The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-02-13
Doris Jay in
a Dust Cap
By JANE OSBORN
Observation-Disclosures
(Copyright.l

4 t GRAYSON'S typists came and
"A typists went but impeccabie Miss
Hanson went on forever. just at pres
ent Doris Jay was the typist 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
-condescending 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't 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
stenographer who was ten years his
senior and had 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 to come back. That was the sys-
tenn at Grayson's.
Neither he nor Miss Hanson saw
her that evening go down the hall to
the stockroom where she sought and
found Larry, the shipping clerk and
office opener "Yoy know you prom
ised me 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
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
job. "We're letting Miss Jay go to-
morrow"
Miss Jay" exclaimed Larry. II
don't believe she knows it-well, of
course, | haven't anything to say
about it."
"Of course, you haven't, Larry"
agreed Miss Hanson acridly. This
MISS Jay ISL tHS SoIt ol 5iii VIC
usually employ here. l hope you un-
derStand."
Larry didn't understand In the least
Miss Jay was neat, trim and good to
look upon but not in the least what
Larry would call "fiashy." Perhaps
her work hadn't been up to the mark
but 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 be no harm in giving the key
to the girl, who doubtless had some
work she wanted to do before opening
hour in the morning. Then he got to
! thinking about It. Miss Hanson had
said that the girl didn't belong"
Michael hadn't had the most remote
idea of what she meant by that, but
perhaps she really had some sus-
picions of the girl.
Michael let himself into the outer
| Office. "Hello," he called out, ANYONE
/ around2" Then there in his own office
with the door open between 1t and the
outer office-he saw Doris. 1t was
Doris Jay surely-but Doris in a 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, | never thought you'd come,
she cried 81 was just trying to clean
things up here a little. | heard you
say that 1t annoyed you because the
cleaning woman never really cleaned
your office, and 1t drives me most
craZy-the dust and everything SO
just made up my mind to come back
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-
tion.
Doris went on: Maybe I'm a poor
typist--Miss Hanson told me | was
/, of no use in an office-but | just made
up my mind that I'd try to do little
to 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 afraid
she would mar her nice hands. But
Doris refused to quit.
"I'll stick around here then," he
said. until you are through. And
then | want to take you some place
nice to have something to eat. ran
off without half finishing my dinner
and I'll bet you did, too"
The next day he gave Miss Hanson
orders-quite drastic orders, too--t6
: do nothing about discharging Miss
Jay Miss Hanson sulked and did al
she was told. A week later he tolt
her to take Miss jays name off the
payroll.
81 thought you'd come to your
Senses" smirked the able stenog
rapher. 81 knew you'd want her tl
leave"
II certainly do said Michael. "Bu
not for 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
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