South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-14

Miss Eileen Danvors had been a
stenogra pher with White & Co. for
four years, and had come 20 ac-
knowledge 10 herself that she was a
bit past twenty.
She had taken up stenography in
the first place because she had 20
support herself. and the next be-
cause a girl had given her a list OF
Is millionaires who had married
their stenographers and loaded them
down with love and diamonds. The
Is did not comprise the full list, but
were all that the girl could think OF
at a moments notice.
Miss Eileen took the place at
White & Cos without making any
inquiries OF a social nature The
reason without any reason for rea-
sonlng that Mr.. White was waiting
10 admire love and marry her In
fact. she made out in her day dream
that he had been Tilted several years
before. and that he would tell her all
aboL: II when they came 20 talk in
confidence. She had the honeymoon
trip all planned.
Mr.. White proved 10 be fat man.
whose eyes could not see how his
feet were getting on. He had been
married q years. and had often
been made 20 wish that he had never
married at all. SO had his wife. He
was blunt and brusque.
Mr. White entered the office after
the new stenographor had waited an
hour. and in a voice that could be
heard miles and miles away he said
mo q cent for the Salvation
ARMY"
NO. sir.
Nothing for the hospitals"
NO. sir.
And don't show me any sample
subscription book"
NO, sir"
Then why don't you go2'
Because. sir. you hired me as
your stenographer yesterday"
Then you ought 10 have said so
long ago. Get 10 work"
Was there any romance there
Was there any chance for any?
And the Company was a man 20
years old. who never came near the
Ofiice. but often sent down "A note TO
his partner. reading
Il am glad that business is go, d,
but don't let that lay stenograpl or
loaf on you!"
The bCokkeeper? He was o 3 years
old and snaky IN tic knees. and ca
pecteG e he fired IT aHy moment.
H. assistant lie was callow and
crosseyed and his mother rad for
hidden him TO have l. dream-book o.
a romance.
The shipping clerk? He was en-
gagged to three girls already, and his
salary % eight dollars per week was
undergoing a terrible strain.
But did Miss Eileen despair? You
don't know her If you think she did
She'd lok for her bead and butter
inside and her romance outside.
And there was Guy Taylor "a
young man Of %. He had been ro-
mantle from his babyhoOd UP and
81 years as floor walker in a depart
ment store hadn't worked a cure. He
had moderate salary, and he had
TO live in a moderate way. but the
idea was ever present that some rich
woman, young or old, was going TO
offer her hand and heart-and her
H1LuE- II AlAkAAA ut 0AA MS pei sun
atty. and il might be for saving her
life. He rather hoped that 1t would
be for the latter. for ne was true
knight at heart. At his boarding
house he had let 1t be known that
his true name fas Brian D'Artagen.
but out Of Difference 10 the owner OF
the store he had temporarily drop
ped ic for that OF Taylor
Rich ladies came TO the store -
rich young ladies and rich old ones
and the floor walker pulled down
his vest and met them with the
smile that wouldn't come Off But
just as sure as one or them fell and
relied down the basement stairs he
was at the rear end OF the store
blowing up a salesgirl for cause or
other. and the rescue was made By
someone else.
one evening Miss Eileen Danvers
had presentment as she rode from
White < Co. 10 her boarding house.
Ii wasn't that the lanjiady was go
ing 20 pick me cotton our OF the gas
burners and enable her guests TO get
around their rooms without a guide
TO New York But il was that her
romance was due.
When Mr. Guy Taylor left the
store he had that very same feeling.
and he whistled and hummed
when Miss Eileen had finished her
prunes and tea and retired 10 her
room she decided 10 help romance
along a bit She therefore. by the
light or the gas Jet. pencIed the
following note:
a young and innocent girl has
been kidnapped and IS being held a
prisoner in room on the second
floor OF No. f32 Whoever finds this
hand It TO the nearest policeman.
am in a terrible situation
This note was dropped out OF the
window and went futtering down
until 10 -eposed on the dagstones.
and was picked up only after a fun
hundred pedestrians had walked
over II.
And was the name Of the man
that picked IL up Guy Taylor, who
was out for an evening stroll and
ready - meet his romance half
way?
IL was He picked IL up from