The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-21

Mmwuuza R. MILSON senior partner of the firm
 busy in his private office Ther IVA knock at the door. Come in, h.
 A girl entered she was one of tn MES ASAM clerks, twenty-five, slender, dark-haired SAH well, Miss Findon, I understand yo, MkR H Ell want to speak to mel"
 M@ARfNH Miss Findon looked little scared. MT E& Milson somewhat scaring-fi fty-hve W~GS tall stout, with deep lines, thick eye
 brows, and bald head. There chair
 by the side of his table, but she no
 @Yes. sr' The voice was courageous but hesitating MT. Wilson, experienced in interviews, knew that she had come to ask for something. q wanted, if I might to speak to you alone she said uneasly A young ohe s se and o e was writing at table on the
 MT: Werriss hears and sees nothing unless he is 1T thought-" She hesitated again and looked MT Mison put a shade of mpatience into his man ner; she dissatisfied about something, of course women in his office who did not fully appreciate % the privilege of being there for raising her salary she correspondence but she well paid twenty-five shil s % houshds ws u oT M fl st to ss such post "Anything wrong, Miss Eindon?"
 T don't know what you'll think of me, Mr. Mison, but I'm doing such daring thing" she said He saw that her eyes were large gray and pathetc girls in any should only them for their work, or charm fellowworEers of the other the evening when they went for walk. All very well then, of ners of his mouth '0 'ne s What is the daring thing Miss Findon?"
 T would so much rather speak to you alone" It
 
 scratching of his pen. MT Nilsson became curious in poses we are alone he said firmly; MT Werriss pf be- longs to American branch, and makes acquant It sreassuFed her little. She looked toward the young man again and noticed that his coat was shiny him betrayed it. She had heard that the of the be he for he looked poor; anyway after MT Wilson's remark he not likely to tell any in the office gong oaK s een m He had typhoid and worked too hard; he was in insurance office; it nearly killed him."
 "I believe other offices work their hands much hard than we do MT. Milson thought it as well to rub that in.
 Where is the r home ?" Mr Nilsson remembered that he gave ten guneas year to one in Kent and in sr E list had o hs s beisr. of seeing his printed St. Eldreds at Shpton-on-Sea.
 "I know nothing about it. What have you for, "The doctor says he ought to live an outdoor life he could out to America California 1t would MT, Milton raised his voice, We've vacancy in our American house-7have we Mr Mr. Werriss?" flowing may say" he answered, and went with T didn't want that" Miss Findon explained ''We have cousin in Los Angeles-'
 Well, you'd better write to him."
 @I have" the low, but pleading and excited 'He says that if Jack goes out he will start him but he must have his passage and things take with him, and a little money in his pocket
  beginning the drift of the interview.
 She little gup, her eyes shone "If you would advance me fifty poundsweve no one at all to go to- "-God bless my soul, you must be mad, young People don't do these things for strangers" But if you would"
 He cut her short, with: "why don't you ask your cousin; who is he? -He is Harvey Fndon, he has store in Los Angeles perhaps you've heard of him7"
 MT. Milson was getting cross. "Of course I've not heard of a man who keeps in Los Angeles-a place with two three hundred thousand people in it. Why don't you ask him to help you7"
 "I can't" she said faintly I wouldn't for the world I would work it off; you me one pound five week."
 A very good salary. We give it you account of your Knowledge of French; but it would hardly abfe you to repay fifty pounds if were inclined to T would let you take half-an of tiff could get French pupils for the evening I know teach it we'll" she added with a gieam of pride.
 Wen not discuss this matter further He put his hand with sign of dismissal and turned resoluteEy 10 his T think 1t most preposterous request zE0d inpertinent"
 She hesitated for Please forgive me-" Ae said.
 txitched at his heart but only for Young women are eztraordinary beings" he muttered, She slowly out, closing the door softly
 MT. Milson caught MT. Werrisss eye. Pretty ooo1?" he said
 swered- "The most precious thing in this world is fe money isn't without it and the highest form of 1t Is bottled up in human beings She wants to pre- the within her reach, and anything IS worth risking for that"
 q think it was inipudent of her"
 ~Why, it just showed she had good opinion of human nature.
 "But Pm merely her employer. I never even saw ~Tfat makes opinion all the finer. expect had shock"
 ~she's good-Iooking young woman" He paused r,orrent stT'rn told she does her work very we'll" aS1e wouldn't mind doing it very little for the sake of that brother:
 -Wel. come to think of it, it generally takes two