Show FIRING MISS WANDLE by GEORGE MUNSON copyright 1915 1913 by W 0 chapman miss wandle might have been thir ty six and slie she had been with rothstein toi for twelve years she started la in as 09 an ordinary stenographer and ll it was solely her ability and industry that got her the post ot of private secretary although ever everyone yonei could see ECO that rothstein Roth stela thought a good deal of 0 her after I 1 came the firm was turned into a corporation rothstein was president owning 4 majority aJo rity 0 of the stock and joe barnes treasurer clifford was secretary bob was general manager things bilings went on all right until old rothstein began to suffer buffer from hear trouble then miss bliss wandle was al tays at his home he was a widower too taking notes for him she bho would como come back and tell clifford and darnes u what hat they were to do it wa was that set their backs up they had anything against miss previously but they like the tha old mans orders coming through her miss wandle was a business woman tn in tho the strict strictest stricter eg sens at first thoi follows fellows fiad adaila tried to gee ay gay with herb her she never encouraged anything of that sort eort she was cold keen calca latin lating business from start to finish without as much room tor for sentiment as you could insert a i fountain pen into kt at least that was the way I 1 sized her up about the cabal against her you know what hat wretched truckling kind of creatures some of us underpaid clerks are we knew that clifford barnes co were laying tor for wandle but because we were were in mortal terror of losing our jobs none of us dared do anything bobring to bring down their displeasure on our heads beads when old rothstein eln was taken with atil one of his bad spells and ordered bordere 4 south for three months the cabal thought it would bo be time to cut loose a and d show miss bliss wandle that she didat amount to anything in particular about the office I 1 would look up from the books and bee tho the three through the open door of sices office smoking and put auti ting their heads together and glanc flanoi ins in miss candles Wand Wan dIes les direction and I 1 know knew something was waa brewing sho she came in at nine thirty and C clifford ifford who nho had the big desk in tho main office called her over to him as soon as she had removed her hat bliss wandle he said in an ugly s voice loud enough to heard all over the office will you ha bi SO BO good ns to look at the tha clock and to tell mo what almo it 16 q it nine Answer answerer i eq MIES wandle quietly though no not t another woman in tho office would baa hava stood tor for that line alno of talk will you remember in future miss wandle said bald clifford cliffora that our office hours begin at nine that is a tho the time I 1 como come down and that Is the time mr and mr names barnes come down were not lm im enough to take an extra halt half hour and I 1 guess you arent miss baiss wandle nodded and went away na as coolly as though it had been she eho N n lo ho w as calling dojk doi ia n jim clifford after that the trio set to work to toree force miss candles Wand les resignation by petty persecutions I 1 guess they thought the tha old man was done dona tor for miss wandle always came down at nine bine after that so they tried other ways they found fault with her work they like ilko her having knowledge of details of tho the business of which they themselves were I 1 ignorant borant no rant it was bob however who hit on the star trick lie he loade her take stenographic notes for old perkins ns tho the head ot of the stock block department everybody expected that she would resign then but it her a particle they kept her at that just long enough to muddle up the business and then they recalled her beer the next idea that came was waa to the creft of 0 joe barnea it was masterly we were making out tho the vacation BC Beaule and miss wandle had put down dawn her bar own name came tor for the two weeks beginning with the first of june it was a little early tor for vacations but still etall people did go away in june dames bames happened to see the list and he called miss wandle over to hia des desk mass wandle lie be said tn in ills his silk lest manner 1 I see you have scheduled your vacation kea tiou to begin on the first or of june k I 1 t mr rothstein understood that I 1 was going to take my vacation da the tha first of june mr darnes barnes and I 1 feet eel that I 1 have his sanction n darnes barnes got red in the fam face alss wandle he said you seem to think you run this office it la is necessary for me to convince you of 0 your you mistake toik will take your vacation when I 1 with V thump c at lf hla his flat fist give you permission or you may draw your salary to date and walk out of this office miss G smiled 1 I shall do neither mr darnes barnes she answered for a moment barnes narn ei was jaa then he be thrust his ugly facco fa co close against the womans comans he be showed his breeding pretty well then perhaps you own this office he be remarked 1 I certainly hope to after the fifth of june replied miss wandle calmly YOU se see e I 1 am going down dewia to florida to be married to mr rothstein andie Is going to give me his bis share shar i e of the stock as a wedding wadding girt |