The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
Hiring a stenosrapher.

Bronson had advertised for a StenOg-
rapher. The first applicant was a be.
feathered. languid looking young thing
that had just been turned out as a fin
ished product from a thriving stenog
plant, and tagged as capable of taking
dictation in Chinese characters and
pounding the daylights out of the alpha
bet from morning till pight.
Now, there was something about this
young person. even before she had said
eight words, that made Bronson think he
| wasn't going to employ her. But Bron.
| son went ahead with the arrangements
just the same.
Il see your typewriter is different from
the one I've been using" she remarked
| in an annoyed tone when she saw Bron-
| sons machine.
Don't you care for that make?" asked
Bronson.
Il should say not sighed the appli.
| cant. They had one over at the bust
ness college like that. but they never
| could get me to use it. l just hated it.
'Oh. well.' assured Bronson, Il never
I like the sound Of that one much. any
| way. l tell you what we'll do-well just
| shift that one over into the corner yon.
der, out Of the way. and then we'll ge
you n new one. You can so around Il
the typewriter shop and pick out ;
brand-new one that looks good to you
/ and have it sent around here"
| And. now. what about the hours
What time would you want me to come
down in the morning." inquired the be
feathered manipulator of the A b C's.
| oh" says Bronson. we can Arrange
that all right. What time could yol
come down without Inconvenience
Well" she began, you see. live Ou
| some distance the interurban car
Now. if ! were to catch the o'clocl
| car, that would get me in here soon afte
S O'Clock: but. you see. if l catch the
o'clock car. it would mean getting VI
soon after 8. so l suppose I'd better jus
| take the next car. and then l would b.
! here a little after g.
Sure nodded Bronson. ITS a cincl
you don't want to be piling out of be-
at any a. m. These nice spring morn
incs are just the time when n persol
likes to sleep. l know how it 4 myself
Oh, and by the way. now. how much tim
| would you want for lunch?
| "Oh. yes: about lunch. Well. I aSke,
mother just last evening what sh
| thought about that. She thought at frs
it would be better for me to come hom
at noon. but then. you see. we live 81
| far out. it would hardly be worth Will
for me TO come back again in the after
noon. So mother suggested that / jus
| go out to Aunt Alice's at noon: she live
out just little way. and | could &
out there and back and get my lunch al
| ipS nf hp,Ir and half
| hours at the outside.
Il ought TO he satisfied with that If yo
are smiled Bronson. although
| wouldn't want you t9 stay here In TIL
city at noon and get 4 meal that wouldn'
! he up to the one you'd get at home. o
| course, you can get your dinner at HON
| in the evening. BY the way. what tim
| would YOU want TO start home in tn
| afternoon
that. too she said. Now, l could leav
here as late as the } O'Clock car. Tha
| would get me home at about 6:15. Blu
then you see. We always have dinner a
our house promptly at g. and ii l LEI
here at j would get home just as tn
rest were half through dinner. .Perhap
it would be better If I took the ocloc
car I'm Sure mother would rather
started then. l could he all rested u
| then ana ready lOr dinner at "
L don't see why you should wait unit
- put in Bronson. Lets see. now.
went on Bronson, scratching his chii
Il haven't arranged with you abou
what days YOU would want to have OF
oh, yes: but while | think of it. ther
is just one thing in the way of my en-
| ploying you. after all. Funny. but 1t
going to cut a good deal of a figure, too
I'm afraid You see. the fact is-yo
just won't do. That's my only oble'
| ton to YOU You won't do. Outside q
that you're all right. but you can Sc
| for yourself how it is.
And with courteous smile whic
! meant that the incident was CLOSED
Bronson turned TO the tray of letters ths
had been awaiting his attention.
Timmins' ThOughtfulness.
Timrnins had finished his soup. an
looked around from behind his evenin
paper. that he had propped up again:
the sugar bowl, to see if the good wifi
. had prepared anything out of the Of
: binary for the next course.
Mrs Timmins was looking at hill
/ curiously.
After seeing that queer look of her
Timnins didn't need chart to kno
, that something was up. His conscienC
was as clear as the atmosphere at