Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-12

with that rumor.
You can see how cleverly these
questions were framed. 1 had to do
lot Of quick thinking in order not to
make any admissions that I didn't
wish to make. SO sparring for time
Then, making up my mind quick
ly. l replied, I haven't sufficient re-
ports in to tell you and closed the
wire AS a matter Of fact the reports
were all tabulated and ready on my
desk to be sent out on the following
day, but I made up my mind that any
one who was so inquisitive hadn't a
right to expect the truth. This is
only one Of many similar experiences
that I have to contend with"
Curious to know how it happened
that a woman ever took up such an
occupation, the reporter asked Miss
Giles to tell the story Of her business
career.
1T was my good fortune" she said,
ito be associated in business with one
of the finest men in New York city,
and to him, I am very frank to say,
owe all my success. He was a cereal
statistician and his office Is now
scarcely a stones throw away. He
could look ahead and see the possi-
bilities Of my career, and so was in
sistent upon my making my own way.
II started in with him as a clerk at
SO a week ruling slips such as these,
upon which were written the reports
Of the cereal crops. From this point
1 rose from one position to another
each time the added responsibility
carrying with it an increase in salary.
"One of the proudest moments in
my career was when I was entrusted
with the key Of the letter box. 1t
seemed to me then that I had risen
quite as far as 1 possibly could.
took great pains in laying out and ar
ranging the cards on the desk ac-
cording to states and counties, so that
when my employer came he would
find all ready for him. 1t was also
my duty to see that the subscribers
all received their copies Of the farm
papers which we sent out with the
reports.
After a while I was promoted to
tabulating the reports and finally to
figuring, and eventually went so far
n, 70 ,ool,o ,oo,, oup calculations opd
you can imagine this made me feel
quite important The thing I dread
ed most of all was the composition Of
the report from the material at hand.
1 used to worry about that more than
anything else, but since I have been
in business for myself and write the
report from my own calculations it
holds no terrors for me.
II got along nicely until after I
had been receiving a salary Of $25 a
week for some time, when I got rest
less and wanted, yet feared to branch
out for myself l decided 1 had got
in a rut and needed something heroic
to bring me out Of it.
lone day I went to my employer
and made a suggestion about the bus
mess which, as I look back upon 1t
now, see was none Of my affairs. I
also wanted a raise in salary. My
employer looked up suddenly.
You are dissatisfied he said.
"'Oh, no. 1 returned quickly, hav-
ing in mind a man in the office who
had been discharged the week pre-
viously for this very reason, and
thinking that I had certainly thrown
all the fat in the fire by my impetuos-
ity.
Yes he returned. you are dis
satisfied, and 1 don't want any one in
my employ who feels that way
II insisted that I was not dissatis-
fed, only that I felt had got in a
rut and wanted to get out Of It, Then
added, 1 hope some day to go in
for myself
My employer stared hard at me,
but didn't say much and the matter
was dropped I went back to my
desk feeling that somehow 1 had
made q fearful mess Of things and in
all probability would be discharged.
II felt ready to cry, and not daring
to talk further on the subject I went
home to mother as fast as I could get
there and had a good cry. But moth
er said: It'll be all right. Don't
worry. Just go ahead and do the best
you can and it will come out all right.
This in a measure soothed me for
the time being. But on the second
morning-the day following was Dec
grafton day-I went down to the Of
flee in fear and trembling and there,
just as l expected, on my desk lay
that official envelope that l had been
dreading.
Il opened the letter and read it.
1t said: IF you wish to go into bus
mess for yourself it seems best that
you do it now Well, everything got
black before me. The worst had
come. Finally I plucked up courage
to ask my employer when he wanted
me to leave.
Ieave?' he said L don't want
you to leave | want you to stay right
here. You want to go in for yourself,
don't you? Well, here is your oppor-
tunity.'
II thought it over, then pointed
out that that would scarcely be feas-
ible for the reason that others, know
ing l had been in this mans employ,
might think l favored him in afford
ing advance information concerning
the reports. He agreed that 1 was
right.
Il had some $400 belonging to him
for the yearly subscriptions of the
farm papers. Before l had a chance
to return it he said, You take that
as my contribution toward your sue
cess
MY employer. became my first sub
scriber and has since continued as
such, though today / have subscri-
bers all over the world, even so far
away as Bombay, India"
Miss Giles has secret cable codes OF
her own, one for each customer, and
it may be imagined what q cablegram
sent to Bombay costs, as she must
pay Al cents n word for messages
sent to India.
Among the twelve states that grow
cotton she annually distributes $4,000
postal cards, the returns from which
must be tabulated. Monthly reports
are sent out from now until June, but
from June to September semi-month-
ly letters are directed to her subscri-
berS. Just now she is getting return
cards from the growers giving infor-
nation regarding the contemplated
acreage, the condition of the soil and