Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-12-25

ln' II logical ending. Which
aa! that in the last paragraph no
naI s.s apy one else in his arms.
as pa 1ooic and love have long been
Sl lS..r l0 the story may end bad
S'0 gsT what love passages there are
sn be left intact.
'ar 9 2 m. when she had IN
su,J bor office door, Mrs. Emma Nc
\. ~ had been working in lunches
' s3r Thus. from twelve to one she
. Va 5ctated six letters, looked up
~ wanda r- passed on samples of pet
s, snt silk. fred the Office boy. wired
o.I5ir0 out in Nebraska, and eaten
'l' nnch Emma McChesney was en-
- in that nerve-racking process
s,wn as getting things out of the
NV y, When Emma McChesney aimed
W. n0t things out of the way she did
v rse shovel; she used a road-drag.
yov at three-thirty, she shut the
.,t desk drawer with bang, locked
= Drebed back the desk-phone, dis
,rsrpd under it the inevitable mis-
IA memorandum, scanned it hastily,
,..od the scrap of paper into the
t+nmiDg waste basket, and, yawning,
.i,ed her arms high above her head.
The yawn ended, her arms relaxed,
one down heavily, and landed her
hands in her lap with a thud. 1t had
lssn a whirlwind day. At that mo-
nsrt most of the lines in Emma Nc
npsDeys face slanted downward.
But only for that moment. The
next found her smiling. Up went the
m7ers of her eyes. She was still
anDling like an anticipatory child
when she had got her wraps from
me tiny closet, and was standing be-
fore the mirror, adjusting her hat.
The hat was one of those tiny, pert,
talhugging trifes that only a very
uetty woman can wear. A merciless
little hat, that gives no quarter to a
IOched skin, too large nose, color
less eyes. Emma McChesney stood
before the mirror, the cruel little hat
DGched atop her hair, ready to give
h the final and critical bash which
should bring it down about her ears
where it belonged.
Il was at this critical moment that
The Office door opened, and there en-
tered T. A. Buck, president of the
T. A. Buck Featherloom Petticoat and
Lingerie company.
Hello" said T. A. Buck. width
e.? and laid sheaf of businesslike-
boxing papers on the top of Mrs Nc
CheSneys we'll cleared desk.
Mrs. McChesney, without turning,
prfoTmed the examining process sue
cssfully, so that her hat left only
sabhalO of fluffy bright hair peep
Ing out from the brim.
Then, Playing hooky," she said.
20 way"
I, A. Buck picked up the sheaf Of
papers and slowed them into an inside
coat pocket. "As president Of this
alge and growing concern" he said,
want to announce that I'm going
along"
Emma McChesney adjusted her furs.
As secretary of said firm 1 rise to
vale that you're not invited"
T. A. Buck, hands in pockets, stood
surveying the bright-eyed woman be-
lore him.
Il tne secretary of the above-men-
~led company has the cheek to play
s'0W at $3.50 p. m. in the middle of
SWember, fancy the president can
Naand to know where she's going,
I'D then go too"
Mrs. McChesney unconcernedly
~ a%eAed the clasp of her smart Eng
th glove.
Diant you take two hours for
%1el' Had mine off the top of my
s .SA Ham sandwich and a glass of
SA Dictated six letters between
@sS and swallows"
a Iown of annoyance appeared be-
.''74 l. A. Bucks remarkably fine
as'' he came over to Mrs. McChes-
y !, and looked down at her.
N u'oA here, you'll kill yourself. It's
H., very well to be interested in ones
,,'usSS, but / draw the line at ruin
an ~s question for it. Why in Sam
i - uont you take a decent hour
4, vi! oricklayers can take an hour
\, ~ueh retorted Emma McChes-
NV. When you get to be lady
M. OF finance you can't afford it"
Il, VoSSed to her desk and placed
n. myers on the electric switch.
eor seSA light cast a warm golden
lin ~ The smart little figure in the
hb,, ,aAored suit, the pert hat, the
d oa n. 6uck drew long breath as
ssn ,-Sse are devastating clothes" he
Irsr ,Aeo' "D'you know, until now
seeom;. LAD an idea that furs weren't
d laaps 10 women. Make most of
.OOh stufy. But you"
d ss;. NcChesney glanced down at
ID. s 4.L,ng skins of muff and scarf.
Via h~UAed them gently and lovingly
= ner Slowed hand.
D. INN These semi-precious furs
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