Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-14
Copyright, 1s14-1s1k by Rol Cooper
Megrue and Walter Hackett

meuC, SeeIueO MuCu ueoleE tuaA lAo
first, a day when time. which Peale
said was the same thing as money,
seemed very much like time, and short
time at that. and very little like real
money. To make matters worse Peale
meanwhile had swung round the circle
again, waving his letter of credit"
and running up q lot more in the way
Of bills on new advertising. He had
scooted off for a week and never let
the Office know by so much as tele-
gram where he was, Then, as cheer
fully as he had gone, he blew home
again one day. announcing that he had
contracted for about $4,000 worth OF
advertising in Boston. Baltimore. Phil
adelpkia, Washington and few other
eastern metropolises. He declared 1t
was the greatest advertising campaign
ever undertaken since George w. Ad-
vertising was q, young man.
For self respecting bookkeeper 1t
was all dreadfuIly disheartening; Mary
sighed and found It very difficult. Max.
ing Eve go into two was nothing COM
pared with the effort to make $22.S1S09
60 into $133.13.
For little while the days passed un-
eventually. drawing nearer the inevita.
BILE end. Then came the last day of the
month. and Mary's blue devils were
very large and blue. The day passed
quietly enough In the IS Soap CON-
panys offices. 50 far as outward signs
revealed It; there were few callers.
Jones being out Of the way, though
Mary knew he would be heard from
tomorrow II his note was not properly
met at the bank. How was she ever
going to get aSchesks certified to meet it!
Rodney at his desk sat quietly alb
sorbed. He rustled few papers now
and then. and used his rubber stamp.
but its impact on the pad and paper
lacked the usual vigor. Even Peale's
head, Mary noted, dropped little a.
he wrote his ads.-ads. that would be
born to blush unseen IL money conld
not be raised somehow, somewhere, to
pay for them.
As the hour OFFS drew near Mary
began to make some long drawn out
preparations for going home. This last
quarter Of an hour of time must be
killed and done to death by fair means
or by foul. A resolution had been
slowly forming In her head and pow
took definite shape. She shut down
her desk with delightfully."- loud noise
and stood up.
II may be little late tomorrow"
she said to Rodney as she began put:
ting on her hat.
:'An right" said the president mildly.
Rodney too looked as If something
were working In his mind, and no won
der, Mary thought, with their situa-
ton what 1t was. Mary knew him like
book, but this time she would ask no
questions and keep her own counsel
She was going straight up to Mr.. Mar
tins on Fifth avenue and have q long
talk and argument with him. He sim
ply must let them have those extra
5000 cakes Of soap for Brown &
James. "a s.
She scurried over to the Third Ave
nue. elevated and. climbed the stairs Of
the station at Worth street, her brain
working all the time. In a curious,
detached spirit she saw her nickel
slide into the groove made by so many
previous nickels On the hard wood sill
under the Office window and dropped
her ticket delicately In the ticket chop
per's glass box.
Several local trains passed. all crowd
ed, and. being tired and enjoying the
fresh air. Mary was disposed to take
her time and wait till she got the seat
she wanted. It gave her a luxurious
feeling to let the trains 60 by and not
run after them, as people usually did
in New York.
A woman came presently and sat
down beside her, with an evident in
clination to talk. She was young,
though her peroxide hair made her look
older. There were two types Of wom-
en- with dyed hair like this. Mary had
noted-the fast and the sentimental
Her neighbor was obviously the latter,
and Mary's looks had probably appeal
ed to her. Without insolence she look
ed Mary over thoroughly moment as
Il apnraising her.
"Are you business woman? she
asked after little pause.
Mary was good natured and q good
mixer, and, seeing that the woman suf-
fered only from human curiosity, she
answered, YES" adding just for fun:
I'm a vice president and a secre.
tary. Our company has ofices on Broad.
way"
The woman looked quite impressed.
what line are you folks int" she
pursued.
''eoap," said Mary.
''MarriedT' asked the woman.
"Not yet" said Mary.
"well, you'll get husband II you
want one" said the woman, with a
crisp laugh. "A pretty girl Hike you
usually gets what's coming to her.
"Im engaged" said Mary, amused.
"You seeY' said the woman. .Now,
Tn bachelor maid. % they call them
nowadays. myself. Most Of my girl
friends have too much trouble with