Show L N SINESS SINE SS apprenticeship II 11 f BY GRACE marguerite ISK all rights reserved 1 eipl tit rights reserved 11 I 1 alls a as doriand rin r in n tor for in little spurts of the A platform along the ad the c inductor on ductor breakly belated c ones up p the aj m the if ain board III red to Z the round I 1 al and of r tt 11 nce made hm hill look er ile he 11 the 1011 conr fl platter platform WHO nere racing 0 o as dally passengers y dead bead as they me mot t tuned flutes late it now w ile c ly aher he gave cave tile the till a ark prk 4 rh of icam the t train rain e out of the station caad col od flow no it was too the prospect t of late hie to lunch the tardy 7 energy in 10 pursuit P of 0 and scrambled trl tri U train in he steps ot of the last bast wl I 1 looked up in III amused t a tall lall erac eaul tf girl bof a came up ad the tl aisle gentleman who vaa nw 4 too km ing for bream brath they the arst labant seat in n lilt he hrat first to regain her laughed softly at her arfet face ace the llie jf made inic 3 et site ohe gurgled 0 1 t l rejoined the gentle lie he it idaa as a hands handsome olnO 11 hom small erect fill ll it a suggestion of 0 i ties it matter wo we got said alii half apol apologetically oget lea fly itch to her hat a pat to arli is about her taco face and tf comfortably bak back in her 1 run ran itself that matters attora ni I 1 done ont enjoy that tha sm iames play in it and U I 1 wert only lor for wee once BU bul arned day before yes yesler ter Z but it mill I 1 IM it week lialis vi t call for or you again almire oure going to scold in me e e forli cing a lew few min i n e so art hour late I 1 could bae some borne reaton ilja 13 always being A few lii lime e for or no reason at ws ind and annoying fault tre reamon aion the she said indig nor ot of one instead of SC ce tl as you promised promis erl you 1 hanging over a book l ten minutes too arif 0 0 in to look at the he new ril nule assenting ath wing ong made an engager oar neck it nere smary in dijt hy by did you ell hinder hill der 11 all it if you be I 1 showed acain in the hi well you ell see ec I 1 came in this tl morning anti I 1 my mileage 1 1 I sighed col you crow WE like lour our poor rather father iu at abat hat I 1 taw saw tile the other wey iely r rither come collie racing home lle late to dinner and sit bit h it a lesture lie he n U as to dehas to hours ile he alas im dd no all that you er should be dressed in it forgot about his dinner ready to start then we ing ln halt half the gas jets in ing up and camo came back ter for your father allicks allic rs a fort orthe he servant alas ua out donn dov nand and latchkey latch key ind 1 to cral in a IN window bus lils to tk be unfastened tm door going in on oil tile the fick protested t the e girl on B tiro be ear he hernly lil had to throw burjel es tor or car tare not one ot of at bt to bring brine any chinee change ch inee ice ot of him foolery 1 M c e ero ere I 1 minutes late at tile the lall hall es viere CT worn to bleds 0 i abat hat kind hind ot or EL a homely one defiantly de Dantly per 1 but listen you are nr liv 1 the he deeana of 0 ah a Imin umile lle ille your father and all it er you yon geniuses can got t awo WO to 10 practical home 11 your father and mut her tick sick over novt r tile hie ON OK anthor nt hor health and your art an will aih afre affected eted I 1 do try facing him fill eyes eye for or her parents were I 1 dupre re a good i little girl lly br nging bine hla his 1 1 hla 1113 bright el hakul tile hie toll lw for your temper she he Y biow ow lots te be atria 1 l ri rw ft k i know low I 1 had colnel a tn a enow now you had it a wt na but JONI jol alerton Y wt one her brit lolly loj play ly on that pap a one boulte tit m p ile or et me be you abando h a errand rana toy lioy you would to the V till s lie sigh itin t it a reputation bafo s ual ilia scope ply adit at rally u 9 it t to e earn rn hit toll Q chance athance the y idia I 1 dla wr ia fast A awk pk and 1 l e i ei I 11 piling F UP P you vou ran call sad ni cataloguer catalogues catal tor for tile nw 1 youre a dear sags afternoon after BIA satur emills 1 companion iw I 1 rew late 1 morland 1 I I 1 shall 1 1 be 1 in city my mv 1 ealar with you yau j 1 Y laughed the girl irl ka bap nt and 11 4 your jim he anan jumping ear MI IT ir in 1 h ti lose e articles 11 31 fc fast at beuno u St 4 thank 2 book alth as h 8 0 H I 1 I 1 and brlik fe ird LI it own ag 1 1 I ill d et toil t aln it as ile 1 rok 0 ofte r the in h nd at the ofa took naff she III it covati file es illk moment met for he renee ar life to tit th mude the new t IN lilla in t and ore tosas biting te ay tale file new she rv ari d aas 1 as the she saw that col alas sa absent she fell hastily to avi buik it and I 1 ic e ten minutes ovelt inic the colonel was waa on hand promptly the next morning but ut so ms afta work proceeded eded briskly na as aas a a weighty batch of ci western Vc steni lettel 4 t to 1 get oi lift that flat light unluckily had decided to lundli in fit town mith alth her friend that hiat noon and go shot pini ping afterward ast abst think she ahe said paid joyously ai they shared cne cile order fill iwo of and filled in loss leus than ihan a fortnight now nov I 1 shall have tit my banjo lii injo in time lime tor for our conces I 1 do you think only pine anc lays days abay oil oh uncle jck jack hilll III I 1 irl me L have have it a day earlier if 1 I 1 explain to him returned marjorie with a confident nourish of the salad fork and dirst you ivor work krisht up to the very day clay of it the concert concel quelled tile bosom hien 1 admiringly to the very night lie ile might hae ila e givon in me the if I 1 had ask d lum film lut but ho he let me hae li it now fur for anything I 1 it various aroud little trifles combined to lie dc tain tile hie girls in the shopping when hen the woman oman of lusinchi sp c d toward the th great IVill ding that held alil her inalia uncles in clia office file wal scandal lcd iced to find horse herself if arif an ail hour lat lair P the colonel colona l was mas secretly arnu annica cil at hir ll 11 r look of 0 burning shame as she he crossed the room but lie he alas as him film in his resole to lo deal out buz business iness discipline please ilease ret gee to lo mork on oil those thoe western le suan ag s possible po Ible lt Is 14 of great importance to me here a slight emphasis thai thae they should hould L leave in thia einings een Ings mail ITO ho busied himself with some cataloguer catalogues catal anti anil would not meet her pleading eest llor her excuses excuse wele forestalled and luiere i ere as to do but to fall upon tile the letters nith furious energy alas at halt balf past live five there two long lone hits to be copied and her hel employer alas aa snapping town down his desk lid as usual ill stay slay and finish these in n half an hour or so please let inc file 1 I think of leaving you alone in treat mat building after dark and I 1 cant stay star myself tonight Marj Nl arjorie orle struggled into lier her coat in a rebellious mond slie she knew that she u mas as being disciplined and the thought mode made her impatient ifer her curly head 1 was I 1 tossed to a haughty ancle for so sweet ai 11 I tempered a maid as she lie walked beside clr ter uncle hut but her ter goodnight good night lias as subdued his grave matters again vent ment for her ter pride was waa roused buum d and her interest in the u work ork increased i ian her knott ledge nf it hla marjoric Marjor dorle lc had a great fondness for for boo books ks and her hep uncles business dealt with these a ions experience in lime iino gone to 10 new yolk probably hack k tin till wednesday van lan the note on imp 1 I 1 dek de k finish drowning avid ami cresma wall e 1 lists s and RO go on ail tit ah usual it did not occur th vur to lna its niece that his absence might bo be partially pait lally devised in as a trial of 0 her site she was ton ten minutes lute late oil monday mo coining ining though rho made up the line lime before she he lett left the lists isis were finished that day anti and remained only the permanent catalogue caia lugue hie colonel wa it d nt not lie ile completed for or weeks and therefore alk re it did not matter she ph argued that she was forty minutes late on oil tuesday reparations for cw the conceit were absorbing nr and time lime and she left tile the office odice promptly at halt balf otist ive five feeling somei bat strick en the lie made lier her iny ay earby s I 1 to the I office in it knorring r overtaking her uncle nn nil the u any 1 she aval grateful to 10 her very boot tips tipa that she hc in such good frood little lin f somo some awl eniry ry chatter chich ladled till 1111 they bac bed d the office AN lien the colonel Lolon fl ro rc lapsed into mail and fir ar her depoi r t cornera by close questioning site BIH faltered out nut an account of 0 br bork ork and ot of iter lapses lapse sfrona from bunc tuft ity rhen I 1 am to k understand a asked betl col rockwood knockwood nock wood le nning lenning back in lill bli their chair and in sum eying her ter lah patient eyes that fill tile exception ot of ill x n asted rot foi ty ly minutes you did as much stork rk as ai ir if I 1 had been here lie he so evidently expected an it five that it wast was cult for hla his guilty gilece to sta frimer outs outa blushing blugh ing no bir what aben sharply 1 I slopped stopped if to look at the box boi of boalt for the 1 I had so nuch much cimei 1 didat t mean irein to but lie be fore oro I 1 knew it 1 I 1 I pad had lead fol mor more e than han an ail bour 1 our I 1 1 I think my boy would have done better belter thon than ti ihal lt lt and i 3 you 0 o u kno know w what a artt ragamuffin h he e i Is s was v rt s tl the le r boriin r in 0 alz 11 r 11 Z tv it L I 1 Y oad R q MIMI 4 V 11 va i iii 1 WE e ml J g lyl 11 q 4 41 1 oly Is P or I 1 A you finish out tho the day 17 14 R R 4 its TE FA 1 X 5 iv A x 1111 mother other knows know aits ita all right at v ithe the book making him of 0 special value us a commissioned purchaser tor for libraries do you think she asked at the close clone of 0 the second friday that I 1 might have my banjo by the hie middle ot of tile week even it if I 1 dont earn ll it till 1111 th ill end yes I 1 know it business she he added hastily at a quizzical took look in his eye but I 1 want it for our concert next friday anti and I 1 must get eel used to it beforehand 1 I think ll it will bis be safe to let you have it 11 by bv wednesday night we can purely burely pull through the hie rest ut of the eek hr marjoree Marj orle gave lier her uncles arm a delighted squeeze as slip bh skipped along beside him ill come collie and play to you whenever th enever youre nick she ho fervently pi her undo uncle affected to shudder 1 I know I 1 shall lithall never have another aclin acho or r rain pain as lout iona as your nanjo banjo lasts laala I 1 liff ter arvd wt no hastily that ached outright col rockwood was absent when marjoree Marj orle arrived the next morning morn lne comment 1 I suppose you expect your banjo today nc erthel 1 I wanted it came in it a low toil tone c from tile corner to ull which ell his fai faithless thies a secretary hail had revived the biond 1111 fIled some forne P papers pers on h his 4 acs desk k listen marjoree Marj orle lie hr said at last last 1 I IN will ill tot rot you the banjo as I 1 gleco hut but it II must be with the understanding der standing that it you ire are more than file Ini late between now flow avid and saturday night tile the banjo goes lack back to tile store do you oil abrec ae rec oh yes yes ill promise you never mind promises ill wait and see athal hat you cau can do this time little woman Avo inan turned back to her desk site she felt fell I 1 resolved to redeem at all costs the respect slie she had forfeited toi felted then her fitce clouded overt over she bile went back to the busy colonel 1 I dont dilt like to ask rl a fai faor or ut lf you now jack eliut 11 well mariarle Mari orle j could you would you mind letting me ile have an extra lie hour ur this afternoon from two to thrpo you hee bee pleadingly ly itts its about tho the concert I 1 planned to pit alt in the hack back row but now that I 1 have hae a new hanio banjo they want mant me in front helen jeffries was mas going to sit there but bul she Is so BO stupid about keeping keap lii time 1 suppose I 1 can let you RO go said lie he luc tully fully but I 1 want nant you to under uland stand ju JUKI t 1 low w important thle this w work 0 rk of mine Is 18 ailt ami I 1 then perhaps yo you u will not be so HO apt to folget lipet tny my interests Inter viita in yours you know that I 1 have not bail an ail order for or a ions 1019 time anti and need money badly ills 1114 idele nodded sympathetically 1 I have just headd beaida from a business acquaintance in Peter petersham sharn that thai tho inn view new library there is ready to stock lie he v rites that one of ti the tru ale fees IR coming tit 1 town in a day or two tuo to arrange for or the pit juiling jUil ing ng and though the order la Is not n vry very hirk one I 1 am anxious to get it I 1 must he be off to a u meeting now SOO sec that MAL oure here it at 3 1 I shant be back till hilt past goodbye marjoire Marj oile walked valiantly away till she was interrupted intel by a I 1 caller whose long iring thin I 1 nha ilov fell suddenly between her and the light col rockwood MUI not be here till half balf past 3 this afternoon she halt ald raming will you leave any avord 01 ham 1 lm half past 3 eepoel echoed the nian mar in disappointment why I 1 nas going to lake that train tacit back to petersham reter sham rm im mr jr Ck gigham allain of Peter petersham sharil well weli r must try to come in again later with deep reg et marjorie Marj urlo wo watched ached air 1 r graham diP pei Tei haps hapa I 1 ought to have asked mot him to le sit down and ard to explain to him ill i n about uncle jacks acks J business bubi nesi its too loo late now lind and time for my ti tiala ain after it a liaty lundi it at homo home site she went on to the pretty little hall where the conceit was tu to take place ibele wild confusion reigned tor IOV tile the distressed I 1 lied had just learned that ihal by I 1 home ollie mistake the bull lied had been let first to another party parly for dilday fa iday night lie IT bays eliat wo we cant have tile iho hall tor for another I 1 week fcc k unless we give our conc concert cert toino torn irow night the leader I 1 wrathfully as lip concluded it a long pari liari parley ley anith w lah tile hie janitor of course e cant do that said bald a I 1 limp looking locking alil ill lets I try came bravely front from ter mar joi le lets said the girl standing next lats was imas taken up by the club and the mutter was settled it mas aa a quarter clu arter of 3 when marjoire Marj oile slipped qu quietly c fly into the office ter lier uncle was 1 absent and the hoy boy was out site lial IIRI just settled nettled herself at the desk nhan tile the telephone lele bell lane tills this 11 14 mr graham ilas has mr lockwood W cd returned not mot yet was the response it if lie should come collie in soon wl hlll 1 l you tell hirn him that mr jr graham Is 19 waiting wailing tor for hn his train iraln at tile the kins king street station und and would lie be glad to have tv a bUhl bubli leb talk with him certainly cert ionly but im afraid he wont ile bo here bere before half past three Alari orle went to her desk in ill discontent it was such a shame that uncle jack could not be there five minutes 0 of f thought ensued then site she pushed bak back lier chair with a determined crape she pinned on her hat ditled a hasty note not which she at to absentmindedly mind minded edly I 1 Y dropped into her pocket ock pl rummaged about in lik his des desk and went orf olt down the all acet NA with ith an armful of panels papal 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