Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-09
WITH 1.
MODERN
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n OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
at ID precisely as I feared, AIDE
laide,. said the girls uncle. rising
somewhat YEARLY from the papers he
had been sorting on the dining-rooin
table. When all the bills are paid,
you'll have inst exactly nothing left
L suppose we should be thankful that
your father left you free from debt.
OF course. MS I'm situated -,
~ shall get along splendidly; ]" re-
turned Adelaide, with commendable
pride and courage. yI,m not afraid,
and you needn't worry about me. I'm
nineteen, I'm through school. and l
know Of at least two positions that
are mine for the asking II I can't
earn d living any other way, can
wash dishes for my board r.
oh. you'll never need to do that, 4 !.
returned Adelaide's sole surviving
relative, seriously. Is
MY : 2 = : :. - 900 =. : -,
Avings Y ! mad %.
I'm glad you're 80 connders out
Y you shonldn' -
{ But shall!s declared Adelaide,
her chin elevated, her shoulders erect.
~ this time tomorrow s snali pc oc-
.cupying salarieds position, boarding
with Mrs. Hi. and giorying IN my
independence,
sure enough, the morrow ionnd
Adelaide drawing maps IN an import
ant real estate once Never was
there more enthusiastic clerk nev.
- Was real estate business studied
90 psrseyeringly: never DID novice
learn 20 speedily
~ Yet ct the end OF eight weeks Ade-
taioe. who sincerely believed tnats her
services had been q unusual nenent
to Corr e. Pelham, was paid an extra
months salary-and dismissed But
why Z! she dem anded, 10 her surprise:
really cant tellgyou! q stammered
vi. Pelham. = don't exactly know,
Nj. Gore perhaps-- 's;,.. IS
q But tine senior partner nKeWis I
weakly waived the Q4estion, sugsest'
Ing that MI Pelham might pefnaps
explain .ssl 4,
Adelaide secured another entirely
desirable position within the week;
ones nrst impression q Adelaide was
always favorable, But IN spite OF nn.
tirinE industry.E.tnis place too, talieo
her ct the end o. tne SECOND month.
Again no reason was given; again nef
employer WIS vague and poiite, ons
his parting smile was sitgnsiy sattrl-
ca. 3, s.
The third place lasted 1nst SIX
weeks. Mild, easyigoing Judge WIT y.
ney said. with apparent resret, .na !
ne guessed ne would pc ms own CLERK
TOT While' On. yes, MISS ADELAIDE
had done al and more-in lac!, 9
great deal more tnan ne mad asKea'
xes, indeed. sne was punctuai.; indns-
trious, accurate, clever; \ sne neeu,
ed letters. call on MIN, py az means
He wished ner al success, ous---Eooa'
y!
-Four more omces Weicomea AGE
taide. -Four more employers discov-
cred very sPeedily lnat ~ was pos
siple-and decidedly more comlortapis
10 exist without TINS cieyer' enter'
prtsing young Womanss ald
the morning alter. ner poate5 als'
missal from the city treasnrefss omce
found ADELAIDE percned on = nign
STOOL 10 what was Known az cray
store she was .keepins hooks io ,r
& Inemas gray = sompen Y, , lnls q.
ule!y respectaple M Ecansns puslnss \
OF my years s'ane.ng nag seen 81 !.
sepllsnec y ola E anomas u m !.
.n9W5l, Deionseu ~ yoans .ll,sa,
ul.y' pus youns nu,las was ll.ly
slAty years u - = ans sn.s wy ms,s
oven more ane,gua.ea th1sl h,s ,,ae'.,
eIs nag pesn. ne .norous my e.sthAe, !,
swnAs ne caaiso nsw isns .sa n,s..ons.
yel because q ms unsWsIy,ns lones,s
ano A'na'ipssss. ns' s.s,oa nlsn = NV
hc est.il,sslou. 4 sop's wouus' y
wnsn ne ins.aiiea pooASss pe.;a v,
Ms because I'm Z lerc s oI .ns
past c0llasu Aus.s.ae - nsr ll.e ~.
Rose Milier; ne wen. y senoo, WY. :.
tasner, 50 q lneEeDy cunnsr.ed W. w,
nis won ssnelallon' ne nAsr .n ~
seneIasion pest ~. I 'n.ena y lnah ,:
2 lew cnanses Wnen ~ = ses .ly voln
70 GONG smootnly. WY, w *, re y y =
behind the times! me nrm 2 On =
splendid iooting nnanclai,y, Dn. nc
BODY would Know \ 10 1ook g W
Look az me. pelcnea l,ke cnlmnss
sWeep on TINS nien STOOL ! aon'tl sup
pose there's anotner liAe y IN { ens
state. ], .
y I, 2 good pace, JUS. 'ns same !