Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-05

TOM JACKS didn't suspect, when \ he got into the subway that morn ing, that he was stepping into the presence of the only girl who could one day tear his heart to shreds if she said mo" instead of "yes."
 There were plenty of seats because it was just past the rush hour, so Tom sat down beside perfect para. gOn in a delicate mauve costume.
 Apparently she was business girl, for she was reading over Il batch of letters with business headings. And from the swift if definite glances Tom was able to get at them, he knew them to be orders.
 To craned his neck a bit and was rewarded with trifle more informa- ton. The firm name to whom the let ters were addressed was "Sue Went worth. Inc"
 Arriving at his office he looked up the telephone book and found therein the name he sought. And after il was one word stationery
 "Joy!" was Toms mental exclama- tion. "This is where start in to buy stationery. Heretofore he had left this line of office supplies to the two girls who purchased typewriter rib. bons. carbon paper, pencils, blotters, etc. when they required them.
 Not so now. He went outside to public telephone booth and called up Sue Wentworth, Inc.
 A delightful voice, crisp, but pleas ant. answered him.
 This Is Tom Jacks, Inc, said Tom. "I want to know how soon I can get some office supplies"
 "Well-my calling days are Tuesday and Friday when l bring my samples for selection"
 But I'm in a desperate hurry-n0t q sheet of letter paper in the office,' Tom said, and in his minds eye saw his well-Stocked shelves; 'is there no way l can get my order in?"
 Certainly. if you care to send some one along to my office-l can put your order straight through then"
 since it's most urgent, I'll just pop along now" said Tom.
 And if Sue Wentworth smiled 1t was only because she had so very many urgent orders-strangeiy enough most ly from masculine buyers.
 Tom might have known her office would look like that It was apple green enamel with black furniture, and thnpn HnropS ohnNIt--HnXvnpS af which Tom gaZed darkly because he had hunch from the variety of them they were brought by lot of stupid men who perhaps came in when they didn't need stationery any more than they wanted a glass of warm milk.
 Sue was placing her samples of let ter paper and her big albums of en- velopes before him and he started random selection.
 "Ill have some of that mauye pa per, with monograms put on," he said. My girls are both in need of some private stationery. And we want dozen typewriter ribbons some bill heads and few thousand envelopes. l don't remember all We need, but I'll go through the stock and come along again with the Order."
 "Ill come along on my next calling day-it will save you troubling to come here" suggested Sue sweetly. She had been taking down his orders in most efficient way with apparently not thought for the personal side of the situation.
 "No-l wouldn't have you carry these great albums about like that. can come here very easily-nO trouble at all."
 T must say, all the men are very nice to me in that way, but I can as sure you l am quite used to it-car- rying my samples, I mean" She smiled more or less directly at Tom. You see, I'm business woman, pure and simple and expect to do these things"
 You are no doubt pure and busi- nessike but you're not simple-not q bit of it, said the latest of Sues ad- mirers. And with that sort of. per sonal note he thought it best to go back to his own office and break the news about the new stationery to the girls.
 But Mr. Jacks, we're completely stocked up-you ordered everything from pens to paper clips last month," eXpostulated Miss Smith.
 "Ah, ha," laughed Tom; 'but that was way last month. Anyway, I've de- cided that distinctive stationery in business is a great asset. From now on Jacks, Inc, will revel in the finest that's to be had"
 And Tom Jacks, Inc, certainly did blossom forth in some pretty fine spe- cimens of the stationer's art and print ing. His associates began to suspect that Tom was acquiring temperament and hoped for the best.
 But Tom wasn't acquiring a scrap more temperament than he had ever possessed which wasn't much hut ba