The Washington herald., 1910-11-27
CHAPTER XIX.

Z NTO Daylights life came Dede Mason She came
rather imperceptibly. He had accepted her imper-
sonally along with the office furnishing the office
8 bow. Morrison the chief confidential and only
clerk and all the rest of the accessories of super
mans gambling place of business Had he been asked
anv time during the first months she was in his en-
ploy he would have unable TO tell the color Of her
eyes From the fact that she demi-blonde there
resided dimly in his subconsciOusness conception
that she was a brunette. Likewise he had an idea
that she was not thin, while there was an absence IN
his mind of any idea that she was fat AS to how she
dressed he had no ideas at ALL He had no trained
eve in such matters, was he interested He took
il for granted in the lack Of any impression to the
contrary that she was dressed somehow. He knew
her as Miss Mason" and that was ALL though he
was aware that stenographer she seemed quick
and accurate. This impression. however, was quite
vague for he had had experience with other senog-
raphers and naturally believed that they were all
quick and accurate.
shall" CHANGING quickly over the page for similar con-
structions he found a number OF 81 Wills" The II
shall" was alone IL STOOD out consplcuousy. He
pressed the call bell twice, and moment later Dede
Mason entered.
snid saw that. Miss Mason" he asked extending
the letter TO her and pointing out the criminal phrase
A shade Of annoyance crossed her face. She stood
convicted.
.'My mistake" she said. I'm sorry"
but it's not mistake, you know she added
quickly.
How do you make that out? It sure don't sound
right in the way of thinking"
She had reached the door by this time, and she
turned the offending letter in her hand
Its right just the same"
But that would make all those Wills wrong
then" he argued.
1t does" was her audacous answer. "Shall 1
change them"
81 shall be over to look that affair up Monday"
Daylight repeated the sentence from the letter aloud
ftarffb
the sound of his own voice He shook his head 1T
don't sound right, Miss Mason 1t just don't sound
right Why, nobody writes to me that way. They all
say will-educated men, too, some Of them. Amt
that sOr'
Yes" she acknowledged. and passed out to her
machine TO make the correction.
Ii CHANGED that day that among the several men
with whom he sat at luncheon a young English
man. mining engineer. Had II happened any other
time 1t would have passed unnOticed, but fresh from
the tilt with his stenographer, Daylight was struck
Immediately by the Engshmans Il shall" Several
times in the course Of the meal the phrase was
peated and Daylight was certain there was no mis-
take about it,
After luncheon he cornered Mcintosh one of the
members. whom he knew to have been college
because of his football reputation.
Look here Bunny" Daylight demanded, which Is
right shall be over to look that affair up Monday
will be over TO look that affair up on Monday
The former football captain debated painfully for
a minute
Blessed if know" he confessed. (which way do
/ say it?'
"Oh, WILL of course"
Then the other is right depend upon it. I always
rotten grammar"
On the way back to the office Daylight dropped into
4 bookstore and bought grammar, and for q solid
hour his feet up his desk, he oiled through its
pages.
KNOCK of my head with little apples If the girl
amt right he cOmmuned aloud at the end Of the
sion. For the first time It struck him that there
something about his stenographer. He had accepted
her up 10 then female creature and bit OF office
furnishing. But now, having demonstrated that she
knew more grammar than business men and college
graduates, she became individual She seemed 10
stand out In his consciousness as cOnspcuOusy the
Il shall" had stood out the typed page, and he
began TO take notice.
He managed 10 watch her leaving that afternoon,
and he for the first time that she was well
formed and that her manner of dress was satisfying
He knew none Of the details of wOmens dress and he
none Of the details Of her shirt waist and
well cut tailor suit He saw only the effect in gen.
eral sketchy way. She looked right This was in the
absence of anything wrong Of the way.
Shes trim little good locker" his verdict.
when the outer office door closed on her.
The next morning debating, he concluded that he
liked the way she did her hair though for the life of
him he could have given description of it, The i'm
preston pleasing; that was ALL She sat between
him and the window and he noted that her hair was
light brown, with hints Of golden bronze A pale
sun, shining in touched the golden bronze into smoul
dering fires that very pleasing 10 behold Funny
he thought THAI he had never observed this phenon-
before.
IN the midst Of the letter he came to the consruc-
ton which had caused the trouble the day before.
He remembered his wreste with the grammar and
Dictated
Il shall meet you half way in this proposition
Miss Mason gave quick look up at him. The
action was purely involuntary and in fact, had been