The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-11

Miss d. Who Fascinated The Bill
Clerk on The Elevated.

"You must have been working. like
the dickens and all, Johnny" said the
cashier. II commend your industry
though doubt whether it's entirely
judicious TO carry il 10 such an ex.
IRENE"
The bill clerk swung around on his
stool and left the street TO take care
of itself. "Ayhat are you driving at now!
he asked. ''What do you mean by in.
judiciaus
"Evincing poor judgment, my boy"
replied the cashier. IL reasoned hastily
that you had done all the work you had
10 do, as you have been unoccupied for
the last fifteen or twenty minutes. and
know IL takes unusual application and
energy TO get a days work done in a
little over two hours. II occurred TO
me that you we're likely 10 work your
self out of a job If you did that sort of
thing habituallyj hence the friendly
warning. What were you dreaming
aboutI"
ITO be honest with you, IL was fe-
male girl" replied the bin clerk, "a rare
and radiant maiden whom l met by
chance coming down on the elevated.
She'd set anybody dreaming, she
would"
"Well, can sympathiEe with you,"
said the cashier. 81 was young myself
once and pretty nearly as mushy as
you are. What do the angels call h-rr
That's where I'm up a stump" said
the bill clerk "She had 'D engrav-
ca on locket that she wore, and that's
ali have to go by. ! think they must
call her Doris"
dido, Della, Dowsabslla, Dolly, sug-
gested the cashier. How does Debor-
ali strike your So you don't know her
name Wouldn't she tell youl"
Il didn't ask her" said the bill clerk
at was careless of me, know. She
Rad soft blue eyes, blue as summer
skies. That's rhyme, amt il! I'm
poet and don't know il. Say, il any
thing would make fellow write poetry
she would She sat right opposite me-"
"And you asked her if the open win
now Htsaue IOV much VI uIhuBhJ loI
herf"
IL didn't do anything of the kind"
said the bill .lerk. "Tell you honest,
never saw a complexion like hers in
all my life
Wasn't Clipped or rubbed of any.
where"
1T wasn't that kind. II was tbs
real thing. Do you know. I wouldn'S
have missed seeing the girl for s25,
hadn't any idea there were girls like
that, and I've seen few thought
were peaches"
"Well get down to busienss.' said the
cashier. what did YOU say to her
II didn't say anything" said the bill
clerk 'What do you take me for?"
Il took you for y young man of en-
tcrprise in such matters" said the cab
Ter You say she impressed you very
tavoraby. She must have done so.
Why didn't you engage her in CONVEX
sation then? You might have begun
by saying, 'Ah, there, sweetness' Of
some little lee breaker of that nature.
WHAT ulu you 40
Il looked at her when got the
Glance" said the bill clerk she caught
inc at it once, and caught her once
or twice looking at me. You know
I'm not one of those boys who think
they're bound to make hit, don't you?
| mean I'm not so stuck on myself
as I've got good reasons to be? Well
I'D be willing to bet she thought / was
about her style too! Only you could
see she wasn't going to flag me or any
one else. But she kept looking at me
right along as much as | did at her,
guess. If she had batted an eye at me
would have spoken, and if had spok-
en- bet she wouldn't have been real
mad You can tell, every time"
But you didn't speakf"
"Sure not"
"And she didn't bat an eyet Was
that all there was to it,"
"That was all there was to it,p said
the bill clerk. "She got of at Adams
and l went to Randolph. 1t makes nae
sick"
st aughn't TO-" said the cashier. "T
think your mutual respect fer the ssn-
ventions is worthy Of tAs highest en-
comium. 1t ought to be great coma
fort to think Of that. Quite romance,
wasn't iti"- Chicago Nsws.