The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-05-29
Team Work for
Cupid
BY DOROTHY DOUGLAS

(@. 1891. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
fWNU Service.l

(@. 1891. Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
fWNU Servicel
UIT OUGHT to be criminal Of
fense In these office buildings to
cook things that smell like that" said
Jim Walbrook gloomily as he shifted
long and deep of the fragrance that
came from an adjacent office. He was
not aware, Of course, that sounds trav-
el as well as odors and that a good
deal of smiling was going on between
the miscreants who were bending over
a delicious pan of sweetbreads and
bacon. I'll bet that's the same con-
eoction my mother always fixes for
me when / get home"
Il don't blame you a bit for feeling
that way, old man. I'm so sick Of po-
tatoes fried In ancient grease and the
Old outside leaves Of lettuce and doc
tored cream and like stuff we have
TO eat that I'd almost get married for
the sake of decent fodder"
The two girls In the decorating Of
flee, or rather the improvised kitchen
OF their office, exchanged glances of
sympathy for those two men whose
voices reached them.
Jane looked profound and exclaimed,
Il have perfect type Of brain wave
Suppose we find out which office those
voices come from and send them In a
Dill for lamp shades. They will no
doubt come up and make an awful row
and we can politely explain our error.
BY that time the damage will be done
we will be more or less acquainted
with them"
A day later Jim and Jack received,
among other bills, fairly large one
for ten pink chiffon lamp shades.
"Pink chiffon nothingr' said Jim.
"Who In the dickens thinks we have
pink shades In our young livesY
Gee! | wish we did have. I'd foot
that bill gladly If there was some one
waiting at home In the soft simmer
of pink chiffon shades for me-
"Well, believe me, Pm going up to
tell these danes, Jane and June, that
we have enough bills of our own with
out paying some one else's."
Jim went out, hatless, into the cor
rfdor to discover that No. 8 was just
around the corner from their own
office.
He went into the dainty reception
room, the bill futtering In his hand.
The vision, for there was no other
word to describe her, who came for
ward to meet him, quite displaced
Jim's heart-it seemed to be all over
his body at once.
"This bill," he said while looking
into the fair ones eyes. seems to have
been sent us in error"
"Oh!' gasped Jane, and a brilliant
flame leapt into her cheeks. How
awful-Pm so sorry to have given you
this trouble" She glanced at the bill,
II don't know how it happened, but
it's very kind of you to be so nice
about It, Perhaps" she suggested
softly, while just beyond the door June
was listening to every well-chosen
word, "you would let US present your
wife with little shade"
II have no wife," quickly put In
Jim.
Jane smiled brilliantly. She knew
that soon some one would be invited
to a sweetbread lunch. 'Then a SIM
PIE shade for your office. My partner
and do an immense business in office
shades"
"You would" thought Jim, "if your
partner Is anything the same type as
you" Aloud he said, "As matter Of
fact my partner and have been dis
cussing new shades for our lights.
They're a bit dazzling" He told the
yarn with a serious face and wished
Jack could know just how well he was
managing things.
"And where Is your officer" ques-
toned Jane.
Number 7, same building" laughed
Jim. Were rather In hurry for the
shades. Do you think"
"f you will excues me moment l
will just call June. Perhaps we can
go along now."
A second later Jim got another Jolt.
He didn't think two such darlings pos
sible.
When Jim appeared In the Office
door framed on two sides with about
the loveliest setting a mere man ever
had, Jack jumped to his feet and
grinned. Jim had apparently picked
some winners.
'This Is the firm Of Jane and June,
who sent that bin for pink lamp
shades" said Jim, and could hardly
keep the Joy out Of his voice. II
thought they would be the very firm
to design those shades for the office" !"
'"The very flrm," said Jack. I'VE
certainly have been wanting those
shades badly"
The two men exchanged glances Of
approval. Rather nice team work,
they thought. But 1t would be long
time before they found out that other
team work had made their efforts like
those of a simple child.
And Cupid, having shot four arrows,
went joyously on his way.
another of those double weddings"
he commented