The herald., 1915-03-04

: can think OF is for you to marry her
Me-" shouted Black. why, In
never going to marry. You marry her
| Mobile"
'Ill toss you for her." said Mobile
feebly
Nothing of the sort" shouted Black
You're a crabby old bachelor, Mob
BILE. It'll do you good to have wife
fine, spirited, capable, managing
woman like Miss Gregory Besides,
then, she'll give up her position"
I'll see you" began Mobile, but,
without finishing the sentence, he re-
turned to his own desk and sat there,
absorbed in thought.
1t was a singular thing, but the idea
OF Miss Gregory as a wife appealed
far more to Mr.. Mobile than as bust.
ness director. Mr.. Mobile suspected
that Miss Gregory might have quite
human characteristics outside the at
mosphere of Office work. In brief, be.
! fore a month had gone by he had ap-
! preached Miss Gregory from another
angle and had fallen in love with his
/ idea
he did not say anything to Black.
and yet he began to be conscious of a
new and almost unknown sentiment
Jealousy-whenever he saw Miss Greg
orys pretty head in close relationship
to Mr. Blacks iron-gray one. Mr..
Black seemed to be utilizing Miss
Gregory's services a good deal more
than he used to do. And presently it
began to dawn upon Mobile that he
had a rival in Black.
II that was the case, he must es.
tablish his suit at the earliest moment
possible. And he chose a day when
Miss Gregory and he were to have a |
consultation on the half-yearly bal. !
ance sheet.
Miss Gregory he began, when they |
were seated together at his desk, let |
US put this matter by for a moment
There is something / want to say to
you. Did you ever think of-think OF
getting-er-married, Miss Gregory"
Miss Gregory started and fixed her
blue eyes on his. And in them there
was Enthusiastically fear.
Put it in business way" continued
Mobile, nerved for his plunge. You
are attractive and capable. And you
know that marriage takes a woman
into her proper sphere, out of the dis.
tracing details of business life"
Suddenly Miss Gregory did some
thing that she had never been known
to do in her life before-she put her
handkerchief to her eyes and burst
into tears.
And, as Mr.. Mobile strove vainly to
console her, he heard the harsh voice
Of Black hiss in his ears:
You scoundrel." Kissed the Junior !!
partner. What do you mean by max.
Ing Miss Gregory cry?"
Il didn't" exclaimed Mobile. But {
suppose l did, what's that to you?
Don't pay her? Haven't l got right :
to make her cry II want to-" t
No, you haven't" answered Black. =
ferociously. And I'll tell you why. e
Because 1t is my intention to ask Miss
Gregory to become" h
Miss Gregory" exclaimed Mr.. Mob
bic In anguish, be frank with US. i
Think Of your long years of connection e
With this firm. Let us all have heart 5
oheart talk together"
Miss Gregory raised her angukhed n
ayes and fixed them on each partner ?
.
%, have done wrong, know, con- o
ealing It," she wept. Il meant to tell b
'ou, but | couldn't muster up courage. e
Ind l have come to you both so often, "
prepared to offer my resignation, and 81
couldn't hurt your feelings by doing I,
o. You never understood me-" 50
Miss Gregory" exclaimed both 81 >,
artners simultaneously.
Every time / wanted to resign you re re
aised my salary, and how could con- 10
ess that l was a married woman and So
'anted to be at home, when you
bought me so necessary to the firm? IN
married Mr.. Cleaves eight months W
CO." tn
MISS Gregory!' cried Mr.. Mobile, da
eeply shocked.
Miss Gregory" walled Mr.. Black. "
But I'll stay with you," she con. sh
nued. 1T wouldn't be right to the y"
rm, after all these years, to 90 away
'om you-at least, not for a year or an an
yo longer, while you are getting used TO
the idea. And now that Mr.. Mobile a lei
as found me out. there is going to be Be
better understanding among us, and ar
shall take more earnest share In
10 business" fol
And 1t was not until Miss Gregory TIL
ID gone away to powder her nose tn
at the partners realized she was still po
It'll them. OF
Copyright. 1914. by W. q. Chapman) !"