Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13

JOHN-Your father has discharged Annie
WEIGH. I saw a copy of his letter. What are
you going to do?
HENRY-Nothing, What can I do?
JOHN-There is good in that girl
HENRY-Plenty Of it
JOEiN-If she loses her place, she has
through you, it is your duty To-
HBNRY-What? Marry her? Talk sense.
JOHN-Why shouldn't you marry her? She
is less likely to disgrace your family than you
would yourself
HENRY-Propose It to my father, or to my
aunt. l fancy I can guess what she would say
to you Now, John, 1 want you to mind your
own businessl 1 won't see her any more
JOHN-What OF her?
HENRY-What Of her? What do I care?
JOHN must care, since you don't. She
came into my office a decent girl 1 am in
way responsible. II you won't do anything to
help her. to try to keep her from quite going
10 the bad. I'll do what I can myself
HENRY-You don't make much of a hit with
women John.
JOHN don't want her to like me! Nor
any other woman This is what comes of liking
-IHlb bOfJ OIL ming
HENRY-Why don't you 20 home and go to
bed?
JOHN-Because II did, I'd have about as
much chance Of sleeping easily as this poor girl
has. Somebody has got to help her Can't you
see that7 To get her out of this rotten place
away from such women as this Mrs. Gibbs, and
give her another chance. VIII you do it?
HENRY-No, won't I'm through.
JOHN-Dont you know that there are such
things in this world decency and sef-respect?
HBNRY-Yes; 1 also know that there are
other things such as butting in on other peoples
businessmen as narrow-mmded, priggish I'M
caled-for meddling. You can talk your head of
to Annie II you want to, but you can't talk any
more to me Henry eEits; Mary enters)
MARY-Was long? oh l beg your pardon
It's you?
JOHN-So you did conner
MARY-And your voice is even crosser than
it was before.
JOHN might have known It! Yet I was
fool enough to fancy that you would take my
warming! Do you know that thought of you
often last night, and again to-day; of the limo
cent, wistful look in your eyes, and was glad
to believe that you we're safe on your quiet
little island? But no; you are wiser than you
look-nothing less than New York would satisfy
you.
MARY-Tm glad came I've seen something
worth while the very first day-the ugliest man
in all the world.
JOHN-Already-ju in these few hours I
see a change in you
MARY-My new dress? Pretty, isn't III
JOHN blame myself now bitterly for not
having gone to your mother.
MARY-You couldn't l haven't any.
JOHN-Your father, then.
NARY haven't anybody There isn't a
soul in the world except just one old man who
cares at all what becomes OF me. l might even
be as bad as you seem to think am and nobody
would care, unless it was Mr., Craig. He has
been kind to me.
JOHN-What particular form has Mr. Craigs
kindness taken?
MARY-He is going to get me work
JOHN-What sort of work.
MARY-In an ofice-I am a typewriter.
JOHN-If you really want position and are
willing to work for your living l will take you
into my own office!
Island.
JOHNNY name is willis-John Willis, of
Craig e Willis What is your manner
MARY-MaTy.
JOHN-Mary what7
MARY-Why Mary-Hampton.
JOHN-Hampton! That sounds like an as
sumed name.
MARY-It is You don't approve Of that
either. do you?
JOINING, There IS no possible excuse for It.
NARY might have known you wOud
think that What's the use of trying 10 make
you understand I can't help not having any
name My-my-m mother was ashamed Of
r1S~& Wis.,