The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-30
PREJUDICE OVERCOME
HY BELLE MANIATEs.


 (Copyright, 1905, Daily Story Pub. Col T suppose you'il want an amanuen-, The man addressed raised his head dejectedly. and made m. aa an s inySiuntarS yoaa Yes, though I hate to think of that method of transmitting thought, but sn9 doctors commands were imperative- confinement for a month. You d3ii't chap, do you. LouisT
 :, "Girls are more plentiful in the line aoh. f won't have a grill" declared the young author emphatically.
 S Y1s are PreJgdieeS, ,tS Serses fbs fair Su You know the only criticism against your last novel was that your women were not as realistic as your men" my style by the study of the average woman stenographer," was the sareas- tic reply,
 T know a young lad you night get. He Is employed by our firm, but he IS to have a months vacation. He is tol. erably proficient and might not object to devoting his mornings during thls month to little profit. I'll bring him "By all means. m try him" sat in his library impatient to betsn He heard the we'll known step of his
 friend esasr xaa Tay syp in sehns tRs sa h and
 Good morning, Jeif: I've brought you the assistant l spoke of-Charley Jordan: Charley; this is MT: yefries;, ,a,. the touch of a small, warm hand in response, while a voice said, <earnestly: T am soory to learn of your afhiction, MT. Jeffries; but I'll do my very best 10 .Tli leave you to your fate," laughed Van Tuyl. as he tok his departure. and r,ss was not nad in se the gentiest of moods. His efforts semed to be concentrated on thA endeavor to confuse his young secretary rather than upon the Tram ing of fiction. He dictated rapidly, re- peated frequently, demanded reading back suddenly, and employed all the unpronounceable words in his reper-
 ''Therer he said finally. T think that will do for a beginning. Write 1t on the typewriter, please, and then read it through to me.
 As the stenogFapher was gathering up the notes Jeffries said suddenly:
 How does 1t sound to your ,,,
 Oh" was the quick response, T know nothing of composition. | get time for but very little reading even
 '"rhen you ought to be an ideal critic, according to some peoples theory: Tell
 'It's very interesting, but"
 But what?" demanded Jeffries. curl ous and amused.
 You must have an obsolete diction- ary that you choose your words from.
 Jeffries laughed in sheer delight.
 T am new at dictating. but you seem to have made study of words. Per haps you write yourself?"
 'No." was the quiet reply, Tut in my profession. Itake form so, many diff ferent people, and every one has voca- bulary of their own, you know, and I have to look up a great many words. to be sure that I write as the dictator meant instead of as he spoke"
 Very well. Substitute the words you think proper for the ones you term obsolete, and then read 1t all through
 The stenographer worked away in silence for few moments. Then, slowly and clearly, read the chapter
 'Very RoodW said Jeffries in surprise. ''The words are those had in mind. and I'll confess that I was simply testing your ability to take" You're a bright lad, and must. have had good schooling" ."only the public schools and one year
 "oh. you must be older than I sup- posed. Van Tuyl spoke of you as 8 young lad, and I gathered you were six teen or seventeen"
 T am twenty years old" was the reply. as the stenographer went to. the machine. Soon the swift, even click nf the keys was satisfactory music to the ears of the author who had renewed his literary ardor.
 As the little clock on the mantoi chimed the hour of noon. the click of the typewriter ceased.
 wen have luncheon served in here, Charley Touch the bell please"
 Shall I come tomorrow at the usual hour?"