The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-09
She ,Uas rather short and stout.

She aCds rather short and stout.
thing to insinuate! 1 am sure Mr.. Har
| rington doesn't look like that-any on,
| could see he wouldn't steal.''
In this way they passed me bacl
and forth, up and down the table, unit
the last scrap of meat was gnawet
from the bone. Then they shifted q,
Jasonville. Where was It? What die
do there? Why did l come to the
city? Miss Cox was the sharpest one
at questions. She wanted to know ali
about my fathers store. She had al
ready got Ed place as delivery clerk
In the Enterprise market. and there
might be an opening in the same store
for me. l could see that there would
be place all right if l met the ap.
proval Of the smart little cashier. II
has never been one Of my faults to be
backward with women-all except May
and, as Miss Hillary Cox was far
from unprepossessing. fixed my at
tention on her for the rest Of the even.
ing.
The Pierson girls tired Of me quickly
enough, as they had already tired Of
Ed. Lou soon ceased to smile at me
and open her eyes in her silly stare
when made remark. After dinner
she went out on the steps to wait for
beau. who was to take her to dance
Grace sat awhile to chaff with the
lawyers clerk. He seemed to make fun
Of her, but could see that he liked her
pretty we'll. 1t must be a stupid sort Of
woman indeed who can't get hold of a
man when he has nothing to do after
his work except walk the streets or
read book! There was nothing bad
In either of the girls. They were Just
soft, purring things, shut up all day
long, one in big shop and the other
In dentists Office. OF course when
they got home they were frantic for
amusement, dress. the theater-any-
thing bright and happy; anything that
would make a change. They had a
knack of stylish dressing and on the
street looked for all the world like a
rich mans daughters. Nothing bad in
either one then-only that kind gets Its
eyes opened too late!
The next morning I stepped around
to the Enterprise market, and Miss
Cox introduced me to the proprietors
They were two brothers, sharp looking
young men. up to date in their ideas,
the cashier had told me, and bound to
make the Enterprise the largest mar.
ket on the west side. Miss Cox had
evidently said a good word for me,
and that afternoon l found myself ty.
ing up parcels and taking orders at SO
q week
Not q very brilliant start on for
tunes road. but was glad enough to
get It The capable cashier kent q
friendly eye on me and saved me from
getting into trouble. Before long l
had my pay raised and then raised
again Ed had taken hold well, too.
Ind was given more pay. He was more
content with his job than I was. The |
work suited him-the driving about thu !
lily streets. the rush ut the marke,
mornings. the big crates Of country |
tun that came smelling fresh from the |
ields- The city was all that he had |
loped to ind 1t. Not SO to me. look
d beyond. But I worked hard and
ook my cues from the pretty cashier
sno grew more friendly every day.
We used to go to places In the even
ngs, lectures and concerts mostly, for
Hiss Cox thought the theatsr was
wicked She was a regular church at
endant and made me go with her
She was thrifty. too, and
aught me to be stingy with my quar-
ers and halves.
The first day could take OF I went
the police station and paid my loan
rom the judge. When l finally got
Is attention he turned one eye on me:
Well, Edward, SO you haven't gone
ONE YETI And that.was ~ hs said