The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-08-13
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maze mt sell worth more than lnAt.
When he came down the next morn
ine and tTamped into his office b.
found the girl seated az her table. her
brown head bent over her work tie
v-s just a little surprised 70 find her
there Persons he engaged had a way
~ promising 10 come back and failing
90 DO so. tie knew that he was 10
blame for this. and he rather glOried
IN the thought. But here was this
strange girl az her place and looking
as II she meant 20 stay there She
was a neatloOking girl Her hair was
tiiy and there was a bit OF white
about her neck that softened the Ell
fecr 81 the black frock. And in a lit
tie vase in front OF her vas a flower.
q red flower 81 some kinda flower
he told himself that looked strangely
orr ~ place in the dingy room
And then the man suddenly stared
about him. Both the windows were
opsn and they were clean. and the
sunshine was streaming In. And there
WAS general air OF freshness about
the place that Was quite amaz.ng-and
the odor OF cleanliness was fairly pun
gent
Good morning. said the girl sweet
~
This girl was going altogether TOO
far What did she mean by taking
such liberties He would show her
thar he was not the sort of man that
could be imposed upon No doubt she
had been spoiled IN the Office OF her
fa-her-her dead father.
lie looked UP. The girl was stand
ing by the desk
The men from the telephone com.
rany will be here at 10 o'clock to ar
range for moving the phone" she
said. "and the typewriter is being put
in order Do you feel the draught
from the windows
lie growled an inarriculate word or
two and the girl turned away.
oh" she said and turned back
Mary. the woman who cleans. asked
me- 10 tell you that she wasn't IN any
was responsible for the improved APP
pearance OF the Office She said she
was quite willing % let me take all
the credit Il seems much nicer here.
doesn't ~"
Here was his chance 70 assert his
authority But. strange 20 say. the
only form 81 expression his anger took
was another vicious slam 81 the much
suffering private drawer.
The girl brought new methods into
the business. the labor-saving and
tlme-saving devices he had despls FL.
And Nth the departure 81 the old
fashioned methods his old fashioned
squeness seemed 70 depart. too
Customers who had been Offended al
his iui'ability and plain speaking
came back The business was in bet
ter shape than ever.
I'm losing my grip" he growled TO
himself i don't anow anybody who
fears me. And yet confound IT, the
OLD house seems % have a new least
Of prosperity. II only Robert
Tie had been thinking a good deal
about his son. No doubt 1t was an
other proof % his faru0us weakness.
He arose suddenly and took the va
cant chair by the girls table.
Miss Morris. he abruptly said.
Elm troubled"
Not about the business, Mr. Thur
Der
No The business Is ali right per
haps II il wasn't. could keep NV
thoughts on IT, IL is my son Robert
who borhers me"
Yes. Mr. Thurber'
but YOU don't ask me why
II know something about the story.
sir You disagreed. Your son fell
that you were treating him Ike a
child. lie rebelled. You drove him
away
II IS all quite true. said the man.
Its very hard for me TO think was
wrong Robert was good boy. Per
hsps ! forgot that he had grown to be
a man
The girl leaned forward.
Mr. Thurber she said. what IS
ny position here
re looked at her blankly
hardly know he answered. Il
VIII have 10 mink Il out. Is there
any special title you WANT!
she smiled