Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-15
CHAPTER l.

Betty vas the first employe to ar
rive at the office the next morning
AS she did not know where she was
to work she sat down in the small
reception room just inside the en-
trance. After a bit Mr.. Saunders
came in and told her to come into
his office and wait until her new
boss came to work. He would intro
duce her.
In his office she met a Miss An
derson, who had been substituting
as secretary to her new employer.
"You will like working for the vice
president, Miss Brown" she said.
He is c~onsiderate and very pleas
ant. 7 came down with Mr.. Larkin,
the salesmanager, this morning. He
says he is going to try to steal you
from hint"
Il like Mr.. Larkin," laughed
Betty. Maybe I wouldn't mind be-
ing stolen"
ooh, I don't know. Perhaps you
didn't know that the vice presi-
dent isn't married."
We'll, that's something in his
favor, anyway"
Suppose I take you into your new
office. You have a small room to
yourself and no one to bother you
when you work. That's another nice
thing about it. Mr.. Saunders here
almost bothers me to death" Saun-
ders smiled at the jest, as Betty
,,1 Arn@r+0J ;ntA fhn +1nvY nfTJnn che
hoped to occupy for a long time.
The small office had one door
opening into the general corridor
which ran the length of the suite;
another opened into the office tc
the vice president. 1t was furnished
with a new desk and typewriter
Miss Anderson explained hat one
touch on the buzzer summoned Betty
to the adjoining room, and that she
was supposed to be ready to answer
it at any time.
She left Betty to explore her new
quarters and await a summons. lr
half an hour, however, MIR. Saun-
ders came in from the outer office
and said: miss Brown, put on youl
prettiest smile! Your new boss i;
here and I will take you in and in
troduce you"
Smoothing down her skirt. Betty
followed him into the adjoining Of
flee. Seated at the desk a mai
checked over some papers. His at
tention was concentrated on the
work. Not until Saunders spoke dlc
he raise his eyes.
This is Miss Brown, your new
secretary, Mr.. Adair," he said.
Betty's knees became weak. She
felt behind her for the back OF 9
chair. Andy Adair, AS he looked
into her face, the pencil in his hand
clattered to the glass desk top anc
rolled to the floor. Before he spoke
he leaned over to recover it.. Wher
his face ~reappeared it vas a mask.
Good morning, Miss Brown" III
said. calmly. Betty noticed a rapic
dilation of his nostrils. She remem
bered it was an indication that Andy
was angry. .
GOOD morning, Mr.. Adair," she
answered.
Il am busy Just now. Jim" he sale
to Saunders. "Show Miss Brown bel
quarters and I'll give her some die,
tation in a little while" He boWeo
courteously to Betty in dismissal:
In the little office which might o.
might not remain hers, Betty
slumped into a chair while Saunder:
went over the matter of the buzzer
which Miss Anderson had already
explained. Then he left the room.
Andy Adairl So this was the VICE
president! This was the Andy O
which the men had spoken yester'
day. She was to be Andy Adair'
secretary. Or was she? She was II
a mental turmoil. Thoughts raced
through her mind so rapidly that
new one came before the last wa
completed.
Andy had been as cold as ice after
the first shock of seeing her. Die
he want her to stay? Did she wan
to stay? Andy was a part of a lift
she had determinedly put behint
her. Would he want her to go on
with him if she STAYED on? She re-
called with shame that she once de-
bated If she would allow Andy Il
furnish an apartment for her