The Detroit times., 1915-07-03

80 no u the dangerous vuts,u
anu Gasy--too sssy--mannsrs agiMst
whom . sirl must be on her guard.
Promptly at 8 o'clock brushed
my hair and adjusted my hat with
extra care. and started out from my
place OF work with high hopes TO
meet the man who had advertised
for a private secretary. reached
the restaurant where he had said he
would meet me. and which was .
small and quiet one. and stood In
the lobby OF II for . few moments.
rather bevildered and At . lose
II had not occurred to me till that
moment had no way OF knowing
the man who wished to talk to me.
Three or four mon were lounging
over by one entrance to the tele-
phone booths. and one man was sit
ting In a chair BY the door. II was
he who rose and came toward me.
Probably he had counted on know
ing me by the very bewIlderment I
manifested and SO had no trouble
In singing me out.
miss Barmore!" he asked 40 he
raised his hat and I nodded. Shall
We sit over here on this lounge for
q few momcnts!" he suggested. and
perhaps we can talk better"
!. I followed him to thee place he
} had Indicated. He was q stoekily.
built. sray-haired man. with .
straight Tipped. unpleasant mouth.
and prominent eyes. which were
very wrinkled at the corners. He
seemed fairly well dressed. how.
ever. and had not unpleasant
speaking voice and manner.
my name II Mr. Duncan" he
said. f'I run mail order business.
I have great many letters each
day and these. OF course. are at.
tended 10 by trained girls who have
a Ming system. What wanted was
scmc young lady who could attend
TO my personal work. I asked you
10 meet me here because the young
lady who now does the work and
who Is unsatisfactory, Is rather
given to tantrums. thought !
would not submit anybody applying
for the position 10 the annoyance OF
ha,lrs ,his giyl rude TO her"
Tac explanation seemed good
,nough to ne. My knowledge Of
20 business world was far too s,i.
,cricinl for me In understand that
~ b3siros. man should, or would.
fa5pt a. private secretary who
iva given TO 'tantrumi." SO !
! aly nodded and waited for Mr.
,incan TO continue. saw his
,l..cc sweep over me quickly. and
ne seemed not displcased with what
he saw. He paused a moment and
thea said. with certain awkward
sess. which was not without APP
ipeals
Really, I don't know how to say
*. but haven't had anything to
eat today. I have been so busy. and
Il shall have to work tonight. II
you haven't had your dinner. why
couldn't We dine together. and thus
save time so we could talk our bus
mess over while the waiter was
filling Our ORDER"
really did not wish to do this,
but. on the other hand. the man put
II so simply end apparently frankly.
II seemed TO me prudish not to do
as he suggested. Although II &C.
Cured TO me even then the situation
was awkward. mingling as II did
our social and our business rela.
tons. But | arose from the couch
where we had been sitting.
Il think that would be good
plan" said, trying 10 be as frank
as Mr.. Duncan seemed. Il am not
very hungry myself. but IL you have
had no luncheon probably you will
; have headache. II you do not eat
soon"
The man rose also. and led the
Nay toward the actual restaurant.
That's the way like to hear
sirl talk" he said heartily. II
think you and ! will come to terms
! about this position. like TO have
some body kind.hearted and thought.
J fuI about me-"
We seated ourselves Mt one OF tn+
! smaller tables. and Mr.. Duncan or
dered faisly elaborate dinner for
himself and. In spite OF my protests.
for me. ] was not really hungry.
and, moreover. my excitement at
the thought OF getting some work
moro oongenisl 10 me than the
sketching was doing. made me feel
as though would be unable to eat
ut all
During the dinner Mr.. Duncan
talked great deal. and I thought
he was explaining the work which ]
would do at length to me. Later.
when I sifted the conversation down
IN my own mind. I found he had