Boone County Recorder . l air. asaa very bright boy, tat ft might makebini angry to thtak that I had atlowed- I sveear set ap to to bright, saidSwipesey, In an injured tone. If Iwas an entire stranger he might notlike It; bat being on the staff, why itsentirely different—see? The woman laughed again, aad thenasked: What do you propose to do? Well, you sit right down in thatchair again, and Ill run upstairs. Illnot be gone but a minute, and then 111come back for you. Before ahe could say a word to stophim, he had whisked out of the rcom,and she heard him going up the stairstwo steps at a time.
Boone County Recorder . l air. asaa very bright boy, tat ft might makebini angry to thtak that I had atlowed- I sveear set ap to to bright, saidSwipesey, In an injured tone. If Iwas an entire stranger he might notlike It; bat being on the staff, why itsentirely different—see? The woman laughed again, aad thenasked: What do you propose to do? Well, you sit right down in thatchair again, and Ill run upstairs. Illnot be gone but a minute, and then 111come back for you. Before ahe could say a word to stophim, he had whisked out of the rcom,and she heard him going up the stairstwo steps at a time. She sigheHTi again,and looked down and watched the peo-ple passing. Then Swipesey was back with a cor-dial encouraging: Come along. Ivefixed it Hell sec yon. And they went up the stairs—up intothe office, which had become quitedark now, and was but a cheerlessplace at best Swipescy threw open the door, say-ing: Here she is, sir. The old man was scribbling. Hehad laid aside the typewriter for the HARRISOM AND 8HK 18, BIB. pen, and he kept on for a momentThen he looked up in a bewilderedway, threw down his pen, rubbed hiseyes, sprang up, and with a bound was across the room,said. And Swipeseyfled sort of way,left them alone. Grace! was all ho smiled in a self-satis-aad closing the when the editorcame downstairs into the lower office ahalf hour 1 aU-r,-with a shining, happylook in his eyes, he found Swipeseysitting in the chair, with his feet highup on the desk and his hat tilted on theback of his head, buried deep in thefolds of a newspaper. Come upstairs with me, Cox, hesaid, joyously. I want to introduoeyou to my wife. I want everybody on I you know this?VtW to know «?»__- -.,_ ., I suppose so,
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