The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08

perhaps the caller is of enough moment to warrant a word with her. He is ad- mitted. Miss Harrison sends out word to know the business of the errand. This Is usually sufficient to gain for the bold person his dismissal with some polite Ihrase. Perhaps the business is satisfac- tory. Then the visitor is ushered to the room where Miss Harrison Is on guard
 A few searching questions are asked Perhaps Miss Harrison can attend to the business? When the caller goes out he Is generally aware that she can, without so much as consulting MT, Rogers.
 The callers card is taken-they are very polite to every one in the Standard oil offices. He Is requested to write his business upon a slip. If he demurs it Is all over then and there. However, if he Is willing to allow the outer, the cen tral and then the inner guard-Miss Har- son-to look it over. perhaps he will get some sort of satisfactory reply. But nearly as often he goes away mystefied. Thrty-five times out of forty he gets one of two replies
 1. Miss Harrison is too busy to see you now; If you will call up on the tele- phone perhaps you will be able to let her know what it is that you desire.
 2. Miss Harrison Is too busy; she can only make an appointment by letter.
 HIS lOl lDllOI ptlsOudStS. ihtN HpN stand about as much chance of getting to her as they would of seeing MT. Rocke- feller rush out with outstretched hands and a hearty Come in old man, you're just the man I want to sec
 Has Unbreakable Guard.
 So the bewildered inquirer goes away and rings up on the phone. To the ring comes this answer: Miss Harrison is t, l.n telephone If you will write. perhaps an appointment can be made"
 Suppose he writes first. Then he re- ceives letter if he Is lucky, telling him to telephone at some later day. Those who telephone are shunted to the mails. Those who write are put off to the phone Registered letters to Miss Harrison are returned: Party cannot be found"
 In all the world, Miss Harrison holds premier place among those whose du- ty 1t Is to guard important personages.
 Now who is this important adjunct to the Standard oil menage?
 She Is tall-close to six feet-broad- shouldered, strong and active: her face Is stern, but comedy; altogether. a very attractive type of American woman in business.
 She dresses well. but severely. Her gowns fit but they are plainly cut. There are no friils about her attire. Her favor ite office dress is a plainly cut. short skirt of a dullsh blue, a white shirt waist. a blue four-in- hand, a turndown collar and a short, closely cut jacket of covert cloth With this she wears tooue trimmed simply with blue irri- descent feathers Her shoes are low heeled and broad-soled. Sometimes she carries reticule; generally in her hand Is roll of papers.
 Getting at Real Objects.
 But first of all, the observer notes Miss Harrisons eyeglasses. They are set in a golden bow and provided with great thick lenses. When you look at her through these fortresses of glass you see yourself reflected in tiny replica On the contrary. they magnify to you Miss Harrison's steady. insstent eyes until they ring from you the real object of your call in that domain presided over by the Rogerses, father and son, and the Rockefellers and their sons.
 Miss Harrison is a fast and vigorous wallxer She covers the ground between No 2 Broadway and Brooklyn Bridge faster than the average man. She steps o,,t more than the military man which is thirty ncnes. and makes her way through inc crowds along Broadway with all the ski,I of a trained athelete. It takes her s,,st seven minutes to maze the distance. where the business man. tired out after hi. dav'a labors, would take ten.
 This remarkable wonlan leaves the