The Press., 1910-12-07
BROWN AND ANOTHER
 
 By M. QUAD Copyright. 1916, by Associated Lit erary Press.
By M. QUAD

II erary Press.
 Mr.. Jonas Brown was close stu .aent of human nature, and his 5udg- ,ment of man or woman was mfall1ble.
 MT. Brown manufactured shirt waists for women and handkerchleS for men and, women. That was the way he Judged them. When he saw a man dourishing one of his make of hand kerchiefs that man was all right. When he saw one of his shirt waists on a woman he tipped his hat to her, whether acquainted or not
 MT. Brown was his own cashier and bookkeeper. None of the young men who applied for the position carried his handkerchiefs, and he had never been bothered with young ladies. The day came, however, when one was brought up on the freight elevator with a lot of boxes. Before he had looked her in the face he had noticed that she had on one of his nonpareil shirt waists and carried one of his three for a quarter handkerchiefs. Her credentials were satisfactory in ad- vance.
 Miss Prim was eighteen years old and an orphan. She had never had Ia place, but she was after one now. She could. cashier, bookkeep and type write. She, would take a low salary for the first six months. MT. Browns heart warmed toward her as he look ed into her big blue eyes. There were loyalty and honesty there. The idea of low wages also struck responsive chord. MT. Brown had always paid low wages ,. and prevented extrava- ganee on the part of his employees. If Miss -Prim would come for $5 per week he could get $15 worth of work out of 1 her. ..- .... The demure Miss Prim slipped into I the office as softly as a mouse. Some of the young men tried to talk with fher. but outside of business matters she ignored them. She caught on, to her..work at once. MT. Brown didn't rush home that night to tell his wife about the innovation at the office, as some foolish manufacturers would have done. He left it to her to find l out. She did find out. On the third Fl day she appeared via the freight ele- vator and had look at Miss Prim She went away without passing judg ment, but at the dinner table that T evening she said: s...@ "Jacob, look out for her!' s-..
 "WhO+-Miss Prin:" l ssh, s. a cat She's too demure iShe's got card to play"
 A few days later Miss Prim was asked to lunch with MT. Brown. Sht timfdly asked to be excused and att her sandwich as she worked,
 'Told you so," he said to his wife with a triumphant air ''Yes. sir, invited her, and she turned me down.
 .'Then. you look out. for her all th' more, replied the wife, .. \ It was three or four weeks befor' : Miss Prlm was referred to again il the family. Then in answer to an in 7 Quiry the husband stated:
 ''Timid as ever. The other evening ; when it rained so offered. to take he , home in my auto, and she fairly ral flor the elevator to get away from me lEvery one in the office has asked he : Ito lunch, but she has refused all Esplendid bookkeeper, and what do vol | Isuppose happened to the cash the oth
 Fer day?''
 "She found it short and wept abou 1t, the little cat, and you told her t
 never mind.'' ,a. ... ,
 ''Ha, ha, ha! The cash was $1 oyer, and here it is to buy gloves witt EThats the kind of cashier Jaco Browns got Miss Prim could hay put that money in her pocket, but sh didn't"
 ooh, Jacob! What man-what | man!' exclaimed the wife. You ar
 rushing headlong to destruction!'' Browns shirt waists and Brown handkerchiefs never deceive"
 Two months had gone by when th
 next and last conversation occurred | Mrs. Brown wanted to know about ths little cat and was answered: "Marie, I must really protest. Sam timidity, same retiring attitude. St ! goes to the bank now, and the payin
 teller speaks in the highest manner her business qualifications. She's a \ ways correct to a dot Things are g
 lng beautifully-beautifully." \ "Oh, you blind, man!"
 s...You7. know Schwartz, of cours HIHe's worth a million. He saw Mi Pr1m a few weeks ago when he was i and yesterday he asked her to be h
 wife. left 'em alone, and he askt > her." | "And she jumped for him like
 cricket, of course"
 N "Ha, ha, ha! Jumped right aws sI from him. like a rabbit. 1 came ba'
 to find her pale and trembling" \ "Oh, the .kitten-the catw
 "Even if I were a widower and
 love with her I, Jacob Brown, man
 facturer of the nonpareil shirt wal
 and the three for a quarter handkE
 chiefs,. should not dare ask her to I my wife 3s
 I Mrs. Brown simply lay back al \ gasped for breath.
 A week later there was exc1teme
 In Browns office. It was Saturds
 Miss Prim had gone to the bank wi
 cash, and drafts and cheeks and W
 to return with the payroll money. 5 did not return The police looked
 vain. They found out that she had
 been murdered in the bank, but no1
 ing more.
 "Jacob, how much did she get?' as
 ed the wife after one glance at
 husbands telltale face.