The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-12-31
The Office Boy
Interferes
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49, Edna Fairchild gazed at the
r.. !, her desk with the utmost
sel'D ,me,t When she had left foT
ss'0 aon lunch period the sketch had
" a inst as she had made 1t III an
DseD nomept-a very rough layout for
y round-foor plan Of the sort OF
ps .ns she hoped to have some day.
~ Md been big kitchen, lovely
'pe 40 living room with big fire.
' ssa and dining room that was all
r. heart could desire.
r,at was the way the sketch had
.ospd when she left it there on the
~ before going to lunch with some
mo other girls in the office. But
tho sketch looked entirely differ
Someone had been tampering
ss,h # in her absence. In place of
- living room being labeled living
sou' us she had left it, this room
hore the label billiard room and
...p And In place of the kitchen
s.,Do big and fine the way she had
.ss,ched il, the kitchen had now been
ay,ded in half, with one-half Of the
I'M labeled home brew depart
nent'
a srst Edna's bright eyes spar
Md angrily at this dissertation Of
Z, work. Then the humor of the sit
mtion appealed TO her and she smiled.
cboever the individual was who had
hne things to her drawing, he was,
i least. humorist and she felt that
i would be a man worth knowing.
rdns razed around the Office covert
h Certainly the man was not the
hld-headed bookkeeper, who had a
life and five children and who was
.pvpr known to smile. And certainly
n wasn't Royal Menefee, her immedi-
Ne chief. Royal hardly was clever
enough to think up anything of this
mt But If II was neither of these
no-who was it?
Rather puzzled over the situation,
INA called little RED" Brown. the
Ace boy, TO her.
RED" she said. who was at my
dsk this nOon?"
Edna saw Red look az her and then
6in slyIy. She saw look Of mis-
chef come into his eyes.
sWhy the big boss was In here!"
| he said. /,
The big boss! That was young
| Harry Schlattcr, handsome. unmar-
| led and wealthy. Yes, thought Edna,
Ii would be just like him to do an
|mpulsive, humorous thing like alter
| hg her sketch which she had labeled
Plan Of My Future Home" She
thought Of the twinkle in his eyes and
|hb generally happy disposition. A
Thrill came to her. Why. any girl
might feel flattered at such attention
being paid to anything she had done.
HE was in here and did something
ID your desk. saw him just before
Il went ou.," continued Red.
Thanks Red" said Edna, trying
|ninly to keep the thrill out of her
|soce. "Of course, anything that Mr..
|Shlatter does is perfectly all right r
4Of course" mimicked Red, and
Then hurried away before Edna could
|ny anything further.
Several times during the afternoon
|fdna gazed at the altered plan Of
ne house. She wanted to do some
hing about 1t and yet she was half
afmid to attempt anything.
Edna determined TO do something |
70 show Mr.. Schlatter that she knew
y was the guilty" party and to
Nt back at him for the thing he !
had done.
But how could she do this? What |
toud she do?
During the early part of the after
iaon she would 60 to Mr.. Schlatter's
nee to present him with report
nom her department. That would be
II opportunity. What could she do?
At last after puzzling over the mat
y for considerable length Of time
INSPIRATION came to Edna. She
new the sketch TO her and rapidly
made some alterations on ii In pencil.
hnen she had finished, there was a
Wy iltsle cubby-hOle off the living
ncm labeled "den;" the home brew
spartlnent and the billiard room had
ven partly erased, although the words
'trr sill partly visible. and big
euultion had been made. to the plan.
VIM addition containing a number Of
'Ulns and being labeled Rooms in
.n'ch to entertain my mother and her
hmlly."
ihen with sparkling eyes and rosy
1HeRs Edna placed this sketch be-
an the report for Mr.. Schlatter and
aarehed into his office.
Us Dig young chief turned i'm his
! al hpr approach and smiled rath-
Z ahs'ractedly at her. Then Edna
!" us eyes focus on her face and
w 'ook Of interest come into them.
asaln she felt thrilled.
"hF, Miss Fairchild," he ex-
d what's the excitement? You
n much agi.ated about something"
q - am excited" exclaimed Edna.
s y less what to say. Z"