Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-16

Miss Rradioyr.
By LOUISE OSBORN.

bTuuiey as she tossed her hat on the
top or her desk. hung her coat care
iuily on peg in the wall and crowded
her gloves into a pigeonhole marked
Recipes"
linen she gave an adjusting pat to
her hair and hurried through the door
connecting her little room with the
Office of the Sunday editor of tie Star.
Good morning. Miss Bradley" said
Mr.. Dunn, just as he had said II everv
morning since. five years before. Helen
Bradley had begun to work OH the
wonlan's page of the Star. I'm going
away tomorrow morning. and I'm GO
ing Ia ask you to do some OF my
work"
Helen gave startled "Oh. I'm sorry
you're going" blushed aud regaiued
her usual businesslike voice. Very
well, she said. What work.
"fli tell Jimmie TO give you all
manuscripts addressed TO me. Open
thcln. Read the stuff that's sent in
and pass on il. You've helped me out
SO many times. ! guess you know n
good thing when YOU see IL as well us
i do I'm putting il right up to you
Miss Bradley. That's ALL thank you"
John Dunn swung round I'm his chair
Hello he said into the telephone
receiver Give me the composing
room"
Helen heard him calling emphatically
and urgently for overdue proofs as
she closed the connecting door be
tween the rooms.
Then she sat down to wonder why
Mr. Dunn was going SO suddenly
away aud 10 map out her two pages
for the next weeks Sunday paper.
The day WAS II hard one for the ed
itor of lie Star woman's page The
photographer telephoued that there
wasn't enough sunlight aud the fash
ion photographs wouldn't bc ready UNI
I'll the next day.
The beauty" writer sent word that
she had cold and couldn't get her
copy in on time possibly.
Mr.. Siddons. the managing editor
came in 10 say that be didn't think
much of the new series o: fashion ar
ticles Helen was running.
Her typewriter broke down. and she
had TO wait two hours for n man TO
fix it. Five O'clock found her still at
her desk, struggling TO think of some
thing besides hash to tell about in the
column she was writing ON How to
Make Attractive Le1tov Luncheon
Dishes"
'Oh, Miss Bradley" Mr.. Dunn came
into her room. his coat on aud his hat
in his hand. Il forgot 10 tell you
Don't be soft hearted and accept things
just because you think the writer looks
pinchcd and poor. the way you did
those fashion articles Siddons kicked
about TO go the stuffs got to have
plenty of human interest. you know
It's got TO have personal appeal Re
member that"
Then he looked at her flushed cheeks
and shining eyes in the bright circle
under the green drop light over her
desk.
whats the matter?" he said. for
moment the tone of the businesslike
edi.o giving place to that of sym
pathetic fellow worker. You're tired.
Miss Bradley. Shut up your desk and
80 home. Tomorrow you'll be fresh
and things will go better. Joye." he
added. Its a shame TO pile extra work
on you!"
ooh, Mr.. Dunn" said Helen. 81 don't
bit mind. And I'm awfully glad to
do it for you. I'll try not to make
any dreadful builders"
Helen smiled as they shook hands.
"Goodby." she said. 81 hope youli en-.
Joy your trip"
Then as he went out OF the room she
said to herself: Now. must remcm-
Der. Human interest aud personal ap-
peal And she ribbed the two
phrases down on slip OF paper and
pinned il to her calendar
BY the time John Dunn had been
away from the office week Helen had
several times had recourse to the two
watcbwords he had given her
The task of passing Oh manuscripts
was always a hard one for Helen. She
knew n good article when she saw IT,
as the Sunday editor had said; bur. as
he had also limited, her sound business
sense was too often overcome by her
imagination.
II the copy she read was written
with a well worn typewriter ribbon. If
the paper seemed cheap or the Ink
looked watered, Helen was always dis
posed i'm favor OF the article.
II suppose" she said 20 herself more
than once. that n really good editor
like Mr.. Dunn. for instance-doesn't
pay a bit OF attention to anything but
the story itself"
And with the desire always before
her TO discharge her added responsible
files In a way that would please the
absent editor Helen read the articles
submitted TO her IN her most profess
slonal manner and submitted them all
10 the tests OF human interest" and
personal appeal"
AS the week passed Helen found
that her desire to please the grave aud
dignihed Sunday editor was not only n
desire 20 do her work we'll with some