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me in this jolly old City?"

"Why, yes," she said in surprise

"Fearfully compliirl's colour deepened

"I don't think it matters what people say about one, do you?"

"It doesn'tas one lovely old

typewriter has a good word for poor old Bones" He laid his hand upon

hers, and she suffered it to remain there without protest "They think

I'm a silly old ass, don't they?"

"Oh, no," she said quickly, "they don't think that They say you're

rather unconventional"

"Sa," said Bones "Anybody who's unconventional in business is

a silly old ass"

He squeezed the hand under his, and again she did not protest or

withdraw it froan Bones, but she stopped hier

"Dear old typewriter," said Bones, unabashed, but obedient, "suppose

so happened to the clever old Johnny who presides over this

office--the brains of the department, if I irl in surprise

"No, me," said Bones, annoyed "Gracious Heavens, dear old key-tapper,

didn't I sayhappen to you?" she said in alarm "Why, what could happen