Mountain advocate., 1919-06-06

ing hands added: "Come into nv OF
fee In five minutes"
Promptly the boy stood before the
familiar desk and the boss looked nm.
wei, Brenden, what can do for
your Huber inquired. after asking
some rather perfunctory questions
about Charles experiences, the an.
swers to which did not seem to par.
ticularly interest him.
you can give me my job back again.
sir. That's what came for" Charles
had learned to address his superior Of
ficers briefly and to the point.
MN. Sit down minute" the
manager replied. The minute, and
several more, were consumed I'm an
attempt on the part of Huber to con-
vince Churies what an impossible
thing that was just now. Office ex-
penses had been cut. The mill WINS
not running full time; orders had
fallen off-"the war, you know-ended
too soon; business was not prepared
for It," etc.
so Charles, one of those who had
risked all to end the war too SOON"
round himself hoist by his own petard.
Mr.. Huber continued, telling him
they had filed his place with a girl at
80 less per week, "and she had proved
very satisfactory; perhaps, If the re-
turned soldier was willing to accept a
reduction"
Brenden was not a quick-spoken
young man and before, in his righteous
wrath, he could frame fitting reply,
something happened.
She of the brown eyes burst into the
room, the eyes full of flashing light,
ana bending them fixedly on the man
ager said: II wish to resign immedi-
ateiy, Mr.. Huber. Yes, I heard what
you said" she continued, not giving
the boss chance to reply; land what
l think should hate to say. 1 live in
the home town of this concern and |
Know the owners. | know the lump |
sum plan that this office is run on, too. |
and into whose pocket that five dollars |
asweek that you knocked off my pay |
goes. / just took this place 10 do my
share during the war and not I'm GO
Ing home to rest. If you give Mr..
Brenden his job back, with n raise"-
and here she glanced for the first time
at the soldier-"Tll keep still. II you
don't-well, you know the owners
motto is "A job for every soldier"
Huber grown first red and then
white, tried unsuccessfully to meet the
angry eyes Of the girl. Then, because
he knew she had the goods on him, he
turned suddenly back to his desk and
lung over his shoulder at Brenden
Report tomorrow morning"
The girl hurried from the room.
Brenden, wasting no more time than
vas necessary to answer Eyes, sir In
I tone equally curt, took himself out
If the offices and the building, and on
he sidewalk awaited the appearance
If the brown-eyed heroine.
Soon she came out of the entrance,
md before she saw him he saw there
we're tears In her eyes. The dinky lit.
lie overseas cap came off and Charles
aced her. The girl sought TO escape,
tut Charles was not to be denied-and
lie was not to be denied truthful an
wers to his questions either.
Over there Private, Corporal, then
sergeant, Brenden had acquired the
uallty Of mastery.
And when he learned that the state
lents she had made to the manager H
'ere only part way true and that there |;
'as neither home, parents nor job /
waiting Mary in her home town-and |;
,ast Of all rest-but only the grim |;
eality of n search for another posi- |:
on, he arose to the emergency and q
lade her understand that many Z
Duples started In on a salary no great 4
: than that which her courageous in d
opposition had secured for him.
But It's all so terribly sudden :" she T
$50 was Chateau-Thierry," said
harles.
WELL" succumbed she of the brown y
res, you outrank me, Sergeant Bren- "
sn-I don't suppose dare refuse to 81
,ey. And, by the way. my names IL
AIRY Henderson" "a
"Who caresT said Charles. It'll he al
renden by twelve O'Clock. Forward. ;.
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