The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-08-22


than usual! She really felt witboui
Inhwing why, that she had taken
step toward her own characterization.
What if she did ,osc her Job? At least
if she dit', .mrthinr mium hanpen--
there ,uight he some adventure con
nectea With (he next one. and i'm the
ut She h; ~ ..eep;rr for two s,...,,s
here vs. Ming hut mnnotony. She
ii3u@i, ot III Ian She had inst mani
arad. t ~ ','f di.lil,c,l n ,p.
..,uSe ,' t ,... 60. 4r,,h III ho3
10'7e.i s-r. r.s'. 81, had
NJ le.e rr Mir, and that WAS
more M he'd evrr done to amy
cther .r IN te-o wears,
MITE. t.,.. + .er WHOM ('GaY,ntla
us s:u f.-..... o.tn, e. l!.., per
a'1 s.a she 'Aa1,slH orlv ,aai
paItH '.to see :,n fyase wAa
BAD u .'a .,4.a'l,, Sire actually
"ic! tr- .e. when sha realf2 4
Aat il ....'.. @rte d etlediv good,
inohiu ea e.3.usa nails ..he
j@l rr oe:oG. She noticed,
aat t' '' uoHea bsl been rubbed
ut. Dr.. t.r.tp take Il chair be-.
side II, a'.l tlan he proceeded to
Give }nra 4tA, iait OF efficiency pure
" Cor h. Nenetf. II WIS an 4. B.
G l"Ssan IN >aiosmanship. lie assumed
that SIZE led mover heard anything Of
the sort hn'ore and assured her that if
she only i'otdcd ahead in the way he
suggested She would reap her reward.
Success WonIh be hers-she would
work herself out of the rank and file,
etc.
Then Charlotte waxed eloquent in
reply: In fact, she rose and stood over
Mr.. Avery Bakers desk and her eyes
flashed as she talked to him.
I'm through with this efficiency
game sh" announced. 1--WE been peg
glng away at it eve" since came. and
I'm shampooins the same stupid peo-
pie and manicuring the same hands
and getting the same wages and tell
Ing tn" same lies and hoping the same
hopes that ! was two years ago. That
Is. went on hoping I'd get my reward
till this morning l realized that-that
there .''lst wasn't any reward. What 90
you people mean when you talk ebout
Forging ahead? Tell me. Mr.. Efficiency
Man, whore is the golden opportunity
you're always holding up as an incen-
tiye? - = Z: :: ''i;! =, .5..i ,-''.si-
MIR. Avery Baker evaded the ques-
ton as tactfully as possible and saved
his reputation as an expert by assur-
ing Charlotte that her real trouble was
that she was round peg In square
hole; H. said sill! ne had made a tour or
the store that morning and had got his
nails manicured not because he cared
for high polish-she was really quite
right in saying what she did, though
It was very bad salesmanshtp-but TO
test the work OF that department.. he
had realized That she NAG me Mre1g
point Of view and that Is why he had
sent for her. Now he knew she had
ability and she Vas no longer to work
In the beauty department. She was to
be his assistant. She could talk ex-
tremely well-that she had just proved
and she could help him in his les.
sons in salesmnnship. ~--'s.::ssazas'-s~>
1t was only two months later that
Avery Baker, after due elaboration.
realized that his entire happiness as
we'll ms his complete efficiency depend
ed on his marrying Charlotte Day, and
/ Charlotte had in Il measure decided
| that were the opportunity to arise for
| Avery Baker. she would hesitate only
long enough for Appearances sake:
you'll have to admit" laughed