Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26

with a tale of failure I'm that Ill ID
be very offensive to you"
1t was a novel experience for Audrey
to find herself going to work.: to bt
one Of the crowd that fringed the sub.
way platform. to struggle for her STRAP
or to fight for place on bus already
overcrowded. The novelty Of 1t did moi
quite compensate for its discomfort, but
| she had very satisfactory feeling
when she eventually reached the out
of-the-way Office of the little paper
and found herself established in cor
ner of the editorial sanctum.
Mr.. Hepps gave her cold and per-
| functory greeting and flung over a
| heap of letters that had evidently &C
cumulated on his desk for weeks. He
was gaunt somewhat uncleanly look
/ ing man, and, she was to discover. a
confirmed grumbler. Apparently he was
one of those men who believed that
| praise given to subordinateS would
arouse in their bosoms a passionate de-
sire for increase of wages. Indeed. the
Mr.. Hepps she had interviewed the day
before and the Mr.. Hepps who now
barked his instructions and wrangled
about the length of her paragraphs
were two entirely different persons.
She found also that she was expected
to work into every answer small boost
for an advertiser.
Clippers Feed nothing!" he snap
ped. What do you want to talk about
Clippers Feed for? They don't adver-
tise with us. Cut that out, and tell EN-
to use Lowker's."
"Lowker's is poison and death to
young chickens" said Audrey firmly Il
would sooner feed them on sawdust"
What you'd rather do and what /
tell you to do are two different things.
he roared. II tell you Lowkers-Low-
ker goes in"
Audrey looked at the back Of his
head. There was jar of paste with
in reach. For second she contemplate
ed a violent assault.
The climax came that afternoon
when, having mastered the contents of
previous numbers and having discov-
cred that, the announcements of the
Java Wire Corporation had appeared in
the advertisement columns, she recon-
mended It's employment in all sincerity.
The paragraph came under his notice
and he stormed at the mouth.
Java netting is out!" he shouted.
I'D sooner close the paper than boost
CnaC business.
But they advertise"
They don't advertise any more
that's what! Just say wire net. And
your paragraphs are too long. And I
don't like your handwriting, miss; can't
you use typewriter? You've got to
smarter up if you want to hold this
lob Where are you going?" he asked
In surprise as she rose and took down
her coat from peg on the wall.
Home, Mr.. Hepps." she said. "You
have shaken my faith in chickens. 1
never thought they could be put to such
base uses"
He stared at her.
Il close down here at g."
Il close down at f." said Audrey
calmly. I've had no lunch except a
glass of milk and a bun and the at
mosphere of this office is sitting. I'd
prefer to work in a henhouse."
IF I'd known you were coming" he
said sardonically, "Td have had"
You'd have had the place enlarged
Il know. Excuse me II don't laugh.
The fact of the matter is, Mr.. Hepps, ]
am through with this job"
"You can go!" doomed Mr.. Hepps,
glazing at her over his lopsided pince-
neg. I'm only sorry didn't get your
character before you came"
IF you did you would have found I'd
been In prison." she said.
At his look Of horror she gurgled
with laughter