Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-09-27
What Is in a
Name?
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tention Of assuming a masculine name.
II was really a mistake of the print
ers who sent back q proof Of Joan's
first business paper. They had print
ed the heading John jenkins instead
Of Joan jenkins and somehow Joan
rather liked the sound.
And being just the least bit old
fashioned In her notions about q mas
culine name carrying q little more
weight In business, she decided then
and there to be John rather than Joan.
Joan was golden-haired, sapphire
eyed and so dainty as to make one
think Of a stray moonbeam waited
across a twilight sky.
However, both name and business
began to prosper and her j brand
Of carbon paper and typewriter rib
bons began to find their way even into
offices on the outposts Of the big
cities.
Joan's correspondents all addressed
her as Mr.. Jenkins and the Dear Sir
always amused her, but she felt she
had been wise for she knew there
were many business men In the world
who thought little OF a woman's
mental power In Office work.
Among her many business firms,
with whom she carried on much cor
respondence. was the Glen Echo Pub
fishing House. Her pile Of letters
from the secretary. Doris Mckay. had
grown high and interesting-not only
from a business standpoint. For Joan
seemed to sense In the writer Of those
letters a feeling akin to her own. She
had a strange notion that Doris Nc
Kay and she could be very arm
friends were they to meet In person.
1t was Joan who took the first def
mite step In this direction. She wrote
a personal letter to Miss Mckay tell.
ing her how very much she would ap-
probate knowing her better and ask
ing II there was a chance that Miss
Mckay would consider paying her a
short visit. She explained that John
Jenkins was a woman and not q man.
When Doris Mckay received that
letter a deep and wonderful smile
found it's way into the eyer of the
recipient.
Peter Mckay was a very large and
very muscular type of the stronger
sex. The only thing feminine about
him was his name and he had as
sumed that early in his career because
In the beginning his work had been
almost entirely on feminine subjects
and he had chung to the name because
he felt 1t had brought him success.
And John Jenkins, whom he had
supposed to be q mar because of the
excellent business letters he had been
receiving for 80 long a time, had re-
vealed herself now as q woman and
a dearly feminine n at that.
well" he unused, "the pal | mad
hoped to have some day when John
Jenkins and ] should have met has
vanished into the misty outline Of
some one daintily feminine Now, the
question Is, do | reveal myself as the
mar she thinks I'm not or do ! Just
simply go on and meet Joan and trust
TO luckf l think 1t would be safer to
30 East before letting her know | am
not a lady"
SO he j%ourneyed on to New York
and In his weli-packed suitcase there
were ties of many hues, well-cut eve
ming clothes and other masculine ha-
biliments that suggested a campaign
of wooing such rs Joan Jenkins was
not In the least prepared for.
But, as most women dress to please
women, and since she was expecting
to meet a woman In Doris Mckay,
she had got together a most charming
wardrobe Of truly feminine garments.
She was looking forward with the
keenest of 10Y to the quickly APP
preaching hour when Doris would be
actually In the small Office and they
would perhaps be chattering like mag
pies.
SO when the door opened about
four O'Clock and Joan looked up from
her desk and realized that the card
put there wa that Of Doris, she
jumped up quickly to welcome her.
The big Peter who stood there
sheepishly gazing at her brought a
sudden flush to her cheeks.
"Pm Doris" he said.
There was a silence 30 profound in
the Office Of John Jenkins that for a
second It promised to last forever.
Then Joan smiled swiftly and very,
very sweetly and held ont her hand
to Peter.
II am so happy to meet you, Doris"
she said demurely.
mot one-half 30 happy as | am to
meet you, John" he said. And Joan
wondered whether her hand would
ever be capable OF using a pen again,
so close and tight was Peter holding
liz.
"You are not annoyed, %then-that !
came on-as Dorts7' he questioned
eagerly. ." feel absolutely certain
that you will enjoy going about with
Peter Just as much as you would have
with Doris-in fact, | sort of think !
will enjoy taking Joan about more
than I would have John"
Joan looked up at Peter and the
sapphire blue OF Der eyes was deeper
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