The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-04


 ''Yes. she replied, and then, somewha netted. she added, You have addressed | ne twice as Miss Cornelia, MT. Ryan Have we ever met before?"
 The man at the desk was all smiles now.
 Why, Miss Cofnelia!' he exclaimed. q. don't wonder you don't recognize me Why, I'm Jimmy Ryan"
 " Jimmy Ryan" Miss Cornelia re feated. Jimmy Ryan I do not recal ever knowing Jimmy Ryan"
 Why, Miss Cornelia, don't you remem- ter the little red-headed Jimmy Ryar whose mother used to work at yonr home occasionally? I haven't seen you in near ly 30 years, but you haven't changed -- And you are little Jimmy Rysni' salt Miss Cornelia. She looked at the strong Jig, clean cut, well-groomed man at the desR Then she glanced about the mag nificent office. Then her mind weni back more than a quarter of century and sine could recall & hed-haired little imp whc was the joy and the trial of hard work | ing mother. She recalled. how the little | rascal used to behave when he came tag ging after his mother when she came tc work at Miss Cornelias home. She re- called some spankings the little imp got and some he should have had, but whicf she saved him from.
 And you are little Jimmy Ryanl' she murmured. "Yes, I'm little Jimmy Ryan, l said the big man at the desk. And ther with consummate delicacy he asked s l few questions that led her naturally into telling the great change that had come | into her life, the crisis that came after her fathers death, the need for income | Haupner and his compound, the reason she had launched herself as one of the army of workers in New York. A few minutes after she had finished | her story she was speeding up town IT. MT. Ryan's car. They were bound foI the shop where Haupner gave demonstra- | tions, MT. Ryan wanted to see Haupner and he wanted to see that compound. On the way he told little about himself He had started as an electricians helper when he was 15. He had a bent for cleo tricity, perhaps Somehow he managed to save enough to take an electrical course at one of the colleges. Since then he had been climbing, climbing, climb ing.
 At the shop they had demonstration. That was not sufficient. From the shop they went to one of the power houses, where Ryan tested the powder on an electrical fire. It proved as efficient in putting out the electrical blaze as the rt,. made and then he expressed satisfac- ton.
 You've got something good. Miss Cor nelia," he declared "Well want it for all our power houses and all our sta tions"
 Then, when he learned how the lack of approval by the underwriters had ham, pered her, he promised to hasten their action. And then telling Miss Cornelia she had kept him from his luncheon and the only way in which she could earn forgiveness was by having luncheon with him, he whirled her away to Sherry's.
 He had given the order and the waited was bringing the food in when he smiled at his companion and asked her if she remembered the last time they had lunch con together.
 "No," she replied
 .'Ah" Miss Cornelia," he said chid- ingly, your memory is not so good as mine. I remember 1t well. I was expecting a licking from mother and was hiding out and you came and got me and took me in by the side door and I sat at the big table with you. remember 1t as If 1t were yesterday You were mighty kind to me when ] was little shaver. Miss Cornelia-"