The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-09-28
THEIR FRIENDSHIP IS OVER.
Enlargement Of Two stenographers
Who Wanted Their Vacations
at the Same Time.

at the Same Time.
Both OF these young women stenog-
raphers, employed in the same division
IN one OF the departments. wanted 10
60 ON their 3o-day vacation on the
same data, July IS, to-wit. Both of
them put in their application on July
10. Neither knew that the other had
put in application for leave beginning
Jniy 10. They have been very great Of
ice pals. inc eed. and have trippcc I'D
and down the corridors with their arms
afrectionately wrapped about each
others waists and talked soemnly
over their lunches about what a dis
sipated and common-looking bunch
the men in the division were, ETC., re-
lates the Washington Post.
When the chief Of the division re-
eeived their application for simulta-
neous leave Of absence he summoned
them both and thus addressed them:
III VIII be necessary for you young
racies TO arrange with each other
which is to go on leave on the 18th. II
VIII be quite out of the question. Of
course, for you both TO go at once, as
that would leave the division without
a stenographer and typewriter, and
The division is much too busy just now
10 permit of that"
The two young women stenogra-
piers, bosom friends only some three
minutes previously, glared at each
other.
But ! made application first" they
both said At once.
No sale the chief, calmly, "both
applications reached me at the same
moment"
They glared at each other some
more, and the chief began to look as if
he'd hike TO be down at Four-Mile Run
ishing for perch.
1T will be imperatively necessary.
owing TO the state of my health, for me
to leave on July 15." said one Of the
young women. gazing haughtily al the
other.
My physician impressed upon me
only this morning my absolute need
Tor a rest at once" said the other. re-
turning the naughty gaze, land sale
that he would not be answeralse for
the consequences if / delayed my de-
parture longer than July 10"
The chief twisted around in his chair
and hooked as II several weeks of CON-
piete solitude would hit him about
right.
We'll" said he, finally, you will
have 10 settle it among yourselves.
Why not Draw lots? That's the way
some Of the men do who want to get
away on their annual leaves on the
same date"
The young women stenographers
tossed their heads and withdrew.
Ten minutes later one of them
called upon the chief and talked ii over
with him. He told her that they'd have
TO arrange il between themselves. The
young woman dabbed at the corner OF
her eyes with wad Of handkerc hief.
but il was no go. The chief said il was
up TO the pair of them TO fix IT, Three
minutes after she withdrew the other
young woman called upon the chief
Same result. She also wiped away lit
tie dewy formations from the corners
Of her eyes, but she didn't get away
with il either. The chief tol6 her that
She would have TO arrange terms with
the other young woman.
And that's the status quo at the
present Gay end date Of writing. They
haven't fixed il up themselves. Neither
of them has gone on leave. They don't
speak TO each other. They glare fero-
riously at each other when they come
lace to face, in fact. They don't tread
the cool corridors with their arms
around each others waists any more.
They eat their lunches in opposite cor
ners OF the office. Each of them brings
! nice little bunch of flowers and de.
posts II on the chiefs desk every
morning before he arrives. hut the
,hief IS an old-timer and consequently
wise" to little plays OF that sort.
Meanwhile the mercury is kissing in
he bulb and the nice summer toys that
The two young women had prepared
or their vacations are still unworn,
md soon the autumn winds will begin
o sigh dreari,y and the russell leaves