Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-10-01

i,put On hia back and wouldn't be
f5lnHh b Bnowfas 20 his iriends. DO
the best you can for me- That's all"
7 The Last words were addressed to
Miss Smith exclusively, but she con-
scientiously embodied them In the
body Of the letter. which unfortunately
escaped subsequent perusal, because
there was q pile of correspondence
that day and Mr.. Rogers picked Up
two letters together and only signed
the top one.
The letter duly reached Miss Mary
Burton In London. Miss Burton had
selected particularly fine assortment
OF goods that spring, but when she re-
ceived Mr.. Rogers communication she
did not go to Huddersfeld. On the
contrary she sat down and stared at
the letter for about five minutes; and
then the strong-mindcd, capable busi-
ness woman burst into tears.
Her employer was evidently going
insane. She had come to regard her
work as something more than employ
ment; she had an interest in the sue.
cess of the business second only to her
|
like him to write In that way; in fact,
II he were in his right mind he could
not possibly have done so.
A hasty survey Of the situation and
she decided to take the next boat back
to America, which she duly did.
Meanwhile little Miss Smith was
demonstrating her incapability at ev.
cry turn. Her spelling might have dc.
lighted the heart Of Mr.. Carnegie,
though it went somewhat beyond his
own ideas OF reform, but her transcript
tion could have delighted no man.
Miss Smith cherished the idea that
vowels were an immaterial episode in
a letter. So that, when Mr.. Rogers
best customer received communica-
tion informing him that the goods
which he had ordered had ticking ef-
feet (Mr. Rogers had dictated "tak-
ingD, and wrote back canceling his
order. Mr.. Rogers perceived that Miss
Smiths days we're numbered. And
when letter slipped past his scru-
tiny gratuitously instructing a large
tailor that he could supply him with
some fine drool for white waistcoats
(Which should have been "driii') Mr..
Rogers sat down to cogitate.
The result was that, being some
thing Of a timorous as we'll as kind
hearted man. he placed a note upon
Miss Smiths desk during her lunch
hour, informing her that two months
salary would be at her disposal, and
that 1t would be advisable for her to
look abcat for more congenial po-
sition.
Ten minutes after Miss Smith had
Miss Burton, as your employer,
command you," said Mr.. Rogers. as.
suming a dignity which he was very
far from feeling. And Miss Burtons
answer was remarkably feminine for
such a strong-minded woman.
There! Take your hateful old let
teri" she said, flinging 1t down on
his desk.
my dear Miss Burton" read Mr..
Rogers. Now that you are in England
hum! what's this?
want new, strong wife, not a cross
wife like my last sample. but some
thing durable, snowy and serviceable.
Er er why, 1t Is simply
outrageousi''
1T is" snapped Miss Burton. That's
why l hurried home. I thought you
must be Ill. AS you aren't Ill :"
Then Mr. Rogers explained, and
Miss Burton, having been herself a
stenographer, understood that the SYM
bols for weave" and wife" might
readily be confused by anybody who
transcribed without intelligence. But
but that made 1t worse than ever.
| Suddenly she became aware that Mr..
Rogers was standing over her, with a
! very un-employer-like expression on
his face.
Mary" he said, in firm voice. cit