The Yale expositor., 1921-12-01
Winning a Job
and Son-in-Law
By HARRIET JENNINGS.

Like II iudu iulnluS lulo SupNtk vi
gold, pauper finding diamond IN
the dust OF the street an invalid sud.
denly discovering ala elixir OF life, Dn-
gald Morris gave u great shout as he
read in Il newspaper he had picked up
on a park bench brief, but TO him u
vitality suggestive item. It ran: Hon
orable Walton Reeves Of Colorado.
newly elected congressman. is al the
Hampton hotel"
A vivid picture dream ran riot in the
mind of Morris. II seemed as though
a sudden blaze of golden sunshine had
come to illumine a life beset with
clouds. lie had drifted here 10 the
nations capital with his motherless
daughter, Beulah, hoping 10 find some
governmental position.
Dugald Morris was trihe depressed
when he impaired 10 his daughter the
inspiring information that he had
found real friend at last When her
father named Walton Reeves n
strange culver crossed Beulah'S face.
Ten she flushed, and when the story
WAS tuuetl she Stlu SlI1DlN
II would ask no favors of Il person
who has possibly long since forgotten
us, and who probably has newer ac-
quaintances to consider. and it may he
some other Reeves
"Oh. no. Ii was To Colorado our
friend went. I'll be glad to see him,
outside Of what help lie may give me
in getting a political job"
Beulah turned aside as if To busy
herself at her work. There had been
romance to the going away of Wal
ton Reeves. He had never asked Beu-
lah to be his wife, but plainly as could
be he had indicated 70 her that he
would think constantly Of her while
away.
Beulah had put aside the shattered
remnants of that old love dream.
She said nothing as her father got
ready the next morning to call at the
Hampton hotel Her heart ached n
bit, but she did not mind that now.
Dugald Norris arrived ut the hOtef
to find that the Hon Walter Reeves
occupied Suite A ON the parlOr floor.
lie was admitted to the ante room.
An ofIicious usher asked his business,
81 want to see Walt Reeves" replied
Dugald in his blunt, friendly way.
SORRY, sir" announced the usher, a
few minutes later. hut Mr.. Reeves
doesn't know you"
whats that" fairly shouted Nor
ris. walt Reeves doesn't know me
me, Dugald Morris. who-oh, say
there's some mistake"
"I have reported my message, sir, -
responded the man iDcisively. and
waiting for the visitor 10 vacate the
room.
Dugald Morris bowed his head on his
hands. In a flash II had occurred 70
him that Walton Reeves did not want
to know him.
Young man ne spoke. his voice
quivering, you go back to your master
and tell him that old Dugald Morris is
in this room, wants the eighty-seven
dollars he paid out for him five years
ago, and that he won't stir peg from
here until he gets it-with INTEREST,""
"What's that?" voiced a portly, dig
nified man, appearing at the doorway
of the inner room. "Dugald Norris
Eighty-Seven dollars? Jones, YOU had
better call an officer"
Not until see Walton Reeves :" de.
clared Morris stanchly.
IL am Walton Reeves" announced
the newcomer
"Eh, yOui ell. I've made a mistake
and I'm sorry to have troubled you,
said Morris in q crestfallen way. you
see, ! knew a Walton Reeves years
ago at Frankton, and thought"
"Oh, you mean my nephew and
namesake," smiled the congressman
something in the earnest, honest face
of Norris appealing to him. HE is
my secretary. This way, Mr.. Norris
The high heart Of hope and delight
Of Dugald Morris rose cholSingly as
two minutes later the real object OF
his search gave him the welcome of
his life! And then explanation
money sent TO Morris at Frankton, re-
turned unclaimed And finally, vital
eager question from the young man
"And Beulah--that is, Miss Morris
She isis still single?"
"Oh, yes she would never leave her
old fatherl' Wanted Morris.
He changed his mind, as coming
home two evenings later, pulled up a
trifie with the consciousness Of at last
having a fat government job, he found
two consciously smiling persons on the
porch.
"It's all right, Mr. Norris" observed
Walton Reeves with gay, happy
laugh. "Beulah isn't going to leave
you, and neither am / we are simply
going to take you in to live with both
| OF us"