Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-05-12
PEANUT
0y RUTH WOLF.

n'"t0 uh1 tcuI tFst Ten VI HFsghf, ana
! she had been adopted IA tbs. .,frire nins-
cot from the day Of her arrival shs
was Il capable worker. however, and
very soon made herself respected for
I her gray matter amonS the large
stan Of clerks In the Dig ofsice Of
Wheeler 1 CO.. architects.
| A too-fsmiiiar office boy had srnii-
fngly saluted her AZ babe" OH her Sec
ond morning In the offer. but her
freexingiy disdainful reply had put
an end 10 that Immediately. However,
after she had been there some time. 1t
was discovered that she had a great
fondness for peanuts-"peairui." she
therefore became To the entire oilsre.
| and Pesnut she remained TO the end
| Of the chapter.
II was rainy, slushy morning and
Peanut. almost late. made a vain ef-
fort 10 put her umbrella on top Of her
locker TO dry.
''Guess you need some help, child"
| said n cheery masculine voics behind
her, and Peanut startled by uneI,ect,
ed xounh, wheeled around sharply.
The old locker. at best none too steady,
laFehtd i"f"afd ana cfasSeo !" uAe
|. door.
WIN warning CRY. the man ieaIr@o
aor"Sfd' aho Win one arm shooting
out. sent Peanu, sprauiing and safely
on, Of harms way No. 50 fortunate.
hsr rescuer, however. for tie heavy
locker as II 'eiis Gapfh' issln tt'' o''. ne
e"p'A set ""l ol INC way ana s'' 'i'in
10 me moor MS i"s kharH 'asI
=. va. p'"as". F'aSe ''e s''''' nag
pees"i' '"lS9 a. u! 10 se'ss you o"~
III" III sta'' " ms pain 'h@ !"'iAs
was ike h'o'hiaih ''esS'''e we Sl1A'
ept-ss you II never move ha' 'f'hs'
II" Satn "u' u ''t iuiet' aRo s"u F@a
Downstairs ana e"' H'ssis "oe ny nefs
TO hetp. Anu ftaAu' rushed AWAY
II proved L" s'e poiSsns worse than
~renched ans.le 'h&s RESULTED rffHn TIE
accident. II Mas e very suhdue'i Pea
nut clicked at her tsl'ewrH|r Scys
ali 'haf rnoTnlnE.s ana A'ls"oTn thr
hews q 'b. accident had spread IKE
"sidiire Nil over the office ho OF" ss
yet '''ad been shte l" learn 'h@ haiif
OF tie hero
TX Was no one haH ever seen
around here ht3"re, copfGed F"%ln'
10 th" other "S'sis 10 her s@ct4"h' tu'
I'm going hit" sr, "heel"rs fa'oF'1 OF
noon TO inquire about hsta' ieei tha'
us my duty"
So she raped timidly at her e':i.
rloyer's office aoor,r and IN response
| to loa.vu!ctj NCOfras IN" Peanut tii~
tered, r..
Sh" Stopped short tn snax"nen' ar
IN" sight which met Der eyes. There
saf her resousr ~ The 'hor'hns' "s''''
'or'shi5 ieanths hack ma ing o'iioc
chatr' s''"s''Ay risar--'is hahase'n
f"o' resting on low S'eo',' Opposite
him sat Mr. Wheeler fresarde'' rs
most stern and nh"I'iF"acha''''' man
hF s'l Ire ogs0e icrcel aAs' rs oou'"r'
'ab's ;s"H'"d. shd s'I'"b sits Nss as f'"''-
sen''ilf' f""nu' s''2'~i 'F"n one ("
IN" 'ther. her confusion growing ~Tea''
er ever. ns''nsF'', and s"''tlns a most
hcF"mihs hasf ii'o ''sr sht~'Rs .
:. "I---er~-l came, 81" stAic'i'"Tri
And am very s'"'s !}a dFo M
'sh"d 10" t""' ger " Tbs t's' m"f'' 's'sf'i'
'hs, H""' 'i"o, S'a Fs'h i't''"''', M
."'"''' me Nv ',''> s3""s '"u'' "'''"
l hAi1'e' N"H'f"hs' ''af'''! '''s 'N"'"'
ths'
hhs'"' ms u M'ss 'N'"' P''' .''<F'
~ "'' ~ ''"' '"'''' 't'''F
M'Ss rl''fs'' mas N"ohs h'"' y wy ~','''
WI" 'i'''oEh' !" s"'Ef,~, '"t w.
H 'F'"!~""u su'Ve'S''~' "''''''' S'''''
.'"h. Mr.. "N""'eF. am so s"'tN
exclaimed me SaEt "afh'N''S " Fvh''E
was All my 'sut', era u S''"' n..' '',"'
YOUR s"a -s'"a'a nave \" s"''F. '"'
MY s'nr'ii'r'
why "sn' a.u 'fs, SA'' t"'
MISS t5rrVe saoH p'sSh, II 's'Ft> 'a""'
ea h"V IA w" 's''"a'' "' h'H' VS."
Yes, tf'ie 'e'l"asn' shNN'7'o "'s IA
ther. WITH. u '":ht'" - h'> Ns"a'',
k~sn' gray eyes. I 'et4e'c ave hea'H
'"' s
MISS ifTrce' sna Log " nFe''' 'S's
began 10 dance
'Th. Mr< "h'Neter"~''hA' 1hst hs"N'
name The girls gave 'p'~'t never
drraS'rt isd' yen spsN ah@"t u
Well, Junio-, Tn going downstalrs
sn get, the machI,"' and 'ah" you
ha,ne, said Wheeler seiiios "iii leave
M>s Pierce here 40 help sau get ready
and I'll BE- back sshogtiy," And he