The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-05-31

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Mona met Miss Wells, secretary
% the president, in the rest room
ard the older woman asked about
the letters in The superior manner
which had proved a strain TO the
stenographer more than once.
"No, they're not done. Mona said
CurtIy, 1T seems much might be
saved with nlimeograph. "
Hiss Wells, being especially OPP
posed 10 girls Of striking, gypsy-llke
beauty, smiled coldly.
The personal touch, Miss Cam
.pag-ni, is"
''The name is pronounced Cam
Danny, Miss Wells" Mona said tart
~ for the supercilious manner had
penetrated.
Certainly" the secretary agreed
coolly, I'VE should appreciate your
having the letters done by the end
Ct the week"
Mona looked at her quickly, dark
eyes flashing.
Two days." she exclaimed,
There are over 200 to 60 What's
the rush? The damn things are only
Germ letters!'
The eyebrows of the other woman
went up.
Those" she said stifiy, care
sales letters of the Duncan corpora
tion and ot--damn things, Miss
Campaign"
"All right. I can't have them out
Saturday without help. Let me have
Miss Murphy
Miss Murphy is assisting me"
1he other said augustly, opening the
Gcor, then looked back, IN take
care of the signatures. Leave them
on my desk-Saturday."
Mona viciously described Miss
Wells to the blank door but she real
:zed it was Miss Wells whom she
must please, despite the personnel
department. reporting her as emil
;nentIy~ Efficient"
az shouldn't have spoken that
way" she thought at her lonely
lunch as she dabbed at salad,
'"she'l have me canned if l don't
get those letters done. She'll have
me canned, anyway. l can see 1t
IN her"
us the salad unsatisfactory"
voice asked conCernedly.
mo. no. Not at all, =" Mona an
Swered hastily.
The waitress left her alone but,
her attention having been diverted,
she raised her gaze and saw man
across the room looking at her in
tently. She assigned him the CLASH
fcation of an out-of-tOwn buyer and
promptly forgot him.
Then she was thinking Of the job
again and how much 1t meant If
she was let out.
Excuse me-" said a voice and
she looked up at the man who had
been watching her, "can you take
Gictation?"
"Stenographic dictation," she said
sharply.
He smiled and she felt that he
was genuinely good looking as well
as genuinely amused.
That's what / meant. l noticed
your fingers tapping. You're used
to typewriter
She looked quickly at the fingers
which had been automatically
pounding out form letters on the
table top.
''All right she agreed, "but I
have only a few minutes.
Thanks" he said gratefully and
drew a sheaf of papers from his
pocket, I've my own secretary but
well, at times she gets on my
nerves. OF course, l shall pay suit
ably"
Thank you" Mona smiled wari-
~. Lets get on with the dicta-
ton. Where do l TRANSCRIBED"
My office He dictated three let
tiers so rapidly that efficient Stenog-
rapher though she was. she found
difficulty following. They related to
ambiguous subjects; loans. financ-
ing. control and management Then:
Dickson Commercial DiStribu-
tors. Spokane. Yours of the twenty
third instant We. of the Duncan
corporation"
The words were suddenly flowing
in a jargon. She stopped writing,
threw the pencil on the table
Say, Mister" she snapped,
"what is this? A gag?"
She abruptly caught up hat and
coat, left him and went directly to
that Office marked private. behind
the glazed door of which Miss Wells
was tapping out impeccable mes
sageS to a select public.
Miss Wells she said acidly,
confronting the woman, have you
a sense of humor?"
Are you forgetting YOURSELF"
the other asked Coldly.
mo. Did you send that guy after
me to dictate letters in a restaurant
and sit there telling me to write
down"
Miss Campagni," Miss Wells said
aloohy, Il should not send anyone
to you for dictation. Return to Your
work, please. An explanation of
this
She fell silent as the door opened.
Mona .urned and looked with star