A Touching Story.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 9 October 1914, Page 7

A Touching Story.

"Did you send for me ?" asked the beautiful lady typewriter. "Yes,"., replied the head of ' the establishment. "Please sit down, My wife left yesterday for Australia. "Oh Mr. Richbody, I'm so—so surprised to hear you say so. I—you see, I didn't know she was expecting to go." "She made up her mind rather suddenly. Her health has been very bad lately, and the doctor thought a sea voyage might benefit her." "I hope it will—that is, I suppose, you will be very anxious about her." "I hardly expect the sea voyage to do her much good. I'm afraid she put it off too long. If she never comes back, I want you " The telephone-bell rang just then, and Mr. Richbody engaged in conversation over the wire. When he had hung up the receiver, he turned to the beautiful typist, _and seemed to jbe trying to remember what he had been saying when he had been interrupted. "You said," she suggested, " that if your wife never came back you wanted me." "Oh, yes ; if she never comes back, I want you to remind me every three months that I am to send a cheque to her mother. I'm so for-., getful about such things." As she was going out, the beautiful typist drew a sigh, and looked sadly over her shoulder. Then. she went to the desk of the young asststant secretary, and whispered : "I jhave been thinking over what you spok? about to me the night before last." "And what do you say?" he asked. "Yes."