The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-03-05
Spug for a
Day
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BY James Orion
BY James Osbofn

Clariee wardham and Nancy Smith
had gone through high school together
and their friendship was Of the sort
that could not be altered, even when
Nancy went to business school and
later took q stenographer's position In
a business Office, and Clarlce, through
her fathers acquired fortune, became
one Of the most sought after young
women In what chose to be called, and
was called Society. with q capital 8.
Clarice did not give Nancy her old
dresses, nor did she try to persuade
her to attend the parties she gave. to
which only folk with very much more
money to spend than Nancy had were
invited. When she asked Nancy to her
house It was either to enjoy her alone
or with few Of the old friends with
whom Nancy could be most ct her
ease. Thus Nancy was never made
conscious Of the fact that fortune had
dealt less kindly with her than II had
with Clarice. II indeed It really had.
When Clarice 6rst met Robert Har.
row and somehow unwittingly charmed
and then captivated that inveterate
man of business, she did not tell him
that Nancy Smith, his private secre-
tary. was one Of her best friends. Il
was not In the least because she wss
ashamed Of her association. but be-
cause she liked the idea Of having a
means Of seeing Mr.. Harrow from an
other angle than that Of society and
country club activities without his
knowing 1t. Clarice, truth to shy, was
drawn to Harrow almost as soon as he
was to her, for there was something
about this rather rough strange mix
ture Of q man that charmed women
quite as much as II he had been most
courteous and courtly. Sometimes he
seemed the broadcast of men In his
large grasp of events that Clarice dis
cussed with him. and sometimes the
narrowest In his point Of view, that
seemed to see only his own business
interests. Sometimes he seemed the
most generous and unselhsh. and then
the least generous and most selnsh.
Drawn though Clarice was to this
much discussed and almost eccentric
young man, she planned to surrender.
n she surrendered at all, With deliber.
alton. She had planned not to lose q
single trick In the love game she was
about to play with this man. who had
become accustomed to having things
otassally his own way In the other
games Of life.
Il has been said that q mans stem.
'osrapher has an opportunity to know
him even better than his own wife. Tor
she sees him more hours Of the day
usually. and can study him without
personal prejudice Of any sort. Nancy
Smith surely knew Robert Harrow bet.
ter than he knew himself. and It ".
perhaps not strange that she suspected
he was in love before he was willing
10 admit that fact 70 himself, much
less TO Clarics. She had heard from
Clarice Of the friendship that had
sprung up between her and Mr.. Har.
row. and With infinite care sounded
her regarding him and 70 found out
how the ground lay.
Once Clarice, with an attempt al
seeming casual. asked Nancy what
sort Of q husband she thought Mr..
Harrow would make
~ could be ~ steuographer all my
life and enjoy It." explained Nancy
but I could never endure him a. q
husband. But with q GIRL IKE you, II
would be different. You would col
lapse after day in his once but with
all the little feminine witcheries q
fall back on you. or q girl like you.
should say, might hnd him . perfec,
husband"
zone thing Mr.. Harrow's wife would
have to remember. though" added
Nancy, land that is that she should
never once let him take her for grant
ed. II would be like tanning a lion
once the beast knows his power, thu
tanner IL lost. Some women are GU
out for Just that sort Of thing, yot
know. and never in q lifetime let theil
husbands know what meek, tam
hearts they have"
Nancy and Clarice thus discussed
Mr.. Harrow over the chocolate cup
one day at luncheon. late In December
when Clarice had gone downtown TO
Christmas shopping.
That afternoon Harrow gave tn
switchboard operator gruff orders L
the effect that he was "too busy to b.
disturbed" and then sat at his desk
with no one but Nancy sharing hi
solitude. looking blankly into space 70
full hour. his head bent and his arm
akimbo. He started to his feet wheI
he reused himself and paced the foo
impatiently.
take this" he threw at Nancy
"Memo for the cashiers office-'Ow
Ing to war conditions and necessity {,
curtail every possible expense. W
shall give no gold pieces at Christ
mas"
Nancy took the words down In dot,
curves and dashes, and recalled as sh
did 20 that In the nrm Of which Har
row was president "war conditions
had meant Is per cert greater prom
than usual.