Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-03-20
THE MAJORS AIDE
BY MARIE MCDONALD.

The huzIcr SOUNDED IN the general
stcnographic room and the arrow |
dropped to No. 20.
Miss Greedy. take that assignment |
to Major Watson" called the chief
stenographer. And as further instruc-
lions: III It's the major himself, Miss
Greedy, he very careful. He's II fast
dictator but for your sake hope It's
his aide"
For Dorothy Greedy was new
stenogrnpher, and the chief was aware
of the fact that new stenographers are
tmld. This stenographer was no ex-
ceptlon to the rule. and her face
hlnnched bit AS she reached into her
top drawer for her notebook and pen
ell. How she hoped II would be the
aide. whom all the girls liked so well
Groom ii 31S." the colored messen-
ger had told her. and she went hunting
for IT, by the time she was at III 317
she wns shlverlng and pale, and wish
Ing sincerely that she had never left
her snug little home In Ohio to come
To Washington. just to show certain
folks that she could earn her own liv-
Ing She wasn't so sure now that she
didn't want II earned for her.
ii $751; She took n deep breath;
then she tossed her head In the air and
walked into the office with the air of
an experienced worker. Her attempt
ut cnlmneSs succeeded well ms she
placed chair beside Major Watson's
desk. sat down. crossed her knees and
poised her notebook In readiness on
her upper knee.
And then 1t began. Major Watson
acknowledgements. how he dictntedl
Poor Dorothy's hand flew across line
after line. writing mechanically. for
her brain refused To think anything
but n mnddenlng round Of Wonder II
can read it--wonder II can read
IT."
She did not realize II was over until
the major said. IL told you that will
be ALL" "Oh-cr. all right" she STAN
mercd and rose So back To the general
stenographic room she went. for trans
cription. When she opened her note
book n terrible sight met her eyes.
There was a tumble Of meaningless
scrawls. chaos OF feverlsh strokes. |
DULY she took out paper and carbon. |
arranged II and placed II In her ma
chine. Then started the transcription
slow. nerve-rnckine transcription.
which took all Dorothy'S power Of
memory and all her intultlve clever
ness 10 exc out the meaning OF the
hideous notes. But the TRANSCRIPTION
gradually grew and her courage began
10 return as she found her work be-
coming little more consecutive and
lcgible.
The minutes passed. and the hours.
and when the fourth hour came she
was Just starting the fifteenth sheet.
with only another page Of notes 10 be
transcribed. She hrcaihed "A sigh Of
relief as she Inserted the paper In her
typewriter and looked once more M
the notebook TO study out the mex,
few words.
Twice she looked. and then araln
while her forehead wrinkled In a little
perrleNed frown. For fully ten min.
ut"s Dorothy studied the outline and
those around d., hut no inspiration s
came. II was hopeless
Miss Wheeler" she whisner..s
Miss Wheeler WAS the girl AZ her lef,- l
rather ncaSantlooklng rirl 10 De-
SURE hut Dorothy did not relish her
slSN of conhdng In her. However
MISS Nhc'lcr's smile made 10 ,a>.er "a
and lNroihy whispered: Il can't r.,l p
Ih'S phrase In Major watSon's dlc,s. :,
ton" ON'"' y.
49,, what system DO you writer Miss
Nn'clcr asked hut the name M ~. "a
system VAS unknown 10 Miss W.. ~
s"e ,oer" "as no hopc Miss Whee,.r 'r
''"N eccn new Stcnograrher h,~..lt ,ce
however. ha' q couple ~ months d.. q.
'''" anu she ncmcmhcrcd her t,sf -, hu
.'''''"cc With Major WaiSon.s s,... g.
''n' and she was sympathctic ..r', ~
'on What Nou can do >he s,,i 49,. -
'o So 10 10 his aide. tho ncu,,-,,, ~
. VIC n'N Nom, aud Rad In NJ, -
: '..' s'''> Before that An Major W.. r,
'''' NorN COOS through him ,,, ~. fo..
.'sN proeably know just MAJ ~. los
MAJOR said there, or at l,ss, ,.' ~, o. -
~. We, p,"''S essi substitute u
,,a' TIA, would be a terrible ,A,. In
y y" wouldn't its--,cn the s,sc - 80
AMI rad my ncscsy' '''~' '''A' !
"oaNonS nor Mss wA..,.-
"'ea hcr The r>or fellow A. -, a.,
oS nom. Hvcry ncw s,,n,, -s'e -, 20 ~
,'eS y :, 70 him With her ssrS, &C.,. ..'.le'
. ~" nc r'sSor don't bel,c, $500 49, -
-, one s'r' here Who hasnr ~, '1 ss !
= .e oe' With her notes a, lc.s, ~. ...a !
y . ~.'eaa--ee's enc fellow a., No. ',,
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- 49, She ralscs les es,. 70 .es'd you-
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