The Washington times., 1937-06-21

THE CALIFORNIA
PEACE AND PURITY LEAGUE.
This" she murmured, lis job
just made for me, hope.I hope-1
hope" Although she had ex-
pressed it a bit flippantly, it was
very much like a little prayer.
William Diggs, the young man
who tended the tiny switchboard,
officiated as office boy de luxe
and served as mailing clerk, had
opened his mouth, preparatory to
moistening a postage stamp, when
the vision of loneliness stepped
into the outer office. William saw
her and he stood immobile for a
moment, mouth still open, his
squirrel teeth" glistening like
piano keys. The girl approached.
William managed to get his
mouth closed and to gulf a couple
times.
Eyes, miss" he managed to say.
II came about the position you
advertised"
"Oh!"
William said it as though he
couldn't believe that such a beau
tiful girl could ever want to work.
Has the position been taken?"
Emo, Miss. You will have
to see Mr.. Pipp."
The girl wanted to say, Pip
Pip-hop to it," Instead, she said
quite meekly, IF you please"
Just a minute"
William disappeared through a
door back of his desk that opened
to the general office. He stepped
to the ever open door of Manager
Pipp's office-kept open to enable
him to see that none Of the en-
ployeS was loafing.
Young lady outside for that
Job, Mr.. Pipp," William an.
nounced.
Mr.. Pipp sighed heavily. Does
she look Intelligent" he asked.
Intelligent? Say, she looks
wonderful! She's got everything!"
Mr.. Pipp frowned. II know
the sort who put in one hour at
the typewriter and the rest Of the
day at pocket mirror and compact.
Oh well, I'll see her"
William uShered the girl in to
Mr.. Pipp who gave her one glance
and decided that William certainly
knew pretty girl when he saw
one. He said, "Close the door," to
William and "Sit down, please"
to the girl.
This position calls for a woman
of experience" Mr.. Pipp informed
her.
II am experienced in general
secretarial work, including stenog-
raphy and filing"
Mr.. Pipp was more convinced
than ever that this sort of girl
would think more of keeping pref
tied up than of getting out cor
respondence.
"You are rather young" he OBJ
served, what is your name?"
"Margery Morrison"
Mr.. Pipp managed to smile.
"Quite alliterative. Er-by that, I
mean"
Yes, sir. I know what it
means"
Where did you last work and
why did you leave?"
"At the Kendall Agency. I left
because we couldn't agree as to
my duties"
"Ah! Then you have well-de-
fined ideas as to just what you
should do. I am afraid"
Il couldn't agree to mix cock.
tail parties and dancing and night
club revelry with Mr.. Kendall,
along with my secretarial work"
"Oh. Well, am sorry, Miss Nor.
rison. but we-uh-we had in
mind"
Margery Morrison never learned
what Mr.. Pipp had in mind, as
the office door opened at this
point and a tall, dignified appear
ing man, in his fifties, stepped in.
Il beg your pardon, Pipp," he
said when he saw Margery. And
when he saw her he took another
look.
Quite all right, Mr.. Mason"
Pipp said, standing UP at once,
his voice and manner denoting
marked Difference to the intruder,
"thiS young lady called about the
position, but I was about to ex.
plain that we-er- had in mind
an older and more experienced
woman"
Mr.. Horace Mason, president Of
the California Peace and Purity
League, looked at Margery again.
Nonsense, Pipp," Mason said,
ut is a matter of ability, mental
bllity, not-er-phySical ma
turity." He gave Margery a smile.
my secretary is leaving at the
end Of the week. Suppose you
come in tomorrow and let her &C.
quaint you with the duties of the
position"
Eyes, sir. What -"
Horace Mason was ahead of her
there. He told her what the salary
would be. It was rather better
than Margery had hoped to secure.
Her smile Of delight was not lost
on Mr.. Mason.
Tomorrow, at 9, then, Miss
Morrison" Mason said. after he
had held a brief talk with her.
AS Margery came into the outer
office, william Diggs dropped a
volume of THE History of Peace"
that he was wrapping and fairly