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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—JULY 12, 1925. THE TRUSTY STENOG BY W. E. HILL. Copyright, 1925, Chicago Tribune. Monday a.m. again, and it's a painful one around the neck and arms for Jessie, the queen of dictation. Jessie managed a whole Summer’s sunburn Sunday afternoon at the beach, and it hurts. Twelve-thirty noon in the realtor’s office, showing Edna, the heautiful stenog, about to refresh the inner woman with a napoleon, a raspberry fruit whip and a frosted chocolate at a nearby cafeteria. The high light of the office is Dotsie, the jazzy stenog. Dotsie never walks to the water cooler; she jiggles toward it with much snapping of fingers, all the while humming the soft strains of the “Red-Hot Evil-Minded Mamma blu-hu-hu-hues.” The stenog who commutes all ready to board the 8:10 to the city. She has her rubbers in a bundle under her arm—just to appease an anxious mother. The Saturday morning stenog all fixed up for Saturday afternoon in the latest hint from Paris. Meet Graycie, the henna blond, who, though none too speedy at dictation, certainly does dress up the office landscape. Graycie is always being asked if she got those letters off, and, of Col;i'se, Graycie hadn't, because, you. see, Graycie is one of those girls who doesn’t retain very § well. . This is Miss Werck, the stenog with the head for details. In- valuable to the firm. Fourteen years with the same company, Miss Werck knows just the best way to approach the powers that be when some one wants a raise. Every girl in the of- fice has, at one time or another, tried do- ing - Miss Werck's hair a new way, but it's no use. Miss Werck won't change it. . P 4 This, boys, is Lillian, the timid, shrinking s‘tenog. She dtaesn'( 4 i i § ¥ B 2 L - look it, but she is. Bossés never realize her frail nature, and put afudgs}:eaagcm rflm'@ :‘u ::r;hre\e;{p;;:“fi: g - St g % more work on her than they should. It’s terrible what some gu;ls shouts at me like that!”" The belligerent : - A - ; have to stand for. Lillian can be found several t.mes during the 3 “He' . g am, and as many times dur.ng the p.m., out by the freight ele- f]‘,::-osg :\sh;):‘ ,',',’“;‘“;fif,‘hg Iz{e s,: b:lgdb‘:r?i vator, unburdening herself to her friend Blanche, from the mailing hat's wi s, or 2 cents el 5 X g 3 P~ ; . . ) 1 can ey “I don't believe I've seen that guy for 30 years or more. Knew me right off the bat. But I'd never have recognized e o et L g e him. Of course, my hair is thinner on top, but aside from that—" Why, O why, is it that a business man gets = 2 y ) > £ 2 illi 2 if A i much lei)t(tl;:nss:r'\;pai:: talkative around 4:30 p.m.? There is work to finish, and the stenog wanted to leave early to do a csxafy§o]l-;I!""“s’;n::a&‘ife‘:hfilanc‘}::.u shouldn't let ‘im expec’ so N\ s e