The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-01
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Every time the stranger came
into the Office he stopped to chat
with Doris. He was q pleasant,
yOungish man, with q hearty, infec-
tious way that took with her tre-
mendously. Finally he asked her
out to dinner. -
"But I don't know your. name,"
Doris protested.
John Smith," he answered, dush.
ing.
That dinner was a great success.
Doris was wary little person. but
John Smith proved q perfect gen.
tleman. He-took Doris to the
beach, End on the way back he
asked her to marry him.
But there Doris held back. "Real-
", / don't know you, and you don't
know me-" she protested.
And there the matter rested.
Doris was thinking Of him all that
morning as she worked on the list
of names. There was something 80
curious about him. he was the
most trustful man she had ever
known. He believed everything
not that Doris had lied TO him, you
understand. But he believed every
thing.
He was just like one Of the men
on the sucker list. It must here
be explained that the firm for which
Doris worked prepared sucker lists
for all the fake oil and mining COM
panies, all the fake medical COM
panies-everybody who had any
thing whatever to sell to boobs.
And Doris worked on these lists.
There was separate list for
every state in the Union, and there
was separate list for everv big
city. Once your name cot on the
sucker list, from your having
bought Holman's Bitters. sure
cure for Indigestion, or oil stock at
Ave cent? q share-well, there It
stayed.
And a: the head Of every list was
the name Of A. A. Ababanel. That
is to sav, the lists we're arranged
alphabetically, and naturally A. A.
Ababane/ Seaded them.
Not that Mr.. Ababanel had a resi-.
dence in every one of the states,
Of course. But heobought medl-
cines, he bought gold stocks and oil
stocks. and he appeared ubiquitous.
Doris got weary to death Of read
ing the name Ababanel.
"The poor boob surely wants
some one to look after him." she
said.
She was sorry In a way for Mr..
Ababanel, always cropping up. She
was muslng over John Smith all
the while. Mr.. Simmons called her
to order. Mr.. Simmons was the
+, head Of the firm. Doris blushed and
, took up her work again.
"Say, Miss Jones. there's been
one or two letters complaining
about names being on the lists" he
said little later. III anyone comes
in and makes q kick about It, you
better scratch him of. I dunno
how they found out that they're on
our lists, but there you are. and we
can't have no trouble"
Doris agreed. and Mr.. Simmons
went out to lunch. He had been
gone about five minutes when MIR.
Smith came in. Doris heart beat
heavily. Then she looked up and
nodded with feigned Indifference.
and went on with her work.
aBoss INF" asked Mr.. Smith.
"Out to LUNCH" said Doris.
Mr.. Smith came and stood quite
close Beside her. slow about that
little proposition. my dear1Sh he
asked.
.'Mr. Smith," said Doris, "I-I'm
afraid I'll have to say no. I re-
spect you and / like you. But l.
feel that we don't know each
other we'll enough to become en-
gagged. Besides" she added, with
flash Of intuition, II have always
felt that you are keeping some
thing from me-"
Mr.. Smith looked guilty. TT
he began.
" "You may have been married.
"Never in my life. Miss Jones
Doris. If you won't marry me
don't know what I'll do. Say yes
IL can't" said Doris; and al
that moment Mr.. Simmons Re
turned. He came across the room
"Gsod.day. Mr.. Ababanel. h<
said.
Boris stared In amazement.
"Oh, Mr.. Simmons, you'll have
to take my name of that list o.
yours. I'm being pestered to dealt
by mining concerns, and Tvt
= learned that it's through you. JUS
because I Used to be simple enough
to let myself get stung isn't AM
reason why I should be prosecuted
Miss Jones, see that Mr.. Aba
banel's name Is taken off," salt
Simmons, as he went to his desk
Doris scratched Off the name witt
thankfulnesA She looked up q
Mr.. Ababanel. Il knew you wer'
hiding something from me-" sh'
said.
I'll didn't dare admit a name
like that. Oh, Doris, won't your
eyes, I WILL" said Doris. "Yol
need some one to take care Of you
even II she has to call herself Mrs.
Z Ababanel."
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