The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-11-09
Winning a Job
and Son-in-Law
By HARRIET JENNINGS.

Like a man running into q shower of
gold, a pauper finding a diamond IN
the dust Of the street, an invalid sud-
denly discovering an elixir Of life, Du-
gald Morris gave a great shout as he
read In a newspaper he had picked up
on a park bench a brief, but to him a
vitality suggestive item. II ran: "Hon-
orable Walton Reeves Of Colorado,
newly elected congressman, is at the
Hampton hotel"
A vivid picture dream ran riot In the
mind Of Morris. 1t seemed as though
a sudden blaze of golden sunshine had
come to illumine a life beset with
clouds. He had drifted here to the
nations capital with his motherless
daughter, Beulah, hoping to find some
governmental position.
Dugald Morris was a triie depressed
when he impaired to his daughter the
inspiring information that he had
found q real friend at"last. When her
father named Walton Reeves a
strange culver crossed Beulah's face.
Avn ~ huSiiCu, ubu WhCh lHS sbbIs
was ended she said simply:
81 would ask no favOrs of a person
who has possibly long since forgotten
us, and who probably has newer &C
quaintances to consider, and 1t may be
some other Reeves"
"Oh, no. 1t was to Colorado our
friend went. I'll be glad to see him,
outside Of what help he may give me
In getting a political job"
Beulah turned aside as If to busy
herself at her work. There had been
4 omanc 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 to 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 a
bit, but she did rot mind that 10Y
Dugald Morris arrived at the hotel
to find that the Hon. Walter Reeves
occupied Suite A on the parlor floor.
He was admitted to the ante room.
An oficious 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, but 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"
~ have reported my message, sir"
responded the man incisive;y, and
waiting for the visitor to vacate the
room.
Dugald Morris bowed his head on his
hands. In a fash II had occurred to
him that Walton Reeves did not want
to know him.
young man." he 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 a peg from
here until he gets it-with INTEREST,""
"What's that?" voiced q portly, dig
nified man, appearing at the doorway
Of the inner room. "Dugald Morris :
Eighty-seven dollars? Jones, you had
better call an officer"
mot until l see Walton Reeves !" de.
clared Morris stanchly.
81 am Walton Reeves" announced
the newcomer.
"Eh, your Ell, I've made q mistake
and I'm sorry to have troubled you.'
said Morris In a crestfallen way. you
see, I knew a Walton Reeves years
ago at Frankton, and l thought"
"Oh, you mean my nephew and
namesake," smiled the congressman
something In the earnest, honest face
Of Morris appealing to him. "He Il
my secretary. This way, Mr.. Morris
The high heart Of hope and deligh,
Of Dugald Morris rose chokingly az
two minutes later the real object OF
his search gave him the welcome OF
Ia anu iiNh SABlu1ihliOh-
money e n 10 Morris at Frankton, re.
turned unclaimed. And finally, a vital
eager question from the young man
"And Beulah-that is, Miss Morris
She isis still singler'
"Oh, yes she would never leave hel
old father" Wanted Morris.
He changed his mind, as coming
home two evenings later, puffed up q
trifle 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 a gay, happy
laugh. "Beulah isn't going to leave
yrn, and neither am /; we are simply
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