The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-03

really was erankyvhere his love punctuaty
to excess.
But something happened the other day. has not been
discussed of course the whole office knows it. In
mysterious the knowledge has spread to the upper
regions, It has been said that Waters exemplary
the matter of puncuality but perhaps it has not been
insisted upon sufficiently Fifteen years his record Six
days in the week and fftywo weeks in the year. Other
men took vacations but not the handspring. Other got
SICK but he could not afford the time One day the city
announced his marriage and shortly after that
FOR perhaps year after his wife appeared the office
intervals and accompanied him when he left but that
the only evidence sustaining the report 1t must have been
Saturday to- Monday honeymoon. But
Eight thirty-fv and Mr.. Waters had appeared.
Eight forty and still the roll top of his desk down.
There was stir almost Of the office Furtve
chances stolen the big clock that hung the
above the vault and at the door Eight forty five and Gap
pon and ponderous opened the door of his office
and looked around in puzzled way and withdrew The
clock licked steadily the minute hand crept and up
past ats shorter fellow and neared and gained the r.
Nine o'clock and still no Waters.
The buzzer sounded from Gappon's and every
who heard started Henry the office boy whose signal
jumped for the door and knocked stool in his
haste In moment two he out Of the room with
telegram in his hand, and everybody knew to whom that
telegram was addressed.
But Henry had not put his cap when there
quick horses hoofs the gravel outside the door
flung open and Waters appeared Appeared unshaven and
disheveed paer than usual his brows knitted, and
yes shoelace united and trailing behind him he
walked with rapid stride to his desk.
Henry went back with the telegram, and Gappon again
looked if to himself Waters looked up
him. nodded and pulling pile Of letters toward him, began
to look them over.
At the third letter Waters stopped and seemed to
slider AS he looked rather vacanty before him his eahery
features relaxed smile Then he frpwned and looking
at the letter again. penced something the back Three
others he scanned in rapid succession pencing his
them, and he lapsed into thought. With
seeming effort he picked up of those he had laid aside
reread and with exclamation Of Impotence his
pencil thru what he had written and made notation
For minutes he occupied himself in this way reading
the card cabinet.
At last he of Of these revees gather
ing up the letters bunch, carried them into Gappon
room. The partitions thin and anything said in loud
voice within may be easily heard outside What Waters said
was in low tones, but MI. Gappon shouted WHAT!
And them 'You don't tell me! - and laugh
Nothing more could be heard tho you may believe that
strained but after few minutes Waters
Gappon following him to the door and standing
there Waters slipped into his again. resumed his hat
and nodded at his smiling partner.
HWe, said Gappon, ~ hope everything will continue
ito progress favorably.''
/ s Thanks = said Waters starting off
by the way said Gappon, you didn't say what it
4 wasqs'
News.
THE MINOR POET
ssI HAVE been suffering much of late, he said wh
I1s l. writer's cramp.'
81 And smiling wanly he frightened his belt two holes.
where usually takes me- explained,