The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-11-03
Not Enough
Speed
BY R. RAY BAKER.

q isii. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
In casting about for wife, Sidney
johnson, owner and general manager
OF the Toga Searchllght company,
failed TO find anyone that suited his
matrimonial tastes quite as well as
Jessie Fearmont, assistant general
manager OF the same concern.
They had been associated IN the
same offices now for four years, and
Jessie had grown" on him. At first
he had given little attention to her
personal charms, one reason being
that he had not felt inclined to settle
down, another being that he had es-
tablished business rule never to fall
In love with an employee.
But now Sidney felt that the time
had come, for he was twenty-seven
and the home instinct had fastened
Its grip on him. Then there was the
everlasting restaurant menus that
were firing him both psychologically
and gastronomically. SO he set out
TO find a wife, and he Travelled in
circle and decided the object OF his
quest was right In his own office.
Jessie was young-about twenty
four-and a brunette Of the charm
Ing type; not at all the kind that is
considered real business woman tim
Der, but In this case being the excep-
ton that proved the rule. There were
two drawbacks-Jessie was too slow
and she wasn't human.
In specifying these drawbacks in his
mind Sidney meant too slow In the
literal sense; Jessie simply couldn't
move fast. Everything she did was
done In a slow, methodIcal. machine
like manner, and she had never been
known to get excited In the most mo
mentous business crisis. And not
once. to Sldney's knowledge. had sho
ever made a mistake. This latter
fault was I'm her favor. from a busI-
ness standpoint, but when viewed from
a matrimonial angle II was quite the
opposite. He could scarcely reconcile
himself TO wedding a girl who could
not err, because he was prone to make
mistakes himself. In fact. II It hadn't
been for JessIe's watchful eyes the
firm would have lost many dollars,
due TO Its heads carelessness. But
would this exactness prove a blessing
In marital lifef Sidney feared not.
He wanted someone who was human
for a life partner.
ut looks as IL I'll have to remain
bachelor" he confided TO himself one
sunny morning as he sat at his desk
and watched scurrying forms In the
street below. "Jessie Is almost the
right person to be my wife. but those
two drawbacks are insurmountabIe
barriers. or course don't know that
she'd have me, although without being
conceited, am inclined to believe she
might True. don't know thing
about her outside OF business hours,
but n person who works so methodI-
cally must play the same way, aud II
she can't make mistake In business
she'd be just as inhuman I'm n home.
l guess I'll have TO give II up"
AS he watched from the window his
eyes CHANGED TO light on figure plod-
ding along the sidewalk below. II
was a girl, and she was taking her
time, with other pedestrians hurrylng
ON all sides OF her.
'There she comes now" Sidney
sighed. and his heart beat Just n little
quicker. THAT everlasting gait OF
hers would drive me TO distraction II
had TO live with her. Why doesn't
she hurry Just once? II isn't that she
doesn't get results, for she does, but
she's so methodlcal."
Presently Jessie entered the Office
laid a number Of long envelopes on
her desk, exactly In the center Of Il,
hung her coat and hat on the same
hooks they had adorned for the past
four years, walked lelsurely TO her
chair, seated herself slowly, touched
up the knob OF hair on her head as
she always did, and said sweetly:
"Good-mornIng. I've just been 20
the auto license bureau and procured
your number and those Of several 9TH
ers. You remember you filed out
your blank the other day and had II
sworn 10 OeloFe notary public. IL
certainly Is convenient not having to
send to the capital for them, as you
used to-"
lie agreed that II was a good morn
Ing and that her statement was true,
rs her statements always were, and
he couldn't help thinking how ador.
able she appeared MS she sat there
opening mail Il was gratifying 10
note that the tlAcd finger OF her left
hand remained bare, for Sidney was
constantly fearing she would show up
some day with diamond ring.
lie took his license plates with him
when he left the Office that evening
and attached them TO his car. He was
motor enthusiast when the weather
was good, but II turned cold that
night, and for two days he aid not
take his machine out OF the garage.
Consequently he was more than lit
tie surprised one morning, three DAYS
after the opening Of this story, to re.
celve a telephone call from police
headquarters requesting his presence
In court TO answer TO charge Of
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