New Britain herald., 1926-01-20

1 Barbara turned.
 1 Are you very busy today? Miss Eurnivau hasn't shown up yet and we're almost sWamped. Could you
 run off some Back Stage Rrcyties'
 for her column before you start out ] to get that Tcllggen interview" | Barbara walked toward him. "Nll
 manage it somehow, Mir, Miller. Have you any idea what's delaying
 Miss l'urnivall%' She pecred into
 the room. lt looked just a5 when
 she had left the night before. Tn"
 top of Miss Furniyall's desk was
 clcarcd and tho hatracll was bare,
 "Not the slightest" said Miller removing his big cigar. "Dcuced in ,conTcuio time for hcr to play of
 on Us. with the anniversary number
 going 10 press in two days. Her
 telephone doesn't answer"
 "Shc must he sick" interpos"A
 Barbara. ".'hc went home early yes terday."
 "Oh. yes. I know she'd be here if possible. Betsy is the soul of re- liability. lord, I guess she has ., right to hn sick. after these 20 years
 of work. Betsy isn't the sort who
 ought 10 bo working for her living,
 anyway. She's not hard enough 10
 hit bac,. at the world when it tries
 10 I>nocl NNr do" n. She ought to
 he knitting Lcsidc some mans fire
 eide"
 Barbara sniffcd. And working
 ;ardcr for room and board than she
 works for the salary you pay her
 ! don't know that she would be any
 Letter off, depending on some man If a woman must he a purse slave
 10 anybody I think she's better Dc
 a slave to an employer than to q
 husband. You con change an em iplovcr if he gets disa grceable." Miller laughed. "Calm down. Mis; , Hawlcy. calm down. Nobody Is Try , in~ 10 urge you into natrimony. was just speaking of Miss Furni l vail"
 Barbara laughed, too. "On tha . topic I suppose I'm not responsible
 I've heard mon pity unmarried wo
 men so often that I can hardly holt
 my peace any longer. I'll run ovel to Miss Furnivall's home this after noon and sec how she Is" Good idea" said Miller. Just before noon the office bo, entered Barbara's room. "Queer looking dame outside wants to SC, you, Miss Hawley Says her name i , Olive Oil or something like that" Barbara smiled. Show her in"
 The woman who entered mo ] ment later was slim and graceful Her skin was dark. and q rich col ] or burned in her checks. She wor l a coat of some strange, embroidcr cd fabric in many colors.
 | "T am Daisy Olivero," she an = nounced. Since I couldn't see yo n the other day, I've come to aton 0 for it. I'll give you the interviey s now. if you like"
 r "Yea. indeed, though 1t will hay = to go in the next number now. It = too late for the current number. Bu
 first tell me whether the samova c arrived safely. I've been anxicu e about it."
 7, Miss Olivero smiled languidl! - "Ycs, it came. And I was glad { 1T see it, too. I rather thought m il little pet was gone for keeps tha 2 time. Maria had host of origin; s little stunts like that. But this wa D the most serious she ever played 0 d me"
 at "I diln't understand that she ha s actually taken 1t without tellir n you" said Barbara. "I suppose ,t she had explained about 1t ar is meant to take it back to you in ,r few days. But 1t seems she meant ,o rav for my rings with it." ~ Daisy Olivero laughed again. tt of time more heartily. "No, she didr .o take it for that purpose. Mar " never thought that far ahead. S |. confiscated 1t one day after an arg te ment we had on schopenhauer. s | maintained the most stupid obs ol macy l. out him, ' was ve Us angry and went away. When car :" hack, the samovar was gone. 'u' didn't worry 2 very much, for ei ithou~h r would return one day, eu soon as Maria got over her grouc ee But things got worse instead ILL better. We ouarreled next q Ill., about Norman Fel-Geddes' sta we settings. and the day after that s
 sai m welsh rarehit wasn't fit s) eat. Finally we had the grai
 hlowup over who should take ca lie Q ffhe narcissus jar in the windo
 IWhen the battle was at its heigl