Pueblo chieftain., 1921-07-10
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anything, I'm going to-to work. to-
morrow-hunt a position"
Now; honey5sal.n he soothed SCOT /; !;
not hungry. that's all. Sure.
you're going TO work, but you won't
have to hunt job"
II have a position, if want It, al
ready. l can go with the locomotive
works. and work for Stephen Hard
wick
You will not! Stephen Hardwickl"
He pushed her from him. Il want you
to keep away from that-that dub.
You're going to work for me-for Sid,
rather. Sid needs steno and this is
a fine chance. since you want to learn
the business 1 asked Sid 10 let you
have a crack at tn position. starting
tomorrow"
Janet sat erect, in great surprise.
"Sid2" she whispered.
fine boy! Just like my" he guiped
back the word, hastily, and substitu-
ted: Just like my right hand, It'll be
fine training for you-under the eyes
OF your dad. too. You'll like Sid, won't
YOU? You seemed to like him a little
bit when he won them races"
Yes, father" his daughter said,
dutifully: But I believe a girl Is not
supposed TO care for her employer is
she?'
"sld's all right"
Yes. I suppose ne will be tust as
good as another. But, I had half ac-
cepted that position st the locomotive
works"
well. don't you half decline IT. You
Just tell them there's nothing DOING
You'll hit 1t off fine with sid. He ia
one Of your isn't fellows used to be
one of the tint kind. when he was
running races for us, but he out
grown all that. Still, IN spite OF that,
he's all right"
Practically. she asked. "wha. will
you pay me7"
That's up to Sid: leave all those
matters up 10 him. You'll have to fight
that out. between YOU. think he
but. you bein' n beginner. he might
not pay you so much"
"Cm-m." Apparently, sire wax not
convinced as to the doplorahis state
Of her earning powers.
Now. don't you go to hghtin with
SID" Drayton advised her. II want
YOU two to get along tosstnnr."
"Oh. I'm not going to disflgure the
boy. What shall do. rul ur and kiss
him every time he comes I'M, the
room7"
The old mans eyes .v,nkIed We'll"
he acknowledged, no. at frs'; not &,
first
with tho coming Of the morn. Jane.
sought her new position. and the
meeting with Sid. under the eye. OF
her father. who lowered around like
protecting old angel. was a cool.
strangeness of it all-the daughter OF
the president acting as stenographer
TO the presidents assistant-but. out
wardly at least. she was extremely
calm. There were no traces of nerves
or nervousness. She tipped back the
cleaned and waited. ready for her
daily labor. Sid's desk was mass of
papers that dem anded immediate at
tention and. as Janets pencil sour
ried over the notebook, her father
closed the door softly and went to his
patton that had been missing for many
days: he was rubbing his hands to-
gether in intense qualification.
However. the time that followed did
not allow him TO continuously COM
mand this much-to-be envied state OF
selves as he had outlined. Only few
days remained until the time of Sid's
decision should come around. and the
distance between the two in the outer
Office. as laid forth in the mind OF
Andrew Drayton. did not shorten It's
length. Cupid. apparently, was forth
on other business
In the past. Sid had been fire.
quent visitor in the Drayton home
an extremely welcome visitor-but.
his one visit during the days of Janet's
employment as secretary had been at
the suggestion OF her father. And. 80
far as Drayton could determine. It had
not been an enthusiastic success for
any concerned. The old man had a
half feeling that he may have made
a nistake-propinquit was not get
Ting in Its work according to tho
schedule. There may have been 9TH
er. more effective methods. He stop
pod Sid as the latter left his office.
after a brief call.
''Hows tn gal ssttin' alonE7" ne
asked.
"All right. / guess" Sid was nom
committal.
Not having any trouble with her
work. are your"
Her work Is fne.-
'Um-mi" And. as sid left the Of
nee. Drayton decided that, in his ca
nacitS Of chief-denrtY To CunId. he