The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-25
TrmrNrNE BUSINESS RrvALRY.
Two Pretty Typewriters Have a Char
aoteristio Passage at Arms.

Alrl=
vacy. was occupied by young man who
was giving a dictation.n The experienc-
cd ears of Miss Rose knew, from the fact
that the keys clicked constantly, that the
Girls ware attending strictly TO business.
The two stenographers were Interpreting
their notes in the main office: the appren-
tice was copying some letters to be used
in A divorce case, and Miss Rose herself
was writing some frigidly polite notes to
delinquent customers, Engagements had
been made ahead for every minute of the
day, and Miss Rose was so impressed with
a sense of the Importance of not wasting
a moment that she cut off the dessert
from her loncheon order.
Into this busy hive, at its very busiest
moment. came a young woman with very
pretty face the most innocent manners
Imaginable, and a flow of speech which
was as free and impossible to restrain as
the gushing of a mountain torrent, Miss
Rose, who had her pretty forhead knit
into surprising frowns as she wrote her
dunning letters, did not become aware of
the presence of her visitor for several
minutes. In the mean time the latter
stood in an easy and picturesque attitude,
while h er eyes wandered rapidly around
the room. They seemed to take in every
thing in their sweeping glances, and the
way in which she cooked her head on one
side as her eyes rested on the doors lead
ing to the private rooms indicated that
her ears were not idle. When Miss Rose
finally looked up the eager, listening ex-
preston vanished from the visitors face,
and was replaced by one of most demure
innocence. Surely there could be no guile
In this lovely vision.
Miss Rose dropped her letters, and was
about to arise, but the fair visitor pre-
vented that by stepping forward with a
swift glide, and dropped into aIseat beside
Miss Roses desk. Miss Rose noticed, be-
fore she or the stranger had said a word,
that the latter wore an expensive hat,
which was extremely becoming, a light,
cream-colored challie, which set off her
slender but not over-delicate figure, and
very neat patent leather boots. At the
same time the rings on her fingers were
not artistic or elegant in design, and there
were indications that the fingers them
selves were accustomed to more arduous
toll than bathing in Florida water, Hav-
ing mastered these details, Miss Rose
looked up with a most sunny smile, and
inquired in tone that would have brought
rapture to the hearts of half her custom
ers to what was she indebted for the
pleasure of this visit.
She stopped long enough to get up and
walk over to the window, and Miss Rose,
who had been unable to get in a word
edgewiSe, not even a response to the Visi
tors questions, gave a gasp of relief, al
though she was positive that the visitors
purpose was to try to read the names on
the envelopes which the apprentice was
now addressing. Miss Rose quickly COW
cred her address book and letters with a
newspaper, and prepared to dismiss the
woman with polite excuse when the lat
ter turned, resumed her seat and said:
Now, see you are very busy, and am
going to keep perfectly still until your
rush is over. Do you mind my looking at
your paper p" She lifted 1t, uncovering
the letters and book, before Miss Rose
could say word, Then she added: 81
am so much interested in the Borden trial.
Aren't you l don't believe the poor
thing had anything to do with the muir
ders, do you2 / think some Of those who
are prosecuting the poor dear know more
than they PRETEND
"Oh, YOU know" said the stranger,
with the confidential manner of one who
had been her bosom friend since child
hood, Il am thinking of opening a type
writing Office up town, and l thought |
would just come down and see if l
couldn't get little information about the
salaries of girls ank that sort of thing. A
friend Of mine told me how obliging you
were''-here she smiled upon Miss Rose
most loyinglyT"and, as happened to be
down here to-day, thought I'd drop in.
] GU don't mind my coming, do your l
knew you wouldn't, so | came right in
How extremely warm it is today Do
you know, thought would melt coming
down in the cable carl Those new cars
are so large and roUmy and look so de-
lghtfully cool, 1 decided to come that
way rather than take the elevated, but l
al I oil %
all the way down and just horrid. You
don't mind my using your fan9 Thank
you. Your offices seem very nice after
mat horrid car. / suppose you are so
nigh up you get any breeze there is.
What lovely view you have"
Miss Roses anger was shown in yelled
chances, and the color mounted high in
her cheeks. Probably thewoman noticed
these things, for she pretended to be en-
crossed in the paper after her last out
burst. Miss Rose could see that she wasn't
reading at alls but was straining her eyes
10 comprehend the addresses and'contents
OF the letters which Miss Rose had before
her. A brilliant idea struck Miss Rose,
She tossed the letters aside so that the wo
man conld mt possibly read them, tilted
The address book aside so as to battle her
efforts also, and then began to writea lot
OF letters to fictitious addresses in large,
manu-, Nltltu TIC NOuioil SOtlNA mop
seeing. In order to fool her more com
pletely Miss Rose worded her letters so as
to make it appear that John Jones, Henry
Smith, and the other mythical addresses
were very profitable customers. AS she
wrote she thought:
Now, Miss Spy, let's see what you
make out of me.''
After a while Miss Rose glanced up
furtlyely. The woman was writing with
pencil on the margin of the paper
Wouldn't you like some paperp' asked
Miss Rose, handing over pad with
significant smile. The visitor quailed
slightly under Miss Roses look of scorn,
but recovered her composure almost i'm
mediately, accepted the pad with a
noneyed smile, and remarked:
Il was just jotting down some ideas
that occurred to me. That's a habit of |
mine, and it's well worth cultivating. |
I GU think of something worth remember |
ing and you put it right down on scrap |
II paper. Then you are sure to preserve |
II, whereas you can't always depend on |
your memory, Now, have tried ever so |
hard to train my memory, but l will keep |
forgetting things. Oh, pardon me for in
.errupting. forgot about your being
busy"
AS she finished her remarks the door of |
me of the offices opened and the young |
nan who had been debating came out.
Miss Rose saw her visitor glance at him
With smile that was a bid for hirta-
ION. The young man started then
smiled in return and looked at the woman