The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

you may az ven 50 A
o,.s $ h. ssia. There viii be no
more 70 do"
7 know that I have failed. said
Mary. looking at him out Of thoss
frank blue eyes, -and ! am sorry.
lam sorry. too said Tom. toree0
70 look at her, but be dared say no
mora He had discharged her sno
that was the end Of Il Then be sal
watching her as she went TO ne SAro
robe to get her wraps, and toh0S~1
every motion Is she adjusted her n0'
ana drew on her little brown gloves
He said nothing and only smiled %
she sald good night to him and siiP
ped out Of the door.
That night Tom suffered mental tOI'
ments-remorss pity and ionsins-
remorse. as he thought Of the cruei'y
Of his short, abrupt dismissal OF tne
poor girl; pity as he thought OF lns
possible want that awaited her, Anu
longing-that was the worst Of II a
selfish longing gripped at bis heart
a hunger for one more glimpse Oh mat
frank, pretty smile
The next day Tom Wayne came to
the once with a heavy heart but 10
his great surprise there was Mars
Drake. her hat OF. carefully opening
and sorting the mail Why had sne
come backl What would Grenooie
sayf What would the great Billing
ton do under the circumstances!
Just then Mary smiled and said
still opening the malt can open
the letters and sort the mall. any
way"
Tom forgot all about Ellington
'I want to have q talk with yos'
Miss Drake" he said. Il will starr
out with you tonight when you CO.
can't talk easily In this ofnee.
Somehow Tom thought that
would be easier to make Mary under
stand away from the Office that she
would have to leave, but before the
evening came he had decided to set
tie the problem OF discharging Mary
Drake in a way that made him long
with all his being for five o'clock 10
come 1t was strange, he thought 10
himself that he had not thought Oh
this solution before.
That night when Mary Drake walk
ed from the oflce with Tom Wayne
through the busy crowded streets ne
told her the secret Of his love, ana
as he told It she looked into his eyes
with such a spirit Of confidence and
companionship that Tom wondered
why he hac hesitated to love her sim
ply because she was an inefficient III
tie working girl.
"Mr. Ellington landed this AFTER
noon. and will be at the ot1ee the
first thing In the morning" he told
her. so you had better not turn up
there again. It won't be 30 haro'
having to leave now, will 1t, little
girl? Everything have ls yours, now
and you must not worry about the
salary. We will talk that over later
As they walked Tom noticed that
they were still walking up the bright
" lighted thoroughfare, and when
he asked TO see her home Mary pro
tested.
Don't be ashamed, little girl" he
said. Come. insist"
! Come, then" said Mary, and LED
, the way past the business section tc
, the brilliantly lighted fashionable res
idential section. Tom fairly gasped
, as she led the way up the wide brown
. stone steps OF Billington's house.
"T am not Mary Drake" he heard
the girl at his side saying as theJ
! stood before the front door. II an
Vivian Ellington. have been play
!. ing the part Of spy" she went on
, "You know how father hated to leave
his once even for a day, and thii
, summer when he needed rest 81
, very much hit on this plan. knew
. he didn't like to leave because h
!, thought things would go wrong whil'
|, he was away. One day he said h'
! would go II he had a son to leave II
: his ONCE while he was away to watcl
4 things and let him know Just wha
\ was doing-keep him constantly post
> ed by wireless and cablegram and let
> ter as only one of his own famil!
a could do.
I II told him I would take the plac'
= Of q son--so he had me sent through
, the agency and, as you know, l didn'
a know the first thing about anything
o but | did know enough to keep m!
d eyes open and to stick to my job, eve'
a. when you and old Grenoble tried t
n discharge me. think l might hav
q done my work better II had not hai
. to spend 80 much time when you wer
n not around keeping the run Of tn
d business to let father know what yoI
?. were doing"
q Then it has all been game" Tor
g Wayne began, as he studied the girY
face. you have been using us-yo
y have been imposing on our sympath
q and now your father Is home you ar
O. through with us? You have been YER
IS clever, Miss Billington, and l cor
s. gratulate you sincerely"
A "Whv Tom" Vivian'a two amal