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Show BOSS OF JOHN D. The only person on earth Uiat John D Rockefeller takes orders from is a woman, and that woman Is not Mrs. John D Rockofeller. She Is his secretary. secre-tary. Miss Adam She ls a clear-cut, precise, strong, vigorous womnn. llko Katherlne Harrison, who was H H. Rogers' secretary for main- years Miss Adams looks after all the oil king's correspondence, mnkes all his engagements, and 1b his remembrancer, remem-brancer, so that ho forgets ono of them. She goeB through his mall every morning and picks out tho loiters loi-ters she thinks worth while for him to see Tho rest of them sho ether mentions or elso she answers them without asking his advice, becanso sho knows his wishes so thoroughly. Sometimes Mr Rockofeller, who Is getting to bo quite a mild and tol orant sort of man. Is Inclined to follow fol-low the suggestions of somo of his correspondents or to do as he is requested re-quested by an acquaintance or a friend. Miss Adnm has been with him so long nnd knows him so well and has his confidence so absolutely that she does not hesitate to tako a stand against him If sho does not believe in the wisdom of what Is suggested. Nine times out of ton the man of ?500.000.000 bows to her will. Before getting an Intervlow with Mr. Rockefeller it Js necessarv to get past Miss Adam. She ls the most coldly critical of the guardians of tho great, and a man has to have urgent business Indeed and something of the highest Importance to secure him an audience with the oil king. If there Is one thing above all othors that Miss Adam regards with peculiar antipathy anti-pathy It ls a now;spapor man. New York Press. |