The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-30

conceal the fdcC tnaJ Sne mas more
brains than he has. Your one big
trouble, Vee-Vee, is going to be that
you are so darned clever!
"You make every man you work
with feel like an ignoramous, who
ought to be fired so that you could
have his job"
did make you feel that way?"
Vera demanded Indignantly.
did you" Jerry echoed. why,
it's been all I could do to keep my
self from running to old man Can
field and saying, Garfield, I'm
licked. I'm through. And I'm a
dirty dog for holding down job
that rightfully belongs to somebody
else. Make Miss Cameron adver-
Using manager, Garfield. She
knows more about advertising in a
minute than I do in year."
why don't you?"
Because, doggone you," Jerry
shouted at her, when I get as far
as Canfield's Office I run into little
Rosemary Fitch who flutters those
china blue eyes at me and looks up
at me as if she thinks I'm Apollo,
Lothario and Valentino all rolled
into one. My chest swells so that
my vest buttons pop off and go
back to my Office all primed up to
show the world what a great buy
I am"
What pity you haven't Rose
mary Fitch as a secretary" Vera
snapped.
Eyes, isn't it?" Jerry agreed, grim
ming broadly. But the old man
beat me to her, and of course you
are useful to have around. Now,
listen, there's one thing that you
don't know but that you've bot to
learn and then you can forget
everything else. .
"I'll bet you can tell her what
that is, Mrs. Cartwright" Jerry
turned to Flora, who was looking a
little forlorn at being so persistent
ly ignored.
Call me Flora, jerry" she bright
ened instantly. "Of course I can.
1t is the beauty creed: I be-
lieve that am utterly beautiful and
utterly desirable. I believe that no
man can look upon me without
pleasure and without desire"
Perfect" Jerry applauded.
F''You forgot to say that I'd be a
conceited little wretch that every
woman would want to MURDER"
Vee-Vee snapped.
"You get me all wrong" Jerry
protested. II don't want you to be
self-conscious and conceited in the
usual meaning of those words. But
I do want you to radiate beauty, to
make every person you come in
contact with realize your beauty be-
cause you wear it like a royal cloak
"And there's one other thing for
you to tell yourself-and believe
with all your heart: Every person
in the world can teach you some
thing; every person has at least a
modicum of interest or charm or
lovaoleness for you, and it is up to
you to discover it.
when you meet a mana wom-
an, either, for that matter, but we
happen to be talking Of men-look
at him with joyous expectancy, look
glad to meet him"
Shall adopt this attitude to-
ward every man I meet?" Wee
Wee dimpled, widening her green
eyes at him. II should think it
might cause complications"
"It does" Flora laughed and
sighed. Remember, darling, have
been married four tiinesl But it
certainly does make life interest
ing!"
II only want to be married once,
and want to stay married to him
forever" Vee-Vee said softly.
Jerry's bright blue eyes contract
ed a little as if with pain, and the
ruddy color in his cheeks paled
noticeably. well, that's certainly
definite enough, my dear pupil" he
grinned ruefully. What sort of
man is hep"
WELL" Vee-vee flushed, "let us
say he is extremely handsome
young and rich, socially prominent,
OF an old family" She was think
ing of his name, Schuyler"
IF hes all that" Jerry frowned,
while Floras blue eyes watched
him narrowly, "he's used to having
girls and women hurl themselves
at his head. 1t will take very spe-
cial tactics to land a big fish like
that.
Your cue is to act Indifferent, to
concentrate on every other desir-
able man in the hotel, so that you
can speedily show him that compe-
tition for the favor of Vee-Vee
Cameron is of the keenest. that it
Will be no snide job for him to horn
In on even a scrap of your much
sought-after time.
Listen, Vee-Vee, we can't get
very far with these lessons in charm
Just sitting and talking things over.
I've got better scheme than that.
you've got three more weeks to get
ready for your campaign, haven't
you?
you'll need practice. Suppose
you take me on as substitute
sweetheart for three weeks"
Jerry! Don't be an idiot! Flora
cried sharply, with warming flash
OF her blue eyes at Vera. SThat's
dangerous business and you know