Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-12-13

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ti., ..slaiiy Of Mr.. Dawson. So 1t is SET
tied, and if you'll please take Off your
hat and coat at once. I'll have your
name put on the payroll Immediately"
"But | was going 10 say"
"If you don't understand this board
one of the girls will show YOU" Tom
anticipated ut isn't that they don't
know how" he explained. ats that
they don't think it's worth while.
That's why | wanted them to think
that we had one of the Dawsons on
the job. Tell them. If they ask. that
! Mrs. Dawson decided not to come, hut
that you came instead" And Tom hur-
ried back to his office. bent on talking
a flowing line of enthusiasm concern
ing the merits of the Dawson chopping
bowls into his dictaphone. No. stenog-
rapher could keep up with him.
Now, temperamentally Tom was not
fast talker. 1t was an acquired habit,
and his idea of happy home to go to
after working hours was home where
there We're not five sisters and aunts
and things, end where one could talk
as slowly or as little as one chose. 1t
how restful such home would be that
he began to think about matrimony.
and with matrimony on his mind and
so thoroughly delightful young wom-
an as the new telephone operator in
ones office, no one with Toms prefer
ence for round blue eyes and smooth
brown lair and gentle, persuasive
feminine voice could long stay out of
love. But though Tom could talk
chopIing bowls and other business
matters fiuently enough, when it came
to telling this young lady of his state
of mind and heart bis lingual talents
forsook him.
Sometimes he got some small consO-
lation In telling other people what a
wonderful telephone operator he had,
and expounding his theory that IT paid
to have really tirst-clsiss girl on that
end of the work. He even told the
presidents son, Mr.. Dawson. of this
theory.
But you know" began Mr. Dawson,
"that young woman didn't come from
the agency; "you see"
"She didn't come from the agency"
NO said Dawson; "you didn't give
me a chance to explain. and you didn't
give her chance, either. You see,
Mrs, Dawson"
Tom swallowed hard, and 1t seemed
as if the sun went into a temporary
eclipse Il congratulate You IN q rare
trtasure,p he guped "She $ wonder
FIJI"
"She has high opinion of you, too"
said Mr.. Dawson, and somehow Tom
Thought this was an especially inapprn-
pirate remark. He didn't want to he
thought we'll of by the vnTpnan he had
loved in vain. He woul@ rather have
her detest him, now that le knew she
was married.
"Ne'd like to have YOU come to din
ner some time-make up a little fam
lily party" said young Dawson. and
somehow the conversation closed here,
and Tom went back to his office TO
talk chopping bowls to his dictaphOne,
but the words would not come. In fact
for days and even weeks Tom lost his
power of CAB, and sales went down
and business began to slump. He was
working his ingenuity overtime trying
20 think of way to get the charming
Mrs. Dawson out of his office Instead
OF seeming like a nice, straightfor-
ward, round, blue-eyed girl as she had
seemed, she was a vampire in dis
guise to him now, and every time she
heamed on him as he came and went.
he imagined cruel thoughts lurking be-
Meath the sweet charm of the smile.
"Billy wants me to get you TO come
home for dinner some time with u.s."
she said TO him one day. you have
been 81 cross lately ! wouldn't ask
YOU. Only we were such good friends
to begin with before you knew l was
Dawson, and don't approve Of let
ting misunderstanding creep up be.
| tween friends in that way"
And poor Tom accepted for dinner
that very night and the blue-eyed
Young woman telephOned home to
sore one named Nora--the cook. of
course-that she wonld bring him
home for dinner and please have mush-
rooms and beefsteak for she had heard
him say once that he liked them.
| When 5 80 came and 1t was time TO go
Tom waited for young Bill Dawson.
Wont your husband call for us
here?" he said. and then as the blue
eyes drew up in a pucker of question
| in.-"Yes, Mr.. Bill Dawson. your hus-
band"
.sWhy. Bits my brother" said the
| girl, and though it was late on dull
afternoon. the sun came out of a cloud
and the whole world was suffused with
happiness for Tom.