Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-05-04

claimed. as he looked at her in aston !shnent.
 If you please until can earn every penny of It.
 Hut isn't 1t for me to sayT' Not altogether. Please say no more about it
 Dick came down with another thud II was no use trying to puzzle it out 1 He hadn't the brain power to do it. | Instead of puZzling he went to his | father and said;
 Governor, wanted to raise my stenographer's salary and she wouldn't | have it. What do you think of that P Dear me. Dick. but hope you are not going to get'into a scrape." replied ! the father. as he rubbed his hands to- gether and looked very anxious. If you think she is trying to get hold on you you'd better discharge her"
 "Oh. see here. dad" said Dick promptly. 'I know that she isn't any thing of that kind. but I can't make her out. She won't go out to lunch or to the theater with me or accept any other favors"
 "You shouldn't have asked her, Dick" said Mir. BrownIow sternly. At the same time l must say that she is n most singular young woman most singular. I'm afraid that she is alto. | gether too attractive to you"
 'Now. dad" said Mir Son Brownlow promptly. that's not fair to her. simply wanted to make her feel com | fortable. because-becnuse-- well. hang #. not because she's so confoundedly good looking as she is, but because she's mighty nice girl" Some junior partners might have given 1t up. but Dick wouldn't. He felt that he had been thrown down and humiliated. and he wanted to know why. He had sunk his dignity to be patroniZing. and he had been rebuffed. He had broken tradition of the house in seeking to increase a new comer's salary and received no thanks for it.
 So one evening he presented himself at Miss Mills boarding house and asked for her He was received in the parior. and Miss Mills came down with no other idea than that he had come with bad news. He hemmed and hawed for time and then drew long breath and began;
 Miss Mills. would 1t do any good to ocI. ta bn some night toward the last Of the week."
 I'm afraid not" she answered.
 But can't make you out You re- fuse to go to lunch with me; you re- fuse a raise of salary; you refuse to go to the theater. Will you tell me why this is?'
 "I will. MT. Brownlow. am from small town in the interior of the state. My mother is a widow. and we are poor. l am here to make a living for both of us.
 'I had two places before I came to you. but had to give them up because of just such fattery as you have be- slowed upon me. They were not sat islied to let me do as good work as could for a fixed sum per week. must give up my place with you for the same reason"
 "But don't see it." replied Dick.
 Miss Mills looked at the young man and perceived that he really did not "see it." Very patiently and in tone not at all angry, she replied:
 Your are the junior partner in the house. I am your stenographer. You want me to go to the theater with you. We should see many people there that know you. Who am |? Your stenog- rapher. What would they think and say? Perhaps nothing, to injure you socially, but how about meT'
 Miss Mills." said Dick. getting up and preparing to go, Il see now. Thank you for the lesson. You have made ne realize something, and that something Is that l must seem to you like poCpous fool. And am pomp- ous fool, for l confess that l thought only of patronizing you"
 Without waiting for reply he bade her ceremonious Good night" and hurried away.
 The girl watched him go with an ex- pressionless face. but when the door closed behind him she hurried to her room and sobbed bitterly.
 That she could not remain with the firm was decision that she made without argument Indeed. she hesi- tated next morning as to whether she should go to the office at all or merely write surrenderlns her post.
 Her sense of duty conquered. When she apHcared Dick Brownlow did not attempt to help her of with her veil and coat, as he had tried before. In. stead he merely said Good morning" politely and turned to his desk again.
 Presently he stepped to her side and began to dictate. When he was done he hesitated aud said:
 Will you pardon me if 1 recur once more and for the last time to per sonal matter?'
 Miss Mills. who had been trying to reach the point of presenting her res