The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-27
In Shorthand
By FREDERICK HART

Sc Stephen Garrick pressed the little
:, pearl-Dutton OA his desk-tOp long ant
re nara. In the outer office the sharp
S. 'hSlstent note of the buzzer reverberat
u eu' ana Garrick'S private secretary
T. sprang from her little desk, where she
r had been copying letters, to answer the
IF summons. Garrick greeted her with a
surt Good morning, Miss Carter" to
winch she returned a discreet Good
n morning, Mr.. Garrick," as she sat by
d us side and prepared to take his die
tatiOn.
: Ahem!" Garrick cleared his throat
: h0lslly. ID. II. Green and Son. Utica.
: n. Y.-Gentlemen, yours of the twenty
NTH to hand--" Stephen Garrick
was OFF on his days routine.
AS she automatically recorded the
lines and angles that would later he
transcribed into the utterances of the
great Garrfck. railroad magnate and
captain of industry. Miss Carter let
her gaze wander through the broad
"lhdOw OF the office over the outline
OF roofs and towers that presented it,
self to her gaze.
II was a brilliant spring morning
me SKY was deep blue In the SUM- |
shine, and the white buildings, each |
chpped with its gay little plume of |
Steam, like the white feather in the |
heihet or some knight, stood ont
sharp and clear against the heavens.
The air blew soft with the promise
Vi the coming summer; through the
half-opened window came the myriad
sounds OF the street, muffled and con-
FUSED by the height into one organ
tone of sound. Miss Carter let her
eyes rove out Ovef the blue waters
OF the bay, speckled here and there
WIN the black hulls Of ferries and
lighters.
i beg your pardon" She aroused I
herSelf with start, aware that the ,
steady monotone of Garrick's dicta-
uoh had changed to a sharp note of :
inquiry; Miss Carter was uncomfort !
ably aware that she had been day- y
dreaming. Il beg your pardon" she i
repeated. Tin afraid | didn't get
that last sentence" 8
'i' an dulllSSlOn IKE this from n
the invariably accurate Miss Carter :.
would have caused Stephen Garrick n
10 make some sarcastic remark: but "
To-Day he merely looked at her sharp-
~. His face relaxed into a smile :,
Dreaming dreams, Miss CarterY"
Re inquired. well, cant say that T
blame you. I've been doing a little
dreaming myself of late. It's really hi
nrst-ciasS morning for a dream or
20 out unfortunately this sudden de- III
preston in Great Western won't allow
Is 10 stray too far from the unpleas- n
mt realities of life. Let's see-wbere "
vas II" 80
Miss Carter suddenly transformed NJ
rom girl with her thoughts into an
Exceedingly practical business woman.
Onsulted her notes.
Regarding the proposed mer.
er OF your lines" she read III
Oh, yes Regarding the pro- I'll
Osed merger of your lines, would say m'
TAT at present it seems inadvisable De
ours truly That's all for the nros- tet
II. Get those copied and bring them W,
10 me to sign as soon as you can" pll
MISS Carter left the office. She iol
hiked out without turning her head
that she did not see the look tho+ ISL
lrrick sent after her. ma
Perhaps 1t was the spring breezes Sht
rhaps it was the consciousness tbot san
the voungast MOI, a., 'i'al ket
mold such position as he held iioi
Is a bit lonely sometimes: perbans soa
was the fact that Miss Carter ON 1oo
nled all that was sweet and win "a'
ne, despite her business connection US US
ID MN; but the fact remains that MI, !,
ephen Garrick sent after her n look anu
IT. could by no possibility be con- lnv
ued as one of business. sen
IND the little vagrant breezes CON- sem
ued to fit into the room and stir - .iie,
papers on his desk as they whiS- 81.
ed to him, You're in love. Stepben 80 So
-rlck-yOu're in love-and Won '0 w,
ro,, - you ASHAMED kind
l-one OF the btgSest railroad men No.,
the country. even if you are only .,r
D., O. ~ ask her !! GLOW,
BY George, / will ask herr said [3ifa
1hen Garrick aloud. And then he moi
'ed guiltily around the room as V
Ugh ashamed OF his statement. Tbo+
ut there was no one there TO hear woro
''u COUNTED the framed they
1re of the directors of his pripci- tbeir
road, which hung over his desk tbeir
they looked straight ahead of inc q
as they always did. witbout
ing to be in the least affected NV
Outburst. W,
1t the little spring breezes were ,,,htta
+. Stephen Garrick had been In ;nr -,
with ROsalie Carter Tor a lone tho e. t.
and had been afraid to voice rn.nt
ceilings. insn.
cry day. when she came in 70 take Iou,ine
1ictation. looking so fresh and bonrs
Hard to Swallow. it,o,r.