Show TAKEN ON TRIAL the man whirled about try you for a week he snapped and your pay will be 10 the girl paused on her way lo 10 the door thank you she said 1 I expect to make myself worth more than that hen he came dow n the next morn ing and tramped into his office he found the girl seated at her table her brown head bent over her work he was just a little surprised to find her there persons he bad engaged had n way of promising to come back and falling to do so he knew that he was to blame for this and he rather gloried in the thought but here was this strange girl at her place and look ing as if she meant to stay there she was a neat looking girl her hair was tidy and there was a bit of white about tier neck that softened the ef feet of the black frock and in a little vase in front of her was a how er a red flower of some kinda flow er he told himself that looked strangely out of place in the dingy room and then the man suddenly s ared about him both the windows were open and they were clean and the sunshine was in and there was a general air of abou the place that was quite amazing ad the odor of was fairly pun gent good morning said she this girl was going altogether too far what did she mean b taking such liberties he would abo v her that he was not the sort of ir that could be imposed upon no doubt she had been spoiled in the emco omco of her father her dead father he looked up the girl was stand ing by the desk the men from the telephone corn pany will be here at ten 0 clock to arrange for moving the phone she said and the typewriter Is being put in order do you feel the draught from the windows he growled an inarticulate word or two and the girl turned away oh she said and turned back mary the woman who cleans as ked me to tell you that she gasn wasn t in ani way responsible tor the improved appearance pe arance of the office she said she was quite willing to let me take all the credit it seems much nicer here lt here was his chance to assert his authority cut strange to say the only form of expression his anger took was another vicious slam of the much suffering private drawer the girl brought new methods into the business the labor saying and time saving devices he had despised and with the departure of the old fashioned methods his old fashioned brusqueness seemed to depart too customers who had been offended at his irritability and plain speaking came back the business was in bet ter shape than ever 1 m losing my grip he growled to himself 1 I don t know anybody who fears me and yet confound it the old hoube seems to have a new lease of prosperity it only robert he bad been thinking a good deal about his son no doubt it was an other proof of hla fatuous weakness he arose suddenly and took the va cant chair by the girls table miss morris be abruptly said im troubled not about the business mr thur her no the business Is all right per haps if it I 1 could keep my thoughts on it it Is my son robert who bothers me yea mr thurber but you dont ask me why 1 I know something about the story sir you disagreed your son felt that you were treating him like d child he rebelled you throve him away it Is all quite true said the man it a very bard for me to think I 1 was wrong robert was a good boy per haps I 1 forgot that he had grown to b a man tha girl leaned forward mr thurber he said what is my position here he looked at her blankly I 1 hardly know he answered 1 l will have to think it out Is there any special title you want she smiled let me be your confidential adels er tor just a moment or two she said you told robert you would never call him back Ys will you let me call alm he stared at her let you call him do you think be will come I 1 am sure he will then you know robert yes I 1 knew him before I 1 camo here I 1 talk with him every day he drew hla breath sharply Is Is this a game he demanded it a a game in which the happiness of three persons is at stake the girl answered and you came here to to tamo me I 1 came here because J promised to marry robert and I 1 wanted his fa leers consent and the girl leaned forward watt ing presently ho looked toward her then he pointed with a shaking hand at the phone ring him up he said the japanese government has placed an order in england for an entire gun factory y y |