The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-09-06
Meters and Meetings

was that such an entirely charming
young woman could work for SO heart
less a corporation as the gas company.
II am the regular clerk" was the
smiling. response as she reached for
I the slip Caverly had half thrust through
the window and glanced at the name.
( Il want tie one who gets the mail
complaints" he stammered. The girl
laughed musically
II Il am that top sided, frozen hearted
B person who would not answer your let
ter" she insisted. sYou see, in your
heat you forgot to give any address
Caverly thought Of some Of the other
and more personal illusions he had
made and groaned. Until then he had
rather prided himself upon his ability
at inyectiYe.
II didn't know that you ere-that
is, that the complaint clerk was a wo-
man." he stammered
II didn't think you do" she laughed
But I'm used to that sort Of thing.
hSl a man over at your place yester-
day"
| ibid he have an ax?' asked Cayerly.
Its the only way to get the best Of
I, that meter"
ssThe gas was turned on in the oven
Of the stove" she said smilingly. 1T
must have been flowing for weeks.
but | don't use the oyen," he pro
tested I'm a bachelor, and just
get my breakfasts there
Perhaps when you were cooking the
modest egg" she laughed, you brushed
I, against the lower cocks
Cayerly blushed. He had been proud
of that line when poach the mod
est egg or fry the humble rasher, the
/ meter straightway charges me enough
| gas to prepare a dinner for a family
or six, which, thank heaven, / do not
possess" Now he thought it sounded
very silly.
/ ST must have smelled it, if it was" he
! argued The girl shook her head.
There is a pipe connection with the
chimney she reminded. ut never got
into the room"
I Then I guess it's up to me-" he said
slowly.
Yes she assented, 1920 for last
month; $40 this month. Pay at the
last window"
\ I'm sorry to have given you all thi.
trouble, he said awkwardly, and said
-er- those things, you know
"That is right; | understand she
said. Il hope you will have no more
trouble"
Il hope do he announced, ambig-
uously, as lie raised lis lat and went
in search Of the cashiers window but
won't write lcesers'
After that Caverly's meter seemed
suddenly to have become the most
II troublesome in town. Two and three
/ times a week he called with some com
/ need more than a word Of advice.
Meantime he had discovered The
name of the young woman and was
searching every where for some one
who knew her, SO that he might seeE
an introduction. 1t was several weeks
before he discovered that his mothe,
out in Chicago was an intimate FRIEND
Of Grace Winstons aunt, and through
this medium he was able to meet the
girl conventionally. He lost no time il
asking her to accept an invitation tt
little dinner which In some way
might make up for the trouble he haG
caused her.
you should go to boarding" she al
yised one evening. as they fingered over
the demitasse. They had repeated th4
dinner. "You would have no more trou
BILE with the meter then"
4 'I'ye had very little since / met you,
he declared, "and | hate boarding
houses"
Y why not get married?'' she smiled
"That would solve the problem.
II know il" he agreed. 1--WE got tht
very girl in mind too. haven't asked
her yet but | mean to soon,
1T is a very good idea" she SAID
coldly. with ! wife yeu would be
more settled down and not have to de-
pend upon restaurants'
oh, don't know about that, 4 lie de
INJURED. 81 should want to have ON
1iittle dinner OCCASIONALLY even after
am married"
"a think YOU have a rather poor opin.
ion of me- she said
ssBJ our LITTLE dinners Il meant my
wffe's and mine, he said explicitly.
Ihe ar flushed q beg yoar par.
don, she sSid.
Cayerly yelled his amusement and
satisfaction. You see, ho added, =
SHALL haze plenty Of time then, !
shan't have to watch the gas meter So
carefully''
*Nog
No there won't be so attractive a
complaint clerk at the gas company
I Office then, 4 he SAID pointedly.
/
/ A month afterward the same two sat
at OpDbSite sides of the same tabIa