Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-01-28
JOE MOFFAT's GIRL
Piece Of Misfortune Needed to
Make the Office Saying a
Thing Of Reality.

IL was New Years eve, and the
crush in the subway was terrific, and
DR.. lavish found herself pushed
along with the crowd as she alight-
ed at Times Square. With the shout
ing and cheering she was forced to
mix until she reached the elevator,
that took her to the editorial rooms
of her paper. There the electric
lights burning over the desks we're
the only semblance Of life.
She took her seat at a desk, looked
over the mail, then suddenly folded
her arms and dropped her head on
them, while deep sigh escaped her.
"What is it, Julia?" A large,
middle-aged man had come in un-
noticed, and gently laid his hand on
her shoulder. "Why are you here to-
night?" he asked kindly.
Because l wanted to say goodby
to You, and l knew l should find you
alone"
"Goodby?" he questioned. ooh,
Julia, I'm so sorry. So very sorry"
he added as he took his seat.
For fifteen years DR.. Julia Tav-
ish and Joe Moffat had worked side
by side; he as the sporting editor,
and she the editor of the medical
column, and now, after giving the
best years Of her life to the work,
she had been asked to resign, and
on the eve of the New Year.
From the day she came to the
Times the Office force had spoken of
her as Joe Molfat's girl, and she had
always been secretly proud of it, even
though it had never been really true,
for apart from the time spent in the
Office she saw very little of him.
''I'm leaving now" she walked to
his desk, holding out her hand.
Thank you for being so kind to
me through the fifteen years. It's
long time. Goodbye She but
toned her fur coat and, turning
quickly, walked away.
The door closed after her before
he realized that she had gone; then
he jumped up, and running from
the room, overlook her at the ele-
vator.
Doctor" he gasped. 'Please wait
"a minute, l can't let you go home
alone in this bowling, seething New
Years crowd, and, besides, l want to
talk over your plans for the future.
May Il" He smiled hopefully at
her.
How good you are" she MUIR
INJURED. III wait here" She dropped
upon bench opposite the elevators.
In little restaurant at One Hun
drel and Forty-ffth street they
found d table where they could get
bite, for the sake of the New Year,
he told her
"How, doctor, are you going to
live:' he asked when they were seat
ed, now that you have no position"
"Liye?" she laughed, unsteadily.
Il don't know yet. What is there
for me to do? I've tried everything
except matrimony, and I'm too old
for that now. You wouldn't marry
a woman my age, would you?''
"Why not?' he asked. Chow old
are you?" He reflected a moment,
then added, 81 couldn't. l haven't
enough money. But isn't there
some other way l could help you?"
Though Pm poor" she answered
proudly, "yOur friendship has al
ways been greater than wealth to me,
and it will be so to the end"
The old year had passed, and with
the blowing of many whistles and
the ringing Of bells and shouting of
thousands of persons the new year
had been welcomed in, and Julia, as
she watched Joe Moffat across the
table, found herself wishing she
could always see linn near, for he
was so big and strong, and like
haven Of rest, compared to the miser-
able loneliness ahead.
In her apartment he sat on the
edge Of a small chair, twirling his
hat. "You live here always alone?"
lie looked about.
She was taking off her hat and
merely nodded.
aren't you sometimes lonely?"
very"