Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
BY VERA EDMONDSON

2Miss Harcourt,' the General Managers dig
nified tones, "my young cousin Katherine Ellsworth
has taken the notion she wants job. Can you come
down Immediately and see you think she II fit your
department."
Miss Harcourt gave sharp grimace and snapped
out the two words, 3Pn money!" Hitherto the Fates
had spared her this, assistant who didn't need
the money. But suggestion from the General
Manager is not to be quibbed over
3Freckles clean out that other desk" she directed
resgnedly, "and be sure to see it has plenty of
scrbble paper
She looked very stiff and unbending and everyone
of her twentynne years she entered the leather
upholstered Inner Office, unpleasantly conscious that
her face tired and sallow, and that the blouse
she wore was her dowdiest, with ugly smudge on
the wrist. In the last going press panic paper
cuff had fallen off.
The Girlish Vision was sitting with feet lightly
crossed, chatting gaiy with the General Manager.
She artlessly SOFT and dewy fresh and Nineteen
with birdlike laugh, an eager, brooky voice-and
dimples. Dimples!
She wore-Twenty mines eyes swooped it in at
glance-a blue serge suit of Paquin simplicity,
with big white pique collar; shoes of pearlgray
suede,-Chestnut-st., twelve dollars, reduced
"a white India silk shirtwaist with lacy side-fril
billowing the front, and nesting upon the pillows
with jaunty inconsequence great, fragrant woodsy
bunch of voletS.
The Advertising Manager caught in her breath
sharply.
Miss Harcourt-Mss Ellsworth" introduced
Herbert Highly briefly, surveying the pair with in
terest "Now suppose, with glance at the papers
his desk, "you two sit down outside to have Your
chat. You may report to me later, Miss Harcourt,'
with stately Difference @if you think Miss Ellsworth
can learn ways, with little time
There were no chilling doubts, certainly, in the
candid brown eyes, raised with pretty confidence.
"I've heard so much of you" gurgled Miss Els
worth eagerly chow wonderfully successful you are"
"Have your said the Advertising Manager quietly
ayes, and it's my very dream too, with bubbling
enthusiasm, ito be a Business Woman-and Liter
ary.'
The Advertising Manager glanced at the pearl
gray gloves, thinking rapidly. "Give her about
week: they never last longer than that" But even
for week, to have this constantly at her elbow,
making her feel about hundred! Suppose you 60
up to the fifth floor, mezzanine Paris gowns she
said at last, "and look around a little They're
having special exhibit. Take the west front
elevator"
"Oh, l know it well. l get all my dancing
frocks there" said Miss Ellsworth
"Oh!" stifening uncontrollably well, what |
want is to see how well you are able to catch the
spirit of such occasion Just plain, simple language
Remind yourself at every sentence that space is
costing us fifteen cents line"
"Oh," cried Miss Ellsworth, her pretty face agow
show wonderful Think of my doing an Openingl
Have you pencil you can lend me?'
II suppose l might have given her something
ing Manager half repentanty.
isgivings. At the end of two hours she beamingy
Office bearing eleven sheets of the Firms best paper
with cabalistic characters.