The Dolores star., 1920-12-24
THE kREk-WAf
BY EVA Gilse At.
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al inst withtL tu office window, brisk
\ tanning the KEYS of typewriter
aupiur them all day long. With hel
ar 10 the fIctanhone; without even
he rrsplt, uf shorthand Rotten ho"
he progress of invention had 10 drive
/ pretty girl
Eor she was pretty. In swsetiy ma
.ure way a> 4 she lad Known some
hing uf The depth and breadth % ite
&. lear ~ ,huugtt stalwnri yonnH
elbow Who bent over Z dr'Iu ~hting
poard lust within window across th'
irea-waN.
He Tad .elt that al women wer'
'alth'esS necuuSe O'e had been 50: an
was IKE breath OF sprInsiime t'
rllursa ~uvn face. II renewed rs
glth Ia wOruauklud he SMILED ~aui\
= hr rl.Ught her eve IA Heetin!
lauce-Sr smiled with lips tor DAYS N
rs-d 70 smiling. He would watch foI
.er leaving hour and casually. Well
- wuutd hnd WAY T." meet her
She was really sweet. Fact -
onr-,led the dark.eycd youth of rath
generous proportions, sidewiSe who
.as putting up very good speed on
view riter In another wudow across
M. er.a way She was quite artrac
Ne hur h.. could .ty- her some points
N lingering a ElnE Of his own added
% the latest business college method
les he was almost pretty In gentle
,n0Ssrrtng way But for her perfect
.ol-- she would have seemed shy
she Lad glanced out OF the window
yhus her busy fingers were reeltng o.
he lines and catching his gaze. nae
urreI deliberately away. Well, sh'
I'D some spirit, He'd Ike To worl
yirh ter just to Jolly her along. COM
% think OF II. that's the kind of gir
hat ruatrs q good wlfe-nnd hnnrdlu'
1ous- fare does pail He'd watch he
ultrIrg time and get n closed view OF
Iar. somewhere on the way 10 the
freet
She was positively wonderful So
hon.ht the red.haired giant who was
writing fignres IN great ledgers JUS
within another window across the area
way. So nifty and neat, and still So
,usu"sSlike; 50 dainty and feminine
md still with such worthwhile air;
: If she could make an awkward
right Of fellow comfortable, and
eally treat him humanlke. She was
dancing his way-just casually, he oh
s"rvcd-and there was absolutely no
lint Of the fippanct which most young
,lrls of the day consider quite de rig
,eur. She almost smiled yet there
was not the slightest suspicion of
amusement about 1t; just wonderful
riendiiness.
What a wife girl like that would
make, Suddenly he felt the quick, de
rcstahle color covering his face ant
mounting TO his temples; and h
suuirned in his higii-desk chair and
an his fingers through the heavy haii
hat he hated and grinding his teeth
ne mutterel I'm filming some movie
for her entertainment. !"
1t might be her sister. thought the
noy In khaki. in the still. breathleSs
way he always recalled certain nervy
little English nurse He was just with
N another window across the area-way
toing stunts in show-card printing
instead Of fyingl But the sight OF
that sweet girl brought back the mem.
ury of the other, whom thousand
poor devils worshiped in the field hos.
pitals overseas.
She could marry but one of them
but she had her pick! That was one
satisfaction to the others. Maybe here
was another girl like her-a little. He
must get next to the force In her Office
md some time perhaps in the distant
future he might be cOmforte. He
ooked at his watch. struck by sud,
len thought. They quit at FIVE, too!
Meanwhile he Strengthened his shoul-
ders, smoothed his hair, and very cas-
ually indeed turned toward the window
the sleeve that bore the one red and
the two gold stripes, and when she
glanced his way he frankly smiled.
Al five there was action in four Of
tices across the area-way. for the little
blonde typist covered her machine, as.
Sumed simple hat and modest fur
md drew on pair of spotless gray
doves. She looked distinguished
Casually. oh, so very casually. a
gtalwart youth. red-haired giant. o
chap OF rather generous proportions
sidewise. and soldier boy of gallant
bearng happened to meet at the ele
vators Just as she reached them.
An odous overgrown Office boy
rom the floor below alighted from an
ascending car and she looked upon him
with the Joy Of possession as he hailed
her. This is what he said:
Hello. grandma; how'd you make
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