Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-09
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BeCCy Brown, dancer, mas an au-
tomobile accident which ends her
dancing career. Andy Adair, the boy
who drove her, does not come to the
hospital, but George Harris, an old
school friend, does. He helps her
financially, and gives her a position
as cashier in his restaurant. She
does studies shorthand at night,
and Is in search of a position where
she will have wider opportunity. She
does not love George, but feels she
must marry him because he has been
kind TO her.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Betty went to the restaurant the
following day, dressed in her best
clothes. She informed George Of
her chance with the Mr.. Crane who
wanted to interview her in refer
ence to a position. Obtaining
Georges permission to CO., she ar
rived at fifteen minutes to nine.
The office vas large, occupying an
entire floor in an office building.
When she asked the office boy at a
desk in the hall for Mr.. Crane, he
hooked his thum bower his shoulder
toward a nearby door and remark
ed: "a lot of good it'll do you"
The door indicated led to a large
waiting room filled with girls; tall
girls and short ones, fat girls and
lean ones, and elderly females who
were not entitled to be called girls
at all. Some chewed gum and chat
ted with neighbors, while other
nervously twisted handkerchiefs and
powdered noses.
The chairs we're all occupied, the
tables were covered with seated girls.
and they stood in chatting groups
around the room. Betty's heart
sunk. She supposed she had been
selected from among many appli-
cants because Of the letter she had
written. Now she realized Nh. Crane
had sent for every girl who had
answered.
At nine o'clock a short, stout man
with a bald head, came into the
room and looked around. Every girl
was on the quivive instantly. He
beckoned to one, saying: step into
the next room, Miss" He glanced
around did the same with a second
girl. Then he chose a third. Betty
saw he had Seleced the three pref
tiest girls. If this was the basis
on which they were selected, she
felt she had little chance.
The ms then pointed to a red
headed girl wearing very flashy
clothes. and then he picked Betty.
AS she left the large waiting room
she heard him say: THE rest of YOU
need not remain. I will fill the po-
sitions with the ones selected"
There was more than one posi-
ton, then. Betty was glad. In spite
of the fact that beauty seemed to
be the standard of selection, she
hoped she would be fortunate
enough to get a place.
The next room "a a smaller re-
ception room, with a telephone
switchboard. at which sat a girl. Mr.
Crane, as if it was he, had disap-
peared. Only four girls remained
showing that he had taken one in
with him.
One at a time he called the girls
into his office, Betty being the
fourth one asked in. The man was
seated at a desk, and he waved her
to a chair on the other side. He
had a pad before him, and asked
Betty her name. After she had
given 1t, he asked her where she
had worked previously.
II have never done this kind OF
work before" she hesitated. II am
just out of business school, but
have had other business experience.
"What?"
81 was a cashier in a restaurant
while I attended business school at
night"
What did you do before that?'
II was in a hospital with a dislo-
| Gated knee" Betty hoped to avoid
telling him she had been a dancer
What did you do before you went
to the hospital?" he persisted.
II was a dancer" she confessed.
He had not raised his eyes from his
scratch pad before. but now he
looked at her with interest.
with q show?"
mo, I danced at the Orpheum
and other places"