Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-08
"IT'S you who aren't ensibIc, !

"IT'S you who aren't ensiblC, ]
L said quite calmly. ,hough ] must
dmit that felt bit trembl. "lf you'll
just stop and think moment YOU Il see
tfat. though | look well this afternoon.
IN really frightfully tired. I've been
out on location up on Cape God with
John Seward. and I'm simply worn
out. By tonight I'll te nothing but
! rag. Fikhorn will lose interest in me.
/ I won't get the job. and you won't g"r
| \ our commission. You might better
! let mo go nov. and make an appoint
mrnt Tor me- with him for tomorrow.
! lie stared AZ me for moment. and
! ! could SEQ that what | had said ap-
! pealed 10 him.
"WelI. l-maybr YOU 'rc right. h'
said slowly. stepping away from th"
! door. "Thut'll hit him right. too-the
! idea thq, you were crazy to look your
| hest when YOU saw rim again; that IL
, get over big. lio came over TO my
/ side, then. and looked down az me 50
steadily that | turned my eyes away.
| you re very clever. my dear. h. said
softly. VERY shr2wd. indocd-and
you'll 60 clear To tho top II You pIny
your cards Welt.
~ don't know what ynu mean by
that. Mr. Gibbs" I answered, not dar-
ing 10 stcn any nearer tho door just set
though could hardly keep from DASH
ing ont Of it and running down th"
stairs to the street. 'l 'vN told You the
truth nm tired. and do need rest {;
You must remember that just getting
this offer has been n very big thing to
me. and I'd lik" q Ch1nc" TO get used in
IT," And ! forced myself to smile up
at him.
'Yo1 arc either the only girI Of YOUR
kind on broadway. or you +" far tcu
clever for me. h" answered. shrrg
cing his shoulders. II don't get You
lust yot-brt will later" And hC
laughed again "WCll. r,n along home
10 YOUR bread and milk and your nap
and III make n dare for YOU for lunch :
con with Fikhorn tomorrow and phone
you whore and when it'll be. some time
hofore noon Hut let nc toll you one
Thing. Young lady, We had gone over
10 the door, and he pausol moment
With his hn0d on the knob. nnd turned
m me. "When you came IN her" this
Dftcruo1n knew W = second thar yOu q
rpt m, Job You have . fresh. dcUy sort
Of look that nr man like EiknOrn-or
Ike mP-can resist. ! dtdn't "NArt'
bot on your being ,ult" SOVIET, s.
wise rs YOU are. hope Wo.r" st,l
friends. Miss l,0hF, ''PN 'INdsH Wv
trv to mix INTO your plans . bit
lie hell out his hand to me then, an,
shook hands with him even thouGi
didn't want TO. But az | went through
tnp quite" Office and down tn" stairs
was puzzled. His wanting :" bo TREND
Win me meant that he didn't dare huv'
me go away angry br"auS" ne n9d tr'"
to tecn mo there. vas nothing bl
y,rI With little experience, looking
f,r lob WHY should he be 40 nnH
Gus 10 stand in with me:
As | .yalSsd ulong toWHrd Flfth nTc
nuc thought q lot about il, An
gradually aS ! put together the va
Fikhorn had acted and the things J.
hoard about him, fclt that had f"4n
the solution
Eikhorn had liked me so we'll tina
Gibbs was afraid to make an enemy q
mo!
That conclusion was rather startling
OF course, I'd probably get big enong
salary SO that Gibbs commission tc
Getting il for me would ho quite large
I knpw that EikhOrn didn't usual
bother with agents, especially for p"o
nlc for big parts and from the bits
HE conversation with Fikhorn that
heard ! knew that It. vas really D
mart that they wanted Inc Tor But
vas sure that there was more to u
than | could see just now.
went 70 tho hotel where LaWron'
and ! usually met, and in the waltlr
room washed my face and brushed II
hair; the day was go warm that
couldn't help feeling sticky. And as,
/ was pinnng on my hat again, "l
4 should come in but Persis
was go glad to see her that for
moment didn't notice how deJcrt
and down at -thc-heel she lookeI' ~
a. she sllrpcd her arm through mil
a md lcd me over to the big deep seat
y davenport in corner Of the roow,
z noticed that she was wearing. y, scr
4 .mit that must have been awfully h
:" and uncomfortable, and that her ia
was very pale and wan looking.
not Z" she said, slumping down amo
the cushions. II don't know what L