Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-10

come rosy and ever so much more
pretty. Even little schooIma' ams-but
that is immaterial.
oh" she cried out one afternoon
in school, and all the pupils wondered.
After vainly trying to hide her bushes
and discomfort, she dismissed her pu-
pils-It was O'Clock then-and hay-
ing no one to tend to after school. as
usual, proceeded to write long letter
Il have plan" she wrote, "if it will
only answer Then we can see each
other often
No sooner had Billy received word
of the secret plotting, than he straight
way proceeded to work on the lines
suggested. So did the little school
ma'am. She was s.1cessful-th
branch was bearing aew buds and the
buds were opening.
The president of the B. & B. was
much agitated. Alone in his private
Office, he read and reread a number of
clippinsg from newspapers, both coun-
try and city productions. BY and by
five directors Of the road filed into the
committee room and he followed, with
the clippings in his hand.
Gentlemen" he began, vainly try ing
to appear comfortable and quiet, you
doubtless have considered the agita-
tion for a new Sunday train on the
southern division as much as / have
You know If we do not put on a new
train the people along the division will
secure a continuance of the spur own
ed by the NJ. w. e f., and will turn
against us. These clippings will en-
tighten you further-better, perhaps,
than could one of the men whom
have sent out to investigate Your
consideration is therefore required at
once"
in ten minutes the announcement
: was made that the B. & B. had grant
ed the demands for a Sunday train on
the southern division, "in accordance
with the roads spirit of meeting pop
ular demand and convenience"
The reports at the close of the month
showed that the new train would never
pay. One Sunday evening as the cars
sped rapidly toward the city, Billy was
quite amused to hear Old Jim say:
Even IL 1t don't pay, the company
can't take 1t off" Then he chided
himself for his amusement over the af-
fan and, making himself as comfort
able as possible In the plush seat.
unused and smiled until the train pull
ed into the metropolis. Once he laugh
cd out loud. His thoughts played
among the remembrances Of the day
with his little schoolma'am
President Masterson, for once with
a minute to spare. strobe quietly from
his private room into the waiting office
where his stenographers spent a great
deal of time each day trying to con.
vince people that the president was
too busy to see them right away. He
stopped as the merry laughter of the
two girls behind the tall desks came
TO his ears and looking wonderingIy
toward the polished backs of the Office
furniture. The girls kept up their
merriment, little knowing of the dan.
ger in which they were.
billy played a great trick on the
company: did you hear about it?"I
asked one of the girls. The president
OF the b, & b. became very much in
terested now and waited for more.
mo; tell me about 1t, do" eagerly
insisted the other young woman. with
out having been denied.
"You know about that schoolma am
he lost his place over?" said the other.
We'll, Billy works now and could not
get off Sundays to see her. There was
no trains. So the two started the
whole community into a furore for a
Sunday train, she doing her mission.
airy work in great style. All the pa
perS picked IL up and helped circulate
petitions They got their train-and
the train doesn't pay"
who told"
President Masterson -ow stepped
across the room and looking fiercely
over the desk tops at the two aston.
ished girls, cut their laughter short by
demanding:
els that true?"
why yes, sir" one of the girls has.
tened to explain. A second thought
caused her to add; ''Well, that isl
heard"
Take this letter, please" Mr.. Mas
terson smiled as he said this and the
girls could not satisfy themselves as
20 what was coming next.
My Dear Son." he dictated rapidly.
II beg you to accept the superintend-
ency of the southern. The prospective
Mrs superintendent will also report
at my house as soon as convenient.
Henry Masterson."
You need not make copy of that, +"
he added,