The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-03

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 'It's probably an unhappy lov, affair."" Miss Jardine though shrewdly, that's thrown her ava, off balance - and she's naturally conceited and too inexperienced t( know how to use it to her advan, tage. But she's so darned smart We'll" Reproof wouldn't work She knew that. So she asked Jane to dinner.
 Jane went resluctantly, but once there Miss Jardine's small apart. ment impressed her. It was high with a slanting view of the Hudson from the two front windows. There was silvery grasscloth on the walls an etching or two, a Japanese print. The furnishings were good pieces of mahogany and walnut gleaned at auction sales. To con- firm the responsibility there was also Mrs Cummings who shared the apartment with Miss Jardine and was older, plainer and not SC well dressed as Miss Jardine.
 Mrs Cummings went out to a concert immediately after dinner
 Anne's quite mad about Bach, T said Miss Jardine, and then she settled down to her real purpose of drawing out Jane over coffee and cigarets in the living room. The conversation had been hard going so far. Jane had looked at everything attentively but said lit tie and Miss Jardine wondered what was going on in her head and what would be the best ap- proach to the advice she had meant to give.
 While she was hesitating Jane spoke "How much you you pay for this apartment" she asked.
 It was so blunt and unexpected that Miss Jardine was startled into the equally blunt reply, Seventy five dollars"
 "Of course there are two of you, which makes it $37.50 apiece. No, l couldn't afford it alone" went on Jane. And I won't have any, body live with me. But maybe can find something cheaper"
 "You'd have to have an older woman with you" protested Miss Jardine. "No one will rent you an apartment alone, a young girl like you - not in a house where you would want to live"
 "Ot, think I can find some- thing. can take care of myself. l oame here to be alone"
 "But that isn't normal for a pretty young girl like you. I've been wanting to ask you just what you intend to do when you've fin- ished our course"
 Since they were talking about her Jane was interested. 1T haven't decided on anything in particular Nbut want to do something where ! needn't wait years and years to be successful"
 That rather narrows the field, '" remarked Miss Jardine dryly. q don't believe, to be frank with you, that you'd take to work in a pub fishing house, at least not in the editorial end. I feel that if we could get you in as secretary to some important man, an executive h some specialized field, you might be invaluable"
 She saw her way now and head cd for the point. "Of course that 9ort of job needs a certain person. aiity, discreet, gracious, very tact ful, capable of handling the people N"eA1 "9As " oS oS JOoA S1AlCL lIld he doesn't want to see but doesn't want to antagonize. Then there's the need of fiattering him without letting him know 1t and taking all his little personal worries off him."
 T don't want to see that sort of secretary. want to be part of the business, not a nurse," said Jane.
 That's the only sort of secre- tary a really big man needs, some one to take care of the details of his life which he hasn't time for. He wants another pair of hands and . brain that will be as near as it's humanly possible an exten- sion of his own hands and brain. It would rest with you as to how far you could learn his business, but don't you see how very valu- able you could make yourself? And don't think it's easy. It's very, very hard and 1t takes an enormous lot of ability. But you could do
 Jane was nibbling the bait. 'What makes you think SOP" she asked, pleased.
 Miss Jardine now proceeded with q speech she had made to many other girls. My dear child, I have endless young women coming to my school. I can always pick the exceptional, the individual girl with possibilities of leadership from the very first interview. I can see you clearlyq as the second in command to . powrful man with far-reach- ing interests, making yourself in- dispensable, gaining experience which you can use, later if you take on ventures of your own."
 The talk went on with satisfac- ton to both women. And when Jane left Miss Jardine's she had absorbed the lesson Miss Jardine had planned to give her and chart- ed her aspirations in a grandiose but perfectly clear line. As soon as her course was completed she