Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-04-22
The Up to Date Girl.
By ELSIE v. H. BALDWIN
Copyright by Frank "A. Munsey

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the lawser
Thanks. replied his friend lacon
.e;slly, trying lot to look self conscious
Never thought you'd do it. john,
continued Mr. Harris. Everybody
gave you up as n hopeless bach long
ago; but. come 10 think of it, this rath
er suits my convenience. becausa you're
probably feeling rather more lenient
with the Trailer sex just now. and
want you to take a little girl in your
office who needs Il job
Cant do it, objected Mr. Tyler.
looking greatly alarmed at the idea
Sorry. Harris. but | simply can't"
Come, now, TYLER" urged Mr.. Har
ris. She's Il nice little thing-old
man ParkeI's girl. and she needs thu.
money She's my wifes cousin, too,
and
No. sir interrupted Mr.. Tyler EN-
phatically. jerking his glasses off in
his excitement and nervously swinging
them on their oiack string. No Won
en- in this Office. Never! Never again,'
Why nott inquired Mr.. Harris anx.
iously.
",Eel. its too long a story to tell
The whole OF it. but I'll give yon brief
synopsis of it
-.You see he settled himself down
Tor the narration I'VE had an advel.
tisement i'll the paper Wanted
Lady to take charge of correspondence
tile in law office Good looks no rec
pmmendation. or something like that.
About TWO dozen answered it, Most
Of them didn't seem to have noticed
that we said lady. They all looked
alike. and ! couldn't see that one was
better looking or knew any more than
another, so ! jgsr shur my eyes a see
ond and pointed my finger and whell
opened them again I had picked her
out Blake, her name was Susie
Blake
She wasn't Dad looking us girls GO
kind OF slight and yellow haired Pref
ty. guess you'd have called her And
sort of languid rs though she'd faint
away at the sound of a cuss word
TO tell the truth. though, he hasten
ed to remark. Il didn't pay much at
tention to her. | was pretty busy with
the Reyburn case then and hadn't time
to think of anything else much.
But one morning when she'd been
here about week Mr. Tylers mem
DRY for dates was quite remarkable
in so busy man she came into
my room with some papers I'd caliegi
for, and while was looking them over
she said. Mr. Tyler, there is something
I'd like TO ask you,
ASK away | said. or something
to that effect wondering all the time
whether she was going to touch me
for an advance on her salary.
I'm always here by half past s.
but | was going to suggest that the
office boy should come promptly at $.
so that could refer the letters around
before the men get here. Ii ought to
be fixed.
Well. OF course | fixed 1t, though i
couldn't remember ever having beef.
told before what ought to be done in
+ my Office by woman thought it
/ wouldn't hurt to humor her and that
a lecture for the office boy would be
| the end of the matter.
! But no. indeed. | hadn't more than
but just forgotten all about il when
she sailed in again TO see me.
Mr.. ryieT'-she always began With
| my name, as though she thought was
| IN imminent danger Of forgetting who
| was-I've been Iookin. over the files
! very carefully she said ana your sys-
tenn is all wrong
Indeed. | assured her. it isn't my
| system But what's wrong with it,
| anyway?
The numbering system should be
used. and i'll addition you should have
a vertical steel file. and the papers
| should be laid out flat. and
| Enough, ! said Let it go at that
Take it out.
SO it was taken out. and Il brand
new green and gold steel arrangement
| tie cards and a case to hold them. and
Miss Blake was happy"
| Well" inquired Mr.. Harris as his
friend paused to gel his breath. wasn't
fhe system any good?"
| Yes, indeed replied the lawyer
heartily, iii was a grand system, II
admit You could find anything, from
| The papers for a divorce case to the
latest letter from Brennan TO Miss
Blake. oh, yes. all the men were crazy
about her They called her Miss Fin
It behind her back. but you bet they
fe!l all over themselves dancing attend
| lnce on her And she was pretty
Illuminated Mr.. Tyler in an absentmind
ed manner while q fatnous smile
spread slowly over his features
We had some peace for awhile" he
continued, visibly recalling himseli
from brown study, but just as was
thinking to myself that she seemed tt
be really quite efficient for a girl she
! presented another one of those fatefu
| requests
She came into my room after luncl
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