The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-07-13
By ELSIE v. H. BALDWIN
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co.

Congratulations said Mr.. Harris,
strolling into the Office Of John Tyler,
the lawyer.
Thanks" replied his friend lacon-
fcally. trying not to look self conscious.
Never thought you'd do it, john"
continued Mr.. Harris. Everybody
gave you up as a hopeless bach long
ago; but, come to think of it, this rath-
~er suits my convenience, because 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 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 a 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 en-
phatically, jerking his glasses off In
his excitement and nervously swinging
them on their black string. mo wom-
en- in this office! Never! Never again!"
'Why not? inquired Mr.. Harris anx-
iously.
"Well. it's too long a story to tell
the whole Of 1t, but I'll give you brief
synopsis Of 1t.
"YOu see"-he settled himself down
for the narration-"we had an adver.
.tisement in the paper. Wanted
Lady to take charge of correspondence
file in law Office. Good looks no rec
ommendation,' 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 l couldn't see that one was
better looking or knew any more than
another, SO just shut my eyes Sec
"ond and pointed my finger, and when
I 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, guess you'd have called her. And
sort of languid, as though she'd faint
away at the sound of cuss word.
ITO tell the truth. though" he hasten
ed to remark, II 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 men,
DRY for dates was quite remarkable
in so busy a man-"she came into
my room with some papers I'd called
for. and while was looking them over
she said, MIR. Tyler, there is something
I'd like to ask YOU
"'Ask away l 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 8,
but l was going to suggest that the
Office boy should come promptly at 8,
so that could refer the letters around
before the men get here. 1t ought to
be fixed
"Well, Of course fixed 1t, though l
couldn't remember ever having been
told before what ought to be- done in
my Office by a woman. 1 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! 1 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 l was
: in imminent danger Of forgetting who
/ was-'I've been looking over the files
very carefully she said. and your sys-
item is all wrong
Indeed assured her, 1T isn't my
system. But what's wrong with it,
anyway
The numbering system should be
used, and in addition you should have
a vertical steel file, and the papers
should be laid out fiat, and
Enough said. Let it go at that.
Take it out!
$50 it was taken out, and brand
new green and gold steel arrangement
was brought in and whole lot Of lit
tile cards and case to hold them, and
Miss Blake was happy"
WELL inquired Mr.. Harris as his
friend paused to get his breath, wasn't
the system any good?"
Eyes, indeed" replied the lawyer
heartily. ut was a grand system, I'll
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
tt 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 brown study. 'but just as was
thinking to myself that she seemed to
be really quite efficient for girl she
presented another one Of those fateful
requests.
"She came into my room after lunch