The record., 1914-09-03
CROSS As TWO STICKS

BY ALLIE FORD.

ssssesseeeosss
"Therei" exclaimed the little stenoc
raphcT. taking her watch from her belt
and setting it in front of her. I'm go
ing 10 hold my breath till it's five
O'Clock and then I'm going to run! I've
always felt above watching the clock.
but I'm beginning to understand a few
thingsi Besides, I've had horrible
time ;c5ay trying TO get ready fer the
Fourth.
The tco&koerer slid his ledscrs hack
on The shelf Nov what's tho mas
tcr:" he asked. with On exaggerated
air CT rc-isua,icn.
"Ch. T:a tired 10 a frazzlc and as
cross - two s,ioSs," The little
stcnogrsgho-. oAg'-tcl
"Wcr Gca'; ;-.c II out cn me-" cb-
icctcd thc bookkccper amiably. What
hss harrcnod anyway?"
"Evcrything." returned the LITE
stencral her Dramatically. i've bccE
turned into n hoCsckeoper. general util-
ity man-anything but the stonos-
rarhor I thought vas. the stenog-
Faphor trying II get things shipshapc
in rrcVurat.oa for the holiday.
This morning | had 10 devote two
solid hours 10 checking up his club
bills fer Mr. Gray, And my files n
mile behind. waiting for a clear min
u;ci II those men don't hear my type-
writing machiQe rattle they think I've
nothing To do, And they bother
around fer an hour % think up sCm p
thing 20 holp me Tass the time. Mr..
Cray smiled generously when he hand
ed ne his bills. as if he were giving
Iac the ti.le of my life by permitting
me t. see how he spends his money
and incidentally keep his personal &C
cougts for / N,
"NlCa | finished that Mr.. Nicholas
car,d re in and sid his wife had
asked hin il wouldn't be so Kind as
to write out her club programs fer the
vholo Of nc-t year, The club WIS
abc2t TO adjourn urtil fall and it vsI
saviag money hy doing its own pro-
rrams Instead Of Eagias them printed.
Mr Eicacl-s bc-mld 80 me as ii h
were ooncerring an honor upcn Inc tia:
could never be estimated in letting me
Get so clcse 10 his vife's club as to
spend a few hours writing out the club
programs! Then she'll feel so right
C0r5 when spending on charity the
money I've saved for her. when the
fell oredit-well, it belongs elsewhere,
IL 90 say il myself.
"Just when | was working as hard
as oogld TO set that finished, SO that
I could got started all thai awful fling,
who should come cut AID lcok over
my shoulder but Mir. Brown himself,
could tell that he thought | was pre-
suming a Pcod deal in writing some
thing that w&s rot business letters. so
I hlstc.rei to explain what il was
WIS dcing. That gave him an idea and
he went back into his office and re-
turned presently with his silk gloves.
Wont you please, when you have
a little time. just catch these threads
tcgether?' he asked. AID he showed
me fingers of his gloves that were al.
most entirely gone at the tips.
Catch them together.' Why, | had
positively to crochet new tips on them,
And | didn't dare do anything but my
very carefulest work for him.
That's the way it's been all day
long! Mr.. Gray asked me to pack his
ruitcase-from that drawer where he
keeps shirts and collars, you know
for he ESd 10 so cut of town for tho
Fourth. And while | was at that Mr.
Vandewater had n bright idea He
suggested that | phone n reservation
Tor hin-aHd then run down and gel
it! And-oh, well. what's the usei
I'm going homer
She half arcsc from her chair. As
she did so Mr.. Brown emerged hastily
from his Office.
Here" lie said, I've got to run fol
my train. VIII you shut my desk and
close the window and sign the letters
left thore?"
The little stenographer nodded and
said no word.
And" called the bookkeeper as he
poked his head back through the dool
as he was leaving. don't forget to put
the cat out and wind the clock"