El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-19
Mabel Herbert liners Great Series
Mabel Herbert Urnas Great Series
Married Lies Troubles
Helen Is Ruled by Her Sympathes When She Engages
Stenographer for Warren
By MABEL HERBERT URNEP

{ by a quarter after 10 was dressed for
! the street.
When she reached Warren's office it
/ was with a pleasant feeling Of import
/ terview before her.
/ she found two young women already
I waiting. Asking which one had come
/ 1lrsti she showed her into Warren's pri-
I rate office.
Mr. Curtis was very sorry that he
mad 10 be at court this morning" Helen
I explained, almost apOlogetically so he
( mas asked me to see you"
me girl who seemed very nervous,
I looked surprised.
I believe you've been in a law Of
nee. questioned Helen, trying to hide
{ her own nervousness.
The First
on yes, was three years with Tai
bert and Moore. They never give writ
ten references, but you can phone them
about my work"
After few more questions that War
rem had suggested about filing. index
ING ana familiarity with law work, Hell
en- asked rather hesitatingly:
W ould you mind taking a short LET
ter! 1 think you'll find a notebook and
pencil here, opening a drawer of the
typewriter desk.
Helen knew that Warren dictated
rather fast, but as she saw the q-iTl,s
hand tremble she read the letter SLOWLY
IL was short letter that Warren bad
IeIt out on the desk for her 70 use as
a test.
When the girl went to the machine to
transcrlbe her notes, Helen looked over
some papers, so that the girl wOUId NOT
1eel she was being watched
she was a good typist, for the letter
was Wen typed and spaced, the only
mistakes being a couple of tvporranil-
lcal ones, due to nervousness
On the back of the letter Helen made
d note oL lne SlrIs name and address,
HeI eA peIlshCe, and her own impression
ABOUT her: Neat, willing, appropriate
" dressed
''There're a few others I must see
before engaging any one" murmuTed
Heien, enIparraSsedly, but have your
au4IeSs, ana viii let you know"
The girl looked disapDointed- She
mad plainly hoped for q decision.
AS Sne Went out the office bow who
was much interested in the proceed
Ings, promptly ushered in the next ap-
With the first glance Helen knew
lnaI she did not Ike this girl Just the
way she sat down and looked about
showed her assertiveness. She mainly
conceal it.
But her experience and her references
We're eAceilenI. She took the letter which
Helen purposely dictated rather fast
without sign of nervousness. ana
transcribed II quickly and accurately
1hefc was not even a Typographical
error and yet on the back of the lei
ter Helen wrote a good stenogra-
pher, but think she would be very as
sertive."
Helen had heard the outer door open
ana close several times and knew that
there were other girls waiting.
Ihe one who entered now was a most
frivolous young person with a very
large black hat, a very narrow black
skirt quantities of puffed hair and
pert, powdered nose.
Not Desirable.
But Mr.. Curtis didn't answer anv
letters except from those who'd had
experience in legal work" exclaimed
Helen puzzled, when the girl admitted
that she had never been in a. LAWYERS
office.
oh was sent by the Wilson En-
ployment agency"
But how did they know Mr.. Curtis
wanted a stenOgrapher?" for Warren
mad spoken of answering no letters
from any agency.
guess they wrote under some girls
name. Iney do sometimes"
Ihat TINS was exactly what had been
IOue was proved by the next three aD-
pncanLs. who admitted they were all
from wilson's agency.
IN marked contrast to these young
and inexperienced girls, there now en-
tered a woman of about So She was
small and painfully thin, her rather