The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-16
small apartment. Virginia finally se- cures another job in atmposphere.
A VISIT FROM HpRR

when l arrived at home l found a ! message from Herb asking me to phone him. I was not liable to get him at once, so I pulled out my two trunks and began to pack. As I put my clothes in my new trunk I realized that was accumu- lating things fast and that made me think of my elephant. Taking him out of his wrappings. I put him on top of the mantel
 He was so funny that notwithstand- ing l was rather worried and preoc- cupied just sat down in front of him and laughed. There he sat on his little hind legs with look of such imbecility that no sane mind could possibly connect him with luck, either good or bad.
 Anyway, Ellie, you have given me good laugh and if that isn't good luck I do not know what is.''
 My telephone bell rang. I went ex- pecting to hear Herbs voice. It was the Service bureau.
 Miss Winston, are you working tomorrow"
 No. But I am to be at Kaisey's day after tomorrow"
 Then will you go out to the World wide. We have one days work for you there"
 What time and in what clothes7'
 sEvening clothes. Made up at 3 o'clock"
 Thank you"
 At this rate" I thought. 'T shall have to be buying some new evening clothes. These will be worn out shortly"
 Again my telephone rang.
 'Virgie, may come upT' It was Herb Richardson.
 "Yes. do." answered, eager to sec friendly face.
 Gee, but this dump looks sad without Ria" he remarked. glancing around. As his eyes spied my trunks, he asked in surprise: Why, where are you going? I thought you were going to stay here"
 "Oh, Herb, couldn't do that"
 Didn't Ria give you the moneyT'
 T couldn't take your money, Her bert it was awfully sweet of you to want to give it to me, but I am go- ing to win out don't you see that l must win out on my own? Oh Her bert. I have already found out how hard 1t is to keep everlastingly at it, and have also found out that there is no easiest way. Today I have just tramped out to the Kalsey studio, gone after my pictures, did little shopping and stopped at the Service bureau and I am tired out"
 Come on and have dinner with me. Virgie. At least you can accept that from the husband of your dearest friend" he said with laugh.
 "Yes, I can accept that jf you won't ask me to dress up."
 You will look lovely if you will wash your face. You have rubbed the red off your lips onto your chin. see you are not used to a lipstick. You mustn't scrub your mouth with your handkerchef. Just pat 1t. pat it."
 Mercy, Herb. you know lot about girls makeup. don't you?"
 You bet I do and I just hate 1t. Do you know that makeup costs me at least four suits of dinner clothes every year. Cold cream and powder mixed in with rouge and iip-stick grease. on the satin lapel of your coat. and even on your waistcoat- because some of the girls are short is not conducive to spotless raiment, especially when the whitening just rolls off of the girls arms all over your sleeves"
 For a moment didn't quite under stand and then I realized that Herb meant that he got all this when dancing.
 Where do you want to go to dim per, Virgie?"
 "Wherever you wish"
 "I think we had better go to the Alex. To be seen with you would be good alibi for me as married man"
 "oh. don't married men ever go put with girls?"
 Hush. hush. you are learning too ia st''
 Herb helped me strap up my trunk, meanwhile telling me what happened at the hospital when Kitty Dalton learned that she might be blind. In her fear and emotion she tore the bandages from her eyes and nearly precipitated the tragedy she sought to avert.
 virginia" added Herb q wish that bungalow would burn down. l never have had anything but bad luck since I bought it"
 I could not resist asking: '1s the bungalow to blame, Herb7"
 Herb looked at me quietly, then placing his hand on my shoulders, said That's just what Ria would say. little girl. Oh. Virginia. I don't