Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-15

Obigiing
One S Friends


No" said the little stenographer.
thoughtfully. as she carefully placed
the stamp In the corner of the last en-.
velope and then stacked the days
mail. 1T isn't that I'm unwilling or
anything Ike that. like to do things
Tor people occasionally as we'll as the
next one. But If I do 1t for one | do
1t for dozen. for l can't be partial.
! hate to. but I'll have to put my foot
down and decline to do favors."
The bookkeeper looked up In sur.
prise. "Why-what's-" he began,
wonderingly~v"
VEL Explained the little stenog.
! "a ciast Sunday l took dinner
0Ariend Of mine and during the
afternoon she asked If I'D do just a
tiny favor for her. She had some pro-
grams for her club that she was to
make. and 1t was 80 hard for her to
write them by hand Besides. her
handwriting was dreadful. so would |
just as soon run them of on my type
writer! What could | say after eat
ing her dinner? So I've been devoting
my noon hours. besides getting down
early mornings this whole week. to
, running Off these simple little pro-
! grams
Then, when l 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. Breuscotts name was spelled
right. She was almost sure she had
written 1t w instead Of u And she
| had-so | rewrote that page Of every
one of the programs.
When l 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 1t nice that she
had friend who was willing to do a
| little favor fer her once In a while?
Then. while | was still cramped
with the extra work of the programs.
another friend called me up. She said
she wanted copy Of a certain song.
containing about 40 verses. and she
couldn't get 1t except In book form.
and she didn't want to go to that ex-
pense. so would l just as soon run
over some noon and copy II off in
short hand? 1t would take her so
long to write It in regular longhand
and 1t wouldn't take me a minute. she
was sure:
of course, | did as she srequested. |
| wlifnh hn hol
looking for some one who would bs
willing to let me copy the song Then
all the time | was copying 1t the man
ager stood In front of me and glared
at me. for fear Id run away with tho
book, suppose. 1t was such a pleas
ant experience!
Then that friend Of mine called
me up late in the Afternoon. Just as
! was getting ready to leave the office
to ask me II I'd just as soon make her
three copies Of the song-I'd already
made one copy with carbon-for she
wanted to send away two copies So
! sat down and wrote them off and
mailed them
"Oh. yes. she appreciated II very
much. Any time / want to go any
where. she says-pityingly. for my
lack OF regular man escort-shell
be glad to go with me If her husband
is out Of town. 30 she can leave home!
This morning, while the manager
was debating a very important letter.
the phone rang. He looked 80 ex-
esperated. while | took down from the
phone, at the request of this same
friend. detailsof just how many yards
Of lace and just what pattern to get and
what price she wanted to pay and
which store TO visit TO look at the
white sweaters that were selling at IS
and to SEQ II they were really a bar.
gain. and II they were. to have one
sent out and pay for It and she'd re-
pay me. Since then have been trem-
bling every time my buzzer rings for
| fear the manager Is calling me to tell
me that my services aren't needed any
longer
by the time I finished her little er.
rands my whole noon hour was gone
and I'm az hungry as a bear now, for
I haven't had a bite since breakfast"
| 81 don't blame you little Bit" said
the bookkeeper symps thetically. "It's
shame the way people impose on
others. never dreaming that they're
asking anything out OF the ordinary.
Why don't you tell them that you're
too busy? I'd never stand for such
imposjtions."
| The little stenographer beamed at
hint was good to have some ono
understand!
"Oh. by the way" he interrupted
her as she said good night. Would
you Just as soon stop in on your way
to the station and send some cut
howers-pick out anything you think
would go we'll with pink outfit? My
sister asked me TO do II and didn't
have time this noon. I'll pay you to-
| whan ypu knnU uhof