The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-11-24
Miss Drake
Refuses
BY JANE OSBORNE.


lor son at breakfast he was pretty sure
that she had come to ask him to so
on some errand or other for her down
town. Much as she dotted on Jimmy
and great as was the pride she felt In
his remarkable success In business, she
stin held the same notion concerning
what business actually demanded OF
a man that she had had during the
life OF James Turner, Sr. To her there
was always left time In the business
mans busiest day to write business
letters. telephone and go on shopping |
expeditions for the woman at home. |
Jimmy was right In the shopping Sec
tion--why shouldn't he match the
silk? lie had telephone right on his
desk-why shouldn't he telephone TO
the plumber about the roof leakingP
He was so used to writing letters
why shouldn't he attend TO the social
correspondence
But on this particular morning Mrs
Turner's commission was n little un-
usual and she approached her son with
something OF cajolery.
"Tm living that tea this afternoon,
Jimmy dear, and everything seemed to
be coming Off splendldly. You prom
lsed to get home by five, you know.
Mrs. Standlsh has been making such
splurge OF late that must have this
perfection. Now, of course, there Is
Hannah In the kitchen, and Alice Is
sending me her Violet to help In the
dining room, and there will be Benson
at the door, with Rita helping up
stairs, but Jane has just told me she
couldn't be here It's her regular
afternoon Off and she has made some
sort OF date. She has given notice.
anyway, or / should discharge her for
IT, And she Is so Indispensable In the
pantry. | must have some one with
taste to make the sandwich plates at
trGctive aud put the finishing touches
on things and keep the rest OF them
from losing their heads. That Is why
Jane was Indispensable"
$50 | am to help In the pantryT
Jimmy asked as soon as he could find
chance to Interrupt.
"Sllly," said Mrs. Turner, still with
cajoing voice. ~ was only thinking
that one Of your girls could come and
help out. There seems to be such a
lot OF them and they never have much
10 do" 1t was one of Mrs. Turner's
firm beliefs that any business man
could manage to get along with half
as many stenographers and clerks as
he did. but Jimmy did not dispute her.
s"rhere Is that nice looking girl that
! seems to be your secretary or some
thing" went on Mrs. Turner, too In
tent on her own interests to notice the
look OF annoyance that came on
JImmy's face at hearing Alice Busby
spoken of by his mother as she might
have spoken OF a bit OF office furnf
!, ture.
"Your Idea was to have Miss Busby
come here and help outr he asked
then hesitated moment. giving time
for an idea to formulate, an idea that
changed his look of annoyance to one
that showed real pleasure In anticipa
tlon. perhaps she might. OF course
II Is most unusual to get young won
an of that sort to do that sort Of
thing. She would only do II as fav
} Or"
II don't see that at all,' came bacl
4 Mrs. Turner. "She Is a working glr
!, and you employ her to do what yo'
want her to do. There Is nothing dis
graceful about this work. ! woul,
4 give her big apron to put over he
: dress and she would just have to stan'
!. In the pantry seeing that things g
e bright; that none of the servants ge
excited and that the sandwiches don
/ look as If they had been thrown ol
= the plates"
L iWhat time shall she be hereT' wa
It Jimmys only response.
d "Ok, three. Therell be things to d
y beforehand" Mrs. Turner called a
jimmy made his exit from the break
e fast room.
tit Jimmy Turner was not man O
$, many theories and abstract Ideas, bu
". he had formulated one theory that h
s. usually kept TO himself--that was tha
d the girl In business usually made
more congenial, all-around companio
as wife than the girl whom me
e such as Jimmy met In society. II
had even made up his mind that
~ he ever married II would be a girl VIII
worked In an office. or course such a
idea as this would have been incon
prehenslble to Mrs. Turner. SO Jimm
70 didn't say anything about It and r.
n, mained bachelor. or late. howeve
: he had given Miss Busby. his seer
4. .ary, more than second thought. i
X had found some little satisfaction
r. the fact that HIS mother had CALI
Or her rather nice looking girl" b
70 tween concedlng that and thinking
h. her as a possible daughter-in-law the
to was long way.
q Jimmy broached the subject to Nj
20 Busby with all the tact he could SUI
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