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THURSDAY, JULY J 9, too. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. " i xnifitiuaz. In the Interest r Truxam & Co. By JANE ELLIS JOY Copyright, im, by J.i Kill Joy T llSK you," mtUl JuHtlim Oil iM'rt, cc'illiK the Jonn of th inorulnjr newspaper from her luiidludy. Who rau with it up , to lor small room on the third floor und sitt dowu to look ovur the "Help Wanted" advtrtisrooiit. Hit eye ran down one of Urn column until It rented ou tlio followlnjr; Varitiid.Immsrtliitely, espsrt slenogra phr (r the Monolith sugar rrflnory; only plain looking women used upply. Tlio girl gasped out little jubilant lituiil). No wonder. Huo bad broken lit-r luNt dollar. It wag Into lu Septem ber, and bar room rent would be duo ou Oct 1. For a mouth she bud walked the stwt of tbo Mir, trango city KM'klng a situation, fche fuuded that ber freewhich no una In all her tweuty-two year bad over ciilhd pretty and which she herself, consid ered hopelessly ujidy told aalukt her In th everyday struiHfle for employ ment. Now ber time bad come. For once ugliness waa at premium. Justin wore confident air at, In tli court of an bour, eht entered tbo outer office of the big Monolith build ing, ovor tlie portal of which appeared lu Immense letter, "Truxam & Co." Hue waa directed to take tbe eleva tor. Tbo building waa 0114 with tbe Induntrlal music of machinery. I'or moating the air waa tbe heavy odor of augar. The onlce of the bead of tbe firm waa on tbe third floor overlooking tbe augar pit Tbe deep open pit waa lafeguardod by a wooden railing, over which one could look down ou hun dred tona or mora of augar. Juntlna .waa wondering wbnt beneflrent Ira pulse Implied Messrs. Truiam & Co. to favor glrla without beauty when, atopplog at tbe on door of tbe office, abe aaw a busluessllko, middle aged woman aeotcd at tlio desk. A few question followed tbe brief greeting. JusUn waa given a bit of dictation to do, and before abe realised what bad happened or bad recovered from ber aurprlae at finding that tbe great Monolith concern waa conducted by woman ahe waa duly Imtalled over a typewriter. Little except bualneaa phrases paaaed .between Un. Truxam and Juitlna for montb or two. Tbe bitter waa well paid, and abo liked the altuatlon. Now and then aba Indulged the fancy for neck ribbon; otberwia aha dreated very plainly. Occaalonally Mr. Clarence Truxam, a tall, One looking fellow, apparently about twenty-five, came Into the office to commit hla mother. The flrat time Juatlna aaw hltn a rational aolutlon of the preference of tbo bead of tbe firm for an ugly stenographer rushed upon her mind.. "Ah, thero'a no danger to Lira from me!" ahe thought to herself serenely, Aa time paaaed Juatlna grew to feel that there were compeuantiona in life for tlio uuattractlvo. She could go about tlto place without drawing attention to bersolf-at leaat ahe fan clod an, enjoying the thought that abo waa immune to atarea. When off duty ahe loved to room over the building, topping when and where abe pleased to watch the movement of the ma chinery. Her fondnoaa for mecbaulca waa almost a passion. By degree Mrs. Truxam relaxed from her businesslike rtgldnesa and be- "DOESN'T HI LIKE HUB?" QtrBttlKO JB8 TINA. , camo surprisingly confidential. "Win ter hud hardly arrived before she had communicated to JuHtlna ber aspira tions for making a match between ber son and the only daughter of a rival sugar bouse. Evidently the matron wanted a confidant very badly, "l'ou see, my dear Miss Gllbort, with the bouses of Truxam and Montootb lunlted we could control the sugar mar ket!" she said ono day at her desk. "Yes," said Justlna, with earnest as sent, somehow feeling that in tbe "we" she herself was Included, And then she ventured to ask, "I suppose Mr, Clarenco and Miss Montootb meet at parties?" "Oh, yes! Clarence is lnvltod every where, and he goes out n great deal. I know Lilian Montootb would be hla for tfc asking, tot".- I asmMmmm "Doesn't Ha Iiifl Hart' querufd' Jua tlna when It became evident the lad fWaa not going to finish ber sentence. "II any be does, but the trouble witt Clarence Is bo 'likes'' so many, lie 1 attracted by every pretty" fuce he aeea." : ... . 1 5; Justin could readily believe this. Only the day before she had seen the young man making himself agreeablo to pretty Mis Cooperton, tbo assistant bookkeeper, " Entering the oflko tbo first Monday morning after the holidays, tbe stenog rapher and confidant of Mr. Truxam found Mr. Clarence Truxam at bis mother' desk. "Don't bo alarmed. Mis Gilbert," the young man sold pleasantly. "Mother ba gone to Wash ington for a visit I'll be In ber place till she comes back." There was a lull In the volume of busi ness these days, and aa a conscqucnco there wore fewer Utters to writs. Direct ly it developed that Clarence Truxam hd a faculty for conversation of sort. It began In desultory talk about things In Mitral, Justlna admitting to bsrsttf In a half conscious way that another privi lege due hr by right of her plain face was that of comradeship with a youn man separated from her by Impassable barriers. "Miss Ollbort," Clarence said on aft trnoun when both of thm wers unoccu pled, "do you know, I like your "No; I didn't, t m much Indebted," said Justin in her dry way. She did not look at tht questioner and presently made move a If to (save the room. "Don't, go a tilt yL" he protested. dive ths msehlniiry a rst for a little while. Are you studying the hong of the nlns end things so you can take the foreman 's place In cose of a striker" 'No: I hod no such design." 'Simply love It for lu own sake, ' eh T Well, there's human sort of machine not far away that might be Interesting, and wants to be, If you would only turn your Intellectual faculties upon It" That's ths business of a psychologist," said Justlna. "I'm a stenographer, wish business would look up so that would have more to do." "Miss UllUrt, I have , charge to bring against you." he said. Let's hssr it," sh answered witn un- motional concern. It's very serious, I assure you. Tou obtained your, situation bt ths house of Trusam Co. by false pretenses!" Mr. Truiam!" gbe turned from the file and faced him, her eyes flashing de ntal. It seemed to her that he was car' rylng peasantry too far. Loyalty to Miss Montootb and ths Interests of the Mono lith reflnerv did not dnmsnd that she should brook aa accusation like this. "1'lesse don't crush ma!" he pleaded In a conciliatory tone. "I really be your pardon. Hut you know you ram here In answer to an advertisement. "Yea," she answer! Icily. "Am I not competent as a stenographer?" "Undoubtedly, or my mother would have found It out the first week and discharged yeu. It's hot that part of ths bill that you don't AIL If you remember, It was an ugly girl that was wanted, Tou came In the guise of that kind of a girl, and I have discovered the fraud!" She laughed, blushing a little and ahow !- her even whit teeth. There waa no denying that Justine's teeth were pretty. "You deserve to take rank among the great discoverers of all aces for this!" she said, trying not to be conscious of I Utile thrill of pleasure. To keep him from talking more non sense she took a letter off the file and eat down at the typewriter to copy It Bhe worked furiously, blundering, forgetting the punctuation and spacing. "What fool I ami" she kept saying to herself. "What a fool!" The neat morning the 'little thing seemed to Justlna even leas. She had lust been "a bit of a goose." she told herself In the sober light of the new day. She would steel herself against weaknesses of that kind In the future. Bhe was at ths office and receiving the mail when Mr. Truxam came In. He looked serious and almost severs. Justlna fancied he was ashamed of the nonsense he had talked the day before. The mall was heavy, and It took him a good while to look over It The girl was thankful for that There had been a sudden awakening of trade, and the rush of latter writing last' ed all day. "Was the work hard enough to suit you, Miss Qllbert," he said wbsn the big clock had struck S. Downstairs ths workmen were getting ready to go home. And then he added, resuming something of bis sprightly manner, "How do you think got along today f "Bplendldlyl" "Thank you. Commend me to mamma when ahe comes back. Another favor am going to ask of you" He was trying to catch her eye, but she avoided tbe glanoe. He crossed the narrow corridor and perched on the railing of ths sugar pit The position brought the two face to face. "I would be eternally obliged," be went on, "If you would atop seconding mother's schemes for promoting my bus! ness Interests through a matrimonial al liance." Justlna betrayed her discomfiture by wild stare. "How did you find this out?" shs asked presently, recovering herself. "I should not have thought you capable of listening to our talk I" "Don't be severs on me, please. hemmed and coughed to let you know I was at the open door of the office, but so deeply were you and mother Interested In your plot that neither of you would pay any attention." "I think you ought to have gone away," said Justlna, getting back her usual com posure. "I'm sorry If you're not pleased about It, but, really, I said nothing to your mother that I wish to unsay. I think she Is right to desire on advan tageous marriage for you." "You do!" "Yes. Your mother Is a good business woman a wise woman, Bhe wants to see you make the most of your .opportunities. I was perfectly sincere In all I said to her. I know how she feels, and I sympathise with her." "You do!" "Take care or you may fall back! Oh, don't sit on the rati! You are taking a great risk. Please, Mr. Truxam" "Don't get nervous," he said, balancing himself. "Sa you think mother has the best of It and that I ought to fall In with her wishes T" "Certainly, whon you like the lady. But do get off that dreadful seat!" "But suppose I like another lady bet terr "I wasn't told about any ethor lady." "You will be directly. Miss Gilbert the lady that I like bettor-tho lady that 1 love Is you." Bhe looked at him In a bewildered wny. "Since the moment I knew I loved you, Justlna, It has seemed to me I have loved you all my Ufa," ho wont on earnestly, "Impossible, Mr. Truxum! Don't sny anything more. Your mother what would she say?" "I don't know. I would ratr hvir what you have to say. Do you thln'.t you could learn to care for me?" " H,ve duties to Truxum & Co. ; Yn-i had better be advised by; your .Jot!v;r. and pleas don't ref .r , ' There was a sharp orack, almost like a pistol shot snothsr followed, and the section of railing on whkh Clareno Truxam was sitting su detached. The young man msde a quick spring to save himself, but he had regained his balance a second too late, Shrieking for help, Justlna reached the broken railing just In time to see Clar ence's fca4 and shoulder disappear in the loose mass below. She flaw to ths speaking- tube that con' neoted with the main' workroom on the ground floor and, getting the answering "Hello" from one of the men, told what bad happened. "He'll he dead In ten mln utos, I'm afraid, unless we can empty the piti some of you men turn on the power. The reply chilled her to the heart. 'The foreman and the engineer have both gone, miss. There ain't anybody here now but me and Ben Mortson. Io you want a I snail go ror the engineer?" "No; there Isn't time. Stay there till eome down." A coll of hose Intended for putting out fires In sn emergency was one of the fa miliar objects that appealed to Justlna now, Having noticed - the exact spot where Clarence had disappeared, she had an Idea. Hurriedly she swung out the hose, lowering It Into the bin. It was of a firm texture, a she surmised, and ad' mltted of being driven Into the mass of augar. When It had penetrated eight or ten feet the girl called through ber end of the pipe: "Mr. Truxam, we're trying to save you. Feel about for the end of the rubber hose. Oot It yet?. Keep' feeling. There I That- good!" as the hose stretched out taut. "I have it all right now." came up the pipe in a weaa tone, -uoa bless you justlna!" - "Breathe through the bose till we empty the bin," she enjoined. She fastened the hose so that It would not slip or twist end then hurried down stairs, Bhs believed she knew how the power was turned on, and she also knew something about bow the chute worked. "WILL IOU BI MY I3TSPIEATIOH V In a few minutes more, with the help of too two men, tbe machinery was la mo tion. Directly there waa an encouraging cry from Ben Morleon. who was taking a peep through a crack In the wooden wall "Heno, Mr. Clarence! Olad to see you UVM' It won now that Justlna became aware that In starting the machinery she bad hurt her elbow. Something had atruck her, ahe did not know what Bhe had not heeded the pain at first; now It seised her with an overwhelming grip. "Mercy, Miss Qllbert, what ails ye?" aid Ben Mortson. Justlna was not able to answer, nor did shs know anything more about the affair until she recovered consciousness In tbe hospital. Her arm had been put out or Joint. The days of pain were followed by days when Justlna enjoyed the restful life In her little hospital room. One afternoon she was sitting with her arm In a sling wondering what Mrs. Truxam wouid say when that lady, all out of breath, came fluttering into tbe room. "Oh, Miss Qllbert they kept it from me till now!" she exclaimed, after a warm embrace. "Clarence didn't want to spoil my visit, and somehow I missed reading of It In the newspaper. Well, my dear, I owe it to you that I have a eon! Of course the men Ben Mortson and the other one helped. I wish people wouidn t give me all the credit" said Justlna Clarence told me all. my dear all!' old Mrs. Truxam. The color rushed Into the airl'e pole face. "It Is kind of you to come to see me, notwithstanding." ahe said bravely. " 'Notwithstanding!' Don't say 'not withstanding.' I am wiser now than I waa But Clarence thinks you don't care for him. It seems you returned him a let ter without opening It Do you not core for him? Ah, I see you do, Justlna! am more than a mere business woman. can read hearts. You were thinking of me when you sent him his letter back the other day." 'Yes; I was thinking of you of Truxam a co." Think of yourself now and of Clar ence," aald Mrs. Truxam, rising to leave. Let us forget the old plana Here" putting the doubly mailed letter In Jus. tlna'a hand "I have brought the letter back. Read It and give Clarence his answer." Justlna smiled and took the letter. The reading of It caused her woman's heart to overflow with happiness. It was the first love letter that ahe had ever re ceived. She was reading it for the tenth time when the nurse admitted Clarence. 'I couldn't wait for your answer br mall," aald the young man. "First, how la your precious arm?" Better, thank you. I will soon be able to leave the hospital." "The doctor says I may have Just five minutes, Justlna. Now, yeu can say Yes' to the Question In the letter In one second.", "Oh, no; I cannot. I wont you to wait- to think about It." I have waited, and I have thought." 'I mean I don't want you to think that you are under obligations to ma This Is real life, you know." "Tes," he smiled, "very real." "I wish for your sake I was pretty." ahe sold, with a little shade of regret in my eyes you are the most beautiful woman In the world," he returned. "And to please you I'll try to think that I'm not under the least obligation to you. In return for this mental docility I'll ask you to think something. ; "Will you do it?" "If It's hot too dimcult"-wlth a smile and a heightening of color that was girl ish and becoming. It ought not to be difficult for one of your prowess, it's to believe that our marriage would be In .the Interests of Truxam A Co, It you rejeot me I shall wish you had let me smother to death In the sugar bin," he pleaded. "Anybody would have rescued you. Please don't think of tbatJnfiidgot so nruon. r tiu.-i i woui ..rrwoh the same If It had been any one else that had fallen In." , , ...... "I might have thought of that, but, yoe know, men will bs eaotlstlcal. Let me be Just little egotistical now, Justma. Whn I spoks of ths Interest of Truxam A Co. I meant that as my wife you would be sn Inspiration to me. Will you be my Inspiration?" "111 try to be," said Justlna, looking up with the light of love In her eyes. And then the nurse came In to say that the five minutes hod expired. Sfodest brrataea. 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