The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-09-13
THE CARBON PIPER
BY DARLINGTON PHILLIPS.

his stenogrupher. He had never gwen
her "A hint of II; he had hardly dared
admit it even 10 himself. For he was
only a struggling young lawyer. More
over. he believed her to be engaged TO
Elmer Savage, who had risen high in
the legal profession and who came TO
his Office every morning in glittering
limousine. So he applied himself in
dustriously to his fuctuatlng law prac-
tice. and tried to brush from his mind
the picture of Edythe Maitland's eyes.
His gaze wandered to where she was
y. ,tting at her desk across the
room.
II suppose Savage will call for her
in few minutes" he thought rather
bitterly.
The girl, seeming unconscious of'his
gaze, finished her task, and crossing
the room, phced the papers on his
desk.
She returned to her machine and
tapped the keys idly. Finally the
door opened and middle-aged man,
dressed in the very latest fashion, en-
Sherwood.
"AlI right, Edythe." he called. THE
machine is waiting"
There was a caress In his tone, and
the girl blushed deeply. With a smil-
ing nod at the other man, she left
the room. After she had gone, Sher-
wood crossed to her desk and looked
curiously at the crumbled sheet she
had tossed into the waste basket.
Smoothing 1t out, he read the words
she had typed. Then he started. For
on the blank paper written over and
over again, were the words, Mrs. Sher-
wood Williams"
His heart beat trifie more quickly.
Could 1t mean that she had been think
ing of him7 For brief moment he
stared. half hoping, yet not daring to
hope.
ut doesn't mean anything" he said
softly. "She's in love with him."
The next day was a long and busy
one. Early in the morning he re-
ceived visit from the head OF we'll
known manufacturing company, and
when the visitor had gone he called
eIcitedly to his stenOgrapher.
Miss Maitland" he said. John
Brett of the firm Of Brett & Harding
has just been here. he has engaged
me to handle his legal business in con.
junction with Hart & Donahue."
The girls face lighted up with inter.
est.
That's fine = she cried.
You will probably have to work
overtime this evening"" he continued.
"Mr. Brett has left me a big piece of
work"
She hesitated for an instant.
81 had rather important engage
ment," she said. but can break it,"
The time passed quickly for them
both until four-thirty; but at that time
the girl found herself Idle.
ANY more dlctationT' she asked
Not now, Miss Maitland"
DO you mind If | type a letter Of
my ownT" She bIushed slightly as she
spoke.
why of course not. I'll be ready
for you In about ten minutes"
Very carefully the girl extracted a
new sheet of carbon paper. placed IT
between two of SherwoOds letterhends,
ssd typed for brief two minutes. She
In an envelope and addressed it to
NJ. Elmer Savage. She was ready for
Sherwood when he turned to her. He
dictated for a half hour, and just
when he had finished the door opened
and Savage breezed Into the room.
Are you ready, little girl?" He
spoke with a proprietary air.
81 can't go with you tonight, she
answered steadily. Mr.. Williams is
very busy. Here is the note prom
Used to give you"
She handed him the unsealed en-
velope, and he took 1t rather ungra-
ciOusly. With a brief nod at Shcr-
wood and whispered word with
Edythe, he left the office.
The lawyer turned to the girl.
you might go downstairs" he sug-
gested, "and get IA bite to eat before
you type these letters"
IF you don't mind, | think l will
When she had gone, he walked over
to the typewriter. Without thinking,
he took the carbon paper she had used
In writing her letter and held It toward
the light. He read the first line uncon-
sciously, and then his heart almost
STONED beating for the typeWritten