The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-20
Sent BY
Miss Wiggin
G@<D
BY JANE OSBORN

some one, but why did she annoy me
this morning?" retorted Higgins. NO
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 sepla-toned photo
graph, apparently the worse for fire.
quent handling, opened of itself as
Higgins started to flip II and the rec
ommendation into a drawer of his
desk.
He whistled and the Office boy hesi-
tated on the threshold to see whether
this meant that Higgins wanted him to
stop.
mo 20 on" shouted Higgins. The
whistle had been the natural result OF
the first glimpse Of the photograph
which showed the original 20 be tall,
slender blonde, with figure that
mingled the litheness of a nymph with
the symmetry and perfection of Di-
ana.
Especially was this true Of the arms,
which were generously displayed in
the picture, though the volumnous
furs about the shoulders, left one
Obliged to guess the beauty there CON
cealed. Higgins had never heard OF
sending in a picture as part of an APP
plication for a clerical job before.
# wasn't a bad idea-Still it would
have been more appropriate, he
thought, to send picture as the young
woman would appear in business-or
did she come in this theatrical attireF
In minute more she answered the
question for herself. She did not, but
she was as lively and as DlanesQue
I'm the neat street suit, albeit just a
trine worn and shabby, that she wore.
Miss Wiggln sent me" began the
girl looking searchingly around the
Office as IL missing something that she
had expected to find She had time to
say no more.
ITS high time she did send you,"
was Higgins rejoinder. 81 don't see
any reason why you shouldn't handle
the job, do you"
"Only that my arms are just a little
too short" she said; "but that perhaps
doesn't matter with the work You have
for me. In the fur concern where !
was once it didn't matter, but Miss
Wlggln said I'd better tell you"
Higgins looked up IN surprise, then
laughed. "Oh, that's all right" he
said. The idea that there would be
enough switchboard work for her to
do to make II necessary 10 have ner
arms measured as one would for a
central operator amused him. "Why
did you leave your last placer he
asked "Was 1t just on that account?"
Not entirely" said the girl, blush
Ing in spite Of an effort not to. but,
you see-well in my kind of work 1t
sometimes isn't as pleasant as 1t
might be, and-well, If | do my work
well | don't like to go out to dinner
with the buyers. You wouldn't expect
me to do that, would your
Dinner with the buyersY gasped
Higgins. Assuredly none Of the gov
eminent agents who came to place or
ders for motors In the concern for
which he worked had ever yet shown
any disposition TO take the young w1m-
an clerks out to dinner. He assured
her that she would not be expected TO
| do that sort of thing.
81 suppose you can make yourself
generally useful for a day or so" he
| said In spite of the fact that he was
complaining of Miss Virgins delay in
sending the girl, the filing cabinets in
| which he wanted her TO begin the
system he had In mind had not come.
Daphne Drew-for that was her
name-was ready 10 begin work ut
| once, and though she seemed a little
| surprised when he told her TO begin
by arranging the papers in the draw
ers Of his desk so that IL It were nee
eSsnry for Him TO ask her TO do so
che could ut any time find anything
that the desk contained she went
about the work with n will. Higgins
noticed the slender white hands rs
they worked over the papers
They were not awkward ut their
task-hands like that could never be
awkward nj anythlng-but asSuredly
they were not used TO that sort Of
work. Higgins found himself watch.
ing them as they lowered over the pa
pers He began to desplsc himself as
he reflected that those hands were
better fitted 30 Gull yiolets or roses
Only once or twice he allowed him.
self 20 glance from the hands to the
face above them Once he plnched
himself 20 see whether he was actual.
~ awake; later he wondered whether
he really liked the idea of having such
radiance and beauty his near compan.
Ion during business hours.
He had Always complained because
OF the rather plain exterlors Of the
young woman clerks who were sent 10
work for him. Now he realized that
II was better that way. Sun. the
beautiful one worked silently on. You
would have called her unobtruslye and
demnre II beauty Of that type could
ever be unobtrusiye or demure.
stu the filing cabinet did not come
One had 20 expect such delays, the
manufacturers told him 50 Higgins
Ind to 90 on making up tasks for the
peri to perform. He sent 10 a clip.
ping bureau for hle OF clippings on
motors ID which he had no interest
Whatever 50 That he could get her 70
ME them, ana he sent TO their own