American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-21
Sent BY
Miss Wiggin
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BY JANE 3


the middle of what seemed to said Mr..
Higgins the busiest morning of the
busiest week Of his business career.
THE Lord knows It's lime she sent
some one, but why did she annoy me
this morningf' retorted Higgins. mo,
don't tell her to go; bring her in"
He had no time to examine the fold
ed sheet that the girl from Miss Wig
gin had brought by way of recommend
alton, but the large sepia-toned photo
graph, apparently the worse for fire.
auent handling, opened of itself ms
Higgins started TO nip 1t and the rec
o~mmendation into a drawer of his
desk.
He whlstled and the office hoy hesi-
tated on the threshold to see whether
this meant that Higgins wanted him to
stop.
mo, go on" shouted Higgins. The
whistle had been the natural result of
the first glimpse of the photograph
which showed the original to be a tall,
slender blonde, with Il figure that
mingled the lltheness Of a nymph with
the symmetry and perfection Of a Di-
ana.
Especially was this true of the arms,
which were generously displayed In
the picture, though the voluminous
furs about the shoulders, left one
Obliged TO guess the beauty there con-
cealed. Higgins had never heard of
sending In n picture as part of an ap-
pllcation for a clerical job before.
1t wasn't Il bad ldea-still IL would
have been more appropriate, he
thought, to send n picture as the young
woman would appear In buslness-or
did she come in this theatrical attireP
In a minute more she answered the
question for herself. She did not, but
she was as lively and as Dlnnesque
ia the neat street suit, albeit just a
trifle worn and shabby, that she wore.
Miss Wiggin sent me" began the
girl, looking s~earchingly around the
Office as If missing something that she
had expected to find. She had time to
say no more.
"It's high time she did send you"
was Higgins rejoinder. 81 don't see
any reason why you shouldn't handle
the Job, do your"
"Only hat my arms are just n little
too short" she said but that perhaps
doesn't matter with the work you have
for me. In the fur concern where ]
q was once It didn't matter, but Miss
Wlggin said I'd better tell you"
n Higgins looked up In surprise, then
n laughed. ooh, that's NIL right" he
said. The idea that there would be
. enough switchboard work for her TO
DO to make It necessary to have her
n arms measured as one would for n
central operator amused him. "Why
- did you leave your last placer" he
n asked. "Was 1t just on that a~ccountf'
II mot entirely" said the girl, blush
ing in spite Of an effort not TO. "But
you see-well, in my kind Of work 4
sometimes isn't as pleasant as I
might be, and-well, II ] DO my worl
well | don't like TO go out to dinnel
% with the buyers. You wouldn't eXpec
me to do that, would your"
Dinner with the buyers" gaspet
is Higgins. Assuredly non OF the gov
| eminent agents who came to place or
err ders for motors In the concern 70
@, which he worked had ever yet show
10 any disposition TO take the young won
m an clerks out TO dinner, He assures
le her that she would not be expected 4
DO that sort OF thing.
81 suppose you can make yoursel
We generally useful for n day or So" h
said. In spite Of the fact that he wa
he complaining Of Miss Virgins delay Il
sending the girl, the Cling cabinets I
ct which he wanted her TO begin Tn
system he had In mind had not CONF
l Daphne Drew-for that was he
name-was ready TO begin work q
IN once, and though she seemed a llttl
ch surprised when he told her to begi
ip by arranging the papers In the draw
ers Of his desk so that II IL were nee
essary for him to ask her to do 8
n she could at any time find anythln
that the desk contained, she wen
about the work with n will. Higgln
noticed the slender white hands q
ng they worked over the papers.
We They were not awkward at the
In task-hands like that could never b
zig awkward at ~anything-but assured
," lHfy Ntlt NV h7fh w tim Bull y
work. Higgins found himself watcl
ing them as they lowered over the pi
pers. He began TO despise himself 0
1t ne reflected that those hands WEI
DIS better fitted 10 Gull violets or roses.
We Only once or twice he allowed hin
n self to glance from the hands TO III
ne face above them. Once he plnche
n himself TO see whether he was actua
ly awake later he wondered wheth'
he really liked the idea Of having que
'el radiance and beauty his near compaI
nd ion during business hours.
He had Always complained beeau,
ys OF the rather plain exteriors Of n
nk young woman clerks who were sent
-! work for him. Now he realized thi
II was better hat way. Still, n