Evening star., 1909-01-24


ton of woe, although-as she told me after-she
just beginning to realize that he had wonder
full speaking voice. 1t made her think of Robert
Edeson.
Maybe you're proud of yourself Miss Madden:"
he said.
No I'm not" she corrected hastily
Rest assured wer not, either
(She said he simply grand as he pounded that
out on the desk)
Miss Madden business is business" * can
give it word for word); but now and then there
comes into it the-the- the chance to do things
better than anybody else. Then it's play"
She just looked at him in sheer surprise. She
had never dreamed it in him. And more like
Better than anybody else. Quick thinkin'
Quick, actin. Snappy work always, and then some
more.
*. says that she felt like getting of the buggy
right then and there and going back down the road
to look for some of those G's.)
And that's stupid. No gettn around it. Stupid!
It's people like you that kill thing. All that the
rest do, all Miss Farrell does all that do wasted
And why? Because of your fall down. 1t isn't
fair, tell you; it isn't fair bit. What goods the
keyess goin to do and nickel frsts goin to
do, and every other thing goin' to do if you and
and we hear three busybacks in succession and get
overflow, maybe from Main: Why, that's the
time O. all times! Traffic. Cords up everywhere.
Everything going. Tell me, Give me that sort of
a proposition every time. But you. Miss Madden
a slow and slow flash and half-connection,-ust
say to yourself that you don't belong"
office kid said it even began get him going and
that before he knew it he was keeping time with his
feet.
Mr. Henly himself was leaning forward, his head
extended. His fingers tapped punctuatingy the
blue blotting bad of the desk AT last he came back
to his managerial attitude and his G's But in his
heart the honest hope that he had made an
impression for the good of the service He had dealt
out his words excessively, and he wished each one
to count And he was beginning to feel sure that
they had. h. Madden regarding him with
unbOunded respect that simply could be nothing
else than surrender to his plea of inspired
tism. Mr.. Heny felt very good. 1t isn't everyone
that can face young lady who has been employed
for sometime and render her exactly speechless
with humbled awe. He looked at h. again to make
sure Yes, he had caught her in his own enthusi-
asm. What wonderfully keen young she
was, after all!
Mr.. HENLY, by this time guess, was convinced
A.A that his foot had not slipped, and SO he let up
a bit in his attitude In fact Mr. Henlv was quite
like other people, and he would have been very
much gratifed if K Madden had said little some
thing admitting how completely he had her the
run. as it were. Failing that, and because she
seemed to persist in her speechlessness. Mr. Henly
decided that she should have to say little some
thing, anyway.
.Well;,' he opened crisply,, yet pleasantly
Don't why not
He was really proud. A girl who for sometime
has been employed knows thing or two. He
of her sober looks of innocence at him He
tinged.
Mr. Henly, you belong to the stage
The office kid Vamped.
The pink surged all over Mr. Henlv's face like
wave, making little white island of his nose K
said she scared to death the minute she said it.
because she had forgotten herself and was comDar-
ing him with Robert Edeson whom he had it on in
every way. She had no idea whatever of being i'm
pertinent. But her own misfortune
saved her. JuSt then in walked I
O'Bren, the Girl Who Doesn't Have
to Work, blubbering like a babe |