Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-02-01
THEIR
NIGHT Tho,
or 81 '''''
By....
Thomas E.
Hinchman
Copyright, 1901. by T. C. Mcclure

tilent satisfaction the very artistic
tmoke garIands he was reeling off his
post luncheon cigar. Suddenly his
glance fell to the figure of the girl
bending over desk by the window.
Evidently she was puzzled by the let
ter he had given her to his fathers
Venezuelan representative. She shift
ed her position to throw better light
on the book. incidentally it brought
her profile out sharply against the early
afternoon sunlight. Twombley forgot
all about the smoke wreaths.
by Jove," he said to himself,
chats a profile for the sculptor. l
wonder where she sprang from and
where the governor found her."
"The governor otherwise Thomas
Twombley, ST., had been called sud-
denly to London. and Thomas Twom-
bley. Jr., was spending his summer in
the Office instead of at Newport or on
some friends yacht, as was his usual
custom. The summer nights in town
We're something of a revelation to the
knew little of city life, so much had
he Travelled with his mother.
The girl swung round to her desk,
and the typewriter clicked insistently.
Tom laid down his cigar and bent for
ward. watching her curiously. 1t must
be devilish hard to work like that
when you know you were meant for
better things, thought the young fell
low, and the light of strong resolu-
ton shone on his smooth, square cut
face.
Il wonder how she'd like to spend
an evening as I do around town.
Then he paused uncertainty. Would
she have the clothes to wear? He
remembered the filmy, extravagant
gowns he had seen at the casino the
night before. Then he as quickly de-
cided that she'd look well no matter
what she wore. He strolled across
the room to draw down the shades
just a trifle.
"Beastly hot, isn't it?"
every warm replied Miss Carruth
without looking up from her work.
"If | owned the Stock Exchange or
controlled big business interests I'd
stop everything short in hot weather"
She looked up at him with grave
smile. Then I'm afraid you couldn't
own a yacht and shooting box in the
Adirondacks."
That's So The wheels of commerce
must grind on the year around, sup
pose"
"And what lot of poor people they
grind down. The girl spoke to her
self rather than to him.
"Oh, but the towns not so bad in
summer" he said. ITS corking jolly
if you know the right sort of people.
I've had some good times the last few
weeks"
She looked at him almost pityingly,
but he did not notice it.
You know, there are the roofs and
the gardens, and nearly all the fellows
in town have their automobiles. oh,
it's not half bad"
She did not answer, but resumed her
writing. He went back to his desk,
but the idea of giving her an evening
out had become thoroughly imbedded
in his mind. About 4 o'clock he rose
with sudden determination.
"Oh, say. Miss Carruth, let's knock
off for the day"
KNOCK OFF, she said wonderingly.
81 don't understand"
at'c 70 Fri, around TOWN ~
The girl swung around in her chair
and looked at him in silent amazement.
Twombley looked back at her with an
engaging, boyish smile, and the faint
flush which had come into her face
died down again.
II think we have been working pref
ty faithfully since the governor went
away. and we deserve a holiday. I'd
be awfully much obliged to you If
you'd have dinner with me tonight
and then we will go up on one of the
roof gardens and see the show"
A faint smile curved the girls lips
and he felt encouraged.
It's awfully jolly. don't you know
and if } III have never seen that sor;
of thing you'd Ike it,"
oh. l understand said the girl
"you'ac go.nS {: . give re list taste CT
Tie life You and Your friends lead. Cut
it might make me very dissatisfied
with my surroundings, -9I know"
Twombley found himself actually
blinking at her. She put it SO BADLY.
oh say. that's not fair. Just for
tonight think we might be jolly good
pals and forget that my father pays
your salary"
Tie girl laughed Twombley pulled
own the lid of ais desk with a snap.
Wait" said the girl; you must sigr
these letters"
"Oh, hang it," he said. 81 forgot"
While he dispatched that work the
girl was closing up her own affairs fol
the day, and when she took the letters
from him and touched the bell for the
office boy to carry them away he no
ticed that she had her hat on and 6
neat pair of gloves were caught