The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-09-18

DlE SLulLCQ GiiuiA III WIlNA hCl i0Otn~
er was darning the family stockings.
'It's like this, Misunderstanding In
to the old name she was wont to use
when she had something confidential
to impart to her parent-'T am going
to take charge OF the information Of
fee of real estate concern"
Her mother gasped.
my office Is In the cutest little trick
OF house you ever beheld. 1t is no
bigger than q minute and has window
boxes full Of flowers, fiagstone path
and miniature garden, easements with
roses clambering about-oh, you
couldn't want sweeter place In which
to work. And all have to do Is to be
there at that darling desk and look
pretty and answer all the questions
for all the folks who drive up to ask
about High Farms property"
''But that's just it-what do you
know about it?' interrupted her
mother.
Il can learn. They tell me I look
the part and am quick and intelligent
and have personality. Sol got the
job / start on Saturday and | feel
sure that I shall fill the bill. Isn't 1t
grand, Mummie7 And me just out Of
school and wanting to earn enough to
start to college In the fall? It's Prov
idence, / call it."
The days until Saturday passed so
quickly for Joy that she soon found
herself putting on her freshest green
frock after an unusually careful toilet
on the fateful morning Of her first step
into the business world
Mr.. Carstairs, senior member Of the
development firm that had employed
her, was waiting outside the little Of
fee when she arrived. He greeted her
In a businesslike manner but with
friendliness and apparent approval Of
her charming appearance. He took
her inside, instructed her as to loca-
tions OF lots laid out on the map,
roads, and other details that she
might find useful when anyone called
to make different inquiries about
property.
After he had gone, Joy busted her.
self pulling off the dead blossoms from
the flowers about the dlminutive cot
tage. In a few moments she felt at
home and was sure that she was In
perfect harmony with the environ
ment.
High Farms development was an at
tractiye settlement and had been well
advertised. Therefore, Joy did not
wait very long before she found her.
self busy directing interested persons
to this part or that Of the section.
One morning an energetic little
gray-and-blue roadster driven by q
hatless young man drew up with q
dash before the information Office.
With an alert movement Of an athletic
youth, the driver ran up the turf steps
TO the doorway where he stood look.
ing at Joy.
Gould you give some information
about this landY he asked.
"Why-yes. Come in," said Joy.
"Are there any restrictions-thati ID
must one build Immediately upon
any property one might buyf" be be
gan, trifie awkwardly, as If, perhaps,
he had not quite formulated what he
wanted to say.
"There are restrictions but, IL you
buy In good faith, you need not build
Immediately. But-you may not sell.
"Oh--no-no," fastened the answer
from the visitors lips. "I-that Ia,
might want a small lot back there In
the woodsey part Of the development
but-well, / could not build for-a
couple of years"
"That would be all right. I'm sure.
Would you like me to get salesman
to go with you to see some lots?'
asked Joy.
"Oh no. No, indeed. Haven't you
a map I could look at?"
Joy went with him to the side wall
where the big map of the property
hung. They searched the unsold sec
tions and finally the young man decid.
ed that little corner plot with .
strip of white birch trees along the
side was exactly what he wanted.
wouldn't you like to see it?' asked
Joy, amazed.
'No-not now," he assured her.
And then he did an astonishing
thing. He gave Joy his card and
wrote q check to pay deposit on the
lot until the proper papers could be
issued. Joy was quite overcome, and
when he had gone she stood alternate
ly looking down Cedar Swamp road
after him and studying his name Oh
the card she held.
In due time the lot was properly
sold to Robert M. Seton and all pa
pers executed to his entire satisfac
ton. 1t seemed that he had two more
years In law school and then-well, NJ
one seemed to know what he intended
to do at the end of that time.
Little by little during that wonder
full summer and later, while away a
college, Joy began to learn of the In
tentions of the first person she hat
ever transacted business with. He hat
seen her on several occasions as h,
had passed the cottage and had decid
ed that she was the girl that fate hat
chosen for him. Therefore, he ha,
bought lot, made definite plans 70
the future and determined to carr.
them out, employing patience and un