The Benson signal. [volume] (Benson, Cochise County, Ariz.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-28
IF bread and cake into a paper bag.

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Barrow whispered to her: Lets go
down and feed the swans. I'd just as
soon be away from the crowd"
She nodded assent. and they depart
ed hastily lest some Of the others
should volunteer their company. It
took but short time to reach the
pond. They found log close to the
tossed morsels to the birds and chat
tered to each other.
'Look," she said suddenly; 'snere's
one of my esteemed employers, If you
please. You'll notice that he's walking
and looking at things just like us or
binary, everyday mOrtals."
| Barrow glanced past her, and saw a
rather tall, middle-aged man, his hair
tinged with gray, fine-looking man.
dressed with exceeding nicely, even t.,
flower in his coat lapel, walking
slowly along the path that bordereo
the pond.
His gaze wandered to them, and the
cool. well-bred stare gradually gave
way to slightly puzzled expression.
He moved step or two and seated
himself on bench. Miss Weir became
aware that he was looking at her most
of the time as she sat casting the bits
OF bread to the swans and ducks. 1t
made her self-conscious. She did not
know why she should be of any partic-
ular interest.
Lets walk around little" she sug-
gested. The last Of the crumbs were
| gone.
"All right" Barrow assented. LETS
go up the ravine."
! They left the log. Their course NJ
| the ravine took them directly past rhe
gentleman on the bench. And when
they came abreast of him, he rise and
lifted his hat at the very Slight ihcii-
nation Of Miss Weir's head.
"How do you do Miss Weirr' said
he. "Quite a pleasant aftern oOn."
To the best of Hazels knowledge,
Mr.. Andrew Bush was little given to
| friendly recognition of his employees.
particularly in public. But he seemed
inclined to be laxative; and, al she
caught slightly inquiring glance at
her escort, she made the necessary In
| PRODUCTION. So for a minute or two
the three Of them stood there exchang-
ing polite banalities. Then Mr.. Bush
bowed and passed on.
"He's one of the biggest guns in
Granville, they say" Jack observed.
81 wouldn't mind having some of his
business to handle. He started with
nothing, too, according to all accounts.
Now, that's what I call success"
"Oh, yes, in business way he's
success" Hazel responded. ''But he's
awfully curt most Of the time around
/ the office. wonder what made him
thaw out so today?'
And that question required to her
mind again in the evening, when Jack
had gone home and she was sitting
in her own room. She wheeled her
chair around and took steady look
atoherself in the mirror. A woman may
| never admit extreme plainness of fea-
ture, and she may deprecate her own
fairness, If she be possessed Of fair
ness, but she seldom has any illusion
about one or the other. She knows.
Hazel Weir knew that she was far
above the average in point of looks.
She was smiling at herself just as
she had been smiling at Jack Barrow
while they sat on the log and fed the
swans. But even though Miss Weir
was twenty-five and far from unso-
phisticated, it did not strike her that
the transition of herself from a de-
mure, businesslike office person in So
Der black and white to a radiant crea-
ture with the potent influences of love
and spring Frightening her eyes and
lending a yelled caress to her every
supple movement, satisfactorily &C
counted for the sudden friendliness of
Mr.. Andrew Bush.
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Miss Weir was unprepared for what
subsequently transpired as a result
of that casual encounter with the man
aging partner of the firm. By the time
she went to work on Monday morning
she had almost forgotten the meeting
in Granville park.
Hazers work consisted largely of
dictation from the shipping manager.
letters relating to outgoing consign-
ments Of implements.
1t was, therefore, something of
surprise to be called into the Office of
the managing partner on Tuesday aft
ernoon. Bush's private stenographer
sat at her machine in one corner.
Mr.. Bush turned from his desk at
Hazels entrance.
Miss Weir" he said, 81 wish you
to take some letters"