The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-02-04
Miss Mills
And Dick
How the Change In the Firm
Came to Pass.
By ANITA WENTWORTH.

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The name of the tirm was Brownlow
q Son, but every one who knew Dick
BrOwnlow knew that the "old man"
had taken him in without too many
hopes of making business man of
him. Dick was twenty-three years old.
He had been squeezed through college
and made many trips abroad He was
Il member of three clubs. and it had
cost his father $4,000 to get him to
his present point in life
Dick had been using the office as "a
sort of "hanguut" for two or three
months ana had ut last advanced in
the business world to the point where
he could acknowledge an order by mail
and almost bluff the Old office manager
and other employees
Then the oder BrOwnow decided
that the son ought to have Il stenogra-
pher all to himself and an advertise
ment was accordingly inserted There
were forty answers. and it was
for Dick to peruSe them and make up
his mind which applicant to take.
He had five of them call ut the Of
flee and chose Miss Mills because she
was the best looking Of the lot SO
Miss Mills appeared on certain Mon.
day morning and began her work
Although be was the junior partner.
Dick determined ut once to prove to
her that he not only acknowledged her
right to live. but that he was rather
glad she was alive.
That morning the Son of BrownlOw
& Son dictated two letters and spent
the rest of the time in patroniZing his
stenOgrapher He asked many Ques-
tions and related some of his adven-
lures. When noon came he felt that
ne had made matters so pleasant that
he decided to ask Miss Mills to lunch
with him. She looked him sedately in
the eyes and refused politely. There
had been an expression in her face for
a moment, however, as if she intended
to give notice and resign her place on
the spot. But evidently her glance at
Dicks frank. honest face overcome
this idea. if she had it.
The junior partner was astonished
TO do him justice. he was not indig
nant, but he was pigued.
The setback made him assume more
dignity in the afternoon. and if he was
not glad of it Miss Mills was. 1t was
two days before the invitation was re-
newed and as promptly refused
That was another setback for Dick,
and it naturally set him to studying
the problem. Tie was not accustomed
to being refused anything by any
body 1t was real relief to him
when finally he decided that the girl
stood in awe Of him because he was
the junior partner of the house. 1t
seemed to him only kind that he should
dissipate that awe.
At the end of another week he made
it his business to Overtake her on the
street as she was going home. Bow
ing with the utmost respect, he said:
was going to the theater tonight with
his wife has been disappointed and
has given me the tickets Wouldn't
you like to accompany me?"
IL have another engagement" she
replied. blushing both because it was
false and because lie knew it was
false.
"Oh-ah-I see. It's great play"
Il thank you just the same
That was another surprise for Mr..
Dick Rrownlow. but he didn't turn Oh
his heel with the mental threat to dis
charge the ''uppy" stenographer in the
morning.
Miss Mills went to her duties next
morning wondering If she would be
told that her services were no longer
required. but nothing of the sort await,
ed her. On the contrary, about mid
forenoon, when she had written sew,
eral letters, the junior partner re
marked:
Miss Mills, want to say that youI
work gives the greatest satisfaction.
and from this time on your salary will
be advanced from $12 to SIG a week"
But / can't earn SIG a week-not
now," she replied. I'm only begin
ner, and I'm glad to earn $12."
You refuse raise of salary!' he ex-
claimed, as he looked at her in aston
ishment.
"If you please until can earn every
penny of it."
Dick came down with another thud.
1t was no use trying to puzzle it out.
He hadn't the brain power to do it.
Instead of puzzling he went to his ia
ther and said:
Governor, | wanted to raise my
stenographer's salary and she wouldn't
have it. What do you think of that?'
Dear me, Dick. but hope you are
not going to get into scrape," replied
the father as he rubbed his hands to-
gether and looked very anxious IF
you think she is trying to get hold
on you you'd better discharge her"
"Oh, see here. dad" said Dick
promptly, II know that she isn't any
thing of that kind, but can't make
her out She won't go out to lunch or
to the theater with me or accept any
other favorS."
'You shouldn't have asked her,
Dick" said Mr. Brownlow sternly.
Some junior partners might have
given it up, but Dick wouldn't He
felt that he had been thrown down
and humiliated. and he wanted to know
why. So one evening he presented him
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