Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-07-30
THE JUNIOR
PARTNER.
By Madeline Lewis.
Copyright. 1905. by Associated Lit
erary Press.

ed.
OF the thousands who read il and
the scores, if not hundreds, who am
swered 10y letter was Kitty Burnlam,
daughter of a widow living in one Of
the suburbs Of the city She had seen
aud answered many such before.
There was grave need that the little
income left by the father should be
eked out in some way.
She had little hope when the answer
was sent off IN its blue envelope That
it would be heard of again, but 60 her
great surprise and almost to her con-
sternation SIZE received Il curt message
asking her to cali. 70 make her way
to a business office to be questioned by
the abrupt manager, To Lee tested ms TO
her qualifications and perhaps told that
she wouldn't do at ali-all this was
nightmare to her. Then she must state
the salary wanted, That in itself
showed n want of fairness on the part
Of the firm II was taking advantage
| of the applicants.
Kitty spent an hour figuring, SO
| much for street car fare daily, so much
for inches. so much left at the end OF
| the week out OF the sum she had made
up her mind to ask It would be only
a pittance, and yet she must take it
and hope for advancement No man,
| old or young, could put himself IN the
| place Of girl OF nineteen applying FOR
| a situation for the first time In her life
| and being ushered through an office
| where q dozen men were at work into
| the sanctum Of the manager. she eX-
| pected 10 meet an ogre and to be shout
ed at She had only entered the door
when she would almost have given
! her life to be flying down the street.
Next moment the feeling disappeared.
There was no ogre There was no
| shouting. A kindly faced mgn of for
ty-fve looked up from a letter he was
writing aud greeted her thus:
"Ah. Miss Eurnham. was expect
ing YOU Please sit down and will he
| through in a moment
| The kind words rallied her, and three
| minutes later she was answering ques-
lions and saying t. herself that the
man probably hal a daughter Of his
own and was sparing her as much rs
| possible She had heard over and over
| again that there was no sentiment In
| business and that the woman who took
mans place in an Office must expect
to be treated like a man, but here seem
cd to he proof to the contrary
my name is Mr.. Gray, and | am the
junior partner In the firm" said the
man when lie had finished his letter.
"As this viii be your first place you
cannot expect the salary Of an expert
cnced girl What figure do you think
will be right"
II had thought of IS a week" sht
replied, 'but if you-you think that Is
too much III take So" She didn't
want to run away now. She wanted
the place, and she didn't want the firm
| to think her too graspiug
let me see as to your stenography,"
cald MI. Gray. with a smile. no need
to le a bit nervous. Just imagine that
/ you have been here for weeks"
Tie was not Il lightning dictator. He
did not tramp UP and down the room
ana interrupt himself every moment 10
| substitute words In a quiet, easy way
| he dictated q hotter and when It was
finished he nodded toward the type
writer in the corner. and the girl sat
| down and transcribed her notes.
1T couldn't he better" he said as She
handed him the sheet To-day is
| Wednesday, but as | am a hit hurried