Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-20

tons would he against the ethics OF til
office, where the fusion of the sexes
supposed to have combustible qualities.
How, then, do / know that he has eve
cast a thought in my direction? b.
token of countless little attentions, sucl
as only n perfect gentleman can bestoy
upon woman without exciting com
inent | know it. a bunch of flower
left upon my desk SO early that no on
but | could suspect the donor: the unob
tIusivc closing of the door that sends
draft across my back and scatters m,
papers, his sure happening into the QUITE
office when ! am wrestling into my cloal
and would be glad of lift from any
hand. Oh, Rhoda, thousand and on,
dear little services which assure me thai
if did not keep him resolutcly at arms
length, as ! must every possible lover
until | open that envelope, prove to mt
that | have not given my hoRrt where il
would not be warmly priced. | did not
give it away, 1t escaped from me ana
flew to meet its mate.
Il don't even know his name. | only
know that everybody in the office loves
him. from the grimy old chorewonan
who scrubs the office floor up to my stern
chief, who calls him variously the cub
or our mascot whenever he refers to
him in talking with his partner. | doubt
whether he knows mine. | tick, tack,
tick, tack, all day long, and sometimes
he is sent to my machine with steno-
graphic notes for me TO take down. He
never seems anxious to hurry through
with the job. Then, oh, little sister, some
of these days you will learn how much
may be said without the assistance of
words. Our hearts need no such clumsy
interpreters. | know that he loves me,
and | know that | love him. But when
ever ! think that he wants to overstep
office requirements | CONCEAL, and he re-
tires. For how long? Only the fateful
envelope can answer that question.
Yesterday | heard Mr. witt tell Mr..
Sloan that the cub was going home for n
vacation. | am glad. 1t will simplify
my own winding up if | find Talcott
Thorneycraft's name in my envelope. 1t
would be hard to say g0odby to my chiefs,
with his dear eyes-such splendid, fear
less eyes, Rhoda-lo0king reproach at me.
lie towers inches over the tallest man
in the office and is as straight as an In
dian. | wish you could hear his heart
warming laugh. 1t must come from
heart that knows no guile, A girls
rhapsody over her first lover, | hear you
say. Well, let it 90 at that Her first
and her last, so let me rhapsodize for this
once.
The clocks all over the town are strik-
ing II. The chimes Of old Trinity swing
into the clangor; thousand horns make
night hideous; the upraar has begun.
The old year is dead Ny heart is faint
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hy Gh'eiopc contains Tue ha'eu name
sh"I' "r4'e ll'olhe' ,"hIsmI anu en-
power her 10 INFORM M IhoFhe!cFalt
that l am ready to raise the mortgage by
complying win ms conuluohs: God TOT
give me IL am siuLlhs twice over III
lhls matter l couId pet'er endure II II
! thousnt that alone were 10 suuer' .
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NE iaicott Ihofheycfalt was nome
from us SIX years OF study When Il note
was handed TO MS father as they sat AT
ofeakiast' IL was simple request from
Mrs. Maxwell that his debtor would
grant MN an interview mat morning.
nc sent II shlmmlhs across taplecIoth
"hlch would nave caused a shudder IN
any one OF the MaXWell eIrls breasts
inns concerns YOU boy, closer than II
Toes me- 1t may need lttle e&piana-
hon.
Inc younger horneycraft listened with ,
mounting color to the explanation winch
.ollowed, whereupon complications arose
which the holder OF the hrst mortgage
lad never once counted on. Inc note I
vas handed BACK to MIN with the hrm
'ut respectful announcement: i
Il am sorry cannot meet your wishes
Jews for nv future'
"Otber views for YOUR future? III be
Iorredr
eyes. sir Nv wife is already picked ,,
MI The sweetest little Yankee in the
inverse | am desperatelv in love. fa- ,
nor ,
~ oro he drattad, want ono NJ Rafa :
IovwoIrs daughters for darchter.in- ,
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