Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-04-10

phone your father at. once before
those man can get there"
Her tone was very cool. and her
hand wal steady az she handed him
the typewriter paper. but her heart
was beating wildly, because there had
been 2 look in his eyes as he greeted
her that made her feel that he was
glad to see her, and It touched an
answering glAdness in her heart and
filled her both with delight and with
apprehension. What a fool she was!
She turned sharply away and busted
herself with arranging some papers
on Mr.. Barnard's desk while he read.
She must still this excitement and
get control of herself before he wal
through. She must be the cool. i'm
personal stenographer,- and no let
him suspect for a moment that h
was so excited about seeing him again.
Tho young man stood still. reading
rapidly, his face growing graver as
he read. The girl snatched a furtive
glance at him, and felt convinced that
the matter was a serious n and had
to do with him.
Suddenly he looked up.
"Do you know who those men were.
Miss Shirley?" he asked, and she saw
his eyes were full of anxiety.
mo-" said Shirley. But I saw them
as they passed through the outer Of
fee, and stopped to speak to Mr..
Clegg at the time. I came back to my
desk through the .cloak-room, so they
did not know I was within hearing"
What kind Of looking men were
they? Do you remember"
She described them.
Certainty grew in his face as she
talked. and grave concern.
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he asked after an instant's thought.
She led him to her W desk and
handed him the receiver, then stepped
back into the office and waited.
Hello! Is that you, Edward?" h
heard him say. HAS father come yet?
Give me his phone, please. Hello. faith
err: this is Sidney. Father, has Krem-
nitz come in yet? He has? You say
he's waiting in the office to see you?
! Well. don't see him, father, till I get
there. Something has turned UP that
I'm afraid is going to alter matters
entirely. Yes, pretty serious, I'm
afraid. Keep him waiting. TIL be there
in FIVE minutes, aud come in from the
back way directly to your office.
Don't talk with him on n account
till I can get there. Good-by." >
He hung up the receiver and turn
ed to Shirley.
Miss Shirley, you were just in time
to save us. I haven't time now to tell
! you how grateful I am for this. I must
hurry right over. Dc you suppose If
we should need you it would be pos
sible for o to come over and identi-
fy those men? Thank you. I'll speak
to Mr.. Clegg about it as I go out,
and if we find it necessary Well phone
you. In case you have to come I'll
have an office-boy in the hall to take
your hat, and you can come right into
the office Is If you we're of u
employes-just walk over to the book
case a. il you were looking for a
book-any book. Select one and look
through it, meanwhile glancing
around the ROOM, and see if you find
those e Then walk through into
my office. I'll be waiting there. Good
by, and thank you so much!"
He gave her hand one quick clasp
and was gone. and Shirley found she
was trembling from head to foot. She
walked quickly into her own room
and a down, burying her face in her
hands and trying to get control Of
herself, but the tears would come to
her eyes in spite of all she could do.