Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-02
A PantOmime.
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with bald head and brown whisker
constantly tapping a silver bell to cal
q boy. Next was an anteroom, mex
rooms full of clerks and bookkeepers
In the anteroom sat girl at type
writer, though she was constantly get
ting up to go into the baldheade(
mans office to take dictation.
She was a willowy girl, with fail
hair and large dreamy eyes, The dool
Of the room in which she sat opened
and a young man came in. He was
fashionably dressed, and / noticed
pinned to his vest a college Greek
letter society badge He went up tc
| the girl and said something to her
She looked up at him with a half blush
on her face and a great deal of pleas.
ure In her eyes. Then he went on into
the room where the baldheaded man
sat, and at once l noticed likeness
between them. They must be father
and son. They chatted pleasantly for
time, when the young man rose to
leave. When his hand was on the door
knob, the elder man called him back,
wrote out check and handed 1t to
him. He put 1t in his pocketbook, went
out, said something to the typewriter
girl that caused her to laugh and was
gone.
A few days later he came Id again.
This time he talked good white with
the typewriter girl. She went on with
her work. listening to him at the same
time. The faces of both were very
serious. Presently he stole an arm
about her waist lifted up her face and
kissed her. At that moment the bald
headed man got up from his desk and
went to the door communicating with
the anteroom. They were caught.
The father turned and went back
lntoe his private Office. His son follow
ed him and talked rapidly. knew BY
the expression of his face that he was
endeavoring to shield the girl. Wheth-
er he was talking about marriage with
her could not tell. I 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, displaying
TWO burning cheeks. He kissed her
again, spoke a few words as IL OF en-
and went away.
Every day the older man looked
more troubled, and his son had lost
Ill the vivacity / had first noticed
The next day the typewriter did not |
appear at her desk. Another took her |
place. ! saw the son no more and con- |
GUIDED he had returned to college, In
few months there was sudden re-
iuction of the Office force, and all the
looms except the private office and an
'eroom were given up. Then the son
appeared regularly and with an office
BOY was his fathers only assistant
Words are not needed to Indicate pros
,erity or adversity-they speak for
themselves. / knew that the house Of
Blank & Co. had received a financial
low. The son was at the office early
nd late. Having to do some extra
york myself at night, / saw him
through the window working. He
eemed to be his fathers mainstay.
he older man looked much broken
nu sadly needed stay.
One morning-it was the next spring
nd all windows were up again-the
on was sitting at the typewriter doing
ONE copying. The door opened and a
ldy came in. She was handsomely
ressed, and her face had familiar
'ok. She advanced to the window
here the young man. sat, and I saw
lat she was the former typewriter.
evidently there had been a boule-
easement The young man had left
le realms of atiuence. She had en-,
red them. She talked with him ear,
estly. l wished L had a telenhone
'nnecuon with them to hear what
icy said, but hadn't and must be
intent with pantomime: The girl an.
cared TO be trying to persuade him.
9 lald his hand on her arm and. look
9 into her face; said something Inn
She was evidently disap :
'inted- She arose and walked impa.
emily to and fro In the little room.
en- sat down by him and renewed the
TACK possibly In new form. l fan.
ed that, the tables being turned. she .
as mingling with, her persuasion a
Lie of feminine lovemaking, such as
wealthy woman. might make to, a
or man. Presently L saw him throw
arm about her neck and rain Kisses
her cheeks and lips.
Meanwhile the old man, in the next
ON was fussing with his papers, un.
nscious OF what was going ON so
ar him. Presently the young man
ose,, left the girl, entered his fathers
ON and began to talk to him. The
theirs face was turned sidewisa. SO
at l could see his expression. From
terest 1t passed to wonder and from
'nder to pleasure. but before either
the nrst two expressions died a
lie dawned on the fathers lips.
Cnen the son went back and brought
the girl The old mans looks we're
different from when she and his