The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-08-19

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Ton 70 himself. His thoughts revert
co to the absent Miss Moore and her
sublime nerve In leaving this most In
capable slip Of girl In her place.
And still
He was glad!
dalton. although uncomfortable Ia
the presence Of pretty girls. Was 4
most appreciative admirer-at ! dis.
lance. The other sex. In 4 whole
some, honesty way. appealed to him.
nut q hard struggle with fate had CIV
ca more frivolous youths with doting
fathers and unlimited bank accounts
the advantage When Dave Dalton
was financially able TO rest from the
laDors OF his early years and take his
pleasure with the sugar-and- cream
youth OF the land he found the inex-
plicable fear in his heart that would
nave been weaned away had he had
the time to mingle with the fair sex
In early youth.
he watched them from a distance.
Despite the work turned out by this
girl substitute she was unusually fair
70 look upon. Dalton revelled In her
presence, even though he writhed at
ner spelling. her punctuation, her
proneness to error.
A month passed. Dalton, now blind
~ accustomed to an extremely bad
stenographer, wondered. at the pro-
ionged absence of Miss Moore.
BY the way, Miss Holly" He ap-
preached the subject without a symp-
tom of the bashful preamble that
would have weakened the phrase
some months before. He and the slim
maid at the typewriter were on firm
footing of friendship. when Is Miss
Moore to RETURN
Results were surprising. Miss Holly
turned painfully red face to her
employer. and her eyes were deep with
the old appeal.
Am lam 1 not doing the work
all right?" The question quivered on
the sensitive lips OF the girl. Dalton
strove his best to hide the telltale
light In his eyes. as they rested upon
the becoming stain covering her
cheeks.
why, certainly" he fastened to as
sure her. "Only 1t seems to me that
she is taking an unusually long vaca-
ton. Probably she is making up for
lost Time" he FASTENED to add. ANY
how, don't care. She has never been
away before, and-er-I rather like 1t.
She can stay as long as she likes"
To Dalton's amazement, the girl
flung her pretty arms recklessly down
on the protesting keys. and burst into
convulsive sobs.
In an instant the youth was out of
his chair. and bashfulness and the
ethics Of well regulated business Of
fee forgotten, was on his knees beside
the girl, one firm 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.
sYol don't need to worry. Youyou
can have Miss Moore's job. I'll dis
charge her when she returns. Listen.
girl, I love you: want you near me
always" He fioundered wildly. Cant
you see how 1t Is? IL want you to
marry me-"
Through tear-misted eyes. the substi-
tute stenographer looked up at him.
suddenly calm.
II must confess" she began tragic
ally, and resolutely. thrust his arm
aside. "There-there Is no Miss
Moore"
as no Miss Moore?" reiterated her
employer, namely.
moi" gasped the girl. ''Nor-nor
no Miss Holly"
Never mind" soothed Dalton. Tell
me some other time. You are hysteri-
cal, DEAR"
The girl flushed Miss Moore was
my aunt" she said, "and-and she
wanted to marry. and-and she did.
and so there is no Miss Moore. She.
told me to deceive you until ! learned.
to do the work better. am sorry-
ah, l really AMI am awfully sorry,
Then, half reminiscently: Il didn't.
know that any one could be as nice as
you"
II love you, girl" Dalton's voice
was husky with emotion. isn't that.
reason enough for being good to you!
"Ya-us," faltered the voice OF the
maid. "But-but my name isn't Mics
Holly. It IL Holly Moore"