Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-28

- railroad system. Joe was at bis
desk one morning sorting papers when
he received a call to his chiefs private
room. When he appeared the vice
president said to him:
II wish you to take this package to
Miss Dorothea Penfield, as addressed.
Here are twenty 81 900 bonds. the last
of the lot we agreed to send her. Be
very careful with them, and deliver
them to TO one except Miss Penfeld
! herself, taking her receipt"
! Joe took the package and left the
| room. He had heard that Miss Pen
| field was the only daughter of the man
/ who had organized the railroad sys-
| tenn in which he was employed and
! that she had inherited his vast inter
| est in it, making her one of the rich
est women in America. Joe had also
heard that the lady was a philanthro
pist. Philalthropist is a very big word,
and he associated with it a very i'm
portant woman. His mental picture
of her was a middle aged person, part
ly gray and with very benevolent
tune as she possessed, she must have
an air of business about her.
He placed the package in his inside
coat pocket, put safety pin over it,
buttoned the coat over his breast and
sailed forth on his Grand He eX-
pected to find Miss Penfeld's residence
a palace, but it was an ordinary stone
front city residence. He was admitted
l.
uniform of Il servant girD and ushered
into room from which he could look
into another room in the rear, where
sat young girl hammering on type
writer.
A lady answering Joe's imaginary
description of Miss Penfield came into
the room where he was and looked at
him inquiringly, as much as to ask,
what can do for you?"
Are you Miss Penfield?" asked Joe.
81 am"
I Here are some bonds that l have
been instructed to deliver to you"
! He produced the package. She took
it into the back room, where she open
ed it and after a few words with the |
typist dictated a receipt. This done |
both women left the room. A few min |
utes later Miss Penfield came into the !
room where Joe was waiting, handed !!
him the receipt, and he returned with |
it to the railroad office
All this is an apparently unimportant !
part of this story. You must know
that Joe Carpenter was very attractive
in his appearance, and the typewriter
in the back room was a very pretty
girl.
While Joseph was sitting in the next
room to her she looked up from her
work and caught him looking at her
admiringly. On several other occa-
sions during his stay at the house she
looked up and every time saw that
same admiring glance. Indeed. what
Joe was thinking was expressed
through his eyes, and what he was
was this: You're pretty
enough TO kiss
Joe went away thinking of that fair
skin. those coral lips, those gazelle
eyes Ghese were his own designations
Of them. and he kept on thinking of
them all that day and the next and the
next, till one morning the third vice
president sent for him again and said
70 him:
Carpenter, 1 have telephone mes
'age from Miss Penfield asking me TO
send her the numbers of the bonds
7ou delivered to her the other day. and
The would like them sent by you. You
ire sure the delivery was all right,
trent your
81 delivered the package as you gave
t to me. The receipt tailed with your
ecord. didn't ft?''
"Oh. yes The receipt was all right.
You'd better take the numbers to her.
he handed Joe a bit of paper with
he numbers on ft-"and hear what
he has TO say"
Joe put the paper in his pocket and :
epaired TO the Penfield residence
his time he was received by the pref
Y typewriter. She came into the
Dom where he was, with a slightly /.
frightened color.
Miss Penfield is indisposed this
She has asked me to say |
hat in making a list of the bonds you =.
roUght her the other day before put )
ms them in the safety deposit vaults =,
mistake was made. and she thought r
hat one of the bonds was missing :
mt its all right. The error has been
iSNpN SieH. she deSlTeS me 10 apolO- n
iZe to You for putting you to the q
'ouble of coming" p
I'm glad you've found it, said Joe.
.uch relieved. IF you hadn't it would
ave laid me liable to the charge OF I
aving extracted it from the package
nj appropriating it, IL
Il didn't think OF that" said the girl.
somewhat disturbed. h;
Joe had risen ut her entrance and W
rs moving toward the door.
y hope" continued the typist. that "
III haven't suffered from suspicion, W
'en temporarily" In
"Oh. that doesn't matter so long as fc
N exoEerate6"
81 wish ycu would sit down a few
inutes. would like 20 TAX with