Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-02-05
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minutes. I would IKE to talk With
you about It."
She motioned Joe to an easy chair
and took another herself Despite all
Joe could say to relieve her nlind she
persisted in saying that the note to tle
vice president should not have been
sent. But In time she changed the sub
tect, and the two chatted glibly ON 9th
er subjects. Presently Joe looked at
his watch and started.
| Great heavens!" he exclaimed. Its
two hours since left the Office | must
find some excuse for staying so long
away from my work or I'll get fired"
IF you do | think ! know another
place you can get When you left the
other day Miss Pentield said: i wish
| could get some young MAN like that
to take these details off my hands.
am nearly swamped with them How
would you like such position
Il wouldn't like 1t at all at the same
salary. have a better chance for pro.
motion with the railroad company"
When Joe departed the typewriter
asked for his address, and a few days
later he received II note from Miss Pen,
field stating that she was intending to
| open an office for the transaction OF
the business Of her estate and was
looking for n manager. Would he ac-
cept the position and If so at what sal
airy? Joe after thinking the matter
over decided to accept the position. be.
ing Influenced solely by the fact that
he hoped to see the pretty typewriter
occasionally Indeed. a love affair had
been started between him and her
which babe fair to be Of the gaIloping
kind So he wrote that he was at
Miss Penfield's service and would leave
the salary to her.
reply came asking If S.. 800 u year
would be sufficient to begin on Since
Joe was receiving but 500 month,
he replied that the amount named
would be satisfactory. and he received
an order to find suitable office and
procure the necessary furniture
Joe at once resigned his position In
the railroad office. hunted UP an office,
furnished it, then went to Miss Pen
fields house and transferred the books
and papers pertaining to the estate
Miss Pentield spent several days with
him In the office initiating him, or,
rather. trying to initiate him into the
business ut hand. But it was in such
state of confusion that it soon be.
came evident to Joe that he must
straighten them out by his own efforts
Indeed, he found the lady more of a
detriment than Il help However, at
the end of IL couple of weeks he had
everything in order.
The manager of the Penfield estate
received occasional invitations to dine
at the house. Sometimes Miss Pen.
field was at the table; sometimes he
was entertained by the typewriter. He
learned from her that she was Il con
nectiOn Of Miss Pentield. her name be.
ing also Pentield. Joe asked her if she
would be likely to lose her position
since an office had been opened for the
transaction Of the business Of the es,
tate, and she told him that the private
correspondence could not be reegated
to the office and it required so much of
her time that she was thinking Of get.
| ting an assistant.
Even If Miss Pentield appeared at
the dinner table when Joe dined at the
house she disappeared us soon as the
meal was over, leaving Joe and the
typewriter together The affair turned
out to be quick and desperate case Of
love. Joe proposed to the typewriter,
was accepted, and they began to plan
for their marriage.
81 hope" said the young lady. that
you are not counting upon my get
ting any help from Miss Pentield She
will not give me cent"
I'VE don't need her assistance" re-
piled Joe. "On my salary we can get
on very we'll"
His tiancee threw her arms around
his neck and said that with such IA
manly husband she had no fear Of pow
erty whatever.
Joe suggested that they be married
at once and take a little house Eight
cen hundred year would he plenty
for them to live on and they could put
away seven hundred for nest egg
His fancee offered to look for the
house, to which Joe consented since he
was very busy at his office One day
she told him that she had found coy
little nook, just the home for a young
couple starting in life. Joe proposed
that they go together to look at it, but
being occupied with preparations for
the wedding the bride to be put the
visit off from day to day. What sur.
prised Joe was that she insisted on a
church wedding and the sending out
of innumerabe cards. TO this he pro.
tested on the ground that they could
not afford the expenditure. They were
in Miss Pentields house at the time
Joe" said his tiancee. there's a Sc
cret between us that ! can't keep any
longer She whom you have known az
Dorothea Penfield is my Aunt Susan
Penfeld. | am Dorothea Penfield The
first time you called here | was anus
ing myself with new typewriter on
which | was learning to write. | saw
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