The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-26

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unsteadily. T.
After he had dictated the FIRST
draft OF "Jobs-Not Bouquets" Jim
fairly dashed out Of the house
knew that he needed to get away
from the pity in my eyes.
While / was at my typewriter
Jim's laundry came. then the Ice
mans bill arrived. and the fruit
man and weekly list Of telsphons
calls appeared IN search Of pay At
about the same time. After our
bills were settled. there remained
in my purse I'VE cents-and fifteen
dollars Of the thirty Jim had EiveR
me! Mr.. Haldane was all enthusi-
asm about the story-I spent a hap
BY hour at the office Then. rather
than break . ave dollar bill for
car fare. I walked home, even
though the afternoon was sultry.
Just as arrived at our floor I
taxi drove up and Jim got out 4
taxi I stood In stunned silencs
while he paid the man. and stunned
I remained as he whirled me up to
our apartment. propelled me into It.
and then enveIoped me in a boyish
bear hug.
Jim was exuberantly happy. He
had come across q want adv. that
seemed to point right to him
Snedden & Company advertised for,
a man with good connections and
able TO handle gilt-edged mining
stocks. -
81 knew I was the man. You'll
see. Anne. cant call on my per-
sonal friends begging for a job
I'm not going about whining for
favors. But 1 can go to my friends
when have a chance to do them -
favor. The fellows / have played,
round with are just the customers
for the Snedden stocks Well. L
got the job-therefore the taxi.
Now we go to the vanclair roof in,
another taxi!"
didn't protest Our luck seemed
to have turned. and I was warm
and tired and ready to have a lit,
tie more GOODNESS and rest than our
kitchenette offered
Out came the lavender orEandy
and my leghorn hat with the band
OF amethyst velvet and nodding
pink roses. must look NY very
sweetest-Jim's "lilac EirP'-to
celebrate his success.
We were late in arriving at the
Vanclai5 roof and might have been
turned away without a table; but
a friendly voice hailed US over the
shoulder OF the Struggling. indif- :
ferent captain. and 10 another mo-
ment Dicky Royce was leading us
to a table where sat Sally and the
dreadful. old painted shrew Of
the Walgrave-Mrs. Warden. who
turned out to be SaIly's mother.
For a minute or two I forgot TO be
annoyed by her presence->>B But Mrs.
Warden managed to alter that d.
rectly. by dint of a few of her
barbed words:
well. Jimmie. % you and the
little wife actually do travel to-
gether now and theni Generally
when 7 see her you're negiectings
ing his friendship-for you
She waved a playful finger at
Jim; but looking at his strained
face I wondered II my boy was not
about~to say something merciless
and cruel to the % vixen. She was
saved. for just then a waltz struck
up and Dicky sweep. her out to the
dance floor. A strange man sp-
peared somewhere and claimed
Sally. And the next moment the
waiter came to take our order; 50
before my hour of reckoning
bounced upon me had a little time
to gain some vestige of self-eon-
troI.
Jin's voice was portentously
quiet, when at last ne turned to me-.
ANNE. d,sr. it's rios; unfortunate
that you've put yourself into a Pc
can--insirl ate thirg< about you"
"But. Jimmie. boy. Tom Mason
arrived only, last night how real
his friendship is" I cried. "You
aren't gong to forget Il again. are
you, because that dreadful old
creature claws at me like the cat
she isr'
mo. dear. But don't want her
to-hsve anything to dig her claws
into. You'll be careful. won't you,
Anne?" Jim's voice had a stern
dignity that frightened me. yet
made me love him more than ever.
Careful, I meant to be careful
all the while-that is. didn't
mean to do anything that wasn't
entirely loyal. Now. want to tell
you about the blue and green
And at that moment the dancers
came back.
why so unhappy. Mrs. Harrison:
Bored by friend husband alreadyE
sneered Mrs. Warden.
Jim stole a quick glance at my
face and answered in my stead:
'Anne actually Is unhappy Mrs,
Warden. I've resigned from the
army-and she's sharing my disap-
pointment because I'm not physt-
cally fit to serve"
There were CALCULATIONS; qucs-
tions as to what he was going to
do. sugEestions-and finally out Of
the hurry burIy of noise came Jim'S
triumphant announcement that ~
had already secured empIoyment-
that he vas going to work for Sned-
den & CO.
"oh-t the Sucdden bunch:' said
Dirky.
His voice arrested my attention.
Was he merely indiffereut--ths
shadowy imitation Of a friend-or
was th~re really some reason why
Jiu's connection with the firm
didn't appeal TO him:
tn ne C0nflauedl