Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-30


twenty, as buxom as thirty. and M
wise as forty, and yet she was none
~ these. A woman would have said
she was thirty-hvc-a man, twenty.
1--WE. but as a matter Of fact she WINS
none Of these. either. She was en-.
tirely twenty-eight. admitted every
year. month and day Of II. and smiled
when she did so. screnely and brightly
smiled. whether you looked skeptIcal
or doubtful.
In her grnver moments. or hours.
should say, Mable was private secre-
tary TO the Honorable Peter Hobb. one
time senator IN the legislature Of the
great state Of Ohio. and for all time
the richest man In Belllngton. The
Honorable Peter Hobb. although only
forty-onc, was also the most dignlfied
man north OF the equator and south Of
the North pole. lie radiated dignity
he oozed H. He lifted his hat with the
same precise llft every time he met a
woman Of his acquaintance. and bowed
his head at just the right angle. with
never n variation. And during the
four years In which Mnble had been
his secretary he had never treated her
other than as n she were n duchess
at a diTsomats' ball. with all the cour-
tesy Of a Chinese mandarin.
And yet notwithstanding all Of this
perfection Of treatment on the part of
her employer. Mable had disgraced
herself. She had chewed the dignihed
hand that fed her. as It were. she had
but what's the usei
When a friendly. sprightly, here-I-
am and here-Im-not sort OF n girl. as
was Mable Wells. rises up in the Office
Of her employer. shoves back the chair
from her desk. slams book down on
Its paper.littercd top with a bang and
yells out In Disguised tones right In
the face OF dirnlfied man like the
Honorable Peter Hobb-"for the love
OF Pete you make me sick" and then
marches out OF his Office IN the middle
OF the afternoon and doesn't come
back the next morning. you may know
that something would be liable to
happen.
II Just couldn't help IT," she told her
mother that night. "IIe just lets that
nephew OF his work him to a stand
still. II will ruin the boy. and he's
too nice n youngster 20 he ruined that
way. The idea With all those bills
coming In every month and getting
bigger all the time, and he never says
a word !"
"But. Mable. Just think what you
said. His name Is Peter, dear. and
you said. for the love Of Pcter He'll
think-oh. my. what viii he thlnki or
course. you're fred"
II don't care II I am" said Mable.
spunkily. The nerve Of him asking
me n I'd take Billy Hobb In hand
and marry him Just to make him be-
havc-even supposing I couldr
But Mable's voice was as calm MS
a kittens slumber as she answered
the telephone AZ tcn-thirty the next
morning. and | regret 10 say that she
slipped her hand over the transmltter
aud glggled. when she heard the voice
of her employer on the wire.
"Ac you III this morning. Miss
wellsi"
ooh. no." bllthely.
"well-er-you were late-and-I-
or thought you might be H."
81 thought was fred" said Mable.
"Firedi oh. no. and you see. can't
seem to find anything this morning.
II you could arrange to get over us
soon as possible. Miss Wells. would
H."
Thirty minutes Inter Mablc entered
the Office aud pitched into her work.
There was pile Of bills to be checked
on. and checks TO write for each bin,
besides dozen letters. The bills were
statements from BILLY Hobbs cred
itors. and one Of the letters was TO
Billy himself THE letter was Of Ma
bells own comIsSltion. and II was to
the point:
"My Dear boy Needless 10 say.
I'm covering your accounts as usual.
Also I'm sending you check for a hun
dred. which will be enough and more
To get you home. I'm expecting you
TO begin work ut the plant on the first
OF the month.
"As you know. II you had displayed
any particular talent In any line Mt all
I would be glad 10 extend our pres
ent arrangement 10 that end. but such
has not been the case. As far rs
can see. your only talent lies IN spend
Ing money and feeding chickens.
II want 10 have a good time my
self one 81 these days. and II I'm ever
to have Il, you've got 10 be able 10
take things In hand here. In order
to do that, you'll have TO get In now.
"lour affcctionate uncle"
The Honorable Peter looked over
the checks hurrledly and signed them.
but he signed the letters without look
Ing az them at all. while his secretary
smiled domurely as she placed them
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