The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-08


I'm try you for week" he
snapped, "and your pay viii be siO."
The girl paused on her way to the
door
Thank You" she said 4 expect
to make myself worth more than
that"
When he came down the next morn
ing and tramped into his Office ne
found the girl seated at her table, her
brown head bent over her work He
was just a little surprised to find her
there. Persons he had engaged had
way OF promising to come back and
falling 10 do so He knew that he
was TO blame for this, and he rather
gloried in the thought. But here was
this strange girl at her place and look
II Ing as X she meant to stay there. She
was a neatlooking girl Her hair was
tidy and there was a bit Of white
about her neck that softened the ef-
feet Of the black frock And in a
little vase in front of her was a flow
era red flower of some kind la flow
er he to.a himself, that looked
strangely out Of place IN the dlngy
room.
And then the man suddenly stared
about him Both the windows we're
open and they were clean, and the
sunshine was streaming in. And there
was a general air Of freshness about
4 the place that was quite amazing and
the odor Of cleanliness was fairly pun
gent.
Good morning" said she sweetiy
This girl was going atogethef too
far What did she mean by taking
such liberties2 He would shew her
that he was not the sort Of man that
could be imposed apcn No doubt She
had been spoiled in the Office Of her
father-her dead father
He looked up. The girl was stand
Ing by the desk
The men from the telephone com
pany will be here at ten o'clock to
arrange for moving the phone" she
said gand the typewriter is being put
IN order. Do you feel the draught
from the windowsg"
He growled an inarticulate word or
two and the girl turned away.
"Oh," she said and turned back.
MARY, the woman who cleans, asked
me to tell you that she wasn't in any
way responsible for the improved ap-
pearance Of the office. She said she
was quite willing to let me take all
the credit Tt seems much nicer here,
DOESN'T it?"
Here was his chance to assert his
authority But. strange to say, the
only form Of expression his anger took
was another vicious slam Of the much
suffering private drawer
The girl brought new methods into
the business. the laborsaving and
time-saving devices he had despised
And with the departure of the old
fashioned methods his old-fashioned
brusqueness seemed to depart, too
Gusfo fomers who had been offended at
his irritability and plain speaking
came back The business was in bot
ter shape than ever
I'm losing my grip" he growled to
himself Z don't know anybody who
fears me- And yet, confound It. the
old house seems to have a new lease
Of prosperity. If only Robert
He had been thinking good deal
about his son No doubt it was an
other proof Of his fatuous weakness.
He arose suddenly and took the Va,
cant chair by the girls table
Miss Morris" he abruptly said.
I'm troubled"
mot about the business, Mr. Thur
ber?g
No the business is all right Per-
haps, if it wasn't. I could keep my
thoughts on it. It IS my son Robert
who bothers me"
"Yes, Mr. Thurber"
"But you don't ask me why?"
II know something about the story,
sir. You disagreed. Your son felt
that you were treating Him like
child He rebe1led. You drove him
away"
1T is all quite true, said the man.
TITS very hard for me TO think I was
wrong Robert was a good boy. Per-
haps forgot that he had grown TO be
a man"
The girl leaned forward
"Mr Thurber" he said. what IS
my position here7"
lie looked at her blankly
II hardly know he answered. II
will have to think it out Is there
any special title you want?"
She smiled
let me be your confidential advis-
er for just a moment or two she
said @You told Re5urt you would
never call him back"
Yes
"Wil you let me call him~
He stared at her
'Let you call himi Do you think
he VIII come?"
II am sure he will"
"Then you know Roberto"
Yes knew him before came
here I talk with him every day"
He drew his breath sharply. Is
is this gamer he demanded
TITS q game IN which the happiness
Of three persons is at stake" the girl /