Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-24

/ wait till i get rld OF IL Tor once ana Tor
| all-itll do me good-you wouldn't
ever have the likes OF mo, | know
that amt all Of tits only l want to
do something Ter you, just to prove
how l feel! II could only help you
some way!-don't you understand how
1t Is, Miss Fisher! Won't you give mo
a try sometime? That's all / want
now!"
Fiodie. leaning against the table,
watched him with tears in her eyeA
All, Flodie understood! How we'll she
knew! She could no longer laugh at
him. Kindly she stretched forth her
hand; ard the janitor who, in all his
he had never known gallantry,
reached for 1t, and kissed it as ratu-
rally as might a ccurtlar. He touched
Tlodies little hand as if 1t were holy
relic; and on 1t there fell soft rain
OF tears
Flodie bit her lip; she slowly shook
her head. I'm awfully sorry, Alfred,
really; but don't see what | can do"
Alfred's lips quivered, and his hands
writhed as he replied: why. sll
want you to do is to promise, Miss
Fisher-ask me to do something for
you. Something hard to do The very
hardest thing you know. Why, I'd do
anything. Miss Fisher, anything"
Alfred meant literally what he said.
She put her soft hand in his. 81 know
what you mean, Alfred" she said So
berly. You're SO good I'll cal, on
you if ever l need you. I'll promise"
She turned little sadly back to her
desk.
"All right" Alfreds look Toasted on
her. He paused by the door. tits
really more than l ever hoped for, Miss
Fisher. what you just said! Thank
you!" He left, almost with dignity.
Flodie turned to her work. From
the telephone to her printing she VI
brated, and from that to her accounts,
occasional inspection Of Alfrcd's prog.
, ress, and arrangements for the eve
; rings refreshments. Meanwhile her
busy mind was going over shs problem
Of managing her trio Of rivals II she
! could only hnd Rosamund! Rosamund
sac had, from the first, disliked; she
; had always resented her appearance.
.sow she fairly lenged for her to open
tbs door. She thought and thought Of
some possible way to reach her.
In q half heur, miraculously, az II
summoned by Flodie's mental demand,
who but Rosamund did open the doorl
-Nosamund Gale, more patronizing.
more assured and nonchalant than
ever.
| II he 1o{I IIxr. oil
here?" She ssuntered up to the mir
ror and poked at her golden ringiets.
why, NO. Mr.. Bonistelle has just
left" said Flodie. snspiciously cordial,
stopping her writing But I'm expect
Ing him any minute. Won't you
waltz"
Rosamund craned her neck, trying
to catch q glimpse of her barrette.
Those pictures OF mine developed?"
mo, Miss Gale. Mr.. Bonistelle had
to work on some OF his customers.
I'm sorry"
"WeN, I should think he might get
mine done first. l was in an awful
hurry TO see EN-"
well, he has to attend to business
part OF the time, you know, Miss Gale,
said F1odie.
"Oh, indeed" Rosamund gave her a
long. cruel stare. 81 don't see why he
y bothers about his old business SC
much. He can afford to take it easy
we'll enough"
well. of course l wouldn't say any
n thing about it to 4 customer, you
: know, but SO long as you and Hall are
- such great friends, why,-well, thu
q fact IL, I'm rather worried"
y Flodie noted with glee that Rosa
- mund was losing color.
do you mean to say that Hal
I, Bonistelle isn't doing as well as-well
as we'll as he says" Rosamund dc
u manded.
u Flodie smiled with secret satisfac
10 ton oh, wouldn't exactly say that
you know, but then-well. 1t costs ,
10 lot to run this place. Here, look a
those bills! l don't think he'd mind
80 long as it's you!" She handed Rosa
70 mund q neatly folded parcel. 81 don
d, know how in the world we're eve
going to pay them"
u Rosamund turned them over curl
n herhelf. through. frightened lips. Quit,
= bunch of EN-, isn't there? Why,
~ don't see how he can expect to
she gazed anxiously at Flodie
se Fiodis, seeing her advantage, arr
q, fully receded. "Oh, Mr., Bonistelle |
he optimistic, you know He always think
or he's going to come out all right. Jus
wee bit reckless, perhaps, but ther
"a well, guess it'll be all right
IN Leaving this to sink into Ross
a. mund's alarmed mind. F1odie walke
" int the stockroom and proceeded wit
her printing and washing.
" Say, Miss Fisher" Rosamun
Mt called out, how much salary do yo
"a get. anyway"
:. ero BE CoNTINUED)
- Case 81 Fsrcetfulness.
" Mrs Sherburne Hopkins, who RI