The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-28
CHAPTER so.


Mr. FalIon was called 10 San Francis
60 ON business. would be gone about
two or three weeks. Nellie missed him
drcadfully although. almost every day
there came letters or messages or some
kind to her. Also an order had been
left at the florists and her room was
rs Gayly decorated as before.
His absence Increased her work, her
responsibility. She threw herself whole
heartcdly into II: the chief should ind
she had neglected nothing. that the bus
mess haG gone well IN his absence. She
pSid no attention to hours, seldom go
Ing out TO lunch. TIE office boy
brought her a sandwich and bottle OF
milk: she also remained late at night.
I'm afraid You'll make yourself H.
Mrs. Roberts said You are looking
lerv tired"
I'm all right" Nellie assured her.
and George must find everything has
gone al right during his absence
Then rather ruetully. she added: "Rut
I'm not getting my sewing done. Il
Will he wears instead Of months. before
| get my clothes ready at this rate"
She smiled as she said 1t but Mrs. Rob-
ertS understood.
Get what you can, Nellie. and don't
worry. 4 man seldom cares whether
the woman he loves"
He would" Nellie Interrupted. He
couldn't help but notice If / didn't look
somewhere,nea right. You see he has
been all his life with people who have
everything | won't let him be ashamed
Of mc--Miss Dorothy either. She's one
Of his family. If she Is only second
cousin.
Il thought she was nearer than that!
$50 did l until just before George
went away. She came in one day and
/ found II out by their talk. She IL
so lovely. | do wish | was like her.
I don't mean in looks. even II she is
so pretty; | mean in ways. SO easy,
whether she Is IN the office or at a
dinner party. get awfully d!scour-
aged every time I sec hcr--Yet | always
learn something too. She doesn't come
down now George is away.
Mr.. Fallon's three weeks lenGtheneh
into a month. It was very tired III
tile private secretary and hanccc VINO
greeted him on his return. lie COM
plimented her warmly upon her eticl-
ency: declared the business had ho'
suffered one whit by his absence nut
EXPRESSED concern because OF her urea
| look.
I'VE shall soon he married. Then
III take care Of YOU" lie said tcnderl%'
you'll L.; 'uc help you-altcfWaf"'
won't you"g Nellie asked.
Help me he happy. yes. We must
n. looking for someone :" take your
MACE here in the office. 1t won't nc
easy to find secretary as fa!tht"! am
competent.
| Nellie said no more. Yet shc l'''
| hit sad 10 think someone else. another
girl would soon he sitting III her place.
making herself necessary to Mr.. ramon
! II wasn't jealousy. 1t was more a lee'-
! ing Of love for her work: that Sh"
,,.ou,d miss il. miss being with him all
! day long.
/ Now she again gave every moment
quay from the office To getting ready
| =, ho married. Again he insisted upon
taking her To places Of amusement oc-
co.ionolls: to dinner parties. although
che hughingly told him she "9uId
ray.r he ready If she didn't remain AZ
| home. o
/ will. rc was away-shc. busy In the
| N,cc had had almost fOgOtten to worry
a,.or b.r shortcomings But now they
,comGd hi.ser than before. She met
o,bors ucr and women to the manner
har,, whn d'd the right. the gracious
thing instincUtely. not as shc o'u' WIZ"
effort. ,tc
! ,inos ,ry-u, 20" she told Mrs. Roberts
",rd have learned to keep stiIl wheh
! ,hev talk oC things | know noth:nS
ohou; But il is the little things that
ho,her M, Things those other women
and girls do so easily. try dreadtu'lY
hard I'M, never go where there are
10, or ,h.u that don't do something
wrong It's silly perhaps to care TO