Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-12-29
A Real Helper
By GENEVIEVE ULkAR

| Pike had found her so. although he
did not sell her that, dseming il poor
! business policy TO show distinctive APP
probation as TO any one particular
| employee. He told his son RawSen,
/ however. all about her. He had just
/ graduated from college. and il was ar
ranged 10 soon succeed TO the man
I aSement of the business the eFter
I Pike had conducted Ter over twenty
+ years. with fair monetary success and
4 record for integrity and prestige OF
which he was justly proud
This Miss Linda Dale is a new &C
/ cesSion 10 our working force" eS-
I planned Mr. Pike. land she has made
/ frienGS with everybody about here
jani1or and oEiice-hoy Included"
What is her peculiar province. may
| ask" submitted the son. studying
the young lady in question through the
open Office doorway.
Unaffected Snd Steadfast pleasant
ness on al occasions, came he
prompt-ply. "She is what you may
call a smiling through girl. When
she came here il was a dull place. with
many little chickering's and jealousies-
There was discomfort and a lack Of
harmony. Miss Dale. put in charge of
the help. simply began 10 coddle.
cheer. comfort and coax the indiffer-
ent and dissatisfied girls. She planned
new Kind of luncheon hour for al
hands. She made herself familiar
with the worries and troubles. home
and Office, OF the others. She began
a
with wry faces Just glance over the
group and observe how scrupuIously
neat and Iadylike they all are. and
how with their cheerful faces they
make il pleasant for an utter stranger
10 enter the Office"
Yes. there is certainly a change
since l was here six months ago" adj
mitted RawsOn- Young. popular and,
| suppose, happy home back of il all
making the general environment OF
Miss Dale ideal"
You never were more mistaken in
your life replied Mr. Pike. 4 looked
the girl up in general way and learn
ed quite the contrary. She has an
idle. dissolute father. and the entire
home care of two little children.
There is no mother and they live very
poorly. for the father dissipates all
he can get hold of For all their own
narrowneSs OF living sphere. however,
Miss Dale finds time 10 engage in CON-
munity welfare work in the vicinity
Of her home A grand girl. RawsOn.
and when you take charge here don't
spoil her
why should /? How can r. chal-
lenged Rawson- quite unconcernedly
He had been an indnlged son. and in
a measure IL had made him selfish and
Indifferent as TO any burdensome in
terest in others His glance still
sought that attractive face in the next
room, however. and If he had con
fessed the truth he would have &C
knowledged that Miss Dale was quite
charming and worthy of admiration.
Sooner than either father or son
had anticipated, Rawson Pike. was
compelled TO assume his fathers place
The latter became seriously i'll and
IL was necessary TO send him to an
other climate II was bad time Il
spare the old man Business trou
bles had arisen and Rawson fourd
he had never dreamed of The err
pIOyees and the general public knew
that this was the case and affairs We're
not What they had been. There wer'
some days OF uneasinesS and gloon
but Linda Ike the true business WON
an she was. sought an interview witt.
lie young man. She had been trusted
by his father with a thorough knowI
edge of the business aud this proved
a saving clause in decidedly desper
ate condition of affairs
MIR Pike" she said there is less
call for being frightened or diScoUr
aged than for the TIE ~ er-I perse
verance and cheerfuIEcss- .... must
not wear sad faces or allow competi |
tors TO guess that we are in financial |
trouble. have a schedule of our |
affairs all made out for your inspec- |
ton. and I will work day and night
to carry OUT plan to tide over the
present crisis
Rawson woke up. So clear. so prac-I
teal. so optimistic was Linda that the
situation now presented gave ever.
encouragen for hope and fnaIIy
weathering the storm. Linda had
long talk with the employees The
last one of them agreed 70 ''smiIe thei,
way through" and the Pike office pre-
sented TO anxious creditors and sus
piciOus business rivals the sembIancs Il
of a place where everything was go H
ing on prOsperouSly. Linda'S knowl
edge and advice proved Of ineStfmabIe
value TO Rawson Pike. At fines he Il
could scarcely TerreSs his admiration II
gratitude and increasing liking 10
wards her.
Victory" ae announced. coming in
TO the Office one dag all afiasne witt,
excitement and gIadness. and he
waved triunphanfly The last paid note Il
Of very large amount Then his
eyes sought those OF Linda IongingIy. Ii
tenderly.
You have saved Us. Miss Dale" he
said We'll and truly my father did
not overestimafe you"
He was very near 70 her She Wa
very dear 10 him. fitting climax
presented. In the exui,erance Of his \