Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-02
NELLIE TALKS OF MIR. GEORGE
CHAPTER 80.

A busy week followed. Mrs
Thompson was at first bit dis
gruntled at the idea of losing her
dodgers, but when she found they
were going to take a flat, to
"housekeep" she was really kind.
she gave them an old kitchen
table and few almost worn out
pots and pans, but which they
could use for a time, and gradually
replace with new.
II could hardly help telling Mr.
Fallon about it toda"," Nellie said.
"He was so nice to ME, spoke of how
happy ! looked and said l was do
ing better than he expected.
felt like saying: You would be
happy too if you was going to have
q home for the first time in your
whole life!' l haa to bite my
tongue to keep from it. Then Miss
Dorothy came in, and oh. j did
want to tell her too! She came
over to my desk and spoke TO me,
asked If her uncle were willing
that / write a few letters for a
charitable society she was inter-
ested in? Would ]? ! told her
I'd do them on my own time, that
/ would bring my luncheon and do
them tomorrow, | don't Nlame Mr..
George for l, ing her. No one
could helr it, She's so pretty and
so sweet. and so educated. / heard
her talk to her uncle about play
ing the violin, and s. e wears such
wonderful clothes-not loud but so
stylish, and such hats And she
always wears white kid s'lCves, and
there isn't sp on them. I'll bet
she has a new pair every time she
goes out, You'd think a girl like
that would stick up her nose at
me- y stupid stenog, with no edu-
On, but she Doesn't She's just
: nice as l was her own kind.
Or course she doesn't joke with me
e she 6oes with her uncle and
Mr. George, but she doesn't act as
If ] was dirt either"
you mean she isn't patroniz-
ing" Cora said when she stopped
for breath, real people never are"
"I'll look that word up right this
minute" A habit Nellie had when
a word new to her was spoken.
Nellie was int sely interested In
her work with "Fallon &c Son." in :
tenselv interested in them. And
Miss Dorothy Fallon was n sharer
in that interest. The girl was a
revelation to Nellie. She longed to
have her visit the office more fire.
qHently, yet whenever she observed
her dainty. teasing ways with her
uncle and Mr. George she snvar-
iablv felt little sad. She explain
ed thi0 feeling to herself by saying
it was the difference in them. not
that she had to work, while Doro-
thy Fallon was y wealthy society
'~irl: but her lack of the education
that ~-"d her lac: ;he poise, the
freedom Of expression so natural
to the other girl of almost her
own age.
She said very little OF this feeling
TO thu other two girls, knowing
jealousy formed a part Of It; but
she increased her studies, tried
hard to speak correctly, poured
over the dictionary. often discour-
aged but never giving UP.
Some day I'll learn how to talk
right. even If I don't learn in a
college" she said to Gladys. Miss
Dorothy was q Vassar graduate
and occasionally brought one of
her college friends to the office
Then Mr.. George was sure to be
called upon to escort them some
where's as soon as he could leave
It gave Nellie a curious sort OF
satisfaction that often he had to
keep them waiting, occasionally
would refuse outright to go with
them. He, like his father. never
neglected his business.
zone would think you had to
work" Dorothy once pouted, and
Nellie listened for his answer.
IT do. Dot! If didn't work, II
father didn't. 1t would mean that
others wouldn't be needed to work
for us. A ship has to have a cap
tain, You know. II left to the crew
It would soon founder" He had
replied smiling at her, then apollo