The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-03-03
A Dr,gnt memory Of the pretty sten.

ographer fingered to haunt the youni
man. This irritated him. Il am get
ting sentimental" he ruminated. "But
| by Joye, that girl certainly has all ths
hall marks of thoroughbred"
| Meridith's egotism received a hare
jolt in his dealings with the custom
ers of the Moore-Meredith product. In
stead Of increasing business by his
new ideas, trade lessened. Old Gus
toners almost always good for a sub
stantial order each month--curiousl
cut Moore'made stuff from their buy
Ing list, nor coald the concerns sales
men win reason from them.
As time went en-, Meriaith's interes,
In his stenosrapher Increased. She
was dainty maid, calculated to wiz
the regard of any and every one She
woa more than this from her employ
er The AFgt letter dictated was 10 D
~ellRnewA seSssng house IN New yora
4 city.
4 m. Cream & Co. began John Mert
A arm. we eaat understand this sud
den severance es AasEAess relations ex'
istihe between or AEsas. We have
/ hsa no order frosa y9a aor two months,
4 WfIl II be against 5Ae ethics az yoar
house 10 fuaAisA us q reAsong'
] A sssf'tlea exclamation caused him
70 look UP at tae transformed face of
Che gifl
'h1na so yea have lost Cronln. too%
st0rmea thoroughly angry little
voice. "w1sl you never learn your
lessefa 2" The maid drew herself TO
lier aall height and stamped indig.
Dantgs from the room.
soAn Meredith wondered why he did
not become angry with this ridiculous
girl. and again probed for reason for
her sudden rage. Meridith's admiring
eyes had noted the superb queenliness
Of Miss Thomas. 1t was the revealing
touch. At last John Meridith, million.
aire and young business man, realized
that he loved. He reached out and
touched the button.
Miss Mast responded to the sum.
mons.
In answer to the disappointed ques.
tion of her employer, the older woman
explained that Miss Thomas had left
the building.
"But she will come back, of course?"
Il don't think So" came from the
old stenographer. "At least" she con.
tinued, mot In her former capacity"
What do you mean?" Meridith
stared.
Il mean that Miss Thomas is Sylvia
Moore when she is at home, and that
she has been playing at stenographer
just for her own amusement. In re-
ality, she could take her place here as
a partner. In her fathers last days
she always had desk here"
do you know her address?" de-
manded Meridith, curtly.
Eighteen Nork avenue, think"
Without word, the youth picked
up his hat and left the office.
Miss Moore, began Meridith, in the
reception. II have come here to apol-
ogize. In your eyes must seem to be
young fool, and-and I guess I am.
It has just come to me why | am a
failure. IT wanted to take an old busi-
ness, established In the infancy OF our
country, apply my upstart name to 1t,
and keep the goods on the market, ex-
pecting them to carry the same pres
tige with the trade. From now on,
the firm is as 1t was before my father
obtained control-the Moore Furniture
company. obliterate myself"
AS the hurried and humble apology
of the man clattered on to It's end, the
angry eyes Of the girl took on diff
ferent light Her cheeks crimsoned.
THAT is good Of you," she said, in
her vibrant low voice. "And I am
sure that 1t will pay you-us."
Since I have been In the Office"
continued the youth, II have learned
to think too much of you to let you
60 Miss Moore-Sylvla- call
on you once In while in-in the In
terests of business, you know?"
The girl laughed; little low laugh
of delight-and something else. IF
IL you care to risk It" she whispered,
but warn you'll have terrible
temper!" tt