Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-03-14
Sally Tries
for a Job
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(Copyright)
By MAUD DALE

IT WASN'T the actual amount OF
work he did in the course of Il day
that made him tired of the grind
when the day was over, said Robert
Cornish occasionally to his mother, or
sister, or anyone who was disposed
to listen to him, but the dawgone
little interferences and Interruptions.
"For instance" said Robert to his
mother one evening as he escorted
her to her favorite dancing club,
there's that new filing clerk. took
her on two weeks ago because she In
sisted she could do the work. At first
she made q lot of mistakes. For
few days now she's been worth some
thing to us-a really clever glrl-and
today she ups and says she's leav-
ing"
81 suppose the poor girl had her
reason" said the mother, not espe-
cially interested.
"Oh, shan't let her leave" said
Robert vigorously. 81 simply told her
she'd have to stay. She was inclined
to be little snappy. offered her a
would be dIshonorable to leave"
Though Robert stopped talking about
this filing clerk of his, he did not
stop thinking of her. The fact was
that In giving her few more dollars
a week to stay he was paying her an
absurdly high wage for the simple
work she did.
For two weeks she worked
along, apparently giving perfect sat
'isfactlon, on friendly but not intimate
terms with the other girls employed
In the office. Then Roberts stenogra.
pher fingered after taking his morning
,dictation.
miss Kirk asked me to tell you
that she wants to leave" said the
stenographer.
Robert Cornlsh felt intensely an
noyed, and then annoyed with himself
because he had shown his annoyance.
"See here" he said to his ste
nographer, shat girl has been want
ing to quit ever since day or so
after she started to work. She Is
getting a good wage. | want to know
what's wrong. Meantime you tell her
It's the custom of this office to give a
months notice"
Meantime Robert Cornish found
himself thinking more and more about
this girl named Kirk.
OF course he wasn't seriously in
love with her. AT least he sincerely
hoped he .'as not. While he perfectly
approved of marriage between employ.
ers and stenographers or other en-
ployees, he knew that his mother want
ed him to marry a girl Of his own
social set. AS the days passed he
began to feel resentment toward his
mother for this opinion which he felt
she held.
Then one evening Roberts mother
begged him to go with her to her dane
ing club. "And want you to stay with
me-" she said. Mrs. Lanes niece
came with her last week, and she's
such a nice girl-so charming. Just
graduated from one of the big colleges
last summer. And when she was in
troduced to me she asked me II | had
son named Robert, and then she
said she knew you. or had heard of
you, and wanted to meet you. so
promised I'd bring you tonight"
They had reached their destination,
and Robert soon found himself Idly
talking with the men and women, old
and young, who formed what his moth.
err chose to call "our set" He saw
charming figure of girl In a frock OF
some sort of deep red velvet com.
ing toward him and his mother.
"You promised to bring your son.
Mrs. Cornish" said the girl. ~ came
again with Aunt Mary just on pur
pose to meet him"
Robert turned. Two eyes that
looked eagerly into his with mingled
mirth and seriousness held him tongue
tied for few seconds
"Why, Miss Kirk" he gasped final.
ly.
~ want to explain" she said, ana
they found couple of nlmsy gold
chairs at corner Of the room, where
explanations followed
"You see, I'd pledged fifty dollars
year to the building fund OF my col.
lege. The Idea is that each girl should
earn the money herself so as not to
have to ask for a donation from her
father. II the fathers want to give
something, that must be In addition.
SO tried for job. answered ad.
yertlsements In the papers, and you
took me :. AS soon as | had the
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ut didn't seem right to hold the
Job any longer. Besides, my family
didn't know what was doing, and
they were beginning TO ask questions.
You wouldn't let me go, and | didn't
want to explain in the o6ice-lt seemed
so unbuslnessllke. SO when | thought
could meet you here I decided TO
explain"
"And now 1 ought to explain, too,
| suppose" Robert laughed
what have you to explainT
"Wby I wouldn't let you quit"
"rhats right. why wouldn't your
"Well," Robert blurted, u didn't
want you to slip away without my
getting to know you-that Is, person.
alIy.n
"Soi II wasn't my ablllty2" the girl
laughed. "But that's all right and
now we are getting acquainted per
sonally. But you wouldn't want to
have personal friend working under
you, would your"
mot a particular kind OF friend"
"Then tender my resignation right
now" Sally said In mock fornmiiy.
"Your resignation Is accepted nay
I have C. e pleasure OF this wali2r'
DR.. r. RRNEYHoUGH,
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