The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-20

There werc times when Lawson
Mccormick, head tho wholesale
lumber house OF Islt name, felt
strongly inclined 60 b eak the rule
Of his firm that no omploye must
be fired except for murder or some
thing desperate like that. He
glanced at Miss BoGgs and sighed,
Well, there were other ways.
''NIiss BoggslH he said gently.
His secretary reused herself from
pleasant day dream. "Yes. deario.'
she murmurcd ahsentmindedly.
"Pleasa take a letter. snapped
Mccormick. ITO Iamstalovich BAN
goozlum. 1884 ornltherlnchus build
ing. Eusopoedla. Pa" he said
biRndly. "WhnN psycho.analysis Is
not. metnphorieally speaking. an
integral part OF tho our activities,
We are pleased 20 elucIdate your
query. Psyeho-analysis Is a kind
Of vlyisectlon OF tho subjective fac
ulties. whereas metaphysics Is the
science which eiroumnambula,es
about non.exlstent distinctions"
Let me have that right away,
Mss Boggs." no added.
Gee murmured Miss Boggs re-
proachfully as she went 20 her desk.
Thereafter for about five minutes
there was an intermittent tapping
on her typewriter. broken by periods
oe eloquent silence: but NJ last she
brought the letter 20 her chief.
You're very slow" no said sharp
~. Il wanted this right away
BIT peoved. aren't your said
Miss Boggs mildly. Don't mind
me"
Mccormick was reading the let
ter. ePamsldll o'witeh Hamboozles,
1894 Ornerywlnl0us Building. Use
apoodle. Pa. While stlkonalllsis Is
not metterforically speaking an In.
teggeraI part OF our activities we
AFRO pleased 10 lucydRte your query
Silkonalllsls is kind OF visisuction
Of the subjective faculteors, whereas
meter fissies Is the science which
shirks perambulator about non
existent suhstractions,"
There isn't a mistake you could
have made that you haven't made,
growied Mccormick.
kind OF thoro." said Miss Boggs,
and she faded away into ono OF the
day dreams that were causing such
mirth TO every one In tho office
except her chief.
Mccormick regarded her thought.
fully She was plain In every way
IN which a girl can be plain. but
her face usually had look OF good
humored shrewdness which made
him like her In spite OF herself.
Just AZ present, tho. her expression
was one OF rapt foollshness.
Mccormick tore the letter 30 ways
al once and threw ii into his waste.
paper basket. Miss BogEsr' no said
sharply.
Her head turned slowly but sho
did not speak. She was too far
gone In dreamland to como back
all az once.
Mss Boggsr' he shouted -oH.
MISS BoGGs"
And Just when the attention Of
every one In tho office had bean
attracted she looked up a. him.
Yes, iovey7" she munnured-
Mccormick tore his hair. Take
this away and drown itr' he NUT.
tered. 'oh. 80 godsi what have
dcne TO deserve this7-
Take another letter. he said ex.
plosively. "I'ii give you the name
and address presently"
He sat drumming with Il fin.
gers for a moment and then: II
regret 10 have TO inform YOU" he
dictated in a level voice. that your
work recently has been character
lied By sheer stupidity. II is un.
fortunately the rule OF this house
not to dismiss employees for stu.
pldity--'
Miss Boggs was wide awake now.
She rose. gathering her note book
and pencil. and looked him straight
in the eyes. I'm sorry. Mr. Nc.
Cormick." she said In a low voice.
You got me on lot OF unusual
words that ttme-and I've been day.
dreaming lot. too"
And then, man-llke, and perhaps