Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25

same for my aid That sounds siushy,
but it's straight
Il don't seem to know how 10 thank
YOU" began Ted, little husky as TO
voice.
Call around tomorrow morning" in
terrupted 10 Haley. brtskly, and Min,
mic Wenzel will show you the ropes.
You and her can work together for q
couple OF months. After then she 8
leaving to make her underwear, and
that. / should think she'd have bale
of IT by this time. Been embroidering
them sltimmy things and lunch cloths
back of the desk when she thought |
wasn't lookin' for the last ak months"
Ted came down next morning at
eight o'clock with his nerve between
| his teeth aAd the chip still balanced
| lightly ON his shoulder. Five minutes
later Minnie Wenzel knocked 1t off.
| When 10 Haley introduced the two
iocularly, knowing that they had origi-
nally met In the First Reader room.
Miss Wenzel acknowledged the intro
duction icily by lifting her left eye
| brow slightly and drawing down the
| corners of her mouth. Her air of hau.
teur was a triumph, considering that
she was handicapped by black sateen
l sleeveleta.
! wonder how one could best de-
| scribe Miss Wenxel? There Is one oil
her In every small town. Let me
think business OF hand on brow.
Well. she always paid eight dollars
for her c0rsets when most girls in a
similar position got theirs for SO cents
in tho base mGnt. Nature had been
kind to her. The hair that had beer
a muddy brown In Minnie's schoolgirl
days it had touched with magic red
gold wand Birdie Callahan always
| said that Minnie was working only I'd
wear out her old clothes.
After the introduction Miss Wen2e
followed 10 Haley into the lobby. She
took no pains to lower her voice.
Well must say, Mr.. Haley, you've
got a fine nervel Ii my gentleman
FREUD was to hear of my working with
an ex-eon | wouldn't DO surprised i
he'a break of the engagement.
should think you'd have some respec
for the feelings Of a lady with a name
to keep up, and engaged to swell Eel
low like Mr., Schwartz.
Say, listen. IN girl" replied 10 Ha
ley. The law don't cover oil th'
tricks. But IL stuffing an order was 1
criminal offense I'll bet your swell
travelling man would be doing a lif,
; term"
Ted worked that day with his teetl
set so that his jaws ached next morn
ing. Minnie Wenzel spoke To him onl,
when necessary and then In terms q
dollars and cents. When diraer tim
came she divested herself of the blacl
sateen sleeveless. wriggled from tn
shoulders down q Ia Patricia o'Brier
produced a channels skin, and disar
peared i'm the direction OF the vast
room. Ted waited until the dining
room was almost deserted. Then h
went i'm &c dinner alone. Someone 1
white wearing al absurd little poke
handkerchief OF an apron led him {
/ q seat In q far corner OF the Ia room
Ted did not lift his eyes higher tina
the snowy square OF the apron. Tn
Apron drew out o chair. showed 1t IL
der Ted's knees In the way Apron
have. and thrust o printed menu q
him.
Roast beef. medium" said Te'
without looking up
BLESS your heart, yuh amt change
u bit / remember how ynh used
jaw when II was too we'll done," sal
the Apron. fondiy.
Ted's heart came mp with a 5erl
so yuh with cut yer old friends.
it," grinned Birdie Callahan. IF In
wasn't public dining-room mayh
yuh'd shake hands with poor br
proud wergla' girral Yer ~ goc