The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-05
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Telling Miss Drew
sy ZANE osBbkM

Telling Miss Drew
~ JANE OSBORN
4 nj had been u Gull txecatiyes
meeting seemingiy To- Rodney
y S.Jiatne q great waste of time
~. stewart, the president OF The
9oRcefti, was going TO Europe and
vi. Stone, Of the Chicago office,
sixty.ycar.old contenp1r ai
Nj. stewart, was coming to take
= his place IN the New York office,
4lhe meeting had been called to
ltiage final Arrange orange
ments which Il seemed to Rodney
Gould have been made as vel Wttlh:
out his presence. t45.
hut when the SIX other execr'
lives were MAKING their departure
tfom Mi. stewards Once aud Rod
hey was trying TO escape the usrai
Threshold barley, Mi. ,SEeYari
stopped him, placed iathetly
llanu on the young mans sn0tiipeA
aud asked him to wait,
The Others gone, ne turned back
10 his desk, requested Rodney tt
close the door and then 10 stl
down beside him.
There is something / want YOU
10 do-sometning supple but yery
I important, began Mr.. stewart, r.l
have the greatest. respect for M
Stone and knew that his coming
here may bettraught with many NJ
tpnyeifenees aud anxletles, now
In having the office turned apcul
Ii little to please him. lie rather
likes a rocking chalryi his Office
1 don't know whether 1t ID a Chi
eago culJlom-neyeF noticed-but
rye ordered a couple OF them TO be
put here and I've had two addl
tlonai electric fans andy the
wsly, that reminds me"
T0t what you wanted ne to do?'
asked Blaine. somewhat bored b,
~ these considerationa Tor Mr.
~only this,r Mr.. Stewart hest
lated and then plunged ahead. "Iti
about MISS Drew. 1t would be
tlitIe difficult for me. you, see
She's an excellent young woman
and Invaluable. We couldn't gel
along without her. That's why Il
will need some one with a great
deal OF tact. Dear me, We couldn't
yet along without Miss Drew. Yor
win be tacttil, won't you?
"You $685., Stewart continued
without waiting for a Tejoinder
MISS Drew knows so much about
the business, we couldn't possibly
have her go. She is to be Mr.
stones secretary. I'm used to hel
81 but Miss Drew Is, well. rather
II Eyes, agreed Blaine, calling t
view the Swapping black eyes ant
vigorous, waiting black hair Of Mr.
stewart.s secretary. She Is
trft1e.e
quite SO. ! don't mind It now
Though l must confess she rathel
upset me at first. And Of course, Il
\ she becomes really annoyed at AM
one j imagine she would be a tar
tar! 1t Is her temperament. We
spoilg her, here, too. Headstrong
line looking girls like that usually
.ssre spoiled when they have IN
usual brains and
'sYoi surely don't expect that
can dull the edge Of her temper o.
tame the untameable, Ndo you?"
soh, no, no. Just sasgest thai
as Mr.. Stone is a stranger and moi
very young nor IN exceptionally
good health and possibly little
slow n some respecta-for she Ii
especially impatient OF slowness-
that she might treat him with gen
nfaess: We decided before you got
TO the meeting that some ont
would better suggest this to her
and Tor reasons we decided tina!
\ You would lbe best able to do 1t.
But ! have SO little business as
sociattons with Miss Drew" pro
tested Rodney.
That ts one Of the reasons VIII,
We thought you could undertake
the matter. Then you are young
ny: Stewart paused and kindly
nile came into his eyes. HReally
4 81 s not III matured. When sEs
ed me down, as It were. /
Ways deserved 1t. When
ZEN playing better golf than
IS, ! feel like a small hos
a. BShaB been PLAYING 1lookV She