Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15

desk and Loring without further comment plunged
at into the business OF the day.
CARLETON stood for a moment listening to the
- rapid fire of dctation and watched the girl S pen
ell as it flew the paper, then sauntered with
apparent aimlessness out of the door by which Miss
Marshall had entered into the tiny office where she
Transcribed her letters. There other door to
the room and only window, opening a sort of
shaft formed by the angle of the building The only
furniture the desk, upon which stood type
writer of standard make beside the window revolv
ing chair. and portable hat tree. Carleton walked
to the window and looked out
Il wonder, he unused, if anyone could look
here from the opposite window and see what
she was wrtingo but he promptly discovered that
the opposite window of those in his own
private office in another part OF the suite occupied
by the firm, and that it was eectualy blocked by
his bookcase 1t was obviously impossible that any
one could look UP from the floor below down from
the one above and make out the typewriter charac-
tiers, even with the aid of glass.
Just as he finished his examination, Miss Marshall
returned to the room, to transcribe a letter that
Lorlng wanted Immediately.
You have coy little office here Carleton re-
marked pleasantly.
Well yes Mr. Carleton, the girl answered, going
to the desk and slipping sheet OF paper into the
machine, 81 like it; but it is little lonely some
times with no one to speak to all day. OF course,
understand that Mr. Loring IS very particular about
his private correspondence; mean about not want
ing anyone to see it. To be frank though, liked it
better when my desk in the outside office AL
though have real friends there had feeling of
companionship that rather miss now
How long have you been working in here:' he
asked.
Almost six weeks" she said, slipping into her
chair.
So long, Well, no doubt it is more convenient
for Mr. Loring to have you him, and, you say,
it is more private" AS he shut the door behind him
he heard the clatter of typewriter keys,
carleton fastened to his office and first
- giving strict orders that he account to
be disturbed locked the door after him Carefully
removing several of the books from the case he
md between panels the
gave him view of the stenographer she sat in the
opposite window. He spent the rest of the day with
his eye glued to the aperture.
Miss Marshall worked busily when she returned to
the room with the rest of Lorings correspondence;
but it nearly half past three before she gathered
up the finished letters and took them into the chiefs
Office Taking advantage of her temporary absence,
Carleton called up his chum, Tommy Medford, on the
telephone. After few minutes lively conversation,
he returned to his peephole in the bookcase. Pres
emily the girl came back again, She placed her note
book carefully in the drawer of her desk which she
locked. Next she put on big black hat, then closed
the window, gathered up her gloves, and moved
away
CARLETON hastily replaced the books on the
- shelf locked the door of the bookcase and,
catching up his hat, hurried out to the elevators
Miss Marshall was there waiting for the car. On the
way down Carleton uttered two or three common
places and walked beside her to the front door and
out on the sidewalk.
Its jolly day" he remarked, as they went out
into the summer sunshine. : How do you go up,
subway, surface, or elevated!
Il think the Broadway is the pleasantest this
weather. she replied
So do l. May | ride up with your Carleton
asked simply.
Why of course, if you going that way" re-
piled the girl
They boarded open Broadway and bowled
along up town. At 17thst. she got out, Carleton pre-
ceding her AS he helped her to alight he remarked
Aren't you warm? | am. Suppose we go over
and get some cecream soda before you go on home.
It's only step
For instant the girl appeared to hesitate.
Then she smingly accepted the invitation and they
crossed the street to confectionery store As they