Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-01-12
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One 5 niends

No.. said the little stenographer.
as she carefully placed
the stamp in the corner of tie last en-
velope and then stacked the days y
mail. 1T isn't that I'm unwilling or
anything like that. ! like to do things =
for people occasionally as well as the 1,
next one. But II do 1t for one Il do
it for a dozen, forlIs can't be partial.
hate to, but I'll have to put my foot
down and declinesto do favors. Z
The bookkeeper looked up In SUR
prise. 'Why-what's---" he began
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We'll" explained the little stenog-
rapher. last Sunday i took dinner
with friend OF mine and during the
afternoon she asked If I'D do just ..
tiny favor for her. She had some pro-
grams for her club, that she was to,
make. and it was so hard fol. her to,
write them by hand, Besides. her
handwriting was dreadful, so would Z
just as soon run them or on my type VI
writer? What could say after eat
ing her dinner? Sc I've been devoting
my noon hours, besides getting down
early mornings this whole week.. to,
running Off these simple little pro-
grams. ..,s...4. :, e. 49,. =; .5rxszs...
Then. when could breathe freely,
as | saw the end of the programs
coming into view, my friend called me
up and asked me II I'd look to see that
Mrs. Breuscott's name was spelled
right She was almost sure she had
written it W instead of ~ And she
had-so rewrote that page of every
one of the programs =, VAL s5.:,ss. ."zsg{5:
When finally delivered them she
was delighted. She said they were
so lovely that she, knew the club
would always want her to get them up
every year, and wasn't it nice that she
had friend who was willing to do q
little favor for her once In while? tss
Then, while I was still cramped
with the extra work of the programs.
another friend called me up. She said
she wanted copy Of certain song
containing about 40 verses, and shes
couldn't get It except in book FORM
and she didn't want to go to that OK
pense. Sc would just as soon rum
over some noon and copy it on In.
short hand? It would take her So
long to write 1t in regular longhan6
and it wouldn't take me minute. she
was sure; 4; 5ts.5.y:,. Il; .5gg5f{g s2sss 53:.s
.tat"Of course, / did as she requested.
waited around the store half an hour
looking for some one who would be-
willing to let me copy the song: Then.
all the time I was copying It the man
ager stood In front of. me and glared
at me- for fear I'd run away with the
book 1 suppose. 1t was such q pleas
ant experienced ss&55s? ST. II 81 I'll
1t Then that friend of mine called
me up late In the afternoon, just, ar
was getting ready to leave the office,
to ask me, II I'd Just as soon make her.
three copies OF the song-Pd already
made one copy with d carbon -forashes
wanted u send away two copies So,
! sat down and wrote them on and
mailed them. &.
on yes. she appreciated It very
much. Any time / want to go any
where. she says-pityingly, for my
,a'A =. slns man \. escor.--T,nf, y
= say " ~ WIN me = ner nuspana
= This morning, while the manager
was debating n verv imnnrtanfG letter
tne pnone rang. ne looked so ,eA.
esperateo' WINE ! look down irom the
pnone' az dne Iequest OF TINS same
l.aena, oeta,sot 3as. nov many yaIas
what price she wanted to pay and
which store g 3. visit e LOOK e ne
wnite sweaters snat were sel ,, at y
ana 70 70 see u .ney were Ieaily 2 oar
gam ana u tney were 70 nave ono
sent out a s. pay io1 Tar = ana So, ahe Ct. rs-
pay ! me- sanse stnen y nave Deen ueln.
onns every .ame my onzser rings Ios
fear the manager 70 calhng me TO tell