Rock Island Argus., 1914-10-12
The Daily Story
Hannah Marvin's Job-By Reinette Lovewel.
Copyrighted 1914 by Associated literary Bureau

] An hour later Hannah had va1tos
| out Of great building with the lno,r1
| edge that she had work. An eat,.
house caught ber eyes as she waIkeS
! toward her room. and she went in and
sat down, realizing suddenly that ~
| had eaten nothing that day.
As she sat with a menu card bofo..
her she glanced up and saw enterin,
the girl from up state. She saw Han'
nah and hurried toward her all sroila,
and fushes.
''I've got placer she cried tovou..
ly. I'm going to work tomorrow
It's So week.
"Say, that's fnew said Hannah
heartily. whats the frm?"
"It's n kind of small insurspae
business" the girl answered, taking
card from her hand bag and laying il
before Hannah. That's the mau's
naIne in the corner"
Hannah read and saw the room grow
dark before her.
she got up and put her hands Gu Inc
young girls shoulder.
i've got to be going" she said.
With her hand on the knob OF the
door she paused, turned sharply and
came back and sat down before the
girl from up state.
'Say, look here" she said sfiarplv
give promised to take fifteen week
job. but 1 made up my mind Just now
to get out of New York, and don't
want it. I've decided to leave the
city. The work isn't anything but
what you could do, and SO week Is a
lot when you come to think about IL.
Now, there isn't any reason why you
can't go right up there and say 1 sent
you and tell them what you can do.
1 know you are all right VIII you:"
'Why, yes-s. of course 1 wiI,' the
girl answered
You run right along now. They are
expecting me back" said Hannah.
The girl from up state went radi-
antly.
Hannah sat for a long time at the
restaurant table, with her food IN
touched, trying to think what TO do
next.
At a table behind her a man with
bent shoulders had watched the up
state girl as she talked, and now, as
Hannah fingered, he sat at his table
with some papers spread out before
him. But he did not read.
The card of the insurance company
lay UNDECIDED beside the girls coffee
cup. Hannah picked it up and read
again the name of its representative
1t was Allen Morehouse.
The name was printed in red, and
the letters danced impishly before her
eyes.
The address was on the card. II
was quite near at hand, not four blocks
away, and a sudden impulse made her
determine to go and tell him why the
flower faced girl he had hired would
not return.
In five minutes>she was in the in
surance Office. A boy asked her to
wait, and she sank back on a bench.
In a few minutes she was motioneI
toward Mr.. Warehouses; private Office.
A gray haired man was sitting before
a fat desk. He was not very well
dressed, but his eyes were level and
clear and kind.
He looked up, and Hannah spoke.
81 came to say" she said, that I've
sent that child you hired to a bet
ter job. I thought I'd let you know
that it was Hannah Marvin who was
responsible for your losing her"
so you thought 1 wouldn't treat
that little girl well?' he questioned.
Hannah did not reply.
Sometimes" Morehouse went on,
"a man turns out better than you
might expect. 1 haven't amounted TO
very much. but I've got this little busi-
ness here, and the girl who's left me
was here eight years"
Hannah's breath was coming irres-
ularly, and she felt dizzy.
Hannah" he continued, 1--WE tried
TO find you n good while. I've been
sorry about-it ALL
He reached across the table and
caught her hand.
Hannah" he said again, listen.
was there in the restaurant, and
sized up the whole situation. 1 know
what you did, and-I've got job Tor
you, if you'll take it. I'm all alone.
Mother died a year ago. l wish youd
come and take care of me. / wish
'ou'd marry me now"
The woman's gray face flushed ana
;rew amazed. She stared ut the man
before her unbelievingly.
Then the tears came, and rs they feH
he brushed them away with the back
# her thin hand.
why, don't you see" she said bro
.enly-''dcn't you see what am now:
m just grabbed old maid. I'm cross
nd ugly and wornout. Don't you
ee?"
Yes. see" he said slowly. "fou
ooked just like that to me when you
ave up your job to that child"
He drew her toward him awkwardly
Hannah" he went on. I've neIe'
or forgiven myself for tl'
asst. I've thought of you constaniN
ltely"
He stopped
Hannah" he finished. hoarSely.
i want your