Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-11-26

t9b 1870. by Mcclure newspaper oShuicale.'
Stephen Garrick pressed the little
pearl-button on his desk-top long and
hard. In the outer office the sharp,
insistent note of the buzzer reverberat-
ed. and Garrick's private secretary
sprang from her little desk, where she
had been copying letters, to answer the
summons. Garrick greeted her with
rcurt Good morning. Miss Carter" to
which she returned discreet Good
informing, Mr.. Garrick," as she sat by
his side, and prepared to take his die
tation..
"Aheml' Garrick cleared his throat
noisily. I'D. II. Green and Son, Utica,
N. Y.-Gentlemen, yours of the twenty
fifth 10 hand" Stephen Garrick
WAS off on his days routine.
AS she automatically recorded the
lines and angles that would later be
transcribed into the utterances of the
great Garrick, railroad magnate and
captain of industry, Miss Carter let
her gaze wander through the broad
window OF the office over the outline
of roofs and. towers that presented it
self to her gaze.
1t was a brilliant spring morning
the sky was deep blue in the sun
shine. and tho white buildings. each
capped with i1s gay little plume of
steam, like thA white feather in the
helmet of Aome knight. stood out
sharp and clear against the heavens.
The air t1ew soft with the promise
of 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 over the blue waters
Of the bay, speckled here and there
with the black KILLS of ferries and
lighters.
II beg your pardon" She aroused
herself with start. aware that the
steady monotone of Garrick's dicta-
ton had changed to a sharp note of
inquiry; Miss Carter5 3 uncomfort-
ably aware that she been day
dreaming. 81 beg u 5ardon," she
repeated. Tim afraid | didn't get
that last sentence"
Usually an admission like this from
the invariably accurate Miss Carter
would have caused, Stephen Garrick
to make some sarcastic remark but
today he merely looked at her sharp
ly. His face relaxed into a smile
Dreaming dreams, Miss Carterw
ne inquired "WelI, can't say that
/ blame you. I've been doing a little
dreaming myself of late. It's really
q first-ciass morning for dream or
preston in Great Western won't allow
us TO stray too far from the unpleas-
ant realities of life. Let's see-where
was II"
Miss Carter suddenly transformed
from a girl with her thoughts into an
exceedingly practical business woman,
consulted her notes.
''-regarding the proposed mer-
ger of your lines" she read.
"Oh, yes Regarding the pro-
posed merger of your lines, would say
that at present it seems inadvisable.
Yours truly That's all for the pres
ent. Get those copied and bring them
In TO me to sign as soon as you can"
Miss Carter left the office. She
walked out without turning her head,
so that she did not see the look that
Sarrick sent after her.
Perhaps it was the spring breeZes !;
perhaps it was the consciousness that
he, the youngest man in the country
to hold such a position as he held,
was a bit lonely sometimes; perhaps
it was the fact that Miss Carter en-
bodied all that was sweet and win
some. despite her business connection
with him; but the fact remains that
Stephen Garrick sent after her a look
that could by no possibility be con-
strued as one of business.
And the little vagrant breezes con-
tinued 10 fit into the room and stir
the papers on his desk as they whis-
pered to him. You're in love, Stephen
Garrick-you're in love-and you
daren't ask her! Aren't you ashamed
OF Yourself, you great big man, you?
You-One OF the biggest railroad men
in the country, even if you are only
thirty-One-you're afraid to ask her ]"
by George, | will ask heri" said
Stephen Garrick aloud. And then he
looked guiltily around the room as
though ashamed of his statement.
But there was no one there to hear
him unless you counted the framed
picture of the directors of his princi-
pal read, which hung over his desk,
and they looked straight ahead of
them as they always did, without
seeming TO be in the least affected by
his unbusinesslike outburst.
But the little spring breezes were
right. Stephen Garrick had been in
love with ROsalie Carter for a long
time, and had been afraid to voice
his feelings. !
Every day, when she came in to take
his dictation, looking so fresh and
sweet that he yearned TO take her in
his arms and whisper love-words TO
her instead. of pouring out string Of
syllables connected with unimportant
things like rights-of-way and freight