Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-03-24

Probably she had already arranged to
60 to some working girls home. and
she would enter ON her task with the
confidence Of a novice.
He could trace the gradual growth
Of disappointment at her lack Of sue
cess, the dwindling of the scanty funds
and finally the abandonment to despair.
And then. Would she go back to the
squalid home-or would she Say!
1t all seemed SO real to him that
she returned before he remembered to
put back the paper. She gracefully ac-
cepted his apology and rendered its
longer use in well chosen words, but
he blunderingly thanked her and re-
tired In confusion to the diner for
lunch he did not care for.
He braved 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 1t was not until the train had
crept into the shed at Jersey City and
they were hurrying down the platform
between the tracks that he at last
found courage to speak
II beg your pardon" he stammered
as he raised his hat Il suppose you
will think me meddlesome, but could
not help seeing that you were interest
ed 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 ad-
vertised are already filed. Now, II
er-your friend is looking for steno-
graphic position there is a vacancy In
my Office. If you win call-that Is, II
your friend will call-tomorrow after s
perhaps 1t might be arranged"
Il thank you," she said gratefully as
she took his card AT 8, you said?"
"At 3. The exchange does not close
until then"
He raised his hat and turned away.
He congratulated himself on that fic-
ton Of friend. 1t had made 1t very
easy for him to speak. and he saw that
she understood.
They needed another typist In the Of
fee. Within twenty-four hours she
would be installed in his employ.
What might not the future bring
forth?
Cosgrove had never known time to
drag so slowly. The hands of the big
clock behind the chairman's little bal
cony seemed to stand still as he
moved impatiently about the floor of
the exchange. Once when Sugden met
him and had begun to complain of his
typewriter Cosgrove had mentioned
the paragon he was to have In his en-
ploy.
He was ashamed OF himself minute
later, but the damage had been done,
and when the hands at last reached 3
and the gavel fell Sugden headed a del
egation that would not be shaken of.
They burst into the outer office of
Carman & Cosgrove and came to a
dead halt Cosgrove gasped, but went
forward to greet a replica of the old
woman of the station.
She was younger, and the plaid
shawl was replaced by badly cut
jacket, but she was her mothers
daughter Cosgrove would have known
her in thousand.
He hustled her into his private Of
fee and turned over the card she hand
ed him. 1t was his own card. and on
the reverse was written, Introducing
Mrs. Behrman. in whose behalf you
were kind enough to speak last night"
1t was some satisfaction to find that
she was capable worker, with ortho-
dox ideas of spelling instead Of her
own system of simplifcation, and with
brief arrangement as to terms Cos
grove rose to indicate that the inter
view was over.
Mrs. Behrman looked up.
"And it Is really that am engaged
she asked.
"Of course" was the impatient re-
Spouse.
The flood gates of her tears were
open, and she raised her voice in home
ly expressions Of gratitude to him and
to Helen Westervelt.
COSSrONe SdSptu as lie uediu ZIG
name. 1t was at least mercy that
he had employed his fiction" Of
friend. She had supposed that he IN
derstood, for she was the prime leader
of all movements for working girls.
and it was only natural that she should
suppose that he knew her by sight.
The woman sobbed out her story.
She had run away from home to marry
Behrman, who had deserted her as
soon as he had obtained possession OF
her slender savings. Her mother would
not forgive. and Miss Westervelt, in
terested in the case. had acted as am
bassadress.
1t was Mrs. Behrman's satchel she
was carrying, and she had been large
~ accountable for the mistake he had
made, and it was with Mrs. Behrman's
forgiveness and promise 10 join her
daughter that Helen was returning to