Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-16

w taryS voice was cool,
L formal. deliberate and
elaborate.
David Ramey threw the telephone
receiver into place, rushed out of the
booth. iostled the people on Fifth ave
nue. and walked outside Of the curb
when he reached Broadway. A mid
dle-aged man smiled and said to his
COMPANION, "Oh, to be a 14-year-oid
boy again. The other man muttered
something about keeping boys of that
age in a cage. David had bumped
against him.
At the office building the elevator
man was just closing the door. Davis
skated across the tile and slipped
through the narrow opening. At the
fourth floor he hurried out, ran TO
his fathers office door and before the
startled secretary and telephone girl
could stop him outside OF their rail-
ing he had disappeared through the
door into the conference room.
We'll, for cryin' out loud"' The
telephone girl shifted her gum from
the left side Of her mouth to the right.
Here is where / lose my position.
I was told TO admit no one," walled
the new secretary,
"Oh, YOU can soon get another place.
You are a pretty kid for any one who
likes blondes" The telephone girl
smoothed the blue black horns of her
boyish bob.
David gave quick look around the
conference room, then threw his arms
about the fathers neck, waving a pa
per at the same time. Look at 1t.
dad I won a S. prize for the best
composition on Lincoln, and 600 others
tried
Fine, very fine" A dull. deep red
spread over Mr.. Ramey's face.
II just had to tell you. I can't tell
| mother before 3. She is on her train
now. / am going to start to meet 1t
and take you and her out to dinner.
Will IS be enough?" anxiousIy.
| IF we let your mother do the order
ing. She could manage nice dinner
on so cents" A look Of mutual under
standing and mutual admiration for
David's mother passed between them,
| then David broke for the door.
Halfway he stopped, stood very
straight and bowed the way he had
been taught in dancing school. Twill
you gentlemen please pardon me? L
was so excited quite forgot my man.
ners."
After he went out his father be-
gan duly to gather his papers to-
gether. No use to go further into
his new plan. The other men would
think if he could not train his son
he could not manage such heavy
project. 1t would have been a good
thing for the firm in FIVE years or so,
though the first cost would have been
enormous. After installation, it
would double the profits, give work
to 500 more men and bring added
prestige TO the business.
We'll, no use now" lie glanced at
the others. Morey and Connors were
smiling derisively. Stellion looked
bored, Erien was blowing his nose,
perhaps from sentiment, for he was
the type of man who would not bother
to bring up children, but always
waxed sentimental when they were
mentioned. The president was sitting
straight and still, his we'll known
poker face giving no sign of what he
thought.
Mr.. Ramey looked again. Why, the
light was there. Those who knew the
president best admitted he held his
features in perfect control through
funny stories. complaints. criticism
and praise. but they claimed that
when he was pleased there was
light about his face not so bright as
that of a candle hack of a hand. but
resembling that transparency-as If
the gladness of his soul could not be
held within the confines of his body.
Read your figures again. Mr.. Ra-
mey. please" said the president. and
he did.
Il move we try the plan" said Con-
nors The office wag once declared
Connors held his ear to the ground,
his eyes propped open and his nose
to the wind, so that he would know
which side to be on. He was the type
of leader that waits to see what
direction the crowd Is going, then
pushes to the front.
81 second the motion" said Stellion.
who was always bored as now and
probably wanted to get out to golf.
So before he realized what had
happened the plan was adopted, the
other men had gone and Mr.. Ramey
found himself alone with the pres1-
dent.
That is fine boy you have. Mine
would be about his age IL he had
lived" The presidents eyes. usually
penetrating as steel, were wiStful.
YES. he is agreed Mr.. Ramsey,
Come over to his dinner. He Will
he delighted. l am going now TO meet
his mother"
The president went, as David agreed
with mis- father later. this was right
and proper, for David had really put
the deal through and owed the dim
ner.
However he had been warned to
keep out of conference rooms in the
future. and. being a really fine boy,
he probably will.
THE END.