Evening star., 1927-11-14

yertisement again with tight
ening lips.
~ wanted - Clerk I'm book
store; preference given one who
speaks French and Spanish: low sal.
ary to start: unlimited possibilities OF
advancement. 81 North Highland
boulevard
And you're going to waste your
self there-clerking in book store
Just because l have to rest and be
law" she said to her sister bitterly.
You'll never go hack to the uniVef'
sity il you once leave
"I'll finish my university course.
don't you worry about that, remarked
Louise confidently. I'm going 10
go downtown right now and Clincn
the job. as they say in the psychology
tests. That's my job--just made for
me, as you might say. I'm going
To love it and you're going to putter
ar1ong the flowers and get the yard
looking like somethins-like--like our
own ward" she murmured.
Downtown Louise looked about her
at the place where No. 81 should haV"
been. A vacant place. hare of build
ings. greeted her eyes. But across the
street she saw book shop. And
after brief conversation in French.
Spanish and English she found her
self employed. The other girl clerk
stared at her frankly when Louise
hurried forward to wait on Gus
toner.
you're one of the busy ones OF
the world. aren't yOu?" she said with
an indolent smile. when Louise re-
turned.
Il don't know about that" returned
r n,,;.a rnnjlv s'I -
"Oh. don't make excuses. please.
murmured the other. "I-my names
Anice Graham. by the way-why, We
no quarrel in the world with you Tor
being busy. 1t gives me more time TO
think if you're rushing forward for
every customer.
Think" repeated Louise. What
are YOU thinking about that requires
so much time?" >.
Anice looked far away until II
seemed as though she saw stars and
moonIit fields and heard the music
of the woods II am writing" she
said softly. " a book of poems and
one must think to do that"
Louise looked baffled but as the
day went busily on she found little
time to talk with the young poet
who needed time for thought. As the
DAYS went along Louise hoped that
she and Anire would become better
acquainted. for she would have liked
to know how the poet had started her
work how she wrote, whether she
published any Of her poems. But
Anice Graham had Il way of being
pleasant while holding her companion
1T mental arms length. The only re-
| mark that Anice made about her
| poetry after the first day was hel
! E.. Il nst lafc in is.1
| TO work.
"If only" she murmured "if only
| I sould he alone in the quiet and
solitude Of the countryside to think
and to write
Louise was vastly intrigued by this
| remark She herself wished. but
wished silently. that she could re
sume her college work. But with
! Julia's breakdown this was out Oi
! the question. and so Louise worked
| diligently In the book shop. saying
! little hut learning much. She was
amazed and overjoyed at the books
| carried i'm stock. Time after time she
was tempted to stand. as did the own
er. leaning against bookshelf ant
| din into this book and that. But
she found that it was necessary tC
| look over the stock of hooks. to study
the titles and authors names and the
| places that the books were to be
found if her sales book was to show
up as we'll as she wished.
| One rainy morning a muddy. low
swung roadster stopped at the door
and with the motor left running 6
| shahbily dressed man left the car ant
| entered the bookshOp. 1t was Anice':
turn to wait uiDn him. but she shrug
ged ever so little and so Louise weni
to the front at the shop.
With one eye on the muddy road
ster. the man spoke sharply: ~ want
bunch of hooks on France. England
Spain and Italy" he snapped. And
he quick. I've no right to park there
at all on the boulevard and no right
to leave the motor going in an empty
car
He had scarcely finished speaking
when a uniformed officer casually en-
tered the front door. ''YOur car out
side. sir?" he asked. reaching into his
inner pocket.
Just minute. officer" said the
man t.
Explain 1t to the Judge. No park
ing on this side of the boulevard he.
tween here and Roosevelt road-the
signs are plentiful and very plain.
YOu--~
And the customer and the officer
left the store. both talking at once,
STEAMSHIPS.