1. Bertie was proud of his new title Vice President in charge of Special Tasks.
2. Bertie had several people working for him a private secretary an administrative assistant and a research aide.
3. Bertie avoided making appointments at inconvenient hours before 10:00 AM or after 2:00 PM.
4. Bertie developed some new pastimes golfing working out in the gym and going to afternoon ball games.
5. His administrative assistant Babette Buxton figured him out within a week he never did any work so he never got blamed for anything.
6. Babette followed her boss's example when he left for the day she disappeared.
7. Bertie's secretary Miss Paxton had to do the work of three her own Babette's and Bertie's.
8. That was Abigail Paxton's preferred title Miss Paxton.
9. In Bertie's absence Miss Paxton ran the office made executive decisions and gave herself a nice raise.
10. Miss Paxton had the thing she really craved power.