THE HONGRUNTE
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1933.
For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
EVE HAYLESS, retty mistank to BAILE HAHNEM, Riverlang, inganger of Bixby's department store, merrics DICK BAUER stration superintendent. He wants her to ziva up her fils but she refuses. Er dues not want her employers to know the married, so they keep the marringa secret several vassthe. At Corlatea they announce
it. They spend a brief vacallan at the home of Eve' pATERIA
fleck at the office HARYA VLAD, fablen
Kreet Eva nezerday.. Pam knows that MONA
her job.
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a way of flattering men that Eve, the slightest impression. Do that At noon she went to Murtin's,, ha's the handsomest thing!" knew sometimes advanced a woman favour for me, won't you, dear?" opened charge account and or
put out of her mind. The rent
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Eve smiled wanly' and' ran
writer. She wrote half a line and
it into
in the business work more rapidly Eve agreed. She halted after dered the nest of tables sent home. than did hard work, even with such she had invited 20 guests. There She felt very business-like, very of fresh sheet of paper into the type clear-headed, fair-minded men as really was a limit to the number ficient. It worried her, howeverd it out. After three more starts Earle Barnca and Mr. Blaby. the apartment could scat comfort that Martin's credit manager asked ho crumpled the paper and threw
Eve's code forbade trying to takeably.
the name of her husband's employ- ers and of his bank as well as her hadn't a single original thought, the place of an established worker.
the wastebasket. She
Mona obviously had no such
She intended to pay for the who told herself, and it was no use Thursday evening the box of own. Artfat, and AltLENE SMITII, standgracher, scruples. Well, Live decided, it was presents from home awalled Eve tables, a little each week, from her trying to write. She longed to lle ALLEN, Uis e copy writer, delikes her of no use to borrow trouble. So and Dick which they reached the own carnings and she did not see down and relax so she might feel office boy telis five that Mona Bopes to get fair Eve would take no notice of While spending all that time pack-about it.' and is trying to ranse trouble for her. The long as the girl played reasonably apartment. "Guess it was worth why Dick should know anything refreshed for her duties as hostess that evening. And she was becom- her antagonism. To de otherwise Ing them," Dick commented ne he The chepe for the rent and the Ing more worried every moment CHAPTER XV
|would create an unpleasant situated the wedding and Christmas;
tion in the oillco. The Monns of gifts from the excolator. "There's noney for meat and groceries, Evo over the antiques. The office boy's warning, “Don't the world usually married early not a single thing broken!"
was not yet due and there would the afternoon and suggested drop- Dick telephoned in the middle of let Miss Allen get your job; shoʻs¦and marriage probably would elimi He set up the radio and the new be time enough counting on n was still echoingInnte this particular one
to worry about from lamp while Eve tried to decide that after the party. Dick prob- ping in at the Old Mill for dinner in Eve'n ebra when the
buzzer Bixby's, Eve was quite sure the where the other things abould go.ntly would be reasonable about the on their way home. Eve was glad Barnes' other girl would seize upon the She surveyed the new possessione matter after he know the things washing the dishes afterward. her to Mr. Hummoned
she would escape cooking and office. Her heart seemed to skip nrst excuse to quit work. Menn-1 with critical eyes. a beat us she entered the room. winle she was likely to make com-
were bought and saw how much the "Now if we only had that Peun-new purchases improved the apart The advertising manager's greetiplications in a situation which, Eve sylvania water bench," she said.ment. ing was pleasant enough but brief. telt, had quite enough dimeulties to display this colourful china and "I need hardly say," he told her already.
glass and that antique chest of frankly, "that I should have hesi
drawers to fill this wall space this
The day of the party Eve awak tated to recommend you for Miss That evening Mrs. Brooks was room would have real atmosphere.ened feeling tired and with a sense Marshall's place had I known at watching for Eve when she arrived You remember,. Dick! The things of foreboding. the time of your marriage. But home. Mrs. Brooks brought forth I wanted in that little antique shop since you have started the work two gift boxes which had been de-in Tarkinville? And if we're go- you may continue for the present (livered that day.
ing to serve 20 Monday night ought to have that nest of tables we saw at Marth's, ton."
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do.
When they arrived home at a quarter to seven a strange sight greeted them. Stacked up inside chest of drawers and the nest of the hall were the water bench, the tables, topped off by a great bunch of overgreen boughs from Mra. Brooks' trees.
"What's all this?" Dick frowned from the as he pushed the furniture away door and inserted the key.
"Oh, Dick, I meant to tell you-- I sent for those antiques at Tam- kinville You remember how we thought they would just fit into old house." Her heart thumped. the decorative scheme of this lovely
She would have been glad to re- main at her home in order to pre- and we'll see how it goes, How- "Candlesticks from Maryn and
pare for the party. The fact that ever, the situation comes down to a Venetian glass howl from Ar-
she was tired emphasized the irony this; Bixby's will permit no divided j žene!" exclaimed Eve as she lifted She hoped Dick would write out of having to sit for eight hours in interest. We will tolerate no devi- the gifts from their tissue paper a cheque and tell her to send for the office where, as luck would' ation from the standard of excel wrappings. "The darling want antigues but he gave no sign that have it, there was very little to lence which heretofore has marked to have a party for them?" ne told he had heard what she said. With your work."
Dick.
Eve, to decide that she needed and Considering his natural brusque- "We ought to celebrate Now wanted a thing was to decide she store most of
Mona Allen was elsewhere in the ness, Eve folt that Barnes had been: Year's Eve with a watch party," he must have it. Next morning, longer than necessary over a few the day, dallying fairly diplomatic. But he had suggested.
therefore, after Dick had gone to simple errands. Arlene came back! made clear the fact that she was And so next morning Eve invited work she took inventory of the from an unusually long lunch pe- "Yes, I remember," answered still on trial at Bixby's inatend of the girls to her home for a cele-household finances. Two days be- riod with her head topped by stiff Dick. "But nobody said anything being firmly established. The bration on New Year's Eve. With fore Dick had given hor a cheque black waves. least indication of carelessness on a burst of generosity she invited for the rent and another for food ing and her nails very pink.
Her face was glow- about buying them." her part would be sure to be at- Mona Allen also.
expenditures for the coming month. tributed to her marriage. Barnes' "Delighted," drawled Miss Allen. The two cheques would pay for the "All act for the big time!" ahe statement, together with Charles' "I'll bring my boy friend, if you antiques and leave enough for the announced. "I can scarcely wait warning about Monn's designs, I don't mind.”
party refreshments and flowers. until to-night. I went through the showed Eve clearly that there must "Eve," spoke up Arlene impetu- On her way to the office Eve tele-rug department just to have an be no let-down in her work, ously, "won't you ask that Mr. Bliss graphed the money to the antique other look at Mr. Bliss. He didn't Sho realized, too, that she had in the rugs? I've had a crush on dealer and instructed him to send notice me of course. Eve, you were underestimated Mons. The girl him ever since I came to Bixby's on the pieces he had put aside for a perfect darling to invite him to had ability of a sort. And she had, but I haven't had a chance to make her.
your party. Honestly I do think
He was silent as he brought the furniture into the apartment. He was allent as he followed Eve's directions about setting it in place. The ringing of the telephone In- It was Mona Allen. terrupted them and Eve answered,
(To Be Continued)
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