The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-01-18
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An Editors Telegram That Had
= Double Meaning.
BY LOUISE OSBORN.
Copyright. 1909. by American Press
Association.
BY LOUISE OSBORN.


Miss Bradleyv'
TN minute, Mr.. Dunn" said Helen
Bradley as she tossed her hat on the
top Of her desk, hung her coat care
fully on peg in the wall and crowded
her gloves into a pigeonhole marked
Recipes"
Then she gave an adjusting pat tc
her hair and hurried through the door
connecting her little room with the
Office of the Sunday editor of the Star
Good morning, Miss Bradley" sak
Mr.. Dunn, just as he had said it every
morning since, five years before, Heller
Bradley had begun to work on thu
woman's page of the Star. Pm goin.
away tomorrow morning, and Pm go
ing to ask you to do some of m,
work"
Helen gave startled "Oh, I'm sorry
you're going| blushed and regained
her usual businesslike voice. VERY
WELL" she said. What workY'
"Pll tell Jimmie to give you all
manuscripts addressed to me. Open
them. Read the stuff that's sent in
and pass on it. You've helped me out
SO many times, guess you know
good thing when you see it as well as
1 do. I'm putting it right up to you.
Miss Eradley. That's all. thank you.
John Dunn swung round ii. his chair
''Hellor' 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 and to map out her two pages
for the next weeks Sunday paper.
The day was hard one for the ed
itor of the Star woman's page. The
photographer telephoned that there
wasn't enough sunlight and the fash
ion photographs wouldn't be ready un-
til 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 to say that he didn't think
much Of the new series of fashion ar
ticles Helen was running
Her typewriter broke down, and she
had to wait two hours for 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 Leftover Luncheon
Dishes"
"Oh, Miss Bradleyw Mr.. Dunn came
into her room, his coat on and his hat
in his hand. II forgot to tell you
Don't be soft hearted and accept things
just because you think the writer looks
pinched 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
editor giving place to that Of sym
pathetic fellow worker. You're tired,
Miss Bradley. Shut up your desk and
go home. Tomorrow you'll be fresh.
and things will go better. Jove," he
added, tits a shame to pile extra work
on your
sob, Mr.. Dunn" said Helen. Il don't
a bit mind! And I'm awfully glad to
do it for you. I'll try not to make
any dreadful blunders."
Helen smiled as they shook hands.
"Goodby," she said. 81 hope you'll en-
joy your trip"
Then as he went out of the room she
said to herself: Now. | must remem-
Der. Human interest and personal ap-
peal" And she scrubbed the two
phrases down on a slip of paper and
pinned it to her calendar.
BY the time John Dunn had been
away from the Office week Helen had
several tin had recourse to the two
watchwords he had given her.
The task # passing on manuscripts
was always a hard one for Helen. She
knew a good article when she saw 1t,
as the Sunday editor had said; but. as
he had also limited, her sound business
sense was too often overcome by her
Imagination.
If the copy she read was written
with well worn typewriter ribbon, If
the paper seemed cheap or the ink
looked watered, Helen was always dis
posed In favor Of the article.
~ suppose she said to herself more