The Holt County sentinel., 1921-05-06
The Only Ob,tacle
By z. RAY BAKER

nOgrnpher, as she hnished her WORK
Of the moment and let her eyes wan
der across the private office to a desk
at which sat Dick Roulton, the hand.
some private secretary to Jasper
James. head Of james h Co, a top
notch 8rm In the Grand Rapids furni-
ture Industry.
The sigh was occasioned by the fact
that June nearly loved Dick. one Of
the points In the young gentlennn's
favor was. Of course, his progresses.
Ing appearance. lie was dark Of
complexion, tail OF stature and ath,
fetlc Of physique; but the thing " all
things that made June nearly love
him was his adorable personality.
June wns aware. too, with won.
ans ability To zee, that Dick cared
much for her. although not once had
he brOaciicd the subject. The sigh
was because she did not completely
love him, Instead of nearly. She knew
u proposal was imminent.
what n wonderful man." she told
herself. Us size watched him working
with u pen. probably signing jasper
James Dnmp tu spne letters she re-.
Gently had typed. "Whut u wonder.
ful man. with his looks and person.
nlity. II he only hnd some ~ the
boss great supply OF force and exec.
utl,e ability to 20 with them"
June's eyes flashed from Dick to
Jasper James, rotupJ nnd pompous.
reading letters with furIous energy.
one nft,r nno,b.r N, ,SIII ,,o,her
desk.
"sucb fore, =" June wbIsn,rrd tak.
Ing note of ,h. mI,I,i,.. aveJ mans
concentrated scoyI. "And WIN, nm
enormous fund Of ex,cu,Iy. ability
lies behind those ,Ittie eyes on. ~
Dick AMY bnd sam. a, I,--,h.n
would marry him I'm N minnie ia
tho only o,,stncl.."
Inn. orr,,,,, ,.r ,,t, ,,,,,,
u,,,I.,I ma n,r,nyI,y and dn.,,I ,h.
Intricate mechanism OF h,r ,yncwrIt.
or with N l,ny .b,nJl.d hrus,, WIN
large brown ewes npd ,h,s. curIy
dirk ,r,s,cs nnJ finely cbIs.Iod ION.
tur,s sb, s..n,J m,n,, ,,r a mn,
Ilk, Dick I'm, ,b,r. wns Tim, hI,,
obstacle.
Tn. pr,nt man nj IN, ,,h.r ,.sr
WAS leaning bn,k I'm his c,,,Ir ho,,,,nv
one bnnd bn,k of his hcnd wnIio he
ylarcd nj N letter held m IN. o,b,r
shafts OF nr. seemed 10 ,lnr, from his
eyes, and June would no, hay. b,,n
surprised 10 see the letter dure into N
bluze.
"Yes, brains are more TO be nd.
mired thnn beauty In u man," June
mused. "Sonie day n the boss asks
knew that Mr.. james, too, cared for
her. although. like Dick, he had never
voiced his sentiments. n. wus N
bachelor md rich, and the latter fac
tor was something to be considered,
although he Il TO June's credit that
love meant more to her than wealth.
They were a happy business family.
the three OF them. Forma,ities were
dispensed with In this Inner Office OF
the big Industry. The boss, his right.
hand man and chief stenographer
worked together for the interests OF
the firm, und the business prospered.
While June thus idled away her
time with cogitations, things sudden.
iy happened.
The great Mr.. James bounced from
his chair. evidently having arrived at
q decision of much moment. His voice
rang through the room.
"Qulck, Miss Alton ard Mr.. RouI.
ton! Get ON your coats and hats!
We've got to motor ut once 10 Hast.
ings. The success Of the big Jones
contract Is involved. The directors
are meeting there right now, nnd we
must arrive before their conference
ends, or we lose"
within the space OF five minutes
they were seated In MIR. James tour
Ing cnr, heading ut as rapid a pace
rs the law permitted for Robinson
road, which led TO the city OF Hast