The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-04-19

enough? Amt l eager enough?
Haven't | showed you l could write
the typewriter? Didn't learn how be-
fore / came East-when l was takin
that correspondence course in jour
nalism? See here, young lady, never
had a girl beat me at anything, and
/ don't kind o. like havin you sit there
and laugh at me as If was some sort
O. new and strange animal that they
had just annexed to a geological park.
| The boss CT this paper has appointed
me to the job, and so far as | can see
all you've got to do is to give me
line on what's to be done and then
stand back and watch me do 1t. You
said you wanted a man, didn't you?
Well. I'm life-size man. amt II"
Please Mr.. Heppleton, it isn't that
don't think you can do II. am
not laughing at you. I'm just laugh.
ing because | don't see why you ever
left the ranch to go into this stupid
newspaper work. Why. If ever got
out in this wonderful ranch country
with all the air and sunshine there
isn't a newspaper job In the world
that would tempt me.
You're right there. The sunshine
and the sky are all you say they are.
but you'd get lonesome same as | did.
You'd quit II you were out there all
alone. Well. I'm going right over to
get the clothes need. Write it out
SO the man in the store will know
what to hand me. The boss will foot
the bill. so don't get nervous about
how much 1t will cost
II was a week later and Bronco Bill
was on the job when Margaret ar
rived at II in the morning. In fact.
he had been there since an early morn
ing hour. Ranch life had accustomed
him to early rising. and the late hours
in the newspaper routine had not
changed his habits.
Now. don't be offended because I've
got my stiff collar on. girl" he said,
pointing to the multi-colored handker-
chief that he had loosely tied around
his collar band. III keep the boiled
razor-edge one on when I'm GOVERN
things. And right here in our office
It doesn't matter"
But suppose some society woman
comes in with dinner list or some
thing? Suppose Mrs. Vandevere-"
The telephone rang and the assistant
answered.
Yes" he shouted What do you
want. Go on. fire ahead. I've got the
pencil handy. Say. spell the name.
lady. Not so FAST amt no dicta-
phone"
Margaret snatched the receiver
from the hand OF her assistant. oh.
yes. Mrs. vandervere." she cooed.
ives, this is the society editor" Mar.
| garet scowled meaningly at the assist.
ant over the phone and then, putting
her hand over the mouthplece. said:
This is the way you ought to an.
swer:
Yes, Mrs. Vandevere. Your dinner
guests for tonight will be-yes. thank
you. l am sure It was very kind OF
you. Mrs. Vandevere. to let me have
the names. and please don't be cross
with the office boy who took up the
phone. He is very green and he was
just trying to help"
Call me an office boy again" shout.
ed Bronco Bill. jumping to his feet
Say, look here. girl. / like you. I'm
darned fond OF you and Just for your
sake got into those swallowtails and
that burned walters outfit and I've
been hanging around at Irish wakes
and Dutch picnics and bal Mosques
every night for week. and every aft.
ernoon I've been watchin' lot
OF palefaced tenderfooters waltzin
around till | was so mad l wanted to
shoot the town up. Gosh, why them
felleTs don't get out and work in the
daytime is more than | can see And
I've Just had enough OF it. I've got
to the last barbecue. | kinder want
ed to help you out cause | thought you
were tryin' to handle job that was
little too much for you. but you turn
round and call me an Office boy and
you and l part company. Either
stay here as the boss OF the ranch and
you be the assistant and do it my way
or I'll quit. I'm no greenhorn"
Suddenly Bronco Bill stopped very
still. For the girl at his side was do
ing what he had never seen another
woman do in all his life-weeping like
a child.
BILL" she sobbed, 81 like you. too
Honest l do. and I'm grateful to you
for all you have done and | know you
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