The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1929-03-22
A LADY
COMPANION
WANTED
90 by D. J Waish.l

work. 1t was beginning to worry her,
especially since there remained In her
small account not sufficient money for
passage back to San Francisco.
Certainly nothing for her unless she
wanted to take job as somebody
cook. Beth wasn't so sure that she
knew enough about cooking anyway.
From the "Help Wanted" her eyes
strayed to the personal column. Now
as a rule this column in Honolulu
newspapers does not amount to much.
But on this day was:
Woman desires lady companion for
trip to the coast. Fare and return for
company. Apply In person at 2245
Makiki Heights"
ready for that interview. She was
certain 1t was exactly the thing for
her. But wasn't she In luck, though,
to have seen that advertisement She
dressed herself In little green and
white sports suit that she had been In
veigled into buying by an ingenious
saleswoman. But she gave thanks TO
the woman at the moment. Green
was certainly her color and quite
lucky, too-some one had said. Bits
OF bronze hair peeped from beneath
small green hat that hid almost all OF
one brown eye. Still Beth had an
other eye that was quite uncovered.
and two cheets of rose. and nose
and lips so fashioned that one would
know at once that she was extremely
| pretty
| She took a taxi and was set down
| before the entrance OF an imposing
| home. A soft-footed Japanese wom-
an admitted her AS she entered,
something told her that she was not
the only girl In Honolulu who had
| read that notice.
| There was row OF chairs about
| the room-every one tenanted by II
woman desrous OF exchanging com
pany for passage
Beth hesitated and then stopped
where she was. There was no place
to sit. certainly No one offered her
chair One woman OF doubtful age,
after an interval during which she
! had looked Beth over from her little
green hat to her white toes shifted
audibly.
Her attitude said plainly that It
was a sin TO have so much heanty
wrapped up In one person. and she
did hope this woman would want real
companlonship and not picture 10
travel with her.
A step was heard. There was 8
general shifting OF chairs and rear.
rangement of feet. An expectant hush
greeted the appearance In the door
way of-a man. He looked about IN
certainly for a moment, then his eyes
fell upon Beth 1t might have heeI
that she was standing in his line O
vision or that she seemed so cool lT
green, hut he smiled and beckonet
her TO follow.
This is for my aunt" he explained
after he had offered her chair. Their
Beth saw that he was young, much
Younger than he had al first appeared
"She has left It all 10 me- he smiled
as his eye ran over her neat figure
"Let me see--she wants mostly some
one that pleases the eye and speaks
tOlerable English. :" He walked
TO the window and threw open the
shutters. Beth gasped as she took II
the panorama Of the city from The
Diamond Head fortress to the Pear
HarbOr locks. He watched her fact
keenly as she stood there drinking Ii
the beauty of the tropic scene.
"Woud you stay 10 luncheon ant
meet my aunt?'
They wanted her TO remain the da,
with them so that her persOnalit,
could really be probed, Mr.. Crame
assured her. IT frightened Beth q
first. but the little gray-haired lad,
was SO delightful that she forgot en-
tirelv she was on probation.
Beth and Mr. Cramer swan In tn,
surf at the beach while aunty locke,
on wistfully from the pier, her whit,
hands folded idly In her lap.
Mr.. Cramer watched Beth as b,
noated laZily on the water-watche,
her struggles with the difficult craw
stroke. Then with a strong ripplin;
movement he was beside her 'This 1
the way you must learn first" he dem
onstrated.
"Now let me support you for mo
ment while you get it, he offered
Little rivers Of emotion quiyere,
through Beth as she became consciou
OF muscles like twisted steel
Tomorrow is Sunday" he an
nounced irreleyantly as he helped her
"You must dance with US tonight an
stay tomorrow-you will be able to
hope" His blue eyes were bent ol
her eagerly.
But your aunt" she began.
IT am arranging this. You Will
won't your" he begged
Well" she hesitated 81 must
there's something I must do then"
They waited for her downstair
while she bought an evening gowI
She must have 1t, even though II too
most of her remaining cash. A wav
OF fear passed over her when she cor
sidered the possibility that she Nigh
not suit after all. Surely afte
all this there would be no possibilit
OF that But she couldn
/. think such gloomy thoughts long whe
before her in the mirror was ths
vision in metallic and gold cloth
besides the saleswoman Vas playin
the part Of the siren.
"It was made for you. my dear