The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-04

coming popular, ana she haQ gone tortS to battle, unsmillng, silent, working her way for her daily bread with re- lentless zeal. A call from the manager summoned Hannah forward at last, and she went, resentfully conscious of the curious glanccs the other girls cast toward her.
 Here's a position. Miss Marvin l think you could fill,"' the woman be- hind the railing said. Its a fifteen dollar week place and very good peo- pie. Will you go and see about itr A strange sensation of gratitude came to Hannah. aud a smile appeared on her face. It seemed to the mana- ger to be almost transfgurlng.
 "Tn go." she answered. "I guess l can get out work that will suit them"
 The manager smiled. Good luck" she said
 An hour. later Hannah had walked out of great building with the knoWi- edge that she had work. An eating house caught her eyes as she walked toward her room. and she went in and sat down. realizing suddenly that she had eaten nothing that day. As she sut with a menu card before her she glanced up and saw entering the girl from up state. She saw Han nah and hurried toward her all smiles and flushes
 I've got a place." she cried joyous ly. I'm going to work tomorrow. It's SIP a week"
 Say. that's fine" said Hannah heartily. What's the firm?"
 Its a kind of small insurance business" the girl answered, taking 6 card from her hand bag and laying 1t before Hannah That's the mans name in the corner"
 Hannah read and saw the room grow dark before her.
 She got up and put her hands on the 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 sharply. "Pve promised to take fifteen week ioh. but made up my>mind just now i to get out of New York, and l don't wuut it. I've decided to leave the city. The work isn't anything but what you could do, and s a week is a tot when you come to think about it. ! Now. there isn't any reason why you can't 20 right up there and say sent you and tell them what you can do. know yon are Nll right. Will you"
 "Why, yes-s. Of course will" tho girl answered.
 You run right along now. Theg are expecting me back" said Hannah.
 The girl from up state went Fadi. antly.
 Hannah sat for a long time at the restaurant table. with her food un- touched. trying to think what to do l next
 At table behind her a man with bent shoulders bad watched the up state girl as she talked, and BOW, 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 unheeded beside the girls coffee cup. Hannah picked It up and read again the name of its representative. It was Allen Morehouse The name was printed in red, and the letters danced impishly before her eyes
 The address was on the card. It was quite near at hand, not four blocks way, and d 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. trance office. 4 boy asked her to 'ait. and she sank back on bench.
 In few minutes she was motioned lJward MT. Morehuuse's private office. \ gray haired man was sitting before 1 lat desk He was not very well dressed. but his eyes were level and r'car and kind.
 He looked up. and Hannah spoke.
 T came to say" she said. that I've sent that child you hired to a bet Ger job. thought I'd let you know that it was Hannah Marvin who was r,spunsible for your losing her."
 'So you thought wouldn't treat tnut little girl well?" he questioned.
 Hannah did not reply.
 Sometimes" Morehouse went on, "u man turns out better than you might expect. haven't amounted to very much. but I've got this little busi- ness h"yr. and the girl who's left me wa> 'rrr eight years"
 HHnm:hs breath was coming irreG- alari! .3:d she felt dizzy.
 "u;a1 lh." he continued, I've tried to find ,ou q good while. I've been sorry aI"',T-it all" :.
 He rrIched across the table and "aughI Lrr hand
 "HunEah' he said again, listen. 2 was thr"r in the restaurant, and ! sized ur The whole situation. l know what yUu did. and-l've got job for you. if yuu'll take it. I'm all alone Mother died year ago. l wish you'd