Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-06-09
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Where were you yesterday after
noon?" asked the girl with pink roses
on her hat Of her companion, Il called
up your office and your manager said
you were out"
Very much out" the other girl an
swered. "And Mr.. Dillingworth was
very much put out in token thereof"
II think he's the handsomest man.
pensively observed the girl with pink
roses on her hat.
Handsome is as handsome does"
said her companion severely. why,
that man is too grumpy for any earth
ly use"
Tell me all about it, Nita."
you remember Miss Greer?" began
Mia. "She was taken Ill in the office
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Dillingworth
asked me to take her to her home out
on Sheridan road and he called an
automobile for u.s."
How lovely of himI Almost any
other manager would have left you to
the mercies of the street car"
Miss Green wasn't able to walk to
the street car" Nita explained Il
helped her with hat and coat and Mr..
Dillingworth sent the office boy down
to the car with us.
"Aimousine stood directly in front Of
the door and l asked the chauffeur il
he was waiting for the Universal COM
pany. He said he was, so the office
boy assisted us in, closed the door
and away we went
"On the way out 1 was fully occu-
pied in caring for Miss Greer 1 hadn't
moment to enjoy speeding in state
along the Lake Shore drive at three
o'clock in the afternoon. Coming
back. however, sunk into the luxuri-
Gus cushions and imagined myself
somebody.
1T was a splendid car-beautiful
cut-glass twin vases for flowers, a mir
ror, clock, electric lights, velvet
rug on the floor, a wonderful robe
everything. l enjoyed 1t so thoroughly
that 1 ached all over. I took myself
to task for having thought Mr.. Dilling-
worth grumpy. It was his delicate
consideration that had made this de-
ightful ride possible. l was stricken
with fit of remorse, filed with a
hundred appreciative thoughts, made
thousand virtuous resolutions.
AS my eyes rested on Lake Michi-
gan, blue and smiling in the sunshine,
l promised myself that thenceforth I'd
be an angel of patience and gentle
ness even when the manager was at
his grumpiest.
THE moment l entered the office,
however, OWNED that something was
Rmiss. Mr.. Dillingworth maintained
what suppose he considered digni-
| fed silence, but my intimate knowledge
Of him enabled me instantly to pro-
nounce it a lamentable exhibition OF
bad temper. Mr.. Appleton, his as
sistant, enlightened me as to the
cause.
1T seems that the president of the
Universal company had come to the
Office in his car intent upon asking
three gentlemen, whom he had invited
to meet him there, out to the works.
I had mistaken the presidents linn
CUISINE for the car Mr.. Dillingworth
had ordered and had simply run of
with it. Every one in the office
thought it joke save the poor, dear.
grumpy manager, whom it completely
upset"
What did the president and his
guests do?"
Took a taxi out to the works. It
must have cost the company $50 at
least, judging from Mr.. Dillingworth's
attitude to me ever since. You won't
believe 1t, but without a word he gave
me to mail a check for "a, together
with the bill for the taxi that had
stood waiting and working while Miss
Greer and were speeding north and
was returning. That considered
exceedingly impolite; he could Just as
we'll have mailed it himself and spared
my feelings. like to remember that
was perfectly sweet over the matter
when came down today wished
aim a pleasant good morning as il
nothing had happened and he couldn't
have ignored me more completely IL
I'd been as dead as Julius Caesar.
That, my dear, Just shows you what
a grumpy old thing he is.
W USoAoSu hOS " AoSA5h ny pcSA
ton, however, because he would find
1t hard to I'LL my place with another
girl who would be always patient and
polite Besides, want to convince
him that harbor no Ill feeling against
| him"
Il think you're Just the noblest
thing" said the girl with pink roses
on her hat, admiringly.