The broad ax., 1927-06-18
The Information
Office
tcopyrlght-D
BY RUBY DOUGLAS

AuB1
Its like this, Misunderstanding
into the old name she was wont to use
when she had something confidential
to impart TO her parent-"rm going to
take charge Of the information office
Of real estate concern"
Her mother gasped.
My Office Is in the cutest little trick
Of house you ever beheld. II Is no
bigger than a minute and has window
boxes full of flowers. a fiagstone path
and miniature garden, easements with
roses clambering about--oh. you
couldn't want sweeter place in which
to work. And all | have to do Is TO
be there at that darling desk and look
pretty and answer all the questions
for all the folks who drive up to ask
about High Farms property"
But that's just it-what do you
know about it?" interrupted her moth
er.
Il can learn. They tell me look
the part and am quick and intelligent
and have personality. Sol got the
jobl | start on Saturday and l feel
sure that / shall All the bill. Isn't II
grand, Mummie7"
The days until Saturday passed 20
quickly for Joy that she found her.
self putting on her freshest green
frOck after an unusually careful toilet
on the fatefuI morning Of her first step
into the business world.
Mr.. Carstairs, senior member Of the
development firm that had employed
her, was waiting outside the little
Office when she arrived. He greeted
her in a businesslike manner but with
friendliness and apparent approval OF
her charming appearance. He took
her inside. instructed her az to loca-
lions Of lots laid out on the Map,
roads, and other details that she
might find useful when anyone Cd lied
to ask about property.
After he had gone. Joy busted tier
self pulling or the dead blossoms rom
the flowers about the diminutive rot
tage. In a few moments she felt at
home and was sure that she wa I'm
harmony with the environment. e cry
car that passed on the main road out
side slowed down to glimpse the
charming picture of Joy outside the
pretty cottage. More than one pair
Of eyes fingered
High Farms development was ar at
tractive settlement and had been well
advertised Therefore, Joy did not
wait very long before she found her
self busy directing interested portions
to this part or that OF the section.
One morning an energetic little
gray-and-blue roadster driven by a
hatless young man drew up with
dash before the Information Office.
With the alert movement Of an ath-
letic youth, the driver ran up the turf
steps to the doorway where he stood
looking at Joy.
Gould you give me some infofma-
ton about this landT he asked.
"Why-yes. Come In" said Joy.
Are there any restrictions-that IN
must one build Immediately UPON
any property one might buy?" he be-
gan, trifle awkwardly, an Ii, perhaps,
he had not quite formulated what he
wanted to say.
There are restrictions but, II you
buy In good faith. you need not build
Immediately. But-you may not sell. r
"Oh-no-no." FASTENED the answer
from the visitors lips. THAT iR I
F~hk H. T.
the woodsey part OF the development
but. well. I could not build foR-a
couple Of years"
'That would be all right, I'm asre-
Would you like me to get a salesman
to go with you to see some lotsr'
asked Joy.
"Oh. no. No. indeed. Haven't you
a map I could look atY'
Joy went with him to the side wall
where the big map on the property
hung. They searched the unsold sec
tons and finally the young man DE-
cided that little corner lot with n
strip Of birch trees along the side was
exactly what he wanted.
wouldn't you like to see Itr' asked
JOY, amazed
"No-not now" he assured her.
And then he did nm astonishing
thing. He gave Joy HIS card and
wrote a check to pay deposit on the
lot until the proper papers could be
issued. Joy was quite overcome. and
when he had gone she stood alterna-
tely looking down Cedar Swamp road
after him and studying his name on
the card she held
In due time the lot was properly
sold to Robert M. Seton and all pa-
pers executed to his entire satisfac.
ton. II seemed that he had two more
years in law school and then-weIl,
no one seemed to know what he In
tended to do at the end Of that time
Little by little. during that wonder.
full summer and later. while away al
college herself. Joy began TO learn OF
the intentions of the first person she
had evez transacted business with. he
had seen her on several occasions "a
he had passed the cottage and had de
cided that she was the girl that Fate
had chosen for him. Therefore, b.
had bought a lot, made definite plan,
for the future and determined to carry
them out. employing patience and un
| derstanding-
"But-Bob." Joy was saying to hin
more than two years after they HAD