Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-11-23
Daisy's Job as
Secretary
BY MARIE MARSH

"A aging editor of the magazine,
Daisy Jones was the go-between that
invariably appeared between that i'm
portant parsonage and asplrants to
literary honors.
Harold Rogers when he called with
brief case of manuscript at the edi-
torial Office was not to be sidetracked
by Daisy Jones' Interested smile or
sympathetic eyes.
81 want to see Mr.. Stockbrldge-
Pm going to see him somehow" he
said dOggedly.
"But Mr. StOckbrldge expects me to
attend to callers with whom he Is not
personally acquainted. If you have
manuscript I'll be very glad to take 1t
and have 1t carefully read by one Of
the assistant editors"
'Yes, but this manuscript has al
ready gone through the hands of your
editorial readers, and 1t has come back
with rejection slip. 1t is the work
of an old friend of mlne-Alden Bangs.
l undertook to place 1t for him. He is
especially eager to get you people to
take 1t. / know your readers weren't
impressed by 1t, but also know that
man like Mr. StOckbridge might
sometimes come to a different decision
from that of his assistants. | happen
to have heard how he took the first
story from John Brandige. His read
erS turned 1t down."
"Of course, John Brandige was diff
ferent," assured Daisy. "Mr. Stock
bridges sympathy was aroused. Mr..
Brandige, you know, is blind"
Harold Rogers had been listening In
tently. He interrupted Daisy now:
"There may be just as good reason
why this friend of mine should be en-
couraged as John Brandige. The fact
is-the fact Is, he broke his neck once
when he was trylng-trying to save
| girl from drowning. He has to sup
port an invalid mother and tongue
tied sister"
"Tongue-tiedT querled Daisy.
ayes; tongue-tied-thats what l
said isn't It? You see she studied to
he singer and then she became
tongue-tied so she can't help support
the family. Really 1t Is very sad
case"
lhat ~ pa'hetic' saiu D"isy' sSn,'
patheuc cohceSn written oh her W.
vaclOus face. an tell Mr.. Stockbrldge
about it. Just leave the manuscript
ana III see what Gun 40
Mr. StockDrluee was not IN very
amiable mood nor a sympathetic one,
ana DAISY uiu not leei tnat 1t was III,
auspicious time 10 present the sau
case Oh the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "u.ho' "nu
MS tohgue-tieu slster' put sue cou'u
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read the manuscript very c"reluny.
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