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DISCHARGING BETTY By ISABEL FROST. Curzon had definitely, positively ujude up his mind to discharge Betty. If discipline was to be uiulntuined In the office at all. that was the first step toward It. In the first place, she never should have been employed in such n place as the ‘Benzlnger Iron works. She had walked through the outer gutes one early spring morning, the last of u line of applicants, uud had -isked the first worker she met what the superin tendent’s name was. "Frank Curzon,” she was told. There fore. Instead of waiting her turn. Betty had marched valiantly up to the book keeper's desk and had asked for Mr. Curzon quite as If she were paying u little aftern»K»n call. And she got the position. The salary was only $1) a week, but there was no carfare to pay. and the factory luy Just across the railroad tracks from the pretty suburban neigh borhood where she lived with her fa ther and the four boys, all younger than herself. "You mustn’t inlnd,” she said that eveulng. beumlng on her docile home el role at the supper table. “I’m a ter rible cook, and this way I can hire old .Mrs. Hansom to come in and work for us by the duy for $4 a week. That leaves me five for myself. I am Mr. Curzon's private secretary.” "What does he look like?” demanded David, the eldest brother. “Well, he’s rather tall, and possibly thirty, more or less.” Betty dished the preserved cherries thoughtfully. "And very, very businesslike and slmrt s|Niken.” "But,” said I»ave sarcastically, “wait till lie's Bettlfied.” It took about four weeks to Bettlfy the whole office. It began with the strike at the gray Iron foundry across the street. After the reserves had been called out and the fight in the yards was over, Curzon came back, looking rather tense and angry. “Why didn’t you keep out of range when those fellows were firing at us?” he demanded of Betty. “I wanted to see.” answered Betty haughtily. “It was very Interesting." It was the end of the second month that Curzon began to make up his mlud. In the first place, he was am bitious and had put all thoughts of love or marriage out of his scheme of life. The foundry was his life. And still It was June, and Betty wore the most entrancing. Huffy gowns to work, absolutely unbusinesslike. Likewise, at the lunch hour. Betty had a tiny electric contrivance which she calmly applied to the company’s switch, and on which she managed somehow to concoct the daintiest und most unexpected of luncheon dishes, since there was no good restaurunt In a radius of a mile. And then sin- would Invite him to partake. So one night towurd the end of June, when she had worked overtime, he stood by the window of the office that overlooked the gray Iron building and spoke gloomily, fatalistically. “Of course, you know this can’t go on much longer.” “Are you trying to discharge me. Mr. Curzon?” “I’ve got to,” answered Curzon slow ly, returning her look with unswerv ing intention. “I’ve either got to fire you or marry you. This can’t go on I can't think of anything under the light of heaven but you. day or night, and I want to work.” “Then, of course, I must leave,” said Betty, with her very nicest, her very kindest manner. "Betty,” said Curzon. In a curious voice, a voice of accusation and up peal, too. “Betty, why did come to work here? I didn't want you. You know perfectly well you’ve seen this coming on, and I believe you've gloated over It.” Nobody knows how far Betty’s dig nity would have gone If it had not been for the half-brick that came sail ing through the open window. Curzon went down like a hewn tree at her feet. When the ambulance arrived Jim and the engineer were holding down the two strikers who had lain In wait outside the office windows for a chance at the boss. But Inside the office Betty knelt on the floor beside Curzon. She had washed and bandaged the cut on his brow and hud pillowed his head on her coat —the little pongee silk coat she wore to work. And the young sur geon. entering hastily, hesltuted on the threshold, for Betty’s hand was strok ing back the hair from the patient's forehead with more than a nurselike touch, and the upward guze of his eyes was—as he told Jim later —“a dead give-away.” “I’m not going to work at the foun dry any longer.” Betty broke the news to the family circle that night with tact and gentleness. “Thought It wouldn’t last much long er,” scoffed Dave. "Who discharged you. Bet?” "Mr. Curzon,” sweetly. “For carrying on In business hours,” C niwteu usrkly. Just uieu miarn in-Gonzalcz, Jose Guy, Clarence .Harkcr, Harry Harker, William Clyde Hasty, Carl M. Hewett, Claud idler, Goitlob Rubt. Jackson, ihomus A. Jaro, Murccd Johnson, Frank kemi.th Johnson, Noah 0. Lopez, El I’uliu Marshall, Herbert Martin, John F. Maser, Peter C. Matthews, Archie Maxson, Lewis Doolty Miller, Joseph R. Miller, Eari N. Myers, Alfred McCulley, Elzie A. AlcGraw, Willard H. Nelson, John R. Prince, Angus P. Rice, lx; Roy Rose, Clarence J. Ruacho, Pedro Ryburn, Vernon M. Sharp, Ray O. Smith, Beo. B. Soto, Jose S. Staley, Charles G. , J.Stanberry, Oscar E. Strain, Frank E. Stubbs, John G. Swords, John G. 1 hompson, Joseph W. i or res, Juan Walker, Dennis H. Watkins, Iru C. Weir, Ross J. Wells, Wm. L. Whitfield, George H. Adams, Roy F. Anderson, William H. Austin, Franklin T. Hackman, Albert W. Baker, Jesse F. Baker, Morris F. Ball, Ernest O. Boy, Elmer E. Bear, Ernest Beagle, Forrest H. Besondy, Edward L. Blaine, Earl Boles, Hubert A. Bolcy, William J. Bolser, R. W. Bond, Ornel H. Boulder, Ccphus N. Brock, Homer Bunker, Charlie A. Burnett, Alva H. Cart, Ward B. Chase, Emery R. Clark, Herbert R. Clause, Santy Cline, Orlie R. Cline, Frank Corben, Arthur Crabill, Stephen T. Creaghe, St. George S. Crotingcr, Chester H. Culver, Alfred B. i Delphcnich, John W. Dorgan, John C. Driskill, Robert S. Ellsworth, Frank W. El well, Laverue P. Epperson, Clifford M. Fisher, Gardner B. Fralic, Floyd G. Gaskill, Perry D. Geer, Harry L. Gibcrscn, Clinton L. Guttridge, Joseph R. Haekett, Wayne A. Hammer, Guy L. Hartford, Gordon L. Hatfield, Luther E. llavey, Michael O. Hill, Jam-s K. Holtcamp, Clemen H. Jarboe, John W. Jarboe, Earl E. Jarboe, Jam -s R. Jones, Grover C. Johnson, Lc.stcr L. Ecenspotz, IJoyd H. King, William P. Elein. William H. Kyle, Flovd M. Ix-wis, Robert A. Lingle, Marion A. lx>cke, Ira A. Registration List—C'ontir ued Griffith, Jesse W. Griffith, Leander O. Grippin, James F. j Unninger, Floyd A. I Gurley, Ira G. Gurley, Loruue J. Hamilton, Harvey W. Hanks, John T. Hanson, Charles T. Haskins, Chester E. Hoover, Thomas D. Houghland, Raymond House, Henry V. Hupp, Harley R. Johnson, Arthur K. Johnson, J. Roy kuirn, George F kerns, William I’. kirkhurt, Archie R. Luubach, William F. Leisure, James R. Leonard, Edward J. Lewis, Ivan A. lxjzar, Charles H. Lucius, Henry J. Lucius, Albert E. Maxwell, John S. Merrill, Melville R. Miller. Clyde F Montgomery, Harvey I). . Moore, Thomas B. Mosier, Clarence B. McCurdy, Ralph I*. McGlashen, Daniel I~ .vicGinn, Tat McKcever, Houston E. McKinney, Or.an McKinley, Mark Naxarenus, Jacob Radley, Willard G. Pinkham, Glenn E. Pugh, George L. Pierce, Jack F. Record, Lemuel S. Reeves, Thomas J. A. Reynolds, John W. Rice, Fred H. Richardson, Raymond I). Rifcnbark, Elzy E. Roof, lsiwrer.ee A. Saunders, Fred H. Sherman, John S. Shields, John M. Sill, Jesse B. Smith, George E. Smith, Newton L. Stanley, Silas Stretcher, John T. Summey, Charles M. Taylor, Ernest L. Thomas, Henry P. Thomas, John M. Trcfz, John F. Trotter, Mearl Trotter, Earl Wagner, John Walton, Chester C. Wilkinson,'John N. Wittem, Earl E. Woodside, Miller F. Woodward, Otho Precinct No. Fourteen Adams, Theodore L. AtPgria, Jose Alvalos, Jos© Andujo, Anaclet© Bercal, Pedro Bonewell, Earl J. Bowman, Jas. E. Brauer, John F. Brookshire, Jas. A. Burriago, Jesus Burciago, Carlos Butler, Oscar H. Canfield, Fount Carrico, Jno. A. Cayce, Joe H. Cook, Theodore E. Corbett, Herbert Cross, Aaron D. Cross, John O. Davidson, Amiel M. Davidson. Ora Diem, John K. Eddleman, Wilson C. Ernest, Ray Fisk, Howard Francisco, Frank M. Franklin, Charles Franklin, John B. C.aut, William B. Gilbert, Guy bell rang ut the front door, uud the color deepened In Betty’s cheeks ns she rose. “Thut’s Mr. Curzon, und you behave every Inst one of you. He’s come to see father.” “Are you going to scold him for fir ing you. Bet?” whispered Dave, eag erly. And Betty turned at the door to whisper back with Joy: "No. I’iu going to marry him. g«s»se." (Copyright. 1917, by the MrClure Newspa per Syndicate.) WASHINGTON NOTES Ban on Barney the Bear The decision not to make Barney Baruch the centralized purchaser of war supplies for our government and our allies is said to have been rt ach ed because of his operations in the stock market at the time of the “leak” last December. The ban of the “leak” is not general, however. Mr. Price, the Whit House reporter who was involved in the scandal, has been giv en a nice place on the censorship board —an appropriate job for an ex pert on “leaks” —and it is probable that the other reasons for Mr. Bar uch’s failure were the more compel ling. His position in the council of national defense has always been rather anomalous. He made his rep utation, such as it is, as a great bear in Wall street. In other words, his achievements have been along the line of destruction rather than of construc tion. Yet he has acted as chairman of a most important board engaged in affirmative work in the war, and his subordinates have comprised some of Lee, Harry M. Marcum, Harvey A. Marriott, James C. Mason, Oscar A. Minder, Fred Minder, Roy Montgomery, Elmer McGeorge, Emmet; L. Nemier, Arthur J. Nemier, Ervin H Nemier, Albert A Nettleton, George W. Okey, Thomas W Peyton, Henry W. Pyle, George C. Ratcliffe, Robert G. Rodger, Neal I>. Richardson, Arch;- L. Robison, Franklin Rose, George Roush, Guy W. Routh, Claude < ’. Russell, George H. Scott, Henry H. Sevier, Glen R. Shafer, Loyd F. Siejffrist, Nelson J. Smiley, William J Smith, Chauncie Leroy Smith, Isaac A. Smith, Aaron E. Sorensen, Harold Stanberry, Henry E. Stark, Laurence S. Starr, Burt E. Strahan, Otto B. Thrasher, Robert H. Tripp, Oscar T. Turner, Clarence E. Unruh, Joseph P. Ward, William I*. Whitaker, Grafton I). Wiley, Ernest Williams, Arthur H. Wood, Jacob R. Worcester, Paul W. Wright, Alvin E. Wright, Rollie F. Precinct No. Sixteen Bartel, Peter G. Bean, Willie J. Beaubien, George E. Bijil, Senovio Blevenc, Elbert A. Blevens, Herbert E. Booher, Fred F. Brake, Cecil W. Brooks, Ralph E. Brooks, Richard Cain, Daniel F. Carlson, Carl A. Cartec, George R. Coder, Charles E. Cogswell, James E. Colbert, William E. Cowan, Llcyd J. Erramouspe, Jean Espinoza, Venuncio Franks, Lohr M. Gum, Richard L. Hanes, Gilbert R. Hiatt, Herold O. Hiatt, Walter F. Iriat, Jean Jenkinson, James A. Jollay, Eugene H. Jones, William H. Ixiswell, Clyde Lile, Charlie Michel, August R. McGee, Harvey A. Nell. John W. Nolan. Frank Oliver, Jay F. Pierson. Walter G. Puttie raw, David M Ray, Charles E. Schultz. Peter Schultz, Harry Scruton, Charle.. A. Jr. Sedarry, Bettan Sims, Harry L. Smith, Curtis B. Snider, Robert R. Swope, Claud M. Swope, Chester Trisica, Joseph Triska, John F. Von Atkinson. Fiorixel West, Jack T. Winrey, llarison R. Woodruff, Curtis D. Wooten, Gordon F. Wright. Jesse C. Zeigler, George B. the ablest business men of the coun try, who could not but have felt the incongruity of their position under Mr. Baruch. A Job for a Joint Committee The first of the special investigation of the war is being undertaken by the senate. It concerns the killing of two Red Cross nurses on the Mongolia by the explosion of a shell which the navy department had provided for the guns which the ship was armed. The senate’s regular committee on naval affairs will make the investigation— to the detriment of other pressing work, perhaps. If the joint committee an the conduct of the war were in ex istence, as Senator Weeks and Repre sentative Madden have been trying to secure it, that committee would find such an incident as this strictly with in the scope of its wo.-k. Its relations with the navy department and its knowledge of war conditions would en able it to proceed without loss of time to the critical point in the inquiry, and its relations to congress would assure the acceptance of its conclusions with out question. 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