Evening star., 1922-05-21


3IT WAS ALICE WHO FELL IN
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of her slim sand colored shoulder. the
three-quarter back of her little violet
hat. She was talking to Carlyle, on
her other side. Ledder leaned across
and tapped Carlyle on the shoulder.
Now, look hero, son." he observed
with jovial insolence, you just pay
attention to your soup like a good
little man. I'm going to talk to Miss
Meade"
Ledder, as a big advertiser. was in
a position to speak this way to
CARLYLE, and he knew it. But he had
reckoned without Susan. -
"oh, no. you're 'not."sshe said good
naturediy, mot till Mr.. Carlyle and
I have finished or this burning sub
ject." She glanced down at the
steaming cup before Ledder. Tcu
have some soup Of your own," she re-
minded him. .---. - --.-a.--
By the time Susan Alice turned back
to Ledder their relationship had been
definitely established. He was the
ono who was being favored: so long
as he Interested her and amused her
he would be permitted to talk to her.
After that-pouff! And partly because
Susan was young and pretty, but even
more because the situation was so
piquantly unusual, Ledder accepted
It, even felt actually hattered when
Susan allowed him to drive her back
to the Maple Leaf plant in his low
slung, foreign-built roadster. He ask
ed with what was really humility for
Frederick Ledder:
"And when do sec you again?"
"At the next Advertising Club
luncheon. II you go. Mr.. Carlyle has
asked me-"
GOOD heavens, that's three months
away"
"rhree months, said Susan, "is q
very short time when you're busy"
"But want to see you again long
before that Why can't you have din
ner with me some night this week
anywhere you say-and then go to q
theater%
Susan shook her lread. 1--WE. made
it a fat rule" she said, never to mix
up business and social life"
"oh. come now. That rule In as
out-of date as hoopskirts."
Maybe" said Susan crisplY but
it's my rule. just the same"
But after moment she turned with
the friendliest smile in the world.
You know yourself 1t wouldn't do.
I'm working for rival concern OF
yours. You can see how 1t would look
II I were to be seen about with the
advertising manager OF the Wiley
leo Cream Company"
This fioored him for a moment only.
..But you said -triumphantly -
chat you never mixed business and
social life. Now you're refusing q
purely social invitation on purely
business grounds
Susan smiled. j,
you're too clever for me TO argue
with, Mr., Ledder,"s she said frankly.
"But / know what ] must and mustn't
do. Thank you for askipg me-but
/ i can't 60. Susan held out . friend-
" hand. ut was nice OF. you to bring
me back. Good-bye.''.
And with a. smiling nod she disap.
kpeared into the red brick building.
/ u X ~, ~
= BpDER saw, Susan on the street
~ the next Saturday afternoon. He
caught glimpse Of a tiny violet-cov-
sred hat and followed It for two
blocks for the reward of q pleasant
| impersonal smile and nod. It was two
weeks before he saw her again. for
Just q moment in a !. theAter lobby.
But these scattered meetings were
enough to keep her In his mind. Be-
sides, the preliminary advertising Of
Maple Leaf leo cream was creating
considerable. interest In the Wiley of
nces s-quite enough. in fact, to have
worried the president Of the Mapie
Leaf company had he known Of II. ~
A for Susan. she did not think OF
Lsddsr at all. Dcnaid6cn came back
| late every afternoon with new ordsss,
and three days before this dry Maple
Leaf was to be placed on the maflest
| the climax came. II was nezf1y cios-
| ing 'tims when nonaidjen hurried in.
"Iuse dropp by to ten YOU i've
LANDED the Du Pro Catersrsa he said.
root 'em signed today. say, Jenkins
viii tear his hair when h0 haArs II.
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