The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-04-30
miss Fix Il"
The Up to Date Girl.
By ELSIE V. II. BALDWIN
BY ELSIE v. II. BALDWIN
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co,

"Thanks." replied his friend lacOn.
ically. trying not to look self conscious.
Never thought you'd do it. JOHN
CONTINUED Mr.. Harris. Everybody
gave you up as IA hopeless bach long
ago; but. come to think Of it, this rath-
er suits my convenience, because you're
probably feeling rather more Ienient
with the frazier sex just now, and |
want you to take Il 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. Shes Il nice little thing-Old
man Parker's girl. and she needs the
money. She's my wife's cousin. too.
and
mo, sir" interrupted Mr.. Tyler ELL.
phatically. Jerking his glasses off in
his excitement and nervOusly swinging
them on their black string. NO WON
Ell in this office. Never. Never again!
why not inquired Mr.. Harris anx.
iously.
"Well, its too long a story to tell
the whole of it. but I'll give you a brief
synopsis OF 1t.
You see" he settled himself down
for the narration " had an adver-
tisemcnt in the paper. Wanted
Lady to take charge Of correspondence
file in law office. Good looks no rec
concentration. 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 OF knew any more than
another. SO ! Just shut my eyes a see
ond and pointed my finger. and when
l opened them again | had picked her
out. Blake, her name waS-Susie
Blake.
She wasn't bad looking as girls go
kind of slight and yellow haired. Pref
ty, l guess you'd have called her. And
sort Of languid. as though she'd faint
away at the sound of a cuss word.
ITO 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 a week" Mr.. Tyler's mem
DRY for dates was quite remarkable
In SO busy a man-"she came into
my room with some papers Id called
for, and while | was looking them over
she said, MIR Tyler. there is something
ia like to ask you.
ASK away | said, or something
to that effect. wondering all the time
whether she was going to touch me
for m advance On her salary.
"'I'm always here by half past 8.
but | was going to suggest that the
Office boy should come promptly ut .,
SO that | could refer the letters around
before the men get here. 1t ought t"
be fixed
We'll, of course | fixed it, though /
couldn't remember ever having been
told before what ought to be done in
my office 10y Il m thought it
wouldn't hurt to humor her and that
a Z ~ " ~ IIN IVY "ouiu w
the end of the matter.
but no, indeed. | hadn't more than
but just forgotten all about it when
she sailed in again to see me,
"'Mr. Tyler'-She always began with
my name. as though she thought | vas
in imminent danger uf forgetting who
| waS-'Ive been looking Over the files
very carefully she said. and your sys-
tenn is all wrong.
"'Indeed.' | assured her, it isn't my
system. But what's wrong with it.
anyway?
1.-The numbering system should be
used, and in addition you should have
a vertical steel file, and the papers
should be laid out fat, and
"'Enough.' | said. Let it go at that
Take it OUT
$50 it was taken out, and Il brand
e green and gold steel arrangement
was brought in and a whole lot of lit
tie cards and II case to hold them, and
Miss Blake was happy"
We'll" inquired Mr.. Harris as his
4Ilcllu putSeu W Set Ills DTedlu. WdSu l
the system any good:"
Yes. indeed" replied the lawyer
heartily, 1T was u grand system, III
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 Fix
1t behind her back. but you bet they
fell all over themselves dancing attend
ance on her. And she was pretty
ruminated Mr.. Tyler in an absentmind
ed manner. while a fatuous smile
spread slowly over his features.
1--WE had some peace for awhile" he
continued. visibly recalling himself
from a brown study. but just as I was
thinking to myself that she seemed to
be really quite efficient for a girl she
presented another one Of those Hateful
requests.
"She came into my room after lunch
with a bunch Of sweet peas In heT
hand and laid them on my desk. 4