The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-01-16

like to see the man who can dictate
to me whether l shall wear blue RIB
bon in my hair or not!'
AS she stepped into the street she
bowed to tall, pretty girl who paus-
ed for an instant beside her.
II haven't seen you for some time,
Miss Cass." said the pretty girl pleas
antly.
I've been working right along" ex-
planned Miss Cass hurriedly. "Are
you working now. Miss Dormanr
Hester Dorman shook her head. 'You
know the firm l worked for went into
bankruptcy. Except for some stray
work at home. | haven't anything to
do"
Want positionY' Miss Cass grin
ned Impishly.
"Of course do" was Testers eager
reply.
''They want a first class stenogra
pher and typist up there in the Ralph
Turner Insurance company, room PIP
don't suit because 1 wear blue rib
bons in my hair. Perhaps you'd do
| Miss Dorman."
"Blue ribbons? What has that got
to do with itT' Miss Dorman looked
puzzled
Hasn't got anything to do with it
that know Of, only he asked me If
| ever wore blue ribbons in my hair,
and I told him that | did sometimes
so he didn't engage me-"
Hester Dorman smiled as she went
up in the elevator to the second floor.
Work had been very dull in her field.
and it seemed as if every business firm
In the city was retrenching in Office
expenses and that there was no room
| for her anywhere. She needed the
work too. Her father was not very
well. and she ionged to be Of some as
sistance in sharing the wage earning
so that be might take a hard earned
and much needed vacation. II she
could get this position at $12 week
che knew she could persuade her ia
Their to rest for a couple of months.
At the door of No. 212 she paused.
and a brief prayer duttered on her
| lips before she entered. An Office boy
took her card in to Mr.. Turner, and
moment later she was sitting before
him in the same chair that Flora Casg
bad occupied.
In response to his queries she briefly
ut forth her experience In the work,
offered her references and stated her
price
Ralph Turner nodded bis head ap-
provingly as he listened to her recital.
! When she had concluded he asked with
less confidence than he had inquired Of
Miss Cass
DO you wear blue ribbons In your
hair?"
Hester shook her head, suppressing
the smile that struggled to come to the
surface. NO." she said gently.
You may think it peculiar ques-
ton, but the fact Is that rye lost FIVE
stenographers in the past two years
all because they wore ribbons in their
hair-married my clerks or my neigh
| boris clerks or bookkeepers until I've
been continually breaking in new typ
lists. l resolved never to hire another
young woman who was addicted to the
wearing of blue ribbons In her hair"
You may feel perfectly safe so far
as / am concerned" assured Hester.
"Wil you be here tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clockY asked Ralph Turner.
YES" she replied and went away
happy as bird at the idea Of once
more being among the workers.
The next morning when Ralph Tur-
ner passed through the outer Office on
the way to his sanctum he nodded APP
prevail with good morning to the
slender, dark eyed girl sitting at her
desk. He noted that she wore a simple
/ dress Of some dark material and that
she wore no jewelry, and her abundant
hair was neatly dressed.
He spent considerable time showing
her what to do and explaining the ma
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