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Show LOVE IN A PACKINGHOUSE PACKING-HOUSE AMAZED THE MANAGER; A WEDDING "Some men can keep a secret and keep It well. For several months A- O. Swensen'has been the bookkeeper for the A. Booth Packing- company In this city. Tuesday evening- he informed Mr.' Gibson, the local manager, that he wished to quit work for a time at least. "Business of great importance calls me to Chicago," he said, "and I must leave tomorrow. I'll be down In the rooming and close up the October accounts." ac-counts." Then he hurried from the office. Thursday morning he was at the office early and was hard at work on the books when Mr. Gibson entered. Going to the bookkeeper he said: "I am sorry that you have got to leave, anything serious V "Yes, sir. mighty serious." "Some of your folks dead." "No, sir, I'm going to be married. The manager dropped in the first chair he could reach and for a minute looked at the lucky bookkeeper. Then he remarked: "Did you say that you were going- to be married?" "Yes, sir." "Made up your mind a little sudden didn't you?"- "Oh, no, we've had it planned for three or four months," remarked the clerk. "Some lady In the East, Is It?" asked Mr. Gibson. "No. Bir, it's Miss Burt." Right here is where Mr. Gibson made a trip to the refrigerator, in the rear of the establishment; he wished to think in the cool air. Miss Edna May Burt had been his stenographer for a long time, only leaving leav-ing the employ a few weeks ago. "I guess it's all right," remarked "Gib" to himself, "but they might have atked my advice, but the outcome would have been just the same if they had." Then he returned to the office and congratulated Swensen. The young couple will leave on their wedding trip to Chicago and the East Wednesday. Both are well known In Salt Lake society. |