The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-12

III y dtkf VI aV iiN hiboSf Ebt 0ui hi1 NushT
yassiiig portfolio, and took down bis hat from
its peg on The wall Guess III 90 out and
Try 10 drum up little business Of my own"
he said
Good luckl" returned the German cor
daily.
Jimmy put his portfolio under his arm and
started for the door, with a half-dehned in
tenton OF stopping in Mr. Bucher's Office.
But as he approached the Office entrance he
began to feel, in very disconcerting, knee
weakening way, as il he were not himself but
somebody else in his shoes; and when person
is troubled by such feelings, he is in no condi-
ton for making, or putting into practice, radi-
cal determinations. The sharp, business-ike
sound OF Miss Hildreth's typewriter was not
encouraging. Walking very slowly, he
reached the door Of the Office and looked in.
Miss Hildreth looked up, saw him, flushed
scarlet, and then horrible omen-her lips
shut in straight line, her eyes and fingers
returned to the typewriter. The Leonard
Advertising Agency fled into the street. 1t
did not even have the satisfaction OF knowing
that its sudden appearance had resulted in
such series Of "pied " lines that Mr.. Buch-
er's stenographer had been obliged to re-
write the page on which she was working
Leonard got into the subway and went
downtown to see the inventor Of a new hook
and-eye; but the inventor had sold his rights,
and didn't want to advertise. The advertising
solicitor Of the Leonard Agency was unrea
sonably discouraged by this failure. Hegave
up active soliciting and spent the rest Of the
morning idly walking the streets making and
un-making plans which centered about Mr..
Bucher's ofice-force. Possibly, if that hook
and-eye inventor had invested in advertising,
Jimmy would have been emboldened TO face
his problem squarely: which meant facing
Miss Clara Hildreth. But even this slight
rebuff, added to Miss Hildreth's failure to
notice him, had the effect of rendering him ut
terly miserable. After luncheon which the
ptomaines OF disappointment rendered in
digestible, he returned to bis desk. Miss
Hildreth was out The Leonard Advertising
Agency spent most Of the afternoon in wca-
dering whether life was worth living
The occurrences of that day formed the
foundations OF habit AS he had not sum
moned the courage TO speak 10 Miss Hildrcth
then, Jimmy was inclined to let mat'era drff
Sometimes he glanced into Mr.. BucheYs
Office as he passed in or out; but Miw H!l
dreth betrayed no further sign OF being cog
infant of his presence. Mr.. Buchcr himsell
made matters worse by continual io,iia;
cheerfuIness. The answers to MS advertise
ments, while not overwhelmingly numerous
were highly satisfactory.
IL say, Mr.. Leonard" he rmarket
abruptly one afternoon; don't Mr. n sen
in; but you amt, vat you call, vry srraiy
il seems to me.
Jimmy pretended not TO nadn-stapd
"How's that, Mr. Bucher2"
"Humphl" returned the Germsna rchai
his pipe.
This remark seemed TO require 40 com
ment, so Jimmy made none.
These young peoples | don't ,nsirs
stand," continued the German philosophio
ally, after short silence. In some thing
they seems always 10 egspect the yurst
! They makes Rocky Mountains out Of gardeI
mole hills; and there they viii sit, Wonder
ng and wondering how they viii ever ge
over. Ain'tit'"