Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
"And all this talk about the delightfully."- time have iss
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stalwart to take his place. Loading him and
his sickle on the running board Of her car, she
sped him over to Queens street and left him to
decapitate the offending weeds.
BY the time she was downtown again 1t was
two She was faint for want of food, but since
Bob had told her that the Office was never
closed for more than an hour at noon, she
dared not stop TO get the cheese sandwich and
matted milk for which she was furnishing. She
was dusty, too, and tired, and could just feel
her nose shining.
"Oh, well, as soon as wash my face I'll feel
better" she assured herself, but even this boon
was denied her. AS she inserted the key In the
oflce door, man came stumbling out of the
shadows of the hall.
II rents one of Mista Bob's shacks Miss.
kinda looks aftah' EN- foah him. And they's
boy lives next door what's behind in his rent
and is plannin' on movin' out this evenin'"
Too exhausted to care about preserving the
fine pride with which she had undertaken her
job in the morning. Jane telephoned Miss Higgs.
Crisply, competently she was told to go to the
City Hall, look up the city marshal and get
writ OF provisional seizure by means Of which
the decamping rentor could be kept from NOV
ing his things
MI Craig has had his eye on that man. We
don't want him to get away. Better 60 at
once" Miss Higgs advised her.
Jane went
his office. to the City Hall. where the marshal
had his, was six long, scorching blocks. AS she
trudged them Jane found herself saying mental
ly: Poor Bob. Only, of course, he doesn't
have this sort of nuisance to put up with every
day"
IT was while she was waiting for the marshal
to NIL out the writ that Jane developed the
faint headache which increased in violence dur
he rid to he
Lots OF trouble-rent property. often tell
Mr.. Craig that wouldn't put up with his grief
for all the money in the world"
Fighting against sense of dizziness, she
asked:
"Oh, does he have much Of it?"
Does heI He handles more rent property
than any other agent in Linsdale Don't Sea
how he stands 1t. If I had his load to carry
I'd 60 nutty," the garrulous ofHcial said and
during the trip out to the quarter and back, he
regaled her with accounts of the various mis-
slons OF seizure upon which he and Bob had
embarked
Poor old boy. don't see how he endures
u. Jane was thinking as she again entered the
once when the telephone rang with an insist
ent clangor that Jared her already throbbine
nerves
With rising irnpatienee, she snatched It uu.
voice, several times more irate at four than
IL had been at nine. assailed her.
CAaiB fSeaiCy Cor Wen, this Is Mrs Dud-
ley again, and just want to tell you that the
way you handle these apartments Is an out
rage called you the first thing this morn.
ing about that plumber and he hasn't been
out here yet"
I'm sorry, madam" Jane said "F4e prom.
iSed me he'd see to you at once"
I don't believe word of it. If you'd phoned
him he'd certainly have been out here by this
time. I've good mind to move out Of this y
apartment right away" the outraged tenant :.
told her.
Unschooled in the tyranny of renters. James
temper broke its bounds
Well move then. Who cares2" she snapped.
back as she slammed down the, phone. -, ~
Thestelephonei rang again, But Jane did mo ),
ga'ff la % 5namtiIs4e sd, ii avit 1sgsN ia,
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