-It you please, sir," remarked E*r* Bart Uhl. bookkeeper for the Vulcanite Robber works at Bprlngrllle." It has bees the custom for many years for the plant to recognise the graduation exercises of the town high school.” Wilton Daere looked up hurriedly 1 and somewhat Irritably from an analysis of a large war order for army j Weycle Urea. He had been summoned from Initial legal duties into the city six months since to assume charge of the plant business when his father He had fonnd the enterprise a rast paying one. but methods and workers In slorenly ruta. He had been arbitrarily exacting In introducing a new system and It was hard to beat his progressive Ideas into the brains of others. Howerer. be was liberal and humane and hoped that time would successfully establish his model and modern Ideas. “To rerognlxe the high school graduation exercises?" repeated Deere. “I don't understand yon.” "Why. sir.” old Ezra hastened to volubly explain, “your father for years sought to encourage local advancement by donating fifty dollars In gold a prtxe for the best es:ed by a member of the grad“Make it one hundred, this time." directed Deere In bis crisp business way. “Telephone. Mr. Deere." spoke the boy fust here, and the parted Upe of the bookkeeper domed, about what he bad already said. “It win keep. I'd better not spring too much on lbs boss at one time." Then be cbuckled as he made out a hundred dollars and wrote accompany it to the town school board, stating Its purpose. The town paper expatiated duly and In a commendatory way on "the marked liberality of our Mr. Daere." The school exercises took plaoe; Daere was Invited, but was toe buy

“I hops 1 oh. air! 1 want

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for you know'

Aunt Letty If only my for you."

The hard down in the face .if the

plant. He did b4 reply at

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rigidly after the odt of his life, yearning and tenwent out to the eagei^ girl before him. too her Joy at being life. speak with my

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"Eva. sir—Eva Morris."

“Jut wait a metnent. Miss Morris, .lease. What Uie thunder!" he hurst forth upon/the shrinking Ezra In the outer roodL "Not a female In te place! I thtmght It wa* a boy—” "Tea. sir; buCypu see, a girl beat them all to first place this year. Too wouldn't give me time to ten you about It Sh*'> a little model of Industry. Mr. Dsers. Til vouch for her there. As to having a girl around— why. air. It win make It more ebserfal." and then the old rascal chuckled

rent off. reading In his em-

ployer's face a decided leaning towards an Innovation In the system of the

■Just Walt a Moment Mil

Pleas*."

JfX! to attend. He had forgotten all about the incident when, the day after the exercise, old Eire introduced ones again upon his office privacy. "If you please, sir," he observed timorously. "the high school business." “Why. 1 thought that was over and done with?" returned Daere. "Yes. sir: surely, sir. but—" “Ton made the donation?"

"Surely, but—"

"Well, what nextr

"The winner of the prize. Mr. Daere. Ton see. In addition to giving that, tbs custom of tbs works has been to honor the winner with a starting position In life, st the works here An honored. cherished custom, sir. My Junior assistant was the prize winner three years ago Young Mr. Brown In the shipping department was the winner two years ago. Last yetr young Wat-

was bright, smart, an excellent correspondent. She liked her employer. she was the pet of the workmen. Deere was called away for a month on Important business. He was surprised and pleased when be returned. Somehow, things looked brightened up. In the outar office the clerical force now had their tats and coals hung up In an orderly way on hooks, where before they had been flung carelessly about. The private offles was neat an n pin. The old ragged shades had been reversed and turned. A rase filled with flowers ornamented his desk. For the first time In Its history the washroom of the working hands contained clean roll towels. The sight of brash and comb in a homemade cardboard case, trimmed with a bit of blue ribbon, made Ducre smile at the Incongruity. and yet somehow thrilled his heart with pleasure. And from these minor Invasions of the grim rale# of the works, Eva began to advance along more malarial lines. Dsers was emaxed at many n practical suggestion she ma^e In consonance with his material business lute rests. Mors than ever be felt the vast void In bin being, craving for sympathy and Interested companionship. The sweet, pretty girl st his side, always smiling, accommodating and grateful, seemed to have woven an Irresistible charm about his heart. "Dictation." be said one day. coming Into the office, a mighty resolve In his mind, and tbs ready band of his stenographer touched the keyboard. "Mlsa Eva Morris." dictated Daere tersely. "I love you—will you be my wife?" The fair haad dropped, the wildroaa blush on the beautiful face deepened. He watched her trembling hand breathlessly as a slender, shapely finger delivered three radiant notes, clicking rapidly Into his longing soul: "Y-E-B." (Copyright. MU, by W. O. Chapman.) STILL REMAINS k PUZZLE Lovers of Dickens Long Have Pondered Over Hie Creation of 'Harold 8kImpels."

Was Harold Bklmpole. In "Bleak House." a caricature a Leigh Hunt? The old literary enigma received attention again by the dlscovr-y of a hitherto unpublished letter of Charles Dickens bv “C. K. 8.." reproduced his literary columna In the London

Sphere.

This new letter Is probably an answer to the last appeal Leigh Hunt

made to the novelist

checker, was the favored ■ anee In a public manner that the one." wretched creature Bklmpole was not "Is there room for the present grad- a portrait* of himself. Zealous Dlckuat« ?" Inquired Daere quickly, anxious anilans have done their utmost to to gel to work to his business papers, clear the novelist s name In respect “Why. yos, air. Your stenographer. ' of this charge of cruelly caricaturing Mr. Timm*, leaves next week." | a noble man. but they receive little If “All right. Bring your new boy any support from Dickens' own words, around and 111 look him over." And the new letter Is only "But. air—" began Ezra. In a great evasion. "My dear Leigh Hunt" he state of perturbation. Tf» not—” writes from Gad's Hill In June. MM, "Telephone." announced the office j "believe me. I have not forgotten that B | boy Just here, and Mr. Daere became matter; nor will I forget it. To alter g Immediately absorbed, and Kxra. his the book Itaeif would b« to revive a

c- . ' face dlatroaed and anxious, backed out forgotten absurdity, and to establish

(Be to your measure. l- trst-Clash n of thf| wllh ^ unsteady words: i the very association that la to be deDmncstic anti Imported Fabric S b -How am 1 going to U-U him!" 1 nled and discarded . . But. as

Whatever was on bis mind, how- "C. K. 8 " points out In hit comiuea-

r . _ ever, of tbo unsolved problem tndl- tary on thD literary find, there la amice! from the Station. M ^ usl maped the dilemma by pie evidence that Dickens was sorry AL.w Ciffire ■ ’he borne. When Wilton Deere came for the portrait and vowed "never to * Next t0 ™ down to the offloe the next morning do ao any more

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