The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18

Two Pretty Typewriter. Hnv- Character
i-tIc yas.ncc mt Arms

Two Pretty Ty?-wrItcrs Havr Character
i-tlc Passage at Arms.
Every girl in Miss Roses Offices was rs busy
s she could be. Each OF the little inner rooms.
which Miss Roso had rartitioned on for GUS
toners who wanted privacy. was occupied by
young man who was giving dictation.'
The experienced ears OF Miss Rose knew. from
the fact that the keys clicked constantly. that
the girls were attending strictly to business.
The two stenograp hers wero interpreting
their notes in the main office: the apprentice
was copying some letters to be used in q
divorce case. and Miss Rose herself was
writing some frigdly polite notes to delin-
quent customers Engagements had been
made ahead for every minute OF tho day and
Miss Rose was 30 impressed with sense Of
the Importance Of not wasting moment that
she cut OF the dessert from her lun cheon order.
Into this busy hive. Mt its very busiest mo-
ment came young woman with very pretty
face. the most innocent manners Imaginable.
and flow OF speech which was rs free and
impossible to restrain rs the gushing OF a
mountain torrent Miss Rose. who had her
pretty forehead knit into surprising frowns
as she wrote her dunning letters did not be-
come aware OF the presence of her visitor
for several minutes. In the mean time tho
latter stood in an easy and picturesque attitude.
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room. They seemed to take in everything in
thei- sweeping giances. and the way in which
she cocked her head on one side as her eyes
rested upon the doors leading to the private
rooms indicated that her ears were not idle
When Miss Rose finally looked IN the eager
listening expression anished from the visitors
face. and was replaced by one Of most demure
innocence. Surely there could be no guile in
this lovely vision.
to arise. but the fair visitor prevented that by
drnnncI into seat beside Miss Roses desk Miss
u''ip'u AUG, sec. pesiue MISC ,'9o ueoN 'u''e
nose , noticed. before she or inc stranger had
NAT. which was extremely becoming isht'
notont Leather ln,ts AZ tho soms timo tina
rings on her fingers were not artistic or elegant
in ,iesi.n. and there were indications that tho
fingers themselves were accustomed to more
arduous toll than bathing in Florida water.
Having mastered these details. Miss Rose
looked up win a mos, sunny SMILE ana inquired
in a tone that would have brought rapture to
the hearts Of half her customers to what was
she !h"ep'eu LOT inc pleasure oi thls WISH.
Oh you know said the stranger with tho
eouehtlnl manner Oh one VINO %, hhu oesh iier
bosom Trend since childhood. am thinking
thought would Just come down and see if
couldn't get little information about the sal.
Il mS f"a men me nov esfns y9o
,iand: A. harpsnsd t% he be dSwn hSrf today;
me v, uiI nn Nv vn w t,i' 81 .y cmo
right in. How extremely warm it is today
rnmiS, JpTu in Tho t.otia car, .Thnsa Now
cars Are ~ large and r1nn,v and i"ok
int wv rnt th,r totn no eov oio
vi am sorry did after all II was crowded
ali the way down and Just horrid, You don't
mind n, my using your ian Ihank you Your
sunrose You are are SO hiyMup you get any breeze
sfn6 %ns Ho SG If s1i oss 1 aha
eT' Easp Of pTse hounh She was pos
tive that the VISITORS purpose was to try to
af9a ni 4s i9SsGn:' TnsA
quickly covered her address DooE and letters
W. wan nnt wban tbs at
ter turned. resumed her seat and said:
Now. [ see YOU n g very busy. and l am
Size lite it. uncovering tho letters and book.
bSHs M ose could say word The she
don trial. Aren't You? I don't believe the |
moor thing had ANYTHING to do with the MUIR
tars do youy think eon,e Of those who are |
rerserutinc the moor dear know more than |
they preteud
Miss Roses an,er was shown in yelled |
clances. and ths color mounted nigh |
IN her ch.nts '"pS rob SoitJ the woman no. |
ticcd these things Tor She pretended |
to be engrosseI In tho paper after her |
last outIurst Miss Rose could SOC |
That she wasn't reading at ali, but was strain |
in. her .vr.. f., rnn, nr,i,rnd RI. addresses and
contents Of tho lattncs whinn Mss Hose had be. |
fu,r Her 4 brilliant lin struck Miss Rose
She ,escd the inftcrs nsiIr, 50 that the woman
cGuidn't POSSIBLE rra ii tLr,n title the address |
lao * ash |. so ,,s re- M. Iar efforts also. and
thr'T c:;aa to write H., II letters to ictitious
woman ",ni'l,t hnInr' Saving In order to fool
her more cnmn,n,niv Mis- Rose worried her |
i.tters 30 as 10 mai" i annear that john Jones,
Henry smith. and The y "thrr mythical addresses
were ynrv mr. ,fItatIa custnmers AS She wrote |
snr tLnui,tit. ''''1"'o eus'''''''7' -" 90. "'0''
"%"w. Miss Spy, lets see what you make out
After n whila Niss Doss clo,rnd nm furtiycly
Tic wornon vo :rSS ;, iU VII nenriI on the
WN"aiGnsTti" y i,nioITi Fix. some paper?" asked
can't sm' ha NJ over III siehtiv Under