The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-11-08
SHE COULDN'T KEEP STILL.
A Reporters Narrowing Experience Will
the New Typewriter Girl,

For reporter with but little to write
and plenty of time in which to write iT A
there is nothing more pleasant than to
dictate narrative to a cheerful typewriter, A
particularly If she be young and have nice
soft hair to distract the eye, and well 7
formed white fingers, and be withal ex-
ceedingly pleasing. But for reporter c
with long yarn to write and limited
amount of time TO finish it things some ]
times have different aspect
Near Printing House square is a type
writing office which many newspaper men
frequent. A new girl came there one day !
last week-a real nice girl and an excel
lent operator-but she had never done that
kind of work before. While she was sit
ting in the main room upon the afternoon
OF her first day newspaper man came
bustling in, and
Mrs. j., have you got anybody to take
two column story in a hurryi'
YES, replied the manager Here ia
a young lady who has just come to us
Miss Brown-Mr. Smith. You can go in
to that corner ROOM"
In three minutes the young lady was
seated at her machine, the newspaper man
was sorting out his notes, and the door I
was closed so as to leave them undisturbed. /
newspaper man said. "'In these days of
stern reality and suffering and struggle
for existence romantic episode comes
upon one with the refreshing delight with
which traveller in a desert beholds an
oasis. 3"
Clickety- clickety- click went the keys,
Isn't that lovelyi Is it going to be
novelS''
The newspaper man looked up in amaze
ment, but it was utterly impossible to be
angry with such blue eyes regarding him
in admiration.
No." he said. please go on. In the
monotonous routine of Tombs police court
! cases, however, there was one yesterday,
behind which lay story so romantic and
so picturesque that it would almost seem
to have been created by great novelist
who had striven to excel all his past eff
forts -
When this had been recorded, and while
the newspaper man was wondering what
he would say next, the young lady, smil-
ing most radiantly, prattled on in this
fashion:
u That's just splendid. 1t sounds like
!, O real novel. Did you ever read 'Clarissa;
or, the Forlorn Hope?' 1t begins some
thing like that, only it isn't so interest
: ing Do you know, l never took dictation
3 like that before. The last place worked
Il in had nothing to do but copy letters.
Oh, dear, wasn't it tiresome thought"
The newspaper man felt his collar get
ting too small, but after swallowing some
thing that seemed to stick in his throat he
q said as gently as possible:
~ Won't you please go onf I'm in some
u what of hurry. What have you got
there?"
a "Where?" in great surprise.
70 Il mean please read over what l have
- dictated"
:, "Oh, how stupid ami In these days
- '. of stern reality'-how do you pronounce
" y that word, in two syllables or three
" Thank you-'stern reality and suffer
:. ing -
- And she read what she had written
ia Then, just as the newspaper man had set
- tied back in his chair, determined to die
tate to the end without giving her anothe
ne opportunity to interrupt him, she said:
Excuse me; l think my hair is coming
!. so down"
u. She went to a little mirror in a corne
ne of the room, examined her hair carefully
~, ~, and then after touching up the puffs {
:. sighed and returned to her seat.
-. There, now, I'm all ready"
'n' For the next few minutes she had
work so hard that she hadn't time to So
d. single word But soon the page WI
filled, and she had to insert a new shee
W" WI and that was her opportunity.
aio Gracious, how fast you dictate! 1t a
I'LL most takes my breath away; but, do yc
=, know, | like it. | think it's good pra
.no tice. Were you there when all that ha
uei pened? My, l wish l could be reporter
'el. The newspaper man went on with h
~. dictation. He was fast growing hoppii
oie mad, but he hadn't the heart to say
- harsh word to the girl. She was real
-. very pretty, and as she became interest
Eau in the story delicate flush mantled h
~ cheeks, and it was apleasure to watch hi
ie But a newspaper man has no time
=. pleasure during business hours, and the
~ charms did not interest him as much
. 10 they might have done under other circul
w" stances. But he struggled bravely on.
H. "Oh," she suddenly exclaimed, stoppi
MY in the middle of q sentence, did I'll
,.,, really happenp"
.pie Eyes, yesl Will you please go on?"
ess, "Well tho ideal 1 wouldn't have
LUCE lieved it. Do you know, don't BELT
=, half what l read in the papers. But,
told ooulso' ~ sou 9"s 81 abat ,1,;+b uo,, n,
'o'n Brown, but really I'm in a great hurry
ooh, beg your pardon! forgot
about that"
,,o For nearly 10 minutes there was no
= IN break in tho dictation save where sh
40 became full and fresh one had to be
an serted The typewriter kept her lips iii
,,,la ly pressed together, as if she were exert
do all her strength to keep silent. 1t
~ clear to see that it could not last m
Inc longer In the middle Of paragraph
,'As suddenly stopped, and with a brief -
80 cuse me for moment left the room.
I'D a few seconds she returned, with her j
IOWA moving convulsively and piece of Oh
~ +o ing gum in her hand.
~ NV W Won't you have some2" she asked
mr., litely.
stCe ~ ~, -. ~ a,,;s,,
pro- S mi o,,,,, III, eo,,o n
time"
"Oh, you're not going, are you?
awfully sorry was just getting il
ested in the story"
ouse. Very sorry-er-how muchH +
w All right. Good day!'
W oe And seizing the few sheets that la
, seiu the desk the newspaper man went q
oaoh and finished the story with pen
er, 81 VI n
sup Platonio Love Myth.
an go Love between women and men wa
invented for the entertainment of p
upan ophers, but largely for domestic purI
to, tN hpNya "