The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-10-14
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te. 1880. - Neclsr. newspaper syadisss.l

She was blonde. petits. smart. N
sat juSs within an office window. bDisl
y tappIng the keys Of . typewriter
tapping them all day lS0g. with Ae
esr to the dictaphone; without eve
the re,pite o. shorthand Rotten nor
~ progress Of Invention had to div
. pretty giTit
For she Was pretty. In . sweetiy M
tuvp way, ~ " she had Known soIns
| thing Of the depth and bsradth Of I've
At least 20 thought stnlwart youa1
fellow who bent over n drnughunl
board Just within 4 wind@w across II
area-way.
He had felt that all women wUrt
fafthless bs-cnus one had been sos: a2d
II WINS like . breath Of springtims u
glimpse such face. IT. renewed hil
faith In wOmankiDd. He. smiled wanfy
~ he caught her eye In ieetiBs
gfance-smfied with lips for days M
used to smiling. He would watch for
her leaving bour. and Casually. Wen.
he would find 4 way to- meet hem
She was really swest. FActl. 50
conceded the dark-eyed youth Of NTH
eY generous proportions sidewise; who
WIS PARTING mp very good speed -
typewriter In another window Ssrcss
the area-way. She wss quite attrac-
tive. hut no could give IN some points
IN lingering. q kink ~ his own added
to the latest businesR college. method.
Yes. she waS almoSt pretty. In gentle.
unasseyting way. But for her perfect
poise, she. would have. seensd shy:
tshe had glanced oct Of the window
while her busy fingers were, Seeiing on
the lines. and catching his En1e. had
turned deliberately away)l Well, she
Ind some spiritl He'd like to work
with her. just to jDtly her a'eng. Come
to think Of 1t. that's the kind Of girl
that makes good wife-snd boarding.
house fare does pail. He'H watch her
quitting time and get esesed view OF
her. somewhere on the way to the
street.
She was positively wonderful So
thought the red-haire0 giant who was
writing figures in great ledgers. just
within another window across the area
way. So nifty and neat, and still. so
so dainty and feminine,
and stivf with such Worthwhile air;
IS II she eoHtd mike an awkward
fright of fellow comfortable. and
-eally treat him humanlike. She was
slaneing his way-just casually he OBJ
there was absolutely NJ
tint OF the fiippancy which most young |
iris of the day consider quite de rig |
ieur. She almost smiled. yet there
was not the slightest suspicion OF |
about 1t; just wonderful !
What wife girl like that would |
make, Suddenly he felt the quick, de-
estable color covering his face and
to his temples; and he
quirmed in his high-desk chair and |
an his fingers through the heavy hair
hat he hated, and grinding his teeth
e mutterel: Tm filming some movie
or her entertainment
II might be her sister, thought the
10Y In khaki In the still, GREATNESS
way he always recalled certain nervy
title English nurse. He was just with
D another window across the area-way
oing stunts In show-card printing
instead OF flying! But the sight Of
hat sweet girl brought back the mem
~ of the other. whom thousand
oor devils worshlped In the neld hos
itals overseas.
She could marry but one Of them
ut she had her pick That was one
I tisfaction to the others. Maybe here
.as another girl like her-a little. He
INST get next to the force In her office
nd some time perhaps In the distant
nture he might be comfortel. He
,oked at his watch. struck by sud
en- thought. They quit at five, tool
Meanwhile he Strengthened his shout
ers. snoothed his hair, and very cas-
ally indeed turned toward the window
,e sleeve that bore the one red and
,e two gold stripes. and when she
lanced his way he frankly smiled.
Al UNe there was hCtlOu III lVui VI ]
ces across the area-way. for the little
onde fyplst covered her machine, as
lmed simple hat and modest fur,
nd drew on a pair of spotless gray
owes. She looked distinguished
Casually. oh. so very casually, q
aiwart youth. a red-haired giant.
zap OF rather generous proportions,
devise. and soldier boy Of gallant
caring happened to meet at the ele-
,tors Just as she reached them.
An odious, overgrown ONCE boy
ON the floor below alighted from an
,cending car and she looked upon him
ith the Joy Of possession as he hailed
sr. This. IL what he said:
Hello, grandma; how'd you make
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