Show jay judg t by dally story pul co they the title out of cour tesy for five years she had really been the underpaid drudge for old ca leb hartung the grizzled senior ber of the law firm it she haan hadn t been akin to angels she would never have put up with him half the time she put his erratic ballings bai lings he called it dictation into grammatical shape entertained or dismissed call ers looked up decisions and kep run of his cases and papers for this as of responsibility she was called upon to take with it the blame tor every letter and paper the old man himself misplaced that she did all this cheerfully awakened scant appreciation in toll calloused heart after running up the balances for a bad year and concluding that re trench ment was necessary he thought of the private secretary as first among the unnecessary appendages lets try cutting it somewhere else suggested robert chamers a thoughtful looking man of SO who constituted the lesser part of the firm suppose we shut off a few of the newspapers reduce our cigar bill and you are talking wild dob said hartung patronizingly those thing are life s essentials but we can do her work and never miss her we 11 be thirty to the good per month A sum which leaves her about 25 cents a week after paying board bill carfare and tor lunch remarked chamers musingly I 1 wouldn t won der if she Is a bit attached to the old place what of if shell get over it in two days and be glad of a change when are you going to tell her why er I 1 thought id let you do that said the old man a trifle un easily no thank you this Is your scheme and you d better engineer it I 1 say bob remarked hartung smiling maliciously there isn t any thing of a er a personal nature be tween you and not at all certainly not said chamers flushing excuse me I 1 thought that was ou objected to telling her it what you thought show you said chamers you II 11 tell her yourself yes good boy you know how to do it better and tell her the old man ampre elates all she s done for the firm and all that but we really must acono mize on everything but newspapers cl gars and don t be a fool robert I 1 m inter ested in your pocket book as well as my own it was three days after this conver before bob chamers mustered up courage to deliver the decree ot banishment the light haired girl looked up from her busy desk with a pleasant smile as he entered her sane urn from the gravity of your face mr chamers I 1 judge the last jury was woefully dense she said banteringly for years they had been good friends and their close association had made them teel tree with each other it the jury miss susie said chamers slowly seating himself near her I 1 wish it was A cloud swept over the pretty face and she turned in her chair toward him the old man that Is we have been thinking that maybe we could I 1 mean the business has been so aw ful bad that he we thought we d have to let you go miss susie said the junior partner finishing desper abely you mean you are going to dis but we can do her work and never miss her charge mea she asked in a strangely calm voice I 1 wouldn t put it ahat way he said soothingly you see he 1 mean we ot course think we can t afford the expense of a private secretary any longer he went on hurriedly deter mined to get over it as quick as pos ible and wondering why the matter agitated him so but don t you mind now I 1 ve been over to see lawson grubbs the big law firm in the con tin building and it just happened by rare good luck they were in need ot somebody and I 1 spoke for the job for you and susie miss su ale I 1 mean von 1 et 12 a week it the news caused any exultation the pale features did not show it the girl toed with the papers on her desk and gazed vacantly at her ink wells twelve dollars a she repeat ed mechanically then after a dreary pause when do quit here oh there s no hurr you could stay till the first of the month only those people are waiting tor you you 11 find them very pleasant there was another interval 0 sl ence chamers nervously picked up Is hat and abose youve been a good girl 1 she raised up startled susie he said and weve abed you immensely I 1 know I 1 have and so has the old man only ha don t show it much that Is we will ailsa iou like everything I 1 thank you very much waa all she said still looking dumbly at the leer heads on her bronze inkstand he started to the door hesitated booked back then boldly turned and vent out As he descended in the ele vator the troubled face was before him and he wondered why his action had seemed to reprehensible he bad tried to state the case as gently as possible and yet from some quarter an insistent little voice was telling him he had made an awful botch 0 it he left the elevator and walked to the exit then it occurred to him that he had always intended 1 when she left that he would give her a certain painting she had admired and which was hanging in her office she might be gone when ho returned so 1 was best to do it now if youve forgotten anything up stairs said the elevator boy who was accommodating beyond his kind can get it for you thank you billy said chamera but this Is something have to at tend to myself he stepped to the door of the vate office and softly opened it susie s head was on her desk and her arms were around it the heaving bosom told the story of grief chamers hesi bated an instant then walked over and gently touched the girl on the shoulder she raised up startled the hastily used handkerchief was to remove the traces of tears see here my girl said chamers this time speaking with quiet slon there s another place I 1 want to tell you about and which would make me ier happy if you would accept in the last few minutes I 1 ve dincov ered a thing that has existed a long time that I 1 care more for susie than anything in the world and want you to take a place in the little home I 1 will ting a ling ling chamers frowned and went over to the phone after listening a few sec ands he turned to susie and said colonel law son of lawson grubbs nants to know when that young lady will be ready to go to work on delivering the message he stood at the instrument regarding her acx bously the girl got up and walking over to him with eyes that glowed through the tears whispered tell him I 1 have since had the offer of a better place which I 1 have ac cepter |