The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-25

III uaY OF SO. Ilc aIOsc, SOt uil ins Idn-
yassing portfolio, and took down his hat from
its peg on the wall Guess Ill 60 out and
try to 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 half-dehned in
tenton OF stopping in Mr.. Buchers Office.
But as he approached the ofhce-entrance he
began to feel, in very disconcerting, knee
weakening way, as if 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-lke
sound Of Miss Hildreth's typewriter was not
encouraging Walking very slowly, he
reached the door Of the Office ana looked in.
Miss Hildreth looked up saw him. flushed
scarlet, and then--horribe omen-her lips
shut in a 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 a 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 10 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 unres-
sonably discouraged by this failure. He gave
np active soliciting, and spent the rest of the
morning idly walking the streets, making and
un-making plans which centered about Mr.
Bucher's office-force Possibly, if that hook
and eve inventor had invested in advertising
Jimmy would have been emboldened to face
his problem squarely which meant facing
Miss Clara Hdreth. But even this slight
rebuff, added to Miss IIildreth's failure tc
notice him, had the effect of rendering him ut
- rly miserable After a luncheon which the
ptomaines Of disappointment rendered in
digestible, he returned to his desk. Mis-.
Hildreth was out The Leonard Advertising
Agency spent most Of the afternoon in won
dering whether life was worth living.
The occurrences Of that day formed tn,
foundations of habit As he had not sum
moned the courage to speak TO Miss Hildretl
. then, Jimmy was inclined to let matters drift
Sometimes he glanced into MIR. Bucher'
office as he passed in or out; but Miss Hill
dreth betrayed no further sign OF being cog
t infant OF his presence. MIR. Bucher hmsel
made matters worse by continual jocula
cheerfulness The answers to his advertise
ments, while not overwhelmingly numerous
were highly satisfactory.
| Il say, Nj Leonard" he remarks
abruptly one afternoon; | don't like to but
! in; but you amt, vat you cali, very spunky
} il seems to me. "
a Jimmy pretended not to understand
. "How's that, Mr.. Bucher?"
Humphl" returned the German, putin
/ his pipe.
n This remark seemed to require no com
ment, so Jimmy made none.
+ These young peoples | don't under
stand" continued the German philosophiC
i, ally, after a short silence. " In some thing
4 they seems always to egspect the vurs
5 They makes Rocky Mountains out Of garde
l mole bills; and there they viii sit wonder
ng and wondering how they viii ever g
over, Ain'tit2"