The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1915-06-09
FIRING MISS WAdDLE
BY GEORGE nUHsoH.

as an ordinary EtE1Cgrap her, and II
vas solely her ability and Industry
that got her the post Of Rothstein's
private secretary. although everyone
could see that Rothstein thought =
good deal Of her After l came the
firm vas turned into a corporation
Rothstein vas president. owning .
majority Of the stock. and Joe Barnes
treasurer. Clifford vas secretary.
Bob Sycs vas general manager.
Things vent On all right until old
RothEteln began to suffer from heart
trouble. Then Miss Wandls vas al
ways At his home-hs vas q Eidover.
too-tskfng notes for him She would
come back and tell CLIFFORD. Syce and
Barnes what they we're to do It vas
that set their backs up They hadn't
had anything against Miss Wsndle
previously. but they didn't like the
old mans orders coming through her.
Miss Wsndle vas = business woman
IN the strictest sense At first the
fellows had tried to get gay with her.
She never encouraged anything Of
that sort She vas cold. keen. calcu-
lating business from start 10 finish.
without as much room for sentiment
as you could insert = fountain pen
into. At least, that vas the way /
sized her up.
About the cabal against her; you
know What Eretchsd. trucking kind
OF creatures some Of Us underpaid
clerks are We knew that Syce. Cliff
ford, Barnes Co. were laying for
IN mortal terror OF losing our Jobs.
none OF US dared do anything to bring
down their displeasure on our heads
When old Rothstein was taken with
one OF his bad spells and ordered
south for three months. the cabal
thought II would be time to cut loose
and show Miss Wandle that she didn't
amount to anything IN particular
about the Office
would look up from the books
and see the three through the open
ting their heads together and glanc-
ing in Miss wandle's direction. And
/ knew something vas brewing.
She came in at nine-thirty and
Clifford. who had the big desk in the
main Office. called her over to him as
soon as she had removed her hat
Miss wandle." he said. in an ugly
sneering voice loud enough to be
heard all over the Office. will you be
90 good as to look at the clock and
tell me what time 1t is7-
TT is hslfpast nine" answered
Miss Wandle quietly. though not an
other woman in the Office would have
stood for that line OF talk
VIII you remember in future. Miss
Wsndle," said clifford. that our OF
f1ce hours begin at nine2 That Is the
time come down and that is the time
Mr.. Syce and Mr.. Barnes come down
We're not important enough TO take
an extra half hour. and ! guess you
aren't"
Miss Wandle nodded and went away
as coolly as though il had been she
who was calling down Jim Clifford
After that the trio set TO work to
force Miss Wandles resignation by
petty prosecutions guess they
thought the old man was done for
Miss wandle always came down
scrupulously at nine after that. 50
they tried other ways. They found
fault with her work They didn't
like her having knowledge Of details
OF the business Of which they them
selves were ignorant. II was Bob
Syce. however. who hit on the star
trick He made her take stenographic
notes for old Perkins, the head OF the
stock department
Everybody expected that she would
resign then, but It didn't feaze her a
particle. They kept her at that jus.
long enough to muddle up the bus
ness, and then they recalled her. tn
next idea that came was to the cred
OF Joe Barnes. 1t was mastery.
We were making out the vacatior
schedule. and Miss Wandle had pr'
down her own name for the two weeE
beginning with the first OF June. j.
was a little early for vacations, but
still. people did go away in June.
Barnes happened to see the list and
he called Miss Wandle over to his
desk
Miss wandle." he said in his silk
lest manner, Il see you have seized
uled your vacation to begin on the
first OF June"
Mr.. Rothstein understood that l
was going to take my vacation on the