Occasionally the odor of cigar smoke escaped
therefrom, and in that inner sanctum he received his most important
callers. Whenever he was in Miss Weir's presence, however, he
manifested none of the disagreeable characteristics that Nelly Morrison
had ascribed to him.
The size of the check which Hazel received in her weekly envelope was
increased far beyond her expectations. Nelly Morrison had drawn twenty
dollars a week. Miss Hazel Weir drew twenty-five--a substantial
increase over what she had received in the shipping department. And
while she wondered a trifle at the voluntary raising of her salary, it
served to make her anxious to competently fill the new position, so
long as she worked for wages. With that extra money there were plenty
of little things she could get for the home she and Jack Barrow had
planned.
Things moved along in routine channels for two months or more before
Hazel became actively aware that a subtle change was growing manifest
in the ordinary manner of Mr. Andrew Bush. She shrugged her shoulders
at the idea at first. But she was a woman; moreover, a woman of
intelligence, her perceptive faculties naturally keen.
The first symptom was flowers, dainty bouquets of which began to appear
on his desk.
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