The Washington times., 1930-11-18

pGlUR D3QbGISQ OF 1khLGGISQs
well, at school I was
usually In strict training and
doing my quota Of studying
and class work, and at home,
week ends, / was usually with
Alice. Oh, ! know q good
many girls, Of course. But
most Of them know Alice,
and"
what you need is q whirl
in another world, Tommy boy"
"It's what / want, whether or
not I need 1t. BY the way,
what's your .lame?"
"Annie. No last name. just
Annie. ThatIl be enough"
Strange. But, as you would
have it, Annie. Yes, I'm curl
Gus about life. And q lot Of new
thrills have been crowded into
mine In the last day or two"
We'll, I've had q few high
spots in my young years. my
self. But I'm still an always in
q rash for bigger an better
kicks. I'm just a pinheaded
dame, chasin' pleasure. This
town is a WOW tor me, 1 thought
Chicago was Swift-that is,
when I passed through it from
my home in-in Milwaukee:
but this New York is the big
time stand.
TITS lousy with dough-an'
only the peasants seem to work.
Aroun' where I'm stoppin' at the
Napoleon there's a hundred
jennieS, dressed like a million
bucks apiece an none of 'em
knows what to do with her
hands, they're so idle an bored.
"AnS the men-they're in an
out at all hourS-gamblerS, rae
keteers maybe. promoters, fixerS,
Steerers-I talk to the danes an
they spill, you see. Everybody
here seems to be lvin' off o.
somebody else or flock o.
othersv
A compliment
Even the legit money makers.
I They're brokers, agents, rep'e-
sentatives o. one kind or an
other.
you're no pinhead, Annie.
That's a pretty profound analy.
sis Of the parasite army engen-
dered by the concentration Of q
metropolis and the specializa-
ton in service as against the
productive factor. You see,
studied economics at school,"
Il don't know a word you
said-but what you studied
about economies can't have a
thing to do with it. That out
fit is far from economical"
mo. I mean that huge buSi-
neSses and the modern impulse
for merging and pyramiding
properties and privileges has
thrown open to sharp fellows
the opportunity to live off
others without contributing to
the prosperity Of the COM
munity. These conditions make
the Silk Freemans."
"Oh, let's forget that guy,
Tommy boy. Let's talk about
me.''
About you? Shall we start
with your red hair?"
They always do. What is
there about a red head that
makes men see red?"
Il never took a course in
that. so I can't speak with
authority. But you certainly
have the most ravishing hair I
have ever seen.. May I-may I
kiss it?"
"Sure. What delayed you?"
Tommy Gillespie pressed his
lips to the deadly crown. Then
he slid his arm around her
shoulder and drew her nearer.
Annie" he whispered, I'm
not an expert lover. Tn afraid
you'll find me very unskilled
at the ways Of the game"
A Small Allowance
II know enough for both Of
U.s." she answered.
with you, I fancy, I can
speak freely
"An' fast"
Understand one thing, Annie.
My father is well off. But my
allowance, while generous in
the circumstances, iS-well, it
would hardly interest you"
"Oh, the hell with your allow
ance. Why do you think let
a buzzard like Silk Freeman
grab me? I'm one thing he
didn't muscle in on. ! was de-
livered C. o. D. What do you
think-I want you to keep me-?
Or to shove twenty under the
door as you go out? Say, If
that's the way I hit you"
mo. No. Not at all. Sut
what I mean is-if I-if wc-I
mean I'd want you to give up
this Freeman-and be mine."
Hey, Tommy boy-you DO
work fast. A proposition for the
works before the meter run UP
a buck-an' in q gyp cab at
that. Well, I'm much obliged:
but I'm afraid you couldn't take
on a load like that-yet. But
once ID q while oh, man! Me
for, you!"
"Once in q while?"
"Yeh. You go big with me.
An it'll be double joy to dou-
blecross that Freeman. I guess
that won't make you mad,
neither. I despise him. He wal
| lops me an bulldozes an bully.
rags me. The touch o. his hands
gives me the heebie jeebles. His,