The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-25

huSeI uttle ONCE girl. Anyhow, MISS |
Peterson. he's been here three times
today. and IL you don't see him now |
he'll just keep on coming"
Miss Peterson seemed absurdly small |
for the large swivel chair In which she
sat and, as you looked closely, absurdly
before her. Then, II you had looked
again you would have wished that,
because she was so young and petite,
she might have had enough sunshine
and fresh air In her days to put a
little more color In her cheeks and
little more life In those blue eyes that
obviously were meant to be more
sparkling than they were.
"Did you ask him to write lit" she
asked wearily.
"Yes. but he says It's important" re
lterated the girl.
IF It's important, Peg" explained
Jane Peterson. who had way OF ex-
planning things to the indefatigable
little Office girl, "if it's very important
he had better write 1t. because l can
write so much better than / can talk.
and might have to make some impor-
tant answer, and IL | had to say Il.
wouldn't know how. Peg" she went on.
dipping her pen In ink In order that
she might go on signing the letters that
lay before her. and then regarding the
point OF the pen almost affectlonately.
''It seems as II l could write almost
anything. but when II comes to saying
them I'm stumped."
"Thcn I'll tell him to come in?"
"Yes," and there was resignation and
WEAKNESS In the tone.
"But Peg" and Jane showed more
interest. "what does he look like? Do
you suppose he wants to sell history
OF Napoleon on installments or to get
me to have my life insured?"
"He is no agent" announced Peg,
loyalty. "And he doesn't look like the
people you see around here. He's big
and Just a little rough looking. Just u
little like the movie actors when they
are Fixed up to look like cattle rangers
or uomething, Not the way he's
dressed, but the way he walks and the
look OF his face"
"well. send him in." and Jane again
lapsed into resignation and WEAKNESS.
Thus Peter Trevis was ushered into
the Office Of Jane Peterson, and Peggy
closed the door as she went out of the
room. although 1t usually stood open.
II he had something really important
to say, reasoned the romantic Peggy,
mayb. II was to propose. and she was
sirc he wouldn't want to have the
whole outside Office hear II.
But Peter Trevis did not want to
propose-at least he didn't want to
propose marriage. With considerable
abruptness he got down to the business
In hand and to begin with produced a
creased and well-worn sheet torn from
one Of the popular agricultural publi'
cations. He spread 1t out on the slide
of James desk. and Jane biushed as
she beheld the words. In display type
of one Of her own compositions.
Increase your income 100 per cent.
we're the words Of the first line, and
then more words of an equally dicte
tcriaI nature. assuring the farmer oI
innchman that by learning how to use
typewriter and how to write com
polling business letters he could. In
spare minutes double his income. Al
that was necessary was to buy type
writer, which he was assured he coulf
learn to operate within a few weeks
by "our new lightning method" an'
tpke a course of fifty lessons In "force
full letter writing" and the purchas'
and use for future reference of som'
dozen or so books on business and busi
J ness English. any one Of which wouit
be worth the price Of the entire course
"You wrote that. didn't your" de
manded Peter, becoming aware, as di,
all who entered James sanctum, tina
. she really was too small and too y0uni
for the heavy oak furniture.
] "Yes." she faltered. and then grope'
in her mind for something to say. Fo
Jane was not glib. when 1t came &
0 talking.
"Well. | want to tell you that Pv
come all the way from Oregon just Il
} meet you and show you that and 4
say to you. Just as ! did now. 'Yol
NTOit lHuls yph uhh "h''
{ TO tell you because | can talk bette
. than | can write. Now, what are yol
going TO say2"
& 81 don't believe I am going to sa
anything" faltered Jane, feeling eS
Q tremely uncomfortable.
"Nothlng3 You aren't going to de
fend yourself or explain or anything
Out there in Oregon | own and operat
rather sizeable prune ranch. an
there are enough trees on that plac
. so that In a few years, II they ar
n operly marketed, ] could buy out
why. could buy out this entire plant.
' He waved his hand rather scornfull
toward the surrounding Offices Of tn
Union Correspondence school. ''Th
trouble is. just running that place
j., enough 20 keep one man busy, and
y didn't Want TO take the chances wit