The Taney County republican., 1920-04-22
A Short-Lived
Romance
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sy DWIGHT TINGLE SCOTT
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Take as dramatis personae: man
who INDUCES in cold bath every
morning and who has TO shave close
every day and who falls hard for that
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day-nyer-forty.stuff; wife who is
matrOnly and jolly, plump and growing
frankly gray; and stenographer with
very tall blonde pomp, very high
heels and a passion for Robert w.
Chambers novels and ten dollars an
ounce perfume.
Put the man and the Stenographer
into q small office with the scent OF
the perfume; and have the days work
consist of writing about half-dozen
business letters, answering few
phone cnlls and going down to the
bank frequently 10 deposit fat cont
mission check upon n cargo of crude
rubber; and you have situation
where the devil Is to pay--usually.
"-----nnd he had the incest eyes and
hair, and when he smiled It just made
you sort of like him. y'know."
"where did you get TO know him,
KItty?"
"Well," said Kitty Tulane, taking
M her hat and pattIng her hair as
she left the elevator, Il hardly got to
know him NJ all. Yesterday Mr.
Sterling sent me over with some pm
pers 10 his Authoritative office In
the Imperial building. When got
back down that shower came up, and
| had to wait In the lobby. He came
along and took me cut under his
umbrella and helped me on the Brigh
tonvllle car. We had to run TO catch
It. wouldn't even have known his
name but Il was written In white ink
Inside his umbrella. II was n pretty
name, too, Thomas c, Slater, but
pshaw, suppose he is just little
| nobody"
kitty Tulane, you make me tired
A little nobodyl You think you can
get 'em with nice eyes and hair and
at the same time have limousInes and
country homes Ike your boss1 I'll sa,
ycu can't. believe you're IN love with
your boss anyhow, the waS you 60 on
about him."
"Why Gertle, aren't you ashamed to
say that to mel" And Kitty Tulnne's
pretty face went red with mixture OF
confusion and anger
In the hall Of the great building, the
two girls parted, and went to their re-
spective offices.
Kitty Tulane put up her Int, raised
tf' windows, opened the typewriter
desk and then sat In her chair quite
still, her hands resting In her lap.
1t would he half hour before he
got In. She yet colored as she thought
Of Gertie's remark. Never had she con
sclouSly thought Of Mr.. Sterling ercep
as a thoughtful employer and goot
friend. Resides. he worshlped hi:
wlfe-everybody loved Mrs. Sterling
she was that kind. STILL wives did die
sometimes, and men married Rgain
very young women too. Kitty won
dered vaguely II such girls were reall!
ever happy. At this point her dreams
became strangely confused, for sh,
began to picture 4 young man will
nice hair and eyes and wonderful
smile, riding in Mr.. SterlIng's limou
sine and talking over the phone in Mr
Sterling's clear, confident manner
Dreamily, she took up her note bool
and began TO write: katherine Tulan
Slater" then katherine Tulane Ster
ling"
With her head set prettily to on
side, she studied these two line, crit
ically. Finally, she erased the frs
lire, T,s
It was this occupation which Nj
Steriing's arrivai Interrupted.
His brisk, CHEEKY Good morning
Miss Katherine" startled her. Sh
stammered and blushed gullhly an
hurriedly hid the note book In be
| drawer.
| "That will be all this morning, Nj:
| Tulane. Just read that last letter bac
to me-"
| II have your favor Of the slxteent
| The cargo referred to should be At II
dock IN baltimore" She had ev'
so slight a lisp; he notlced IL Qui
! suddenly. She had made that chiffc
waist herself. Her teeth were vel
white. And those high.heeled shoes.
they were Just q BIZ shabby, for O
their neut bright polish. She was
Ing to get another pair. bit she mt
wait until pay day after next becnu
this mitch he had overheard Ia |
exchange Of girl condolences IN the b;
outside his door. Her hands we're We
sfapeiy--how shiny pink she alwa
i kept her nails. Poor little thing, pr,
ty hard lines, having to struggle aiol
! on SIS a week. Not much In life (
! her perhaps. BE put his hand ov
; the one that rested on the note boz
| For just moment she seemed Cd
! fused, then she continued reading, ]
1 allowed It to rest there for Just n
| pent, and gave d fatherly little I
| as he removed H.
In n fash. Kitty knew. She L