The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-21
Chapter "a.

A. nsrhaos was natural in an ONCE
where number of girls were emp4oyeu
there WAS considerable Jealousy because
y, N.llie's promotion. She was \one OF
tho Youngest Of the girls and some OF
them had been with the Arm much long
er than she. They did not STOP 70 IntnA
that t. Is neither age nor length Oh sei'-
| ic. that makes an employee VaiuAAe'
! but what that employee does-is cApA-
bic o. doing. And not one among mo
GIRLS had ever thrown themselves INTO
| ,batr work with the determination to
| ,nak. good that Nellie had Naturally
Miss Jones help had been Of aid, but
.ven without II Nellie would probably
I bav, been tn. ono selected to act a.
Mr.. George Fa!lon's secretary. Hef
! brightness, her quick grasp or the Work.
! had been noticeable when she was Win
! the elder Mr.. Fallon-
Lena Danforth. a girl several years
older than Nellie. had shown her TO
| sentiment moro plainly than any or inc
! others
1T wasn't fair to pass us girls, who
| haye been hero long time. and put
| that Riley girl In Miss Jones place.
| Nellie heard her say one rainy noon
es che passed the cloak-room. Every
one can SEQ she's making UP to MT.
| Georgs. I saw It long ago. She's so
h,,1 about II, too. l had to 60 into
! HE room the other day and when she
locked at him!-just talk about goo-goo
eyes!"
| You are lying. Lena Danforth. Mel
| He hurst out from the open DOORWAY
ITS a dirty lie. You never saw mo try
| IN attract any mans attention Never
Will IL
Se,Ii, turned away. angry tears NIL
Ing her ewes and right back OF her STOOD
George Fallon-
What had he heard!
NelIi. flushed crimson with emoar-
rassment. Had he only heard her un.
,advltke retort; or had he also heard
! y-ha. Lena Dantorth said? It would %
h.d enough to have him hear her coarse
language; It would be unoearao4e 10
have him know what caused II
S.lue trembled with anger and en-
! harrassment She could scarcely FaiS'
her eyes when Mr.. Fallon spoke:
What 4, II. Young ladies'" he asked
quietly He looked from one TO inc
other waiting an answer.
~ told Miss Riley something. Rather
7 said something to the girls and she
hutted in and told mo lied" Lena re-
nl,.6 o ,neer on her lips She felt sara
| SeII. would never ,tell him just what
had been said.
/ 81 AN, CORY TO have any trouble among
| or- ennloves I wish you would apollo
| size " YOU have hurt Miss Riley oF
ANYTHING YOU have said: that she Will
sroIogize TO you for the language she
used"
Nellie spoke quickly:
az nm sorry, Miss Danforth for the
language used and I apologize for
that; am thoroughly ashamed OF my
self Rut you were absolutely wrong m
YOUR statement and ! can't apologize LOT
DENYING t."
'"rhat's no apology" Lena sneered.
1T 10 all that ] can give" Nellie re-
| rlicd then she turned to MI. Fallon
| 81 am very sorry. Mr.. Fallon. that YOU
should havo overheard mo 70 forget
r,vseIf. It shall not happen again.
Tears filled her eyes.
ct am sure You had provocation." he
said 90 low Lena could not hear
-! surely did---but that doesn't az
cuse me"
All that evening Nellie WAS very
| ou,ct She refused to SO out for
walk with Donald; even declined MIS-
Roberts invitation to come to her room
She could not dismiss from her MIND
the idea that Mr.. Fal!on had heard
what Lena had said: that ne knew the
girls thought she was making "goo-soo
ewes at him. Her humiliation made her
almost Ill.
He never will respect mo again:
sh. said aloud as she sat BY tho window
IN her darkencd room. Never That
awful Language. the kind I used TO use
when lived at the Corners with MISS
Carter, I thought I had learned bet
tar Rut 7 guess once you're nobody II