Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-12-26
kvLLE AAklLANl FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER NO
Doris Jay in
a Dust Cap
By JANE OSBORN

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AT GRAYS0N'S typists came and
"A typists went but impeccable Miss
Hanson went on forever. Just at pres
ent Doris Jay was the typisf who had
most recently arrived and who, 1t
seemed to Miss Hanson. ought to be
the next TO leave.
"a nice, neat, pleasant sort OF girl,
Miss Hanson was telling Mr.. Michael
GraySon in a condescending sort Of
way ondescendIng not, of course,
toward Mr.. Grayson but toward the
girl in question But she simply
won't do. She isn't the type-she
doesn'r belong-and besides she can't
manage her typewriter"
'Oh. well, all right" snapped
Michael Grayson. who sometimes
wearied of the efficient methods of his
slenographer who was ten years his
senior and had a way Of treating him
like a nephew.
Obviously Miss Hanson had some
special prejudice against Miss Jay.
But they decided not to tell her of her
fate until pay day. Then they would
give her a weeks salary and tell her
not 10 come back. That was the sys-
TEN at Grayson's
Neither he nor Miss Hanson saw
her that evening 60 down the hall to
the stockroom where she sought and
found Larry. the shipping clerk and
office opener "You know you prom
ised me q key to the offices" she
whispered TO him Don't say any
thing to anyone. Larry. It's all right.
You know you promised" and with
a little cOaxing Miss Doris Jay was
going her way the cheerful possesSor
of the key
Then as Miss Hanson went out she
stopped TO see Larry. She asked him
about girl he knew who might want
il job Were letting Miss Jay go to-
morrow
Miss Jay" exclaimed Larry. Il
don't believe she knows lt-well. OF
course, haven't anything to say
about it,"
"Of course, you haven't. Larry
agreed Miss Hanson acridIy This
Miss Jay isn't the sort of girl we
usually employ here hope you I'M
derstand."
Larry didn't understand in the least
Miss Jay was neat trim and good to
lnok upon but not in the least what
Larry would call "flashy." Perhaps
her work hadn't been up to the mark
hut she had only been there two
weeks. Larry went home and con.
tinued to worry about the key until
seven that night. Then he boldly
called up Mr.. Michael Grayson at his
home and told his employer of the
key.
Michael Grayson said that there
could he no harm In giving the key
TO the girl. who doubtless had some
work she wanted Ia do before opening
hour in the morning. Then he got to
thinking about H. Miss Hanson had
said that the girl ''didn'i belong"
Michael hadn't had the most remote
idea of What she meant ny that but
perhaps she really had some sus
picions of the girl.
MhttdtA iHtO pdiGi
o.iice Hello" he called out. anyone
around?" Then there in his own Office
with The door open between II and the
outer ofiice-he saw Doris II was
boris Jay SURELY hut Doris In dust
cap. She wore an enormous apron
hanging longer than her trim little
frock and when he first saw her there
she was on her knees applying what
appeared TO be furniture oil to the
end of his desk.
"Oh. I never thought you'd eome,'
she cried II was just trying to clean
things up here a little. I heard you
say that II annoyed you because the
cleaning woman never really cleaned
Your office, and II drives me most
crazy-ihe dust and everything. So
just made up my mind TO come back
I brought some soap and some cloths
and some furniture polish and found
an old pail in here and. well. I'm get
ting things so they look little bet
ter
Michael was standing there smiling
with bOundless pleasure and admira-
tinn.
lDnrs went on: Maybe I'm u poOI
typist-Miss Hanson told me | was
Of no use In an ofiice--hut just made
up my mind that I'd try to do little
10 earn my salary. And ! knew you
said the dust annoyed you, too"
Michael begged her to stop. assur.
ing her that he didn't want her to do
such hard work and that he was afrnid
she would mar her nice hands But
boris refused to quit
I'm stick around here then" be
said, until you are through And
ihen / want to take you some place
alice TO have something to eni ran
m without half finishing my dinner,
md III bet you did, too"
The next day he gave Miss Hanson
nrders-quite drostic orders, t0O-to
do nothing about discharglna Miss
lay Miss Hanson sulked and did AZ
she was told week later he told
her 10 take Miss jays name OF The
rayroll
~ though; you'd come to your
senses" smirked the able stenog-
rnpher ~ knew you'd want her to
leave"
Il certainly do said Mlchael. "But
not Tor the reason you think. I'm go
ing to marry Doris Jay and I'd rather
not have the girl I'm engaged to work.
ing In my office"
Oiabolieal
SpIegeleisen liuw did PrOsit get