The Cairo bulletin., 1907-09-05
HIS DEVOTION

The sympathetic little stenographer
the middle drawer, CHANGED To notie,
Jamie eating his luncheon sandwich
4 behind the screen. Something new II
his appearance caught her interest
She stopped patting the heavy brown
braid which she wears like q coronet
on her pretty head, and, walking over
took chair near him.
what is 1t, Janice" she asked, con
| tldontially.
Whats what?" he temporlzed,
meeting her gaze.
Then she knew that new star had
come into his sky and that his eyes
were shining with the reflection Of it's
/ brightness.
ITS some girl" she asserted, and
smiled at him coayingly The whole
| Office force confides in the stenogra-
pher. She has way.
ITS the only girl" said the boy.
unabashed. He was gazing abstract
eddy at his next sandwich.
AhANS w talllIl Stutitu MN, JdiIit,
she said, once there was a king He
offered prize to the one of his sub
iects who should. make the wisest re-
mark. So all the wise men tried their
best, and got up lot of profound,
long-winded speeches. But at last,
one man put five simple, short words
together, and the king thought his re-
mark was so wise that he gave him
the prize on the spot"
"What'd e say?' Jamie inquired
with automatic politeness. His
thoughts were far off
He said; This, too, will pass
away"
jamie was listening now. The story
had filtered through his dreams, and
the last sentence startled him.
Say that again, he demanded
This. too. will pass away.
HIM" returned Jamie, beginning
on his sandwich Don't you fret''
When the stenographer came in
from luncheon the next day, she found
Jamie behind the screen again, still
with that look on his face.
What's the filing in your sand
wiches" she asked. Green cheese
and rainbows?"
He smiled indulgently, as she
dropped into chair near his corner.
Come, why don't you tell me her
name?" she began.
Don't know it myself, yet, he an
swered, composedly only saw her
at a show. But know a fellow that
knows fellow that knows her"
A few days later he emerged from
behind the screen on tiptoe.
Want to see her handwriting" he |
to the stenographer.
"A letter." she exclaimed, greatly |
amused. well, jamie, you certainly
are coming on"
"'Tisnt to newell, | guess mott
is what she wrote TO a fellow !
Inow"
"Then how did you get it?"
"Oh, he didn't want ii. II throws
lin down, you know He'd asked her
o go to show, but she was going
With two others already. 'Twasn't her
ault."
Two othersl"
MY, yes! She has to do that way.
'he's popular, tell you"
But do the boys like that?"
Like it, They take what they can
.et They'd hang on to window.sill
y their teeth any time just to look
t her. Say, I'm going to be intro
uced tonight. You wait"
The sympathetic stenographer went
way for a vacation next day. She
ad been devoting considerable
bought to a man who was-not like
annie. Now that she had decided |
hat he was not worth thinking about,
he found herself needing change. rest,
version. The firm that employed
er appreciated her services and told I
err to stay away until she was ready
D come back After six weeks she
ralked into the Office again, bright
nd courageous.
Everything else seemed 50 different
D he. that shc was startled TO find
he look in Jamie's eyes unchanged.
rs it the same girl YETI" she asked
i'm at the first opportunity.
His boyish eyes rebuked her. "Who
lse?" he asked.
jamie, you child" she cried. inn
ulsively. The dew's still on you.
can see 1t sparkle"
"Spose you mean I'm fresh and
reen2"
Il mean that I wish | knew a few
rown up men just like you"
Jamie understood without under 4
landing, and it moved him to pull out \
is gunmetal watch.
''Ill let you look he said, opening
he back lid A
A. smile curved her lips as she
anced at the crude little picture. I
er own likeness had been in the la
several watches, so she was less q
than jamie had intended
er to be. But, as she met his blue
res again, her manner turned mother 4
Remember Jamie, you're only a
~" she warned him. Surely you Z
1n't. imagine that she's yours to z
sep?" q
I'm not saying" he answered, eau :
ously. But his face glowed with /
1pe as he added: Two other fell
-. ora I have ont ,,uf oil .h. ..c.s. |