The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-13
BRADFORDiS
CONVERSION
By cECILY ALIEN
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By CECILY ALLEN
Copyright, iaa, nv h. A. FAaeh'ad

per chipping lFSiu hNt pu4so ""N
read it;
wanted.-A stenegrapher; male prefer
red IL Exchange place. .. Is
With trepidation she opened the door
and entered a small, unprepossessing
office room.
Good morning. said Bradford, ris-
/ ing and then sitting down abruptly
business was business.
..Nr. Bradfordf' asked the girl, hand
ing him the clipping. This Is your
! advertisement. l believe"
II had In mind a young man. be-
gan RradfoFE obviously Ill at ease.
lie had never associated with women,
either socially OF in business. In the
latter capacity he had strongly disap-
proved OF the sex; IN the former-well
he was determined to make money hfst
and love afterward.
YES, male preferred is stated in
your advertisement Acknowledged the
rirl. but | wanted a position, nay liFst /
one. very much, andwell, TKe come /
to see il flute will he Kind"
1t was just like girl to Introduce
sucIi almy. uncertain elements as tate
into business! And yet Bradford was
MY ~ preiudiced rs lie had been ten
minutes before. He fancled the dingy
oftiee was brighter already Then there
J was another consideration women Dc
manded smaller remuneration for their
work. ana this Was still matter of
moment with Bradford.
sis fir It HDSl-
tionsH reataped Bradford, admitting
uncouseiansly that the place was hers
already.
Inc girl saw this. but was too tact
ful to give evidence Of the fact Yes,
slga said. II have just finished my
eolnse Ill stencgraphy.
Bradford liked her soft. well modu-
lated voice. 1t would sound well 70
his customers over the phone \ man =
voice would not sound half W well
..Dafce works. eanflning he ug.
gests.l tg way III dileparaGng ier
\ 4Ees: hut when 4 Wanaan Aas n
make llAl. ssay ial the world sue puts
lagn II Smile anu faces the worst she
ran,iel. with just n Suspicion 81 M
ar.ef,t pn fha last word and With 81
uluieaiabIy roguish twinkle ~ PSF eyes
she ealllsl not quite cast aside the IMAM
Hui that had been her charm IN tli'
Std life. Family fortunes inaf tAk
wing and IT'LL but innate coluetfT !
HIM ID bn stiiled by mere hnaileiai q
preston.
Bradford could not deny THAT he
smile had individuality lie Nehaei
ia wtg tile women To had been force
IL meet lind never smiled in lust tha
Way. Ho never knew wlg, pug \
sudda4sly a4lsAel GIG o.4ice we're eiaai
IN IIe would certainly speak 70 81
woman N4o scrubbed ard busted Ia VI
Building.
.Antl- about about salary" he PSI
led aWkwardiy 1t was nh roth
women ln business idea. They had !
right there. He would have mn
IEe felt like cad talking u 4 WONT
about salary. What did she knew OF
OF business.
III believe 1T IL the employers pi
negative to name the salary said I
girl simply.
Bradford. after searching hopeless
ana figures In which TO adjust
financial end Of the transaction, nam
the amount which he had had in mi
when inserting the lad"
'frhat viii do very nicely" said
girl, rising. After ALL this bnsin
life was not 80 hard; men We're not
heartless.
"Ana vour name% asked Bradf3rt
Henderson Marjorie Henderso
she said, smiling.
"And when will you Gomez 1T
ford surprised himself mt the way
which he let her suit her own
yeniencc.
THAT, too Ii your prerogatiye,'
replied an odd little expression or
erence In her eyes,
tomorrow? ~ that too soonY
had not expected to have his stei
rapher until the following week,
after all, no doubt the sooner he
one the sooner his business let
would commence to bring good
suits.
Very we'll tomorrow And at :
hour This man had not told
anything or his uemalhs upon ms
ployees. She had fanccd herself
parting with list Of rules q page
------ to an Of which she must adhere ris
"Oh about 9:30," he said ite
j. decided whom he Ind Inserted ~
m who ycrtisement lint he would yet to
al mu. ness earlier ana have his stcnoGrf
I'D the there with him But oh, wen, w
uapolis should not have 10 get down TOO
~ and 1t was hard on them.
can do II will be here at that hour,
lately Bradford, thank YOU" And she
marks the door.
MIN nm Alone. Bradford hit n cigar ana
M his cd back in his desk chair VIVA
d doos he done? lie had engaged q won
\ yas. girl, rs q stenographer! She wo,
ooro n. ways be lii the Office lie coul
aa, Ill swear; he wondered II he
smoke. Neither could he taRe
coat and put his feet on his desk
II say y ~ ,.x..I ~ fbif4lt thiuwl on