The Tupelo journal., 1910-07-08
HER JOY
RIDE

Where we're 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. Diliingworth 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 al handsome Does"
said her companion severely. why.
that man Is too grumpy for any earth
~ use."
Tell me all about II, Nita."
"You remember Miss Greer?" began
Nita. "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 us"
How lovely Of him! 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 If
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.
ION the way IL I was fully occu-
pied in caring for Miss Greer. | hadn't
a moment to enjoy speeding in state
along the Lake Shore drive at three
o'clock in the afternoon. Coming
back. however. ] sunk into the luxurt-
GUS cushions and imagined myself
somebody.
Tt was a splendid c~ar-beautiful
cut-glass twin vases for flowers, a mir
ror, a clock, electric lights, a velvet
rug on the floor, a wonderful robe
everything, ! enjoyed 1t SO thoroughly
that | ached all over | took myself
to task for having thought Mr.. Dilling-
worth grumpy. 1t was his delicate
consideration that had made this de-
lightful ride possible. | was stricken
with a fit of remorse. filled with a
hundred appreciative thoughts, made
a thousand virtuous resolutions.
"'As my eyes rested on Lake Michi-
gar, blue and smiling in the sunshine.
/ promised myself that ~tEenceforth I'd
be an angel of patience and gentle
ness even when the manager was at
his grumpiest.
1.-The moment | entered the Office.
however, l OWNED that something was
amiss Mr.. DilEngworth maintained
what | suppose he considered a 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
auSe.
1T seems that the president Of the
Universal company had come ia the
Office In his car intent upon asking
three gentlemen, whom he had invited
to meet him there, out to the works.
had mistaken the presidents lin
CUISINE for the car Mr.. Dillingworth
had ordered and had simply run off
with 1t. Every one In the office
thought it q joke save the poor. dear.
grumpy manager. whom 1t completely
upset"
What did the president and his
guests do"
took a taxi out to the works. II
must have cost the company $50 at
least, Judging from MIR. Dillingworth's
attitude to me ever since. You won't
believe It, but without a word he gave
me to mail q check for 81, together
with the bill for the taxi that had
stood waiting and working while Miss
Greer and ! were speeding north and
I was returning. That l considered
exceedingly impolite; he could just as
well have mailed 1t himself and spared
my feelings. like to remember thai
I was perfectly sweet over the matter.
when l came down today | wished
him a pleasant good morning as II
nothing had happened and he couldn't
have ignored me more completely II
I'd been as dead as Julius Caesar.
That. my dear. Just shows you what
a grumpy old thing he is.
"I've decided not to resign my posi-.
ton, however, because he would find
it hard to FIJI my place With kE6tha.
girl who would be always pssslsAi and
polite, Besides. ! waas 10 convince
him that ! harhes ~ - feeling against
him."
y think you're Just the noblest
thing" said the girl with pink roses
on her hat, admiringly.