To him all clearness of expression was shallowness of thought, and brightness was the essence of frivolity.
He soon found another place, for some of the Chicago newspapers still set a premium upon windy dullness.
Among the writers whom Henry decided to retain was Laura Drury.

She wrote book reviews and scraps which were supposed to be of interest to women.

Her room opened into Henry's, and through a door which was never shut he could see her at work.

The brightness and the modesty of her face attracted him.

She could not have been more than twenty years of age.
"Have you been long in newspaper work ?" he asked, when she had come in to submit something to him.
"Only a short time," she answered, and returned at once to her desk.
Henry looked at her as she proceeded with her work.