La Junta tribune., 1914-03-07
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ALL THERE WAS TO IT
sy GRACE kEaaiGAN.


upon her duties as st-nographer aud
typewriter with Ames & Co. she didn /
look for any social side OF IL There
couldn't be any IN Il business ONCE
She would ask FOR the respect that Ia
due any girl or woman. no matter
whether she has money aud sociAl
standing or must earn her living
Am-s a Co we're niddl-aged men
and both married Both were workers
and both quiet men They had ANAL
business. but paying one. and th.ir
bOUkGeeyvr vas also their cashier. He
~as young man OF t~enty-four. and
lhc newcomer was no, favorabiy I'm
pressed with him It Ia none OF ,h.
stenOgraphers business whether the
tookkeeper In his den IL young or old
good looking or ugly social or suriy
Neither Mr Adams nor his partner
we're good at debating. and they put
the work OF on the bookkeeper
Again, they would be the only occu.
pants Of the business for hours NJ 4
ume. and II be VAS surly and xrun II
would make things lonesome.
Mr. Walter Bardsley. the said book
keeper, was In his den when Miss Car
ford called and was hired. There had
not been girl IL that once in the n,e
years he had been there, but he never
turned from his desk 10 look She had
d pleasan, voice. but he didn', seem To
hear L. After she had gone. and he
VAS told By Ames that she was to take
the place. his only comment VA.
Very we'll sir
She VAS waiting for him next morn.
ing when he arrived.
Mr. Bardsley did not bow. He did not
Introduce himself lie did not look Al
her
he picked Up the morning mail and
carried Il luto his den and the girl Was
LEFT for half al hour 10 t~iddis her
thumbs Then be cam. out and s.,
down BY the machine and started OF
With.
Ar. Il o Wharton-D-sr Sir: Your
letter = the sth inst at hand"
Miil ,.tzle picked up pad aud pen
ell aaG ~. tie There were nve letters
IN all He G.ycr paused to say CON
INA. period" or paragraph" but
drove straight ahead. and when IN
ished got up without = word and went
back TO NJ den She typed the let
ters and laid them on the desx and
when Mr. Ames came in they yer.
signed and sent out to be mailed
Very well done" said Mr. Ames
and that's all there vas to IL
Al noon Mr Bsrdsl.y went out &c
lunch
When he had disappeared Miss LIZ
ris went out TO lunch. She ~as hack
nrS. and when he came In she did not
look at him nor he At her. He could
have said: Nice day. Miss Carfos4r
And she could have answered -Yss.
very nice
But he didn't say and she didn't say
From her place by the machine she
could loot into the bookkeepers den
and she his back-Al~sys his back
After abe had surveyed that back for
three mortal hour. and could have
wrinkle. she turned and looked out
upon the roof OF the adjoining build
ing There was n clothes.iine stretch.
I'd across H. and on that lin. hung an
old red flannel shirt, 1t Mapped In the
breeze II ruttered like = wounded
bird Their. we're moments when II
almost ceased to breathe. as II we're.
That shirt when new vas n tlood.
red In color. II Was nov faded to the
color OF an old brick house In Tarry.
tOan-thr one ~her. General Wash
ington once stopped after liekin. the
British TO ask tn. owner for the tem.
porary loan OF his bootlack- The
shirt had four patches on II to eovsS
four holes. The buttons were missing
and with increasing age II had shruuk
What was the romance-~hAt the rays-
terry OF the old red shirt'
why. though, you'd gone
|, VAS the ,oic. o. Mr. Am.s a. her
elbow The girl had fallen a,lesp.
The bookseeper had departed without
awakening her. Wasn't that the trick
/ OF a mean mani
Each day for tht neIi month ~ss
like every other day. Outside OF tn,
dic,ation no, ten words passed o~-
tween the s,~noerapher and the book.
keeper. They came and ~eat With.
ou, noticing each other. II ,e1s<
and annoyed her for the nrs, ..sk
and then she ssid to herself:
Hes probably mad because sorus
one he recommended wasn't tak.s
on Instead OF me. but n he thinks
hell get rid OF me BY playing the
bear he'll md himself mistaken. I'm
real glad to md one man 10 tn. city
who isn't smirkinE around And tr.s.
sinE ho~ smart he is!''
Then n son OF Mr. Ames psr;ns.
came home on his vacation from col.
lesc' lie Vas . very fresh youns
man. He wanted to BE- . high role,
I but his father wna fi1hf ~tsh -