La Junta tribune., 1915-12-18

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tion ~ could So her that evening 4.
boriously answering the advertiser.
Probably she had already arranged to
60 to soEne working girls' home. ana
she would enter on her task with tue
confidence af n novice.
He coull trace the gradual growth
Of appoilsiment at her lack Of sue
cees, the dwindling OF the scnnty funds
and finally the abandonment to despair.
And then! Would she 80 back to the
squalid home -or would she stayf
It III seemed 10 real to him that
she returned before be remembered Il
put back the paper. She gracefully &C.
cepted bis apology and rendered its
longer use IN well chosen words. bur
be blunderingly thanked her and re-
tired In confusion to the diner for a
lunch be did not care for.
He bravcl the smoke from the drum.
mers' cigars until the train had pass
ed Newark. Then he went back to his
seat with his mind made up.
But Il WAS not until the train had
crept into the shed at Jersey City and
they were hurrying down the platform
between the tracks thnt he at last
found courage 10 speak.
~ beg your pardon he stammered
AZ he raised his hat. II suppose you
will think me me,ldlesome. but could
not help seeing that you were interest.
cd In the want advertisements
They had passed the gate. and she
turned and faced him. polite inquiry
In her expression.
"YOu see." he hurried on. II don't
suppose that you-that Is. your friend
realizes that most Of the places I'D
vertised are already filed. Now. II
cr-your friend Is looking for steno'
graphic position there IS vacancy In
my office. II you will call--that Is. II
your friend will cnll-tomorrow after
perhaps II might be arranged"
Il thank you." she said gratefully as
she took his cnrtl. 'At 8. you said?"
AT 8 The exchange does not close
until them"
He raised his hnt aud turned away
he congratulated himself OH that fc-
tion Of a friend. II had made It very
easy for him to speak. and he saw that
she understood.
They needed nnother typist In the Of.
Zee. Within twenty.four hours she
would be installed In bis employ.
What might not the future bring
FORTH
Cosgrove had never known time %
drag 10 slowly The hands Of the big
clock behind the chnlrman's little bal
cony seemed to stand still ~ he
moved impaticntly about the door Of
the exchange. Once when Eug,len met
him and had begun 10 complain Of bis
typewriter Cosgrove had mentioned
the paragon he was TO have In his EN-
ploy.
lie was ashamed Of himself q minute
later. but the damage had been done.
and when the hands at Inst reached 3
and the gnvcl fell Sugtlcn headed del.
egntion that would not be shaken O6.
They burst Into the outer once u
carman < Cossrovc and came to =
dead halt. CoigEpve saspsd. but vent
forward to greet = replica of the old
woman Of the stnti0n.
She was younger. and the plaid
shawl was replaced by . badly cut
Jacket. but she was ber mothers
daughter. Cos-ruvc would have known
her IN q Thousand.
lie hustled her Into Ills private Of
flee and turned over the card she hnnd.
I'd him. u was hIs own card. and on
the rcvorsc was written. "lntr0ducIng
Airs Bchriaan. Ia whose behalf you
wcre Kind enough 10 speak last night"
II was ssssne satisfaction to nisd that
she was capable worker. with ortho'
dox Ideas os spelling instead of hcr
own system of simpllncatiou. and with
q brief arrangement ns 10 terms Cos.
grove ro~e 10 Indicate that the inter
view was over.
Mrr. Bchrmnn looked M.
"And Il h rally shrt nm engnecff'
she asked.
"Of course." wns the impatient ~
sgonse.
w uuSS kuteS w wv srAtr WIZ
open. and she rniscd hcr voice In home
y expressions of gratitude 10 him and
10 Helen Westcrvcit
cosgvve gnspcd NJ he heard the
name. Il wns nt least mercy Tint
hs had employed Ills "hrtion" IL
friend. She had suprcsci that be- un
dcrstood. for she was the prime leader
of all movements for working siri-.
aud Il was only natural that she shcn'd
suppose TINT he know her by sight.
The woman soi'lrd out her story.
She hnd run away from home 10 marry
Bchrinnn. who had deserted her p
soon ~ he had obtained possession "
her slender savings. Her mother wouIl
not forgive. and Miss westeSvclt. In
irrssted In the case. hsd acted - am
tAssatlrpua.
Il was Nrs lsehrsnsn's satciscl sl,s
WAS carTyins. sud slse had tsen large
" accountable for the mistake be had