The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-10-20

sublime nerve IN leaving this most IN
capable slip Of q girl IN her place
And still
lie was glad
Dalton. although uncomfortable IN
the presence Of pretty girls. was q
most appreciatiye admircr-at q dis
lance. The other sex. IN a whole
some. honesty way. appealed 20 him.
ButsH hard struggle with fate had CIV
en more frivolous youths with doting
fathers and unlimited bank accounts
the advantage When Dave Dalton
was financially able 10 rest from the
Iabors OF his early years and take hts
pleasure with the sugarand-cream
youth OF the la1d be found the mex
pllcable fear IN bis heart that would
have been weaned away had he had
the time 10 mingle with the fair sex
in early youth.
He watched them from distance.
Despite the work turned out BY this
girl substitute she was unusually fair
10 look upon. Dalton revelled IN her
presence. even though be writhed AZ
HNI nFNAtNHf htt F@t~+''" rf%-At 49,
proneness 20 error.
A month passed. Dalton. now blind
~ accustomed 70 an extremely bad
sfenographer. wondered ~ the pro
l0nged absence Of Miss Moore.
by the way. Miss Holly" He ap-
preached the subject without a symp-
tom Of the hashful preamble that
would have weakened the phrase
some months before. He and the slim
maid a. the typewriter were on q nrm
footing Of friendship when is Miss
Moore 70 return
Results were surprising Miss Holly
turned q painfully red face 70 her
employer. and her eyes were deep with
the old appeal
Am lam ! not doing the work
all right The question quivered on
the sensitive lips Of the girl Dalton
sfrove his best 70 hide the telltale
light 10 bis eyes. as they rested upon
the becoming stain covering her
cheeks
why. certainly" be fastened 70 as
sure her. only Il seems 70 me that
she Il taking an unusually long vaca-
ton. Probably she Il making up for
lost tine be hastened 70 add ANY
how. don't care. She has never been
away before. and-er-l rather ike T.
She can stay a. long a. she likes
To Dalton's Amusement. the girl
lung her pretty arms reeklessly down
on the protesting keys. and burst into
convnlsive sobs.
II AZ Instant the youth vas out Of
bis chair. and bashfulness and the
ethics q a well regulated business Of
Zee forgotten. was on bis knees beside
che girl. one nrm arm about her.
~Do-d-don't.~ gasped the weeping
maid. you don't know what have
DONE
But don't care protested Dali
ton. the victim Of conflicting emotions.
only for heavens sake stop crying.
You don't need 20 worry. You-you
can have Miss Moore's JOB. IN dis
charge her when she returns. Listen.
girl. love you: ! want you near me
always He foundered wildly. Can't
you sec how Il is1 IL want you 70
marry mo-
Through tear-misted eyes. the substi-
iufe ntenogrspher looked up a. him.
suddenly calm.
4 must confess she began tragic
ally. and rosoluieiy thrust his arm
aside. -Thero-thero Is no Miss
Moore
~Is no Miss Moore7- reiterated her
employer. namely.
MOI gasped the girl. -isor-nor
no Miss Holly
Never mind. soothed Dalton. Tell
me some other time You are hysteri-
nai. dear
The girl flushed. Miss Moore was
ny aunt she said. 'and-and she
wanted 20 marry. and-and she aid.
and 20 there Il no Miss Moore. she
Ioid me 10 deceive you until learned
10 DO the work better. am sorry-
an. really AMI am awfully sorry.
Then. half reminiscently: Il didn't
know that any one could Be a. nice az
rou.-
= love you. girl" Dalton's voice
vas husky with emotion. Isn't that
reason enough for being good to Jour"
"Ya-us. faltered the voice Of the
maid. "But-but my name isn't MIss
Holly. X ls Holly Moore"