Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-04-28

Its not MS bad as that replied Car.
lotta. SHUT If / could make my poor
mother comfortable" 5
'.T'll 10 what can for YOU" broke
In Doyle hastily. '.Mr. Cruikshank Is
the man you ought to see."
''But don't want to see him." said
Carlotta. "He is sure to be cross. hven
his name sounds So
z ~ don't know about that. don't
even know the man. mean, hes.
head of that department"
II shouldn't IKE to see him." Carlot-
ia spoke decidedly. IT thought you
could help me. forgot to tell you
that Mr. Smith gave me your name
Mr.. Morton Smith. He is a distant rel
alive, and is interested In helping me-"
"You are related to Morton Smith,
To, himself Doyle added: ''How In
thunder does he let you do thing like
this?"
Eyes; he is most anxious to see mo
succeed" replied Carlotta.
''I,ll do what can"
Doyle felt like a criminal. To aid
and abet girl Of Miss Smiths stamp
make Of herself "a successful agent of
Pickwick's Superior Paper, was unpar-
donable. Yet, considering the poor old
mother, he must0o what he could.
'I'll see the cranky Cruikshank, as
you call him. If can't urge him, I'll
beat him into accepting your paper.
In one way or another, you see, I am
sure to succeed" >...
"When shall I call again?" inquired
Carlotta. 1.."-~
"What part Of the city do you can
vass tomorrow" asked Doyle. '~
"Around State and Pearl, I think"
Carlotta spoke with some hesitation.
II get my luncheon near there" said
Doyle. II could meet you at Lincoln
park, and 1t would save your coming
way up here" 49,. 4. b..
every WE'LL" said Carlotta. ''You
see, I've never been an agent before, so
I hardly know what is customary"
AS Doyle babe Carlotta good-by. he
felt deep thrill of sympathy.
:. .- .t.s
'"Ten minutes late," was Mr.. Doyle's
greeting when he met Miss Smith the
next day. II hope that means you have:
had successful morning" ..s
Carlotta slowly shook her head. II
"I'm so sorry" There was world
of sympathy In Doyle's voice. "And /
have bad news, too" Il
How he hated to make Carlotta look
less happy than she did when she came
to meet him across the park! A.
did Mr.. Crutkshank live up to the
reputation Of his name?" Carlotta
smiled bravely as she asked the ques-
ton.
Waking time by the forelock," an
swered Doyle, II inquired for Cruik-
shank as soon as you left yesterday. I
was directed to the room that used to
be Miss Glyn's. There, sitting at his
own desk, and with his feet on his own
footstool, was Hon. James Gordon
Cruikshank" y ~.
"Oh!" gasped Carlotta. ''''He was the
man who came in while we were talk
ing. He must have heard me say he
was crank, and you said you would
beat him. Is there anything left Of
yeu, Mr.. Doyle?" 5~=@.
II am old Cruikshank's firm friend
For- life" replied Doyle. "You bet l
didn't think it WIS funny, but he
seemed TO get q 10, Of enjoyment out
of it. He was such a brick in over
looking the names we called him. We
actually parted friends, even though
he refused to take the Pickwick paper.
Says he has nothing against what we
are now using" ~
"What trials there are for agents. I
am glad / am not a real one" MUIR
INJURED Carlotta. '-~
''Was that agent business a joker"
demanded Doyle wrathfully. - "a.
Far from it," replied Carlotta. II
was never more serious in my life. To
begin at the beginning-two nights ago,
at dinner, ny father called me names.
He said l was simply butterfly
without more serious thoughts of the
future than what frock should wear
to the next assembly.
II replied that it was all the fault
Of circumstances That I could even
earn my own living, if it were neces-
sary. OF course, my father hooted at
that. TO make a long story short, It
ended in a wager. was to prove to
him that could be self-supporting.
He bet couldn't. ~, ~. -. 4.
Il decided that becoming an agent
would be quicker than anything else.
From my unsuspecting cousin got the
name Of Bolton company, as employ
ing large numbers of typewriters. You
can guess how glad was when he
casually mentioned you as a class
mate Then I went to q store and
asked the name of the least used type
writing paper
1.-THE least used?'' broke in Doyle.
"Of course" said Carlotta, IF l
had taken the most popular, the
chances were that you would already
| be stocked uD with it,"