The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-21

go to some working girls home, ant
she would enter on her task with til,
confidence of a novice.
He could trace the gradual growtt
Of disappointment at her lack Of sue
cess, the dwihdling of the scanty funds
and finally the abandonment to despair
And then! Would she go back to the
squalid home-or would she stay?
1t all seemed so real to him that
she returned before he remembered Ia
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 a
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 it was not until the train Ind
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 pard0A," he stammered
as he raised his hat II 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 a steno-
graphic position there is q vacancy in
my ONCE. II you will call-that Is, If
your friend will call-tomorrow after 8
perhaps 1t might be arranged"
II thank you" she said gratefully as
she took his card. AT 3, 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 it very
easy for him to speak. and he saw that
she understood.
They needed another typist In the Of
zee. 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
he paragon he was TO have in his en-
1loy.
He was ashamed of himself minute
alter, but the damage had been done,
md when the hands at last reached 3
md the gavel fell Sugden headed del
,gation that would not be shaken Off.
They burst into the outer Office of
Jarman & Cosgrove and came to a
lead halt Cosgrove gasped, but went
Onward to greet a replica of the old
woman of the station.
She was younger, and the plaid
hawl was replaced by badly cut
acket. but she was her mothers
laughter. Cosgrove would have known
Ter in thousand.
He hustled her into his private Of
zee and turned over the card she hand
d him. 1t was his own card, and on
he reverse was written, Introducing
FRS. Behrman, In whose behalf you
1ere kind enough to speak last night. !
1t was some satisfaction to find that
be was capable worker, with ortho- !,
OK ideas of spelling instead of her !,
WI system of simplification, and with
brief arrangement as to terms Cos !,
rove rose to indicate that the inter /,
lew was over.
Mrs. Behrman looked up. 7
"And it is really that I am engagedT =
ne asked. Z
"Of course" was the impatient re- :
)onse. =
The flood gates OF her tears were :
ben, and she raised her voice in home =
expressions of gratitude to him and = =
Helen Westervelt T
Cosgrove gasped as he heard the =
lme. 1t was mt least mercy that y
, had employed his Fiction" Of L
lend. She had supposed that he I'M y
,rstood. for she was the prime leader Z
all movements for working girls, a
id It was only natural that she should ,
ppose that he knew her by sight. n
The woman sobbel out her story. N
lie had run away from home to marry u
shrman. who had Deserted her as NJ
on as he had obtained pos ession of u
+ slender savings. Her mother would u
{ forgive. and Miss Westervelt. in
rested in the ease. had acted as am m
ssadress. st
L was Mrs. Rehrman's satchcl she so
is carrying, and she had been large or
accountable for the mistake he had OF
Ide. and 1t was with Mrs. Behrman's LIN
'giveness and promise 10 join her wi
tighter that Helen was returning to to
vn. ad
'osgrove rang for one of the other
nographers to look after the weep
, woman and went out into the Of
; to face his tormentors. His ap-
france was greeted with a shout.
Is 1t that you are no judge Of beau
or is 1t some new exhibition Of
If perverted Ideas Of humor?" de-