The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-04
THAT NEW TYPEWRITER.
She WAS Caught LoafinS in business
Hours. and the BOSS" Made the
Office hoy Suffer JnjustiY.

The new typewriter was certainly
very busy on the particular afternoon
whereof | speak and plainly showed
signs OF fatigue, but when the boss
casually remarked hat he was going
out Il few moments and would not re-
turn until the following afternoon she
frightened perceptibly and the office
boy INDUCED in one of his quiet smiles.
The boss caught the Office boy in
the act of smiling and also noticed the
changed demeanOr of his new type
writer and was not at all pleased to
think that his coming absence was
hailed with delight on the part of his
office assistants"
Thereupon he dictated a few more
letters, growled at the Office boy a bit,
lit a fresh cigar and went out.
As soon as the new typewriter felt
satisfied that he had really gone she
dispatched the office boy post haste to
her dearest chum, who banged a type
writer in Il nearby Office, with a note
which read:
'Dear-Have a headache at once, and
tell the firm so. Then come over to the
office for old Softly has gone. Won't
be back until tomorrow two p. m, and
/ have a new waist pattern over here
which l want you to help me TO de
cipher. In addition to the pattern l
have some chocolate creams and chew
ing gum waiting for you"
Meanwhile the Office boy sat in his
corner and read the latest copy OF
"Maraquita; or the Fascinating Cuban
Spy"
In this fashion they passed almost an
hour-the girls singing snatches of the
latest songs, the office boy grinning his
approval-when, just as the new type
writer was explaining to her chum the
i]ntricacies of the frill on the cuff, the
door slowly opened and-in walked the
"boss."
The under-arm piece of the pattern
was caught in the roller of the type
writing machine, part of the belt was
intertwined among the characters of
the keyboard. and the remaining pieces
of the pattern were spread all over the
typewriter's desk.
The new typewriter gave n little
smothcred shrek, caught all the pieces
of tissue paper with one grab and began
ftuffing them into one of the drawers of
tie desk.
Her chum was in the very act of put
ting another chocolate cream into her
mouth when the boss" made his I'M
welcome appearance, and she remained
in hat very position, too startled to
either move or speak.
But the office boyle didn't do any
thing, only throw the Cuban Spy" into
the waste basket, grab a dust cloth
and commence to clean the inkstand
as if his very life depended on it.
All three expected the storm to break
any minute, but in this they were agree
ably disappointed, for the boss" mere
~ said:
Miss Banks. l had forgotten my um.
brella, and for that reason had t come
all the way back. AS soon as you finish
those letters you may go home"
While to the office boy he grumbled:
Young man, the next time 1 catch
you neglecting your duty in that fash
ion 1 shall be compelled to discharge
you. Be careful in the future, sir"
The chum he ignored entirely, much
to that young lads relief.
After a few more angry glances at
the poor Office boy he stalked out of
the office. leaving the two girls, who
now saw the humorous side of the af-
fair, convulsed with laughter, while the
Office boy executed a few jig steps just
to show that he didn't care"
As the boss" walked toward Broad
way five minutes later he murmured:
Il could not scold her for n little
thing like that. Who could?"-N
Y. Evening World.