The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03
What's
One to Do?
~ CLARA DELAFIELD

I
do think Id care 10 60 TO the
picturesi Sure. Mr.. Fentherheadl
dcte ON them. Hut 10 ! couldn't SEQ
you're n perfect gentleman should
thank you kindly and plead another
engagement. since I've only known you
these two days that I've been staying
at the Belvcdere.'
Taking my holidays carlyi Well
yes. ! had ia. You see. Mr.. Feather.
head. ] only graduated last winter
very strictly brought up. was. aud
II was a dreadful day when my Ia
theirs death made II necessary for the
To- 40 into the business world. I'm all
alone Ia the world except for sister
Nancy, and she's. well. she's peculiar.
Mr.. featherhead, and Wen let u ~
nj that.
You see. there are girls who can
make their way in business life. but
soon found I wasn't one 90 them.
II you've got passahlc good looks and
some style. you've either got 10 dehuse
yourself or get out. studied stcnog
Brumwcll a Co. the export firm
d'you know theml Nor shouldn't
think yog would. Mr. fcathcrhcnd.
because can SEE you're not their
style.
would you believe me. hadn't
been there three days before young
Mr.. Brumm,ll asked me why looked
~ sour So told him respectable
girl had o. lcok sour IN business. or
nrst thing she knew some man would
be prcsuming. Then he said he didn't
mind my looking sour II knew how 10
spell. and apart from that would l
try taking his notes In longhand. To-
cause ! could DO IL faster.
4 swallowed that. and next day he
asked me what ! meant by prc~um-
ing. and said that Innocent business
girls we're always In danger ~ being
asked cut 20 tea by men and then
they had o. give NJ their Jobs or lose
their Selfrsspeci. Mr. Brummell said
be was glad to know. and wouldn't 10
he better o. make print letters. 50 I
could read them aftrrVnrd And that
very afternoon. when he'd been read.
INK through batch 20 letters I'd typed
for him, be suddenly turned round
and asked me would come out 90 tea
with him1
I'm not the Kind 90 take dare. 80
! told him | was through and came
away. After that had an awful
time. but by and by got a job with
an envelope conccn-Smith a Co.
You wouldn't know them. ! eau see
that.
Would you believe me. after Ia
been working Their. two weeks | found
bunch - flowers on my desk one
morning from young Mr. Smith. whom
worked for. They were rag,Sce,ls
looked up ragwcc,ls IN the Language
81 Flowers. but they weren't given.
80 couldn't find out just how much
young MIR Smith meant by them. Bui
! was on guard then | tell you. and
took them 10 him. explaining that a
girl couldn't take gifts from men until
she was engaged 90 him.
kind ~ nice man. young Mr.. Smith
was ln many ways. but fast as they
make them. when I asked him II IL
meant he wanted 10 be- engaged 20 the
he got all heated up. aud finally con
fcssd that the firm was going bank
rupt. and be couldn't afford 10 marry
for twenty years or So. and every one
was leaving but he was giving me-
the tip privately. aud could take two
weeks salary because I was smarter
than the rest ~ the girls.
swell. after that you bet dis.
cournged familiarity from my next
boss. His name was reters-know
hlmi You wouldn't. SIR Fcatherhead
lie was running an office downtown
won't give the address away. and
was the only Tlrl there. There was
only old Mr.. Peters In the room with
me. and you bet kept my eve on him
like n cat watching a mouse.
II knew there were rocks ahead
from the way he'd look at me when he
thought I didn't see him. and sure
enough there were.
"Ile used 10 stand over me when
was tipping. with look In his eye
that any girl would understand the
meaning 81. The morning came when he
suddenly snatched the shec, that III
Just typed out ~ my hand and tore II
up. knew then that his passion for
me had grown uncomfortable. aud
let out a scream that brought half the
employees Of the building into the
room.
They found me struggling with the
monster tell you marked his face
for hlm-and there was some talk ~
getting n policeman. but the middle
of II ali tainted In the arms ~ young
Mr.. Bottomley. ~ Enbright's-d you
know themi-and when I came 20
was lying on the sofa with the doors
wide open. and every soul on that floor
had gone but met That's what people
do for innocence In distress. Mr.
feathsrhead.
$50, you see, that's why I'm taking
my holidays early. and. as for the pie