diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/LineSpacingDescriptor.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/LineSpacingDescriptor.java
index 05c1697e6..94c8f0eb1 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/LineSpacingDescriptor.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/usermodel/LineSpacingDescriptor.java
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public final class LineSpacingDescriptor
 
   public LineSpacingDescriptor()
   {
+      //see page 181
+      _dyaLine = 240;
+      _fMultiLinespace = 1;
   }
 
   public LineSpacingDescriptor(byte[] buf, int offset)