Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-05-10

IL Ethel Drayton had done some real
reasoning instead of leapIng at con
clusions and acting on Impulse. u ID
likely that her bark Of romance, with
Cllf Eliridge In command. would have
sailed scrcncly down the river Of agree
nblcness into the sea Of matrimony
without encountering a storm. On the
other hand. that kind Of journey would
not have been real romance-lt would
have lacked zest-so perhaps II is Just
Ms well that Herman Hnrtell came over
Go Ethels desk that drcary. rainy after.
noon In April and unfolded the secret.
Il have something 20 say that is
very dlsagreenble to me-" begun Har-
tell as he brushed n hand caresslngly
over his miniature moustache aud
looked down at Ethel's curly brown
hair cooled on the back Of her head In
a business-llke knob that served as a
pencil holder. Nevertheless" he went
90 ~ fesl In duty bound 20 say H."
E1bH terked n sheet OF paper from
her typewriter and turned her black
eyes up at the head shipping clerk.
The tiny. bristllng ridge Of hair on
Hartell's Viper lip forced a smile TO
her face, but this was dispelled whom
Harteli explained:
"It's about clifford. You see, last
night"
While this conversation was taking
place. the subject OF the remarks sat
on q high stool NJ the other side Of
the Lewis Wholesale Paper company's
shipping Office and poured over a file
OF orders. out Of corner Of his eye
he saw the head shipping clerk ap-
proach the stenographer's desk. and
he frowned.
Hartell leaned over Ethel's chair as
he revealed the secret. and CHI ruffied
his naxcn hair with one hand and
thrummed on his desk with the other.
Half an hour later Cllff slipped from
his stool aud into his light overcoat.
Carrying his hat, he approached Ethel.
who was still busy at the typewriter.
lie passed and smiled pleasantly. but
she continued rafting the keys.
"You needn't trouble yourself TO
walt for me-" she Informed him In icy
tones without pausing In her work or
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into his eyes with a stare encrusted
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