Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-19

most SnifeIlHS- lil. W aAiaNS RASA-i
ised to do all that for me-"
She put the statement back into her
desk, little disappointed. Then he'll
be here this morning."
Yes: he'll be here right away. he
had to go to the barber shop. he
laughed. Il shave myself. thank God!
he added fervently,
Her manner now became more serl-
Gus and rather puzzling. 1t was not
as if he had done anything which DIS
pleased her. it was not even as II she
thought he might; it was only that OF
the delightful woman who is wonder
ing if. presently, she may not thlhK ne
might. She was not suspicious, she
suspected that she might suspect. lie
knew it: men always know when WON
en- are beginning to wonder If they hau
not better very soon begin to wonder
It's the only intuition mere men nave
Presently, while he waited, acutely
conscious that some unpleasant ele-
ment had entered into the SITUATION
but densely ignorant of its character;
and while she calmly went about the
business of her Office management al
which. it may as well be stated mo-"
as ever, she showed unmistakaDle signs
of perfect competence, she went 10
complicated filing cabinet, extracted
from it certain other papers, carried
them across the room to the desk near
which he had found a seat, laid theEn
on that desk, then slowly turned ana
| faced him.
do you know that Mr.. Pembroke, OF
the Consolidated, is here in town
To her great satisfaction, which she
would not for the world have admitted
he did not hesitate before he an
swered, he did not try to beat around
the bush; he INDUCED in no evaslons
or delays of any kind whatever,
Yes, know it," he said promptly.
It may be that some detail in his
tone or manner treasured her, at any
rate her voice, when she spoke next,
was free from a certain icy hint OF
criticism which undoubtedly had crept
into it.
Did he come here with you?
mo; he followed me here.
"Haye YOU seen him." She made
no attempt to offer an excuse for
cross-examining him; she evidently
asked the question as an interested
party who has right to be- informed.
Was she not citizen of Jonesville and
an employe of the Jones Pepsin Gum
| Company?
No. I have not seen him, but Mr..
Wallace saw him last night and turned
down his offer, too"
Instantly the reserve. which, intangl-
BILE but perceptible, had affected her,
dropped from her She was no longer
in the least suspicious.
"Oh, I'm so gladl' she exclaimed
cordially. ~
| But he failed to mote III ciTcum-
stance; he failed td .wahay st on
coming danger. Az In com. lsaft he
was not thinking offer girl aYloye
of the Jones con1K The e not
thinking about Jons gdevote con
sidering his own memay ed Tor
money and the deli@}ties Ygsibility
that through Pembroke, IN - way or
another, that need nfusbe relieved.
He rose and paced the tASv@with light
! and hopeful tread, wholly without ap-
prehension.
1--WE gave him to understand that we
wouldn't sell for less than million
and a half" He said this half proudly.
Then. with the accents of a hopper:
eve expect him here at eleven O'CLOCK
with his answer"
Her face took on a puzzled and dis
approving frown. But you just gave
your word to the men that"
Now he spoke definitely and crisply.
No one listening to him could imagine
that he did not mean exactly what he
said; that he had not carefully consid-
cred every meaning of each syllable
that he was uttering.
CTO BE Continued
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