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After three years of blissfully happy marriage, Vau and Linta Sanford have their first serious quarrel. Van, a magazine pul
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HAVANA EPISODE
CHAPTER NINE
1930.
S WIFE Versus SECRETARY
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The
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The hut, tropical evening found FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL to be obtained on application. him with Whitey, and again they were both on the borderline of cof- lapse. The two typists were leaving and bowing their goodbyes from the door.
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come until Tuesday:" Wonder what's the through yet.
De- never did that maller?. He fore
Ellen tossed her head impatient- by. "Now stop worrying. He'll call You know, he wouldn't disappoint and her so sweet mid all, Now hurry up."
"All right, all right. But just the same"..
Finney cast a pitying and shook glance
his upward The great white airliner swooped hend.
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Can we get a contract like that ready to put on Underwood's desk by to-morrow night?"
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And fifteen minutes to spare," she murmured.
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"I think so. I just type some of there sheets now."
tr shook his head. "Better get
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She plopped into a chair, let her gaze slide over Van for a second, then began talking as if from
"I'm vast 期
illstance, not tied any more. I was tired a four or five hours
some rest yourself. Why can't they while back, but now I don't think I'm
do it?" He gestured toward the ago
In the Havour Bilimore Lobby, living room where two stenographers ever going to sleep again Whitey waited while Von proached the desk clerk and asked for her reservation.
ap-were typing away at top speed.
"Yes, Mr. Sanford." The clerk handed Whitey's room key to the waiting bellboy.
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He nodded. yeah. Smart girl."
"You know what you need, young "You better go 10 my ro,"
factly, "A good stiff drink."
Hanson House, hung idly over the abiЯuggested, "You'll never be faily?" Van broke in
murmur.
mutter-of-
"thing you've got something there!" She put her hands behind her and stretched, arching her body from head to toes. Then she stood up and walked to the door. "Lots of luck, V. S."
Thanks,
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Whiley. For
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pounding in there. I'll snatch some "Hello. Tom." Van said casually, est in here, when I'm through." Tom Hushed large white teeth, He took her key from the dresser over which a small dapper mous-and walked heavily to the door. tactic bistled. "I never expreted ""Good night,” He shrugged with La see
covering a convention (out
menn. good agon, Van."
"Well, I am." Von returned short-
Tast with strain, they did not ex- ly. He felt that this needed ampli- change smiles. "Sleep tight." fication, "Business is where you Th: door closed after him.
There was an odd, electrical pause can find it these days." He noticed The Convention Hall was crowd-| Tom's Klance at Whitey. "Missed to overflowing. Delegates from as their eyes met and held. Then she ft, the door closing softly after her. Wilson, may-1 present Ton-Axle every publishing house in the coun-
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telephone Linda. Will he be able to The volee went on. "I have always explain his lapse away? How will Whitey, smiled, but inwardly she considered my profession of advertise fare in his business deal with writhed. "How do you do!" She ing, a contribution to American civili.
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