The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-10
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Hon1eY Girl
BY Daniel A. Lord
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II was nc, unusual trail OF events that
led Tom Tcmplcton, the proprietor
and manager Of the Washington res.
taurant, to insert an advertisement
in the want columns of his daily pa.
per, and IT was with no little com.
placency that he viewed the follow.
ing notice as It stood forth on the
printed page.
wANTED.--.A cashfcr in downtown
restaurant: bright and quick no cN-
pcrience required; only homcl" girls need
apply.
This he solloquizcd, was truly
last resource. n final hope and his
mind reverted with a shuddcr to the
events Of the past two years. In all,
he could remember. thcre were q
cashiers who had graccd and dis.
graced the high seat behind the desk
and this was exclusive Of Miss Brown.
who had remained only long enough
to elope with his chef aud tho days
receipts. There had bccu tail cash.
iers and slender ones cashiorB grace.
ful aud cashiers petite: but with un
failing regularity they had boen pret
ty, and with uufailing regularity some
quondam customer Of the restaurant
had borne them on 10 grace an up.
town apartment
When TcmpletOn had started in
business, he had muscd as follows;
Honey draws aiep, therefore. on
the same principle. pretty cashier
Is valuable asset as a drawing card
Others may stand pat but hero is
where draw"
So Tom, being bachelor aud con.
sequcntly in q position to undertake
| such selection, chose from the host
OF employmentscekng maidens who
responded 10 bis call, not The girl with
the best references, but the ono with
the most classic profile and tho larg
| est Niagara of pufrs and rolls. Things
were beginning 70 run smoothly I'm
| the new establishment when ono day
| the cashier blushiugly informed him
that she had signed lifc's contract
| as n cook in D restaurant of her own.
| AS q consequence. he penncd nnoIh.
| or ad., and chose from the answering
| girls another cashier scarcely inferior
| 80 her predecessor But alas for NOR
| tai man! scarcely had the now presti.
| digitaleuso learned To scoop in 90
checks with ono hand, aud make
change on 20 others with her remain.
ing digits, when she, too, cast tho las
| so of her smile around an unsuspect.
ing patron. who promptly proceeded
TO invest in orange blossoms and, wed
ding cake. d.
Tom should have learned wisdom
from this second experience, but he
did not nor. in fact. did he from tho
third, the fourth. the nth. ur ever
the fifteenth departure. and pretty
cashier after pretty cashier occupied
The desk, only 10 soon help to increase
the revenues OF the depart mont of II
| CouseS ..
But even the most constant believer
in time learns from experience, and
with sigh Tom at length forsook
his "IToncy.drsws flies principle. and
proceeded TO pen his homely girl nd
vcrtiscmcnt. II was with considerable
trepidalion that ho awaited the out
come Of his venture, aud the morning
following the insertion of his ad
found him seated At tho desk in his
private Office, and ncryously waiting
the applicants, .
II was not very LONG, however, be
fore the first sirl to answer his ad
appeared. Templcton looked at her
and then, in condition which borC
no slight resemblance TO man who
had colided with a dropping brick
he managed to lead her to the door
A second applicant followed tho first
and third tic second; but by thc
time THAT tho eighth arrived, Ton
had steeled his heart TO such an OK
tent that he felt that hn could have
looked a female tiger in the face with
out tremor Bit the eighth PROVED
10 be his salvation. Everything hi'
want-ad. had stated as being requisite
she possessed Her answers PROVED
her 10 he quick and bright her refer
enccs were the most satisfactory pos
sible, and, best OF all she was unde
nlably homely. Yes, Tom admitted
] W. 'h'N nv 'N'h shNl uEN'NiN lll'llAl
could have accused her Of being beau
tiful She was tall, rather slender
with black hair and blue eyes; anC
there was an unmistakable air o
breeding about her; but her feature,
were absurdly irregular, and he
mouth was unusually large
So, without more ado, Miss York;
was installed behind the cashiers
desk, and Templeton stood aside L
watch developments.
On the following day Tom though
he saw slight falling off in his pat
yonage ard tc began TO look serious
Here was another consideration, en-
tiroly; could il be that somel
cashier would be enough TO driv,
away The trade? Tom thought that h,
certainly could not afford 10 allow hi'
trade TO fall away, even 10 avoid th'
Inconvenience. OF constant chRngini
of cashiers, and he lay awake tha
night until The wee small hours puz
zling aud Worrying about It. lie finalh
decided tMt, come what might, ht
would cling 10 his hnmely cashier eN
perih,ent for one week, I;ut the enc
OF tnat one week, instead If showinl