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-22
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"And | never before saw sucl,
beautiful curly hair on any fellows
head" No answer.
"And such lovely flawlcss COM
Plcxlon." No answer.
"You ouht to have been girl.
by .Iovc! you'd be stunning dressed
mp in ribbons and laccs and such
things" Still no answer, but dull
red was beginning to show in Boys
face. And Cecil saw that the as
sistant was becoming angry. Plain
~, nc was inSultcd by being COM
pared to the opposite sex. But Cecil
did not care. IIc determined to make
his assistant speak, even if it was
in anger. Ic was tired Of his sill
cncc. SO he blurtcd out: Say,
Burton. what number arc YOUR
shoes: You certainly have the dain-
ilcSt foot ! ever saw given to any
man. I'm jealous Of your charms. "
With wonderful compoyurc Boy
turned and looked straight into Co.
ellis misChicvouS eyes, her own
flashing, angrily.
Look here, MIR. Lawrence, what
Is my appearance TO YOU? I'm trying
to do my duty and I'd be greatly
obliged if y"u would stop SO much
useless palavcr insist that YOU
dcSiSt and it YOU persist you'll have
TO assist a little more than YOU have
been doing todav.'
Cecil gave a prolonged whistle.
"Nhcw ! insist. dcSiSt, persist, as
Sist. Wen, Burton, I'll confess that
| Il" not like the idea OF assisting
much this hot weather, SO I'll dcsist,
guess. | think YOU might treat Il
fellow civilly though. No Use draw
ing up in your shell like TURTLE"
"Thanks Did YOU ever hear that
these same turtles had d way OF
holding on till it tlundcrS to what
ever they lay hold OFF," sarcastical-
~.
"No. Tell me about that. wont
you: interested at once.
"Ilavcn't time Just now. Duty
first. pleasure afterwards" declared
Boy.
"Sav, now, don't YOU think that I
ought to be the aSsiStant?' asked
Cecil.
"Oh, no: YOU couldn't fill the
place at all. Overseeing suits you
best, was the frank answer. And
Boy plunged her pen in the ink and
began TO write with renewed vigor,
and Cecil. Il little ashamed Of his
lazincSS. followed his excellent cX-
ample.
For the four days ct the first
week Boy received irur dollars and
sixty cents; next week. seven dot
lars With what pride did she look
upon this. the first money she had
ever earned How proud she was
that at last she could help her dcvol-
rl father. With what heartfelt joy
and pleasure she added ten dollars
t" the ten her father had given her.
and mailed all to- him in registered
letter. \nl oh. what Il bright and
cheerful lcltcl she wrote him. llcrc
is an extract:
$50 YOU darling papa. knowing
as | did how YOU are situated, | de-
tcrmncd to help You. | am employ
ed as assistant secretary | a large
mercantile establishment. and max
ing at present seven dollars per
week. In two more short weeks [
will get ten dollars per week. I will
send Won my wages every Saturday
night. Aunt Ellen won't let me pay
cent of board. Now, papa, don't
YOU say word against my work.
ing. The work 7 do is ight--not
thing but writing. and do enjoy
it so much. 1t is such a pleasure to
earn money to send to you, knowing
as | do how you need it. and feeling
that | can compensate a little for
the disappointment it has been to
YOU that | was not Il sure enough
boy. What do | care for balls
bcaus, etc? I'd thousand times
rather be little service to vou
dearest papa, than to indulge in any
such nonsense. don't know how
long my services will be required
here. but long time, I hope. III
come home often as 7 can. I car
take the II o'clock train on Satur-
day nights and be in Dunroon in q
c0nnlc 0f hours Ihcn [ can rnturl