The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-13
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SUSAN CAREY, 10 and very
pretty. In learning stenography at
Chicago business school. Here
she meets ROBERT DUNBAR, son
Of a millionaire. who IL studying
shorthand because Of . within Of
TO lunch and she likes Kim. BEN
LAMPMAN, a dark. Intense youth
Susan has met once at . party.
takes her to 4 motion picture.
On the way home they quarrel.
again. TSe cir, n makes 90 s see ho nm
with AUNT JESSIE, middle.aged
and .q.ry strict.
NOV co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER v
THE weeks wore on and soon It
l. was June. A suddenly hot
and breathless summer brooded
over the city. The lake burned
under summer sun and girls be-
gan to wear their thinnest frocks
and shadiest hats even in the
downtown district.
To Susan, young and radiantly
healthy, 1t was a pleasant enough
time. She looked her best in the
summer heat, her hair curled in
little ringiets around her delicate
ly flushed face. She had a new
sweater suit of blue knitted stuff
and felt very much the young
business woman wearing 1t.
Still there seemed no chance of
her securing job. Calls came
In. dribbled into the Office, where
a superior young woman in white
linen received them and passed
them along to the super stenog-
raphers Of Mr.. Claude Blocks up
per class. Susan waited in vain
to be called. At last there ar
rived day when Mr.. Block him
self stood in the doorway and
beckoned to her.
"You-Miss Carey. will you
come here. please?"
Trembling with pleasurable ex-
element. she complied. Mr.. Block
fingered a penciled slip on his
desk. With deep-set black eyes he
looked her over. head to foot. and
seemed to find the results salts
factory.
He said, We've a call for a
secretary at the Melo Iron Manu-
featuring Company. West Lake
street. Go up there and do your
darndest."
Susan accepted the slip from
his fingers. He raped out, after
her. as she turned to leave, RE
member all I've been telling you
these months. Chin up, walk like
q soldier, smile!"
Susan gave very feeble imita-
ton of the military manner as she
took leave Of the school martinez
but her knees were shaking under
her. She was not sure the auto.
cratic Mr.. Block OF the SUPER
super business methods would ap-
prove Of her Just then so she did
not wait to find out.
Jostling through the State
street crowds, through hordes OF
women shoppers on the trail OF
juicy bargains. the girl felt sud-
denly uplifted. Mr.. Blocks lee
lures, listened to so YEARLY for SO
many days. were jumbled together
in her brain in q muddled fashion.
One thing was certain. she must
not seem timid. She must appear
sure Of herself 1t al costs.
The facade Of the building hous-
Ing the Melo company was any
thing but appealing. Huddled
under the elevated tracks. smoke
stained and weather worn, It
seemed to the Job seeker to have
. slightly sinister air. Susan con-
suited the slip again. Yes, It waa
the right number. Mentally grid.
Ing herself for battle, she swung
the heavy. dirty glass door inward.
A RED.HEADED ONCE boy,
- chewing gum, sat behind an
ancient partition near the door.
Behind him doomed stoves Of all
sizes and quality. Susan shud.
dered. After the heat Of the street
the place had fetid GOODNESS that
reminded her Of an unused cellar.