Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-02
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"rm going to the ball game, and
don't want to be late. I've goOo"
chance to make some money.
"Cod bless us! cried Mr.. Suffers
ashast. Say, young man." he salos
coming over and standing In front OF
Egleton, do you know. ! have Always
heard favorable reports Of YOU ana
I'm sorry to know now that they "sF"
not correct"
Cant we talk that matter over an
other time. Mr.. Shutters? / am really
late now"
"Who gave you permission to take
half a day of, I'd like to know, SIT
II 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 appro-
ciate it. must 60 now, though sa1@
Egleton, rising.
Mr.. Shutters looked down at the rug
upon which he stood. He could THINK
of not one word to say to this SELL
contained young man. There vas
something new about the fellow that
this declining age seemed to fasteR
INTO. He could not define it Like his
daughter, he had discovered a new
trait in Egleton.
II raised your salary this afternoon,
he said, at length. Egleton bowed.
"As 1 said, l appreciate your kind
ness, Mr.. Suffers" he said, simply. Il
am glad Of the raise, assure you"
We've are going to give you a doh
lar more. consider that sufficient
don't you, STRIP
"Well, sir, beggars mustn't be-
choosers. One dollar, think you said,
That means six dollars a week more1
It's hardly as much as 1 could wish
was in hopes you might give me eight
don't suppose you could make it eight
Mr.. StuttersT"
The old gentleman sat down weakly
In his chair. He tried to look into tho
young mans eyes and tell him that hS
was laboring under q mistake The d.
rect gaze that met his made him hest
tate.
He rose and crossed to the drawer
in which his partner kept his cigarA-
He took one and bit off the end II
was the first cigar he had between his
teeth for ten years or more. He III it.
however, and showed the box toward
Egleton.
To his surprise. the young man took
one also.
These are fine cigars" said Egletcnr
who knew as much Of cigars as he did
Of horse races, and that was nothing at
all. Clear Havana, isn't lit" he said
putting dreamily.
"Yes-Special brand I had sent mp. >"
answered Mr.. Shutters, lying with din
Guilty and smoking with still more.
After little time Mr.. Shutters lai0
his cigar on the table.
Perhaps you had better be gOing."
he said. abruptly. He was beginning
to feel q StrOnG dizziness stealing over
him.
And is It to be six or eighth" asked
Egleton, rising unsteadIly.
"Oh, we won't hold you down. Well
say eight; only for heavens sake, co.
When Egleton passed out he met the
tall girl, apparently by accident, In the
hall. He lifted his hat, and was about
to pass on when a little sob checked
him. He turned and stood beside her.
, Her face was buried in her hands,
and through the white fingers a little
broken voice was saying something al
together unintelligible. All Egleton
3 could do was to get the little hands
away from the face; and under the
t new power that had lately come to
him, Egleton did not find it at all hard.
After he had got the hands down he
discovered many things, some Of which
, surprised him greatly, and one Of
which made him supremely happy.
, Mr.. William Front, coming into the
! DICE half an hour after EgIeton had
gone, found two things which surprised
, him very much. One was his hearty,
vigorous partner sick almost unta
death upon the sofa. Another, tyO
cigars not long lighted reposInx sid
= by side upon the table Another. the
: intelligence that young Egleton's salarJ
was to be Increased by eight dollars In.
stead Of one.
4 you see, Blanche" said ERieton h
his bride, when some months aftan
). ward they were on their honeymoon
1t was all due to an open window
!. That very morning Of the day Sov
called on me your fathers once vim
dow was wide open, and q little hst ~
: conversation drifted up to me whera
8 sat at another Opea window, half !
story above. II concerned ma. and
Z, became interested. and found ont urrr
n emily that I wasn't assertive enourh
Then decided to assert myself Yor
know the rest"-Waverley Maesu,Uc
Sound Business.