" "He smacks her bottom, as if she were a little girl." "He smacks her bottom, as if she were a little girl. Isn't that right, Carola?" "Oh yes," replied the young woman, laughing. "I've been through it often enough to appreciate your famous system." "Well, young lady. Do you think you'd be able to stand your employer's hidings?" "I... I... I don't know, sir," Penny stammered out. "I'll try," she said with a shy smile. `I'll not turn down a good job for that,' she thought. She'd had enough when she was a kid, and it couldn't be too bad from a nice looking fellow like her new boss. "I'm so pleased you've accepted," said Carola, putting her arm around the child's shoulder, and kissing her on the forehead. "Now you'll share the hidings that I had to take by myself before. You'll soon see, dear. We'll be real friends. I like you very much, you know. You're very pretty, isn't she, Victor?" "It's true. The young lady is pretty, and I, too, like her very much. We shall get on well together. Chapter 2 The next day, Penny settled into her room, which was right next to that of her new friends. They had been so kind that she considered them more as friends than employers. The first few days went well. Carola taught her to type and explained the work to her. But Penny couldn't help noticing that Carola was becoming more and more affectionate. She was no longer the lawyer's wife speaking to a secretary, but a gentle woman, spoiling her little friend. Penny was at first embarrassed, and then amused. Finally, however her tender little heart, already attracted by the tall brunette, reached out to meet Carola's advances. She understood perfectly. At school she'd had a great friend, a girl who had been in love with Penny's body and covered it with caresses, daring or not, depending on the place. Carola, noticing that her advances were no longer rebuffed, grew bolder. One day, as Penny was putting away the clothes she had just ironed, the women entered her room. "Are you happy her, dear?" she asked. "Oh yes, Carola. You and Mr. Jennings are so kind. I don't know how to show you how happy I am." "But that's not difficult," replied Carola her voice suddenly hoarse. |