The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-16

Mss Jones Left Mr.. Fai!on alone and
he ut once remarked:
Miss Nellie. has Mss Jones :old you
she - leaving us.
"Why-no-Mr TalIon." The girls
hear, sank. Would that mean she
might have To 60 to-
she leaves on Saturday. She Is 60
Ing to bc married. Would you like
10 take her place. be my private sec
rctary!'
20: moment Nellie could form no
reply. although her lips moved.
Il think you are capable. She tells
me she has put 4 great deal OF her
work upon YOU with this view.
oh. thank You. Mr.. Fallon. l shou!d
love To try 10 FIJI her place" Nellie re-
p':cd. he" cheeks flaming, her eyes SHIN
nC. She was rot to be sent away. put
,iycn this wonderful chancc-aNd she
would be near Mr.. George. But are
YOU sure ! can do the work. ! should
hate 10 make ii harder fnr YOU. ller
ia!ye reply caused him to look At her
/ qurcrly. before he answered:
quite sure. ! have intended 10 tea
Won how much | appreciate youT-youF
/ faitnrulmCSS." II was his turn "a 'iusA
: and hesitate. Nellie could scarcely he
! )}rvr she heard Alright Was George
: FalIon stumbling over a speech TO her
+ his stcnoSraphcr?
when Miss Jones returned she smiled
T crcourag!nGly NJ Nellie. And when the
? Girl .ri.d to thank her. said:
'Noa owe /, entirely I" Your own ef-
forts. Nellie. You have always bee"
puuc;ua,. done your work well. But
now YOU also have dev"iurcd an in!tia-
. i've. p lrr edge OF The business mat
. ,rt;,r. Won !uyaInnbl" 10 Mr.. FaIIon.
/ Won will not grow careless ! am sure,
else | would not say this 10 YOU. l
hone you Will be az happy IN the situa-
ZION A. ! have nceH. lie tells me you
VIII receive tho same salary.
NcIlc knew that Miss Jones received
$40 week. Could She. Nellie Riley
/ he aiEvcy Of hudson Corners. he worth
= as ,n..rn: Il was almost unbelievable.
! aimUs; too good 10 be true. Oh |
hone ri make good" Nellie exclaimed.
! I'm Just die # don't. Gu Will Then
| I'll uo back 10 the Corners some day
and shny them Nellie Riley is some
good even il they didn't think so and !
| had 20 run away from them.
| 'Of course Won will.' Mis- Jones an
| swrrcd smiling. 81" had heard IN"
story ~ Ncl.!c's NE n tn" Corners. ana
was always amused Al any reference
| 10 il.
All tina; We: Nellie tN.t a. Y sh"
wnrc walking on air She had told n"
one save cora and Mrs. Roberts. In
! .,,, she had no one else 20 tell. hut
/ ,h. nad been more her Old sell. had
been full of happiness and Il had rl""-
| ed over upon the Donald Horne. even on
the acii-faced spmster.
- IN M
! kconfy that George Fallon meant every
thinr ,u her: no. thn; she dreamed Of
him a. giving her tle slightest place In
! his Thoughts. sac that he w"rli G:v"
20 any r.rl who attended 20 hts hu"i-
| nose IN = way IN pleas" him. Ru; 20 he
80 oo1;. t. him. t. hear every morning
| Ms rlras.r, greeting. Ia rcaiiI" his con-
| .,dcraiiou through the day his good
uiuni. Hiss Nellie" when she lott the
| rTfic. rhis WAS hlNriuo"s indeed
Ocras'onalry she found herself won
Gcrlnc wha; /; would 10 likr 10 u" loved
ny him" Eut she soon remembered who
she was. that they were Of different
worlds She mus, no; allow hereof II
become foolish - think Of IN" imp"S&i-
ih,o. Hadn't 81" Witnessed enough IN
jnanpi,rSs IN the girls she knew. Who
h,d allowed themselves To dream: lie
was miles and miles above her.
"Tl nave IL lake an nc:"rlnHe ~ ever
roach his level" iii" said grimiv n
herself. Then. Ike as. not. he'd have
hr..c- orc. one that could fly higher.
Yet mo-r than once that week he Set
her heart beating.
you have lovely hair" he said one
Iay. arrnpns Of nothing. C"lOu wear
II very hccomtnclr."
That night Nei.ic's dreams wsr" all
Inr George FUllon. lie had noticed her
AMIR. had spoken ~ ii. She seemed Ia