The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-14
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other side of the court They consist ed of several adjoining rooms. In one at a magnificent desk sat a gentleman with a bald head and brown whiskers constantly tapping a silver bell to call boy. Next was an anterOom, next rooms full of clerks and bOOkkeepers, In the autcroom sat a girl at a type writer, though she was constantly get
 lg up to go into the baMheaded mans office to take dictaton.
 She was a wjllowy girl, with fair hair and large dreamy eyes The door of the room In which she sat opened, and a young man came In. He WIS fashiouably dressed, and l noticed pinned tO his vest a college Greek letter society badge He went up to the girl aud suid something to her She looked up go. him with a h&lf blush on her face and a grrut deal cl pleas, urc in her eyes. Then he went on into the room where the baldleadel man sat. and at once | noticed a likeness between them They must br father and son. They chartel pleasantly for time, when the young man rUse 10 leave. When his hand was on .ha door knob. the elder man called him back, wrote out a check mt handed it to him. He put tt ia his porkelbosG. went out. said something tu the typewriter girl that caused her to laugh and was gone.
 A few days later ho came i1 again. This time he talked a good wL0le with the typewriter girl She wentou with her work. listening to him at tla same time The faces of both were very serious. Presently he stole an arm about her waist, lifted up her face und kissed her Al that moment rhr bald headed man got up from his desk and went to tHe door communicating with the anter0om. They were caught
 The father turned and Wen. back Into his private office His son follow ed him and talked rapidly. l knew by the expression of hls face tha. Ir was eudeavorlug to shield the girl Wheth. CT he was talking about marriage with her l could not tell l could not see the expression on the fathers face. for he sat with his back to me Presently the son went out He found the type writer girl with her face buried in her hands. He took them away. dlsp.ayju- two burning cheeks He ks>eI Hor again. spoke 8 few words as | of eu- couragemeut and went away
 Every day the older man looked more troubled, and his son bad lost all the ylyacity l had first noticed.
 The next day the typewriter did not lDDear aJ her desk Another took her r!acc. l saw thc son no more and con .Iudad he had returned to colHge. In few months there was a sHaden re tuctiou of the office force. and aI the rooms except the private office and on- .orrom were given up Then the
 appeared regularly and with am ull. hoy was his fathers only ass5s'a" Words are not needed to Indicate pro. nnrrty or adycrsty-thcy speak Io. themselves. l knew that the house (. Blank v Co. had received inauctl' blow. The son was at the olcc ear.} and late Having to do some extra work myself at night l saw him through the window working. lie seemed to be his fathers uanstoy. The older man looked much broken and sadly needed stay.
 One morning it was the next -g.um and glI windows were up ueatu-tbe son was sitting at the typewriter doing some copying. The door opened and a lady came Iu. She was handsomely dressed. and her face hlJ a familiar look. She. advanced to tls window where the young man sat- u.I saw lGat she was the former typewriter.
 Evidently there had beru 8 b0u.e yersemruL Inc young man had loft, the realms oE aMuaur-- SLe uaJ cu- tered them. She talked with Ltm ear uesuy. l wished l had a telephone connection with them go hear what they said. but I hadn't and must be content with pautomime. The girl ap- uearc. to be trying 10 persuade him. He luiI his hand on her arm and, look ing into her face, said some hing i'm pressively. She was evidently disap- pointed. She arose aud walked impa- tienuy to and fro in the li,Ie room, then sat down by him and renewed the attack possibly lu a new tor. 1 fan cied that. the tables being turned, she was miugliug with her persuasion a trlhe of feminine Iovemaking. such as wealthy woman might make to u poor man. Presently l saw him thro" his arm about her neck and rain kisses on her cheeks and lips
 Meanwhile the old man in the uez. room was fusslng with his papers, un- conscious of what was going on so near him. Presently the young man arose, left the girl, entered his fathers room and began to talk to him. The fathers face was turned sidewise, so that 1 could see his expression. From Interest 1t passed to wonder and from wonder to pleasure, but before either of the first two expressions died a smile dawned on the fathers lips.
 Then the son went back and brought In the girl The old mans looks were far different from when she and his