The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-15
XXIII-Eve's Wiles

When Mary Drew and Dick Calardln had driven from the club in some one elses car they didn't realize that the aforesaid car was the property of one Julian Vandaveer!
 True, Vandaveer had tried to stop them had dashed out to the pavement's edge and gesticulated madly after the retreat ing vehiclel
 But Mary Drew alone had seen his action And Mary was in much too bliss. full condition to give proper weight to lis behavior.
 The car had journey quite mile be- fore she'd even mentioned the affair to Dick Calardin. And he had dismissed it summarily with the comment:
 "Confound the fellows impudencer'
 Neither occupant had realized that they were running off with the pet property of Julian Vandaveerl
 That angry man had hastened instant ly to the proprietor of the place. It then transpired that another car of similar design had been summoned from a neigh boring garage. and was even now await ing the good pleasure of Dick Calardin.
 Been a mistake, sir!' the chauf- feur of the second vehicle had said, touching his cap respectfully to Julian yandayeer We know MT. Calardin well at our garage. Pays up regular. he does. You needn't worry. He's a mighty careful driver, too; knows how to treat a car. Your machinel be quite safe with him.
 Vandaveer had growlingly replied:
 How the dickens am l to get home, anad the lady who is with me"'
 "Tn wait for you, with pleasure, sir" the chauffeur had replied. The evening wouldn't be entirely fruitless, after all.
 So Vandaveer, still ruffled, had re- turned to the merry mob inside.
 Eve was now giving an exhibition dance. And gradually, as Vandaveer watched the girl, his i'll mood dissi- pated.
 From business point of view it would be worth while to exploit her. Girls like Eve Rochester didn't grow on every bush. She had style-and looks--and sharp tongue--and. bet ter still-colossal nerve" Her last named quality was naturally what counted most.
 He-Julian vandaveer-had lots of it himself He had always found it a tremendous asset. Women too fre- quently showed the white feather He hadn't time for silly, hysterical women.
 But this girl Rochester was surely different
 Her 'vamp"-1ike qualities, too, were just precisely what he needed in his career of professional crook" Eve as his partner certainly would prove a draw"
 She had breeding, too--but not too much to queer his game. He liked her insolent ways. He could understand that sort of thing. Rudeness was com prehensibie kept undesirables in their proper place.
 She was in need of money-like him. self. She had very frankly told him so. She had taken on a night club secretaryship"-at some trifling sum. Why, it was quite absurdl
 Eve--with her looks and insolence and ''nerve"---could, if he helped her, rake in thousands. New York was full of credulous, wealthy idiots. whom Eve could wheedle and cajole.
 Just watch her now, her exhibition dance concluded. The girl was liter ally surrounded by mob of men. Rich. eligible men they seemed to be- fat, prosperous, bald. of middle age. Eve wasn't the type to be romantic.
 She'd easily lure the flies into her skilfully woven web. All that she needed for a fit Career" was guidance.