The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1911-01-27
Superauous
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the solicitor, who stood In front Of
the Office looking glass trying on a
/ new beaver hat
; The young woman stenographer
looked UP coldly.
Don't you Ike .t?" asked the So
hcitor In an anxious tone.
"Yes. like the hat. Also the man
under It." said the youl woman
stenographer. But"
"Ah, those kind words OF apprecia-
tion are"
"a preface to some plain truths.
What did you do with your old hat?"
Ordered 1t sent here"
Just as thought. There is no use
Of my trying any longer. 1t is hope
less"
Walt until get match and
cigar. There-go ahead. Tell me
your trouble"
Long ago." said the young woman
stencgrapher. the chief threw out
strong hint that I'd be a great com.
fort to him if kept the vault in per
feet order He said T. never had
been done That was my cue for
worfiag toward approval and Incl
Geu-a}ly an Increase In salary" The
ste-c=7aptcr stg 3D. "Wen. every
time salesman returns ON a trip
whether he has been to New York
or to Kansas City-he rushes out.
buys new hat and sends the old one
here
The first lat wrapped up care
fully and put into the vault The
second I stuck into an old bandbox.
The seventh and eighth l iumbled
into bag For six months those
packages were moved from one side
Of the vault to the other. Sometimes
they We're on the floor and sometimes
on the shelf-always in the way But
| pictured TO myself the gratitude
those men would show when
brought out their hats the next sea
son. scarcely used and IS good as
new"
The collector grlnned. Did they
wear then2" he asked.
NO; still. they wouldn't let ne
throw those hats away. Finally put
Mr. Wolcotts hat on Mr. Barher's
desk Mr.. Barker had no scruples
about getting rid ct ii. A cast-of
hat Of aIr. BarEer's / put on MIR Ham
mond's cha,r-I didn't nave to do it
twice. This method I pa: sued sys-
teIarteally until there wasn't
supeEfa0us hat left"
You are a deep, designing woman"
The steHogragher shook her head.
and continued Just your l-ention-
ing Christmas makes me shudder
Last year, for weeks before Christ
mas. mysterious packages kept ar
riT!ng and had TO be stored in the
vault. My real trouble. however, be-
gan after Christmas What do people |
mean by giving such presents as they |
90? Look a. the cushions on that |
settee Regularly, have to rip of |
the covers. take them 10 the clean /
ers, bring them back and sew them
on again"
What would you have the chiefs
friends give him."
The stenographer scowled 81
wouldn't have them give him fancy
calendars that have TO be adjusted
every morning"
Hang a monthly calendar in his
office and stop fussing."
Is that Joke? Look at the walls
In his Office Is there space on them
for even postcard? had the photo.
graphs Of at least thirty Of those
men framed fer him and the clerk in
the picture store acted just as II he
thought ! was making a collection
Of matinee idols. After the Office was
repapered the janitor and l hung pic
tHres at the rate Of one a minute"
Il noticed that you put the three
ballet girls in the darkest corner and
hat you had the picture of the John.
son-Jeffrtes prize fight framed in
black"
Look at the chiefs desk" said the
young woman stenographer with
deepening sense OF injustice. That
portfolio holds two sheets of paper
and two one-cent stamps. The silver
rim OF that fancy blotter has to be
nended weekly No store in Chicago
keeps the rlght-sized leads for those
fancy pencils I've tried EN- all
The only thing that lavender note
book holds is dust. Who gave him
that fountain pen? Every time he
uses 1t feel as II | ought to put on
a rain coat and stuff my ears with
cotton
For eleven months a perfectly
good shelf in the vault has been used
Tor his misft Christmas gifts. Yes. i
terday he sent them to his country
home and today when looked at the
perfect order OF the vault I began n
have hopes OF more salary, but the
chief went Christmas shopping TODAY
and here's the boy with your hat"