The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-12-30
PROMOTED
BY JULIA A. RoslNsoN.
500 9sSSsSseot

natter" asked Anita. ~ she looked
~ FROM hcr typewriter and spoke to
The girl slttin. NJ u machin. next o.
her
1T isn't that I'm 81 very 'irrd. nm.
so~rcd Maudr lou On w"rrlri :
suppose ought nnt to be. but am."
"worrirdt what ], ~" asked he,
friend "po tell mr"
"oh. about mother and B,ss
| Mother i~nt well Nou know. and Bs~~
| had one ~ her had attacks ln- night
She ought not ~ work. ! do Wish she
could have q rest I'm dr.ading the
winter They have raised the rent and
7 don't 500 how | am going To- pay a.
, Tut ! cant bear 10 take them to p"nrrr
rooms They both need Nil the com
fort they can have. but ,lun't see how
W. ARE - krrp warm There. ] "ugh'
not To- he trll.ns ,ou my troubles"
"Ncs. indeed YOU Ought I'm glad
YOU did. aud Wish could help YOU
n had taken but ipomeut for tho
confidence and both rirls turned bach
~ the work before them. yet With
troubled faces. Nnudc was trying ~
solve the problem before her. and
,nlta was thinking She kncN hut
little ~ the real hHrishlps ~ lifr
Sh" bad come from comfortable
hom, tn the city because she wanted
10 earn her own living and hr indie
pendent That her friend an" was
earning no more than she was must
.upport not onl, herself hut her mother
and an invalid sister seemed to her IN
'rri"ssihilitt 81. had complained y
i'ttl. sometimes
The Thought worried her ~ she went
10 her r,~, room 'ust outside the noiss
" The busy city.
tinude worked y little later than
visual that nigh' she had not Vet Nc
duir.d fhe desired speed and wanted
20 finish her WORK
"Nuu arr late. ,hlld." complained rrr
other. AZ she entered their aitr'
ur You must get some more -
'hq' m,.nr'n. fnr He>,4 .hr has been
quito bad and must have o."
NNlIfAF NflFN lFNI. SUI NNlN'ff. '''
.nr everything Tor her sister bur fh'
.yfrl dnimr every iva weeks vas
drag aud how could she meet The rent
II she took IL. tonight Yet II must h."
lone Patiently she turned back 20 IN"
lru. store and bought she medicine
ru-rfully counting the change She
vas used 10 cogn'inc close hut her
heart failed her she must huv food
too. Would there he enough left
The next dny Anita was sent Tor o.
rotnc into The private Office. Her hear
fuitercd Had IA. made mistake IN
her work. With ANXIOUS face she en-
erred the office where fhe Young man.
ngcr lat. lie looked up and smiled.
II have good news FOR you. Miss
Ranks" h. announced, We have been
watching YOUR work and ar. much
pleased with Il There isn't another
siri who could have done the work YOU
have the past six weeks I'm going 20
give you y promotion. and I'm glad to
dn ~"
", paused and Anita felt her spirits
a'ed that smile that was h~ainlnc on
her now
"Miss Cowies g. going IN Washing
ton he went on "hnd Won are ~ have
her position. - ten dollars more
week WIN you take ~"
Her heart gave - lean Visions ~
heauiiful things she would huy md the
rnod times she would have danced be-
fore her Take ~ az course III.
could She opened her mouth Ia thank
hlm--hu stopped
=" she sfammrrrd "oh. thank
vou sir hut couldn't YOU give II 10
uaud. instead"
The young man gnzsri n, her IN
amazcment. why b. asked
"lou sec.' hnita told him II have
only myself To- take rnrc ~ De- yer,
well NJ am. hu, Maudc ha, her moth
- and SICK sister - tak- car. ~
end Ia support She told me Ns>t.r
LAY she didn't see how she was 10
ret along this winter. with coal and
everything 80 high Oh. n YOU would
only give the p"sit'on - her. air u
would help her So much"
The manager whlstlei lie had
long admired This girl now he felt
something rising IN his hear, that he
coud not explain \ glrl who could
give up rui-' OF $40 week for
friend was worth knowing lie must
get acquainted with her.
'po you think MI Hobbs could ~
IN. places" h. asked she II not very
quick"
"Oi hut sha viii he" cried Anita.
ITS only because she's heen 81 wor
ricd that she couldn't do her best. No
uloa.e lct her have ~. sir :"
li"r brown eyes pleaded too
only to think" exclaimed Maud..
~ she left a.. offc. that afternoon.
',he manager has given me Miss
'owles' place, with u rails. ~ SO u
week I'M :" happy ! needn't worry
about the winter nov, and ! can get
i'e-s all the medicine She needs I won.
der how he happ.nei to think NJ CIV
Tax n 10 me. You do 81 much bel,
trr than I do wonder h. didn't Civ.
II To you"
Anita smiled in response. and