The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-03-09
The Boss
By CARL JENKINS


The place was secured, and Olga's
experience was about the same She
spoiled a garment the first thing, and
when told that she must pay for it she
replied:
You must see the boss about it,
- But for why? Does he know your"
mo, but l amShere to marry him!"
'fTo do what"
ITO marry him and to be a great
lady."
That afternoon Olga was sent for by
the boss She faced him smiling. She
thought the critical moment had come,
and it had.
Right away quick you was gone!"
was the exclamation. and the girl was
escorted out.
Poor Olga had lost her third place
and had failed to marry a boss. She
wiped the tears from her eyes and
went over to the grocery in Brooklyn
to see brother Jake.
WAS it marriage YETI" he asked
mo. 1t was some more what you
call bouncing
WAS it possible! Maybe your boss
was a near-sighted man.
And maybe 1 was called fool!
exclaimed the girl as she began to Sob
But I think I see how it is. Sis
ter" consoIed the brother. No wom-
an in America must say right out that
she shall marry such and such man.
If she does the man becomes afraid.
"But if 1 don't say that I'm there to
marry the boss he may think L want
to marry one of the foremen or cut
ters."
HE may, but you look at my case.
When 1 came to this country 1 don't
say that in a little time l am going to
own this grocery and have the boss
working for me. No, said nothing 1
spoke to no one about it.
"And what have you done?"
'I have taken from the cash register
almost enough to buy out the stock.
A few more months will do it Olga,
you have talked too much. You must
get another place and keep still When
you have married the boss you can
talk
Olga got her fourth place and fol-
lowed instructions for three long
months. Not a word did she have to
say about marrying the boss, although
she came to know that he was wild
over of long standing and had had his
rest. The other girls in the factory
came to call her the Silent One, but
she didn't care for that No, not
word about the boss, but she had not
bound herself not to be a girl and
practice a few girlish arts. For in
stance, she knew where the boss
lunched, and she would manage to
meet him on the street and smile and
bow If she encountered him in the
hall of the factory she would cast
! down her eyes and blush. One day,
not recognizing her with her hat on,
he lifted his to her and invited her to
luncheon. The meal was almost fin
ished before he discovered her indent-
ity Then she was discharged on the
spot.
Again she went over to the grocery
to see Jake. He heard the tale and
replied:
81 can't make it out. You see how
it is with me- My name is now over
the door, and now the boss is my
with that boss. You should have
waited for him to ask you about ten
tines
| but L was hungry
81 see, but you got the skate. Well,
We must try again. I said you must
marry boss, and SO it shall be-"
Just at that moment Carl Swager
entered the store. Olga at once fell
into his arms and exclaimed:
'fOh, Carl when did you Gomez"
Three months ago."
"And I am in such troubled"
ST will help you out"
CT came to America to marry a
boss"
well, I am a boss now
you don't mean i'll"
For sure. I work on the street
| with a Dago and a Dutchman. The
Dago bosses me and boss the Dutch
mani"
"Then-then-'
Then they were married.