The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-31


So Teddy told the boys of how the
girl had smiled on him and how the old
man thought the smile was intended for
him and had blushed Ike a girl and
fddled with his fingers. Wen have
some fun with the old guy. fellows I'm
going to get an Introduction TO the girl
Bunker and how, if a woman speaks to
him, he has fit. and she can just lead
him on bit and we'll have all sorts of
fun here with the doings."
The next day there was another sweet
smile from the typewriter, and Teddy re-
sponded IN kind. CurioUsly enough old
Bunker was at the other window again.
and when that smile came across the
areaway he blushed like FIRE and cast q
furtive glance at Teddy. Teddy saw it.
We've got him going" he said to him
self the Old fellows hit sure. / hope
he don't die Of apoplexy before he makes
ont the pay roll. He looks as though
he were going TO choke"
Three days afterward Teddy appeared
at the office beaming. II net the
chermer last night he said to the bows.
over at Browns dancing school Her
name IS Mary Halbert I was introduced
by her cousin. say. she's all right When
! told her that old Bunker thought that
smile was for him she laughed and
laughed. I said 1 couldn't conceive how
anybody could be such a fool a. 70 try 10
grab of smile that wasn't intended
for him. She fell in with our game. and
at o'clock every morning she's going
to bow and smile. this time really at
Bunker TIN set him nutty"
Teddy went 10 the window at five min
utes TO q A minute or two later the old
man shUfled of his stool and sided up
10 the twin window. The rest Of the
their eyes were all twisted at an angle.
Nine o'clock and the room was abso-
mteiy radiant with the smile that came
through the window. Bunker side-step-
ped, Wisgled his hands. bowed. smiled
and then put on @ face Ike furnace
fire. Teddy was in raptures. Amt Il
great. be said afterward 10 the boys
Gee, the ola mans an easy mark"
30 II went or for weeks. Teddy met
the charmer occasionally and sent her
into ecstatisc Of laughter over the ac-
counts ot the fun they were having with
old Bunker
WAY when you smile" he said 10 her.
The old man goes into the nineteenth
heaven I IA sia,l you smiled over az me
that morning. for Office work now is as
good rs n show
one morning Bunker showed ID with
q red clrnatioa in his button-hoie- When
Teddy looked through the window he saw
that there YVES bunch II the same kind
Of flowers pinned ID the waist ~ the
ne.glbor over the way AFTER Bunker
had received his morning smile Teddy
spread The news of the flowers '-The ola
man sCt EN- bod be said. ''ItI be
awful tough on him when the girl gives
hiD The throw-down. 7 saw her last
n-stt. and 7 told her 70 let the old fellow
down easy when i came 70 3 pinch. and
she told me she q D. easy with him al
r-shr enough Gee hat there 70 fool
llSe al Ola fool She told me she's Eelrg
70 take her vacation beginning tomorrow.
ana IS hlnkere Eo.ng too or flls az
I'D for a week. Wen rig Up something
else though. when the old duler gets
Bunker went on his vacation. ara Tho
smiling face was also n sslng from the
window in the lawyers o1tce- The
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Departure every man IN ne oftioe f9nr-
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when opened contained en- announce
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tlielr daughter Mary 20 A- Henry Boa
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