The daily Alaskan., 1915-01-25

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 An hour later Hannah had walked out of q great building with the knowl- edge that she had work. An eating house caught her eyes as she walked toward her room. and she went in and sat down. realizing suddenly that she bad eaten nothing that day.
 As she sat with a menu card before her she glanced up and saw entering the girl from up state. She saw Han. nah and hurried toward her all smiles and flushes
 i've got a placer she cried joyous ly. I'm going to work tomorrow. It's SIP a week"
 Say, that's fine" said Hannah heartily. Whats the firm?"
 Its a kind Of small insurance business" the girl answered, taking card from her hand bag and laying 1t before Hannah That's the mans name in the corner"
 Hannah read and saw the room grow dark before her.
 She got up and put her hands on the young girls shoulder.
 i've got to be going" she said.
 With her hand on the knob of the door she paused. turned sharply and came back and sat down before the girl from ID state.
 Say. look here" she said sharply. "I'ye promised to take fifteen a week job, but I made up my mind just now to get out of New York, and l don't want it. I've decided t0 leave the city. The work isn't anything but what you could do, and S3 week Is i lot when you come to think about 1t. Now. there isn't any reason why you can't go right up there and say l sent you and tell them what you can do. I know you are all right. Will you?
 "Why. yeS-S. of course I wil," the girl answered.
 You run right along now. They are expecting He back" said Hannah.
 The girl from up state went radi' antly
 Hannah sat for a long time at the restaurant table, with her food un' touched. trying to think what to do next
 At a table behind her a man with bent shoulders had watched the up state girl as she talked, and now. as Hannah fingered, he sat at his table with some papers spread out before him But he did not read
 The card of the insurance company lay unhecdcd beside the girls coffee rup Hannah picked it up and read again the name of it's representative. 1t was Allen MorehOuse.
 The name was printed in red, and the letters danced impishy before her eyes
 The address was on the card. it was quite near at hand, not four blocks away. and q sudden impulse made her determine to go and tell him why the flower faced girl he had hired would not return
 In five minutes she was In the in Surance office 4 boy asked her to wait. and she sank back on q bench. In a few minutes she was motioned toward Mir. Warehouses private office. A gray haired man was sitting before a flat desk He was not very well dressed. but his eyes were level and clear and kind.
 He looked up. and Hannah spoke.
 q came to say" she said, that I've sent that child you hired to a bet ter job. thought I'd let you know that 1t was Hannah Marvin who was responsible for your losing her."
 "So you thought l wouldn't treat that little girl well?" he questioned. Hannah did not reply.
 Sometimes" Warehouse went on, "a man turns out better than you might expect. | haven't amounted to very much. but I've got this little buSi- ness here. and the girl who's left me was here eight years"
 Hannahs breath was coming irreg ularly. and she felt dizzy.
 Hannah" he continued, i've tried to find you a good while. I've been sorry about-it all"
 He reached across the table and aught her hand
 Hannah" he said again, "listen. was there in the restaurant and l sized up the whole situation. l know what you did, and-I've got a job for you. if you'll take it. I'm all alone Mother died a year ago. wish you'd ome and take care of me. l wish you'd marry me now"
 The woman's gray face flushed and grew amazed. She stared at the man before her unbeievingly.
 Then the tears came. and as they fell she brushed them away with the back of her thin hand.
 "Why, don't you see," she said pro. kenly-"don't you see what am noWF I'm just a grabbed old maid. I'm cross and ugly and wornout. Don't you Sce?"
 Yes. sec" he said slowly. You looked just like that to me when you gave up your job to that child"
 He drew her toward him awkwardly
 Hannah" he went on, i've never forgotten or forgiven myself for the past I've thought of you constantly lately"
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