The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-09-08

ship business is Just fluffy nonsense, |
and wouldn't be anybody's obedient |
servant. decided when l wasn't |
more than IS years old, with a lot of |
other girls in our school, that when |
we got married we'd never say obey,
and we never have, though only three
of our class are married yet, but we're
all engaged
"Engaged?"
"Of course; we're engaged. I'm en-
gagged to Rutherford Gillingwater, the
adjutant general of this state. You
couldn't be my private secretary If |
wasn't engaged; 1t wouldn't be
proper"
The earth was only flying clnder
on which he strove for a foothold.
She had announced her engagement
to be married with cool finality that
took his breath away and not real
| izing the chaos into which she had
flung him, she returned demurely to
| the matter of the letter.
I'VE can't change that letter, be-
cause it's signed close to the 'obedient
servant and there's no room. But
|
and add a postscript"
She sat down before the machine
and inexpertly rolled the sheet into
place; then, with Ardmore helping
her to find the keys, she wrote:
l demand an mediate reply.
Demand and immediate are both
business words. Are you sure there's
only one m in immediate? All right,
If you know. | reckon postscript
like that doesn't need to be signed
III just put w. D. there with papas
stub pen, so it will look really fierce.
Now, you're the secretary; you copy
it in the copying press and I'll ad-
dress the envelope"
She babe him give the letter plenty
of time to copy, and talked cheerfully
while he waited She spoke of her
friends, as southern people have a
way of doing, as though every one
must of course know them-a habit
that is iluminative of that delightful
southern neighboriiness that knits
the elect of a commonwealth into a
single family, that neither time and
tide nor sword and brand can destroy
We'll, that's DONE" said Miss Jerry
when the letter, still damp from the
, compress. had been carefully sealed
, and stamped. Gov. Osborne will get
, 1t in the morning. | think maybe
we'd better telegraph him that It's
coming"
The message. slowly thumped out
on the typewriter, and several times
|
Raleigh. N. c.
The Honorable Charles Osborne,
e Governor of South Carolina
1 Columbia, s, c.:
: Have written by to-night's mall in Ap
pleweight matter Your vacillating course
: not understood.
e WILLIAM DANGERFIELD,
J. Governor OF North Carolina.
g 81 reckon that will make him TAX,
l. notice." and Miss Jerry viewed he
C work with approval And now, Mr.
t Ardmore, here's telegram from Mr.
e Billings which don't understand. Sc,
n If you know what 1t means"
s. Ardmore chuckled delightedly as h
h read:
s. Can not understand your outrageou
t. conduct in bond matter II payment
n not made June first your states credit
ruined Where Is Foster? Answer to Al
lanta. GEORGE p. BILLINGS.
II don't see what's so funny abou
that! Mr.. Bassford was walking tn
floor with that message when | cam
to the office. He said papa and tn
~ state were both going to be ruineC
There's quarter of a million dollar
y to be paid on bonds that are comm
len N
Is money to pay them with That
:, what he said. And Mr. Foster is tn
u, state treasurer and he's gone fishing
al "Fishing?"
'e He left word he had gone fishin
~ Mr.. Foster and papa don't get alon
'e together, and Mr.. Bassford says he
~ run off just to let those bonds defau
~ and bring disgrace on papa and IL
q state"
no Ardmore's grin broadened The A
~ pleweight case was insignificant col
pared with this new business wit
lie which he was confronted Billing
ep had always treated him with co
tempt, as negligible factor in Il
al Ardmore millions, and here at la
'ir was an opportunity to balance a
Nv counts
Il will show you how to fix Ri
pa ings. Just let me have one of tho
ng blanks"
ng And after much labor, and wi
tn occasional suggestions from Mi
tie Jerry. the following message W
In presently ready for the wires:
is Your Infamous imputation upon my no
Up or and that of the state shall meet wi
,e- the treatment 1t deserves. l defy y
IA to do your worst. II you come into Nor
'iu Carolina or bring legal proceedings
a the collection of your bonds ! will
do YOU so fun of buckshot that 40 men W
OF. not be strong enough to carry you to yo
grave.
Isn't that perfectly grand" mi
>. INJURED Jerry admiringly. But
-, thought your family and the Bro
a. Loan and Trust Company were t
w. same thing"
,ta Don't you worry about Billin!
M He is used to having people get doy
ba on their knees to him, and the chan