The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-01-01
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The door Of the private office opened
Cunningham looked up from the litter of
papers on HIS desk to see Miss Craig
standing there with q sheaf Of letters for
MIN to sign, Cunningham pulled toWefo
ISL down = moment wont your he
Some more lettersY she asked,
'No.. said Cunningham. mo. I want
| your opinion VIZ
Miss Craig sat down. Cunningham pre-.
Tended 70 be busy with the letters she had
ing az her out Of the tail OF his eye. she
was an amazingly pretty girl.
Moreover she was young. She couldnt
suddenly aware that he was 49, lie had
been aware for some time that Mics Craig
was q very pretty and q very charming
young woman, and the more he had be-
ON aware OF II. the more he had
realized also how nearly bald he was
Taken together they were dangerous
Cunningham had worked up BY HIS own
eLlorLS 70 the position OF general manage
VIII the Crawford Motor company. He
work until lately. Now he was beginning
20 think Of other things that bald head
Or nearly bald head-obtruded itself per-
slstently In his lire OF vision.
Cunningham took another glance az Miss
SraIg out Of the tan Of his eye and his
heart sank. He felt 60 X he felt a day,
ci Mnss Sralg sighed softly That naas.
tended TO do-that II was nearly nve.
He spraWied his signature across the
t3pnost sheaf OF letters and turned In
MS chair. Miss Craig had all her poise
win her that day. Cunningham gulped
and felt decidedly foolish. But he had
70 say something So he began. lsmely
Have they grafted you for II. toorl
For whatg' said she,
1.-THE present for Billy coyie7'e
II gave them 81" she said.
I'm against this sort OF thing" said
ne IN my opinion Il should be stepped,
every time any one In this office gets
married they give him a present. That's
ali right enough Ia Itself. But each time
It's q better present.; each time they ex-
Miss Craig nodded. as IL III comniete
sympathy with hts mood.
Now me-, said Cunningham, "Tyc
@7 for wedding presents u the Office
force, and the year Is young yet; also,
there are a great many unmarried PEG.
R Reo male ana temals yet on the force.
Miss Craig said. They have gone II
pretty steep on some OF the IastSpresents"
: dom know how I'm going 10 get back
even with EN- unless j 90 and ret mar
ried myself said he.
Miss Craig smiled. She seemed to take
y as 2 9oke Hang IL why should s. be
4 T.JEA@ AAo hNNAAAE taiIN t.E# EAM#HH
Only / wouldn't know where to look
Tor the girl or how 20 ask her" said he.
Miss Craig smiled again. i've put In
over NO this year. I've been wondering
" there was any way for me 10 get sque-:-
outside OF matrimony. Why, when they
TOOK UP the subscription for Alice Mars
me dreadfully 4 needed the $3.50 I had 10
dress"
"Matrimony,s the oaly way 10 get back
nf EN- said Cunningham oracuIarly.
I've known that for some time. / be-
neYe viii get married, just 10 get my
p pnt mats long overdue. Why don't
Miss Craig flushed Cunningham thought
LOT the moment she wa angry, but she
maze no motion 70 leave, SO he took
Say, what a whale OF an idea AZ would
De tor Two people. both. IN this office. to-
Est married. That would lave 'em cold
elephant of a present. a regular double
one, wouldn't they? Say, that's one bright
little Idea. What do you think Of III"
ut would depend entirely on who the
two people were" said she.
Something in her level tones sent Cum
ningnamss risen hopes dashipg downward,
Well say Peter Gregg and Miss Stiles.
Those tWo? Goodnessi why, She old
enough II be Peters grandmother"
Cunningham drew more cnrlieues, He
drew an amazing amount or them, IN
fact.
wen, i might say You and i. IL X
weren't afraid you,d say was old enough
Miss Craig Redeemed h arose from
the chair.
I think tbat wtttcisn Is In very poor
1t ism 4 witilcism. said Cunning
ham. sim III dead earnest.
She looked at him doubtfully
II am" he declared with hoarse des-
Then somehow his hand went up To that
thinnlng hair Of his.
Good heavens what am / saying?" he
oh. you may take II back said she.
moving toward the door
back he declared.
hi halted. Cunningham hesitated, then
he darted across the little room and
Mics Craig-er-oiga-er, he wa
gtammering wretchedly now. We've got
TO get that present out or EN-. Look.
some SO for his year alone. They owe
as they should. fit.n Just about break the
whole crowd, and that's what j van
There's So few OF the single ones left now
that ! don't hesitate. L~ets-lets do II; I
dare you
very foolish TO be married to make Some
one give you a present"
Good mercifui heavens. you don't think
care . darn about their old present u
Whereupon. he caught her in his arms.
"But-but i think, for discipline, we bet
ter let 'em give us the present just the
same, jim, said she.
j. Blagden Crawford, the august head.
OF the Crawford Motor company, had
tapped twice on C~unningharn's door. Re-
ceiving no response. he opened the door
and entered. He stopped short. glartng
navagely at what he saw.
"Er-ahemlr coughed the. august j.
Blagden- May ask the meaning Of
II this7'
Cunningham stlii kept his arm about
Miss Craig,
tTt meana," said Cunningham delights.
eddy, that you'll have 20 come up for one
more wedding present, Mr.. Crawford. III
know how you feel-the thinga been over-
done IN this office lately, Sull-
The august J, Blagden seized a hand OF
each OF them.
ION general principles, ~nnnlnghaT