The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-12


college. He'll be through next year.
His father owns big chemical bust
ness and Dekes going into that
when he finishes at Yale. He nearly
ran over me in his Marmon a couple
of weeks ago, and that started our
seeing a lot of each other"
HE sounds like the real stuff, Z"
said Gladys. 'Rich dad, good look
ing, suppose. Marmon car. Ought
to know about your folks if you're
going to marry him."
Joyce flushed at the directness of
this remark.
my goodness" she said i'm
patiently. ''Why does everybody
talk about getting married all the
time? don't want to get married. :"
you just think you DON'T" said
Gladys. "Wait till one of those beaus
of yours starts trotting around with
another Jane. Then you'll want to
be married fast enough. Probably
marry one of them just for Spite"
81 would not" said Joyce indig-
nantly, getting out of bed.
She felt a longing for her mother.
She and Mother dear had spent so
many happy Sunday mornings to-
gether. But 1t would never do to
go up to Mrs. Martins" room she
supposed.
Davey brought her home from the
had moved his books and belongings
over that morning and Joy helped
him put them in order.
She felt very tired as she climbed
the stairs to her room, and went i'm
mediately to bed.
About the middle of Monday morn
ing she was called to Mrs. Fishers
office.
Good morning, Miss Daring, are
you still finding the week. interest
ing?"
Eyes, I am, Mrs. Fisher" Joyce
answered, smiling.
II have a query here about you.
1t is from the supervisor Of the
switchboard at Hotel Statler. One
Of their operators is leaving the first
OF July and she asks if think you
capable of taking the place. It seems
you have been recommended to her
by some girl already in the hotel
| employ"
"I did want to try and get that
place. If 1 can do the work by that
time" said Joyce. 1.-The girl 1 room
with works at the hotel and we
Thought we'd like to work in the
same place"
1T see," said the older woman.
Usually we fill such requests from
the ranks of experienced operators.
Some of them like the exchange
work better though, and I don't be-
lieve there would be any dissatisfac-
ton over your taking the place by
preference this way. I'll ask Miss
DIETRICH to put you on the regular
switchboard at once, so you can have
a little more intensive experience. "
| Joyce thanked her and left the
| room walking on air. The next day
she went to see Miss Scanlon, in
/ charge Ol Lie OldIAeI OOdlO
It was about 4:30 and Gladys had
time to leave her post and conduct
Joy across the lobby to Miss Scan
Ions desk. Then she went back to
mount guard over the "tea-hats," as
she called them. =,
Joyce found Miss Scanlon a pleas
antly pretty woman of thirty, vast
age to Joy. They talked about the
vacant position and Joyce went back
to watch the girls busy at the board
joys eagerness interested the SUI
pervisor. IF you're not quite ready
by the first of July" she said in
parting, 81 think we could get along
week. Summer isn't our busiest
time and I wouldn't mind being
short handed few days, until you
were ready for the place"
Joyce flashed Gladys a trium
plant nod of the head as she went
down the lobby to the avenue. Gladys
winked, then turned I'd restore the
hat of one of her elderly tea drink
ers.
Joyce cast a rapid glance about
her. She had never been in the lobb,
of big hotel before. How thrilling
to go in and out of here casually,
part of all this grandeur.