The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-27

coming out TO HIllereH for the wreck.
end" was tho way In which shs In.
terrupted the financial secrstary's
brow-knittings over q new material
contract. Il have just wagescd him \
nice fat little round iron dollar of my
allowance that you won't How about
hY
Smith looked up with his bes.-na.
tured grin.
you win" be said shortly.
thank you." she laughed. 'Tn q
minute or so I'll 30 back to the presl.
dents once and collect" Then: "One
dinner. lodging and breakfast OF Ms
was about ali you could stand. wasn't
III I thought maybe 1t would be that
way"
What made you think sof'
| She had seated herself Ia the chair
reserved for inqulring investors. There
was a little interval OF giove-smooth.
Ing silence, and then, like a fash out
OF a clear sky. she smiled across the
desk end at him and said.
"wIll you forgive me II I ask you a
perfectly ridiculous question:"
Certainly. Other people ask them
every day"
| isis your name really and truly
John Smith,"
why should you doubt .itf"
II wns Just here that Smith was
given to see another one OF Miss Co
rona's many rnoods--or tenses--and II
was new one 10 him. She was yisibly
embarrassed.
IL don't want to tell you." she
stammered.
"Ali right: you needn't"
'If you're going to take II that easy.
will tell you" she retorted. MFR.
Williams thought your name was an
alias; and I'm not sure that be doesn't
still think So"
THE Smiths never have TO have
aliases. It's like John Doe or Richard
Roe, you know"
Haven't you any middle Manner
II have a middle initial. II IL M"
He was looking her fairly In the eyes
rs he said 1t, and the light In the new
Offices was excellent, Thanks to her
horseback riding. Miss Corona's small
oval face had touch Of healthy out
door tan: but under the tan there
came. for just fitting instant, a flush
Of deep color. and n the back Of the
gray eyes there was something that
Smith had never seen there before.
"It's--it's just an initial7" she
Queried.
Eyes: it's Just an initial. and don't
nsc IL ordinarily. I'm not ashamed af
the plain John"
II don't know why you should be-"
she commented. hnlf az entity, he
thought And then. "How many John
NJ. Smiths do you suppose there are
In the United S,ates?"
''oh, ! don't know; million or 70,
guess"
II should think you would be rather
glad OF that" she told him. But when
he tried 10 make her say why he should
be glad. she talked pointedly Of other
things and presently went back to her
fathers Office.
There were fine little headings Of
rerspfration standing on the fugit!ve's
forehead when she left him.
After the other members Of the Of.
fee force had taken their depa rture.
he still sat at his desk striving TO bring
himself back with some degree OF clear.
medicines 20 the pressing demands Of
his job, Just as ne was about 70 give
IL up and 60 across 10 the Honhra
House for his dinner, William Starbuck
drieted In TO open the railing gate and
TO come and plant himself In the chair
OF privilege at Smiths desk end.
well. son; you've go, the animals
stirred up good and plenty. at last"
he said. when he had found the max.
ings" and was deftly rolling a cigar.
ette-hls one overlapping habit reach
ing back to his range-r1dlng youth
Dick Maxwell got wire today from
his Riddles grandpaw--and my own
respected daddy -in.law-Mr. Hiram
Falrbairn; you know hln--the lumber
king"
I'm listening" said Smith.
Dicks wire was an order instrrc-
tons from headquarters to keep hands
Of Of your new company and TO work
strictly ia eahoots-'harnsony was The
word he used--vith Crawford Stanton,
How does that Gt vouT
The financial secretary's smile was
the selt-cougratuiatory tacewrinklsng
Of TIE quarry foreman who has seen
his tackle hitch hold 10 land the. biz
stone safely a. the top 81 the ri..
What Is Maxwell going to DO about
IL" he asked.
DISK Is all wool and yard wide.
and what he signs his narae 20 IL vha;
ae In going 10 stand by. Tea went lose
him hut the wire shows US Just atcu;
where vera aiynlaE 10 psf eur leg Into
'he gopher hole and break II, doesn't
liz"
TIN not borrowing asr trouble Mr
rairtaIrr and his colleagues IRE Irs,