The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-15

It was more than admiration. Jim my was only waiting for the pro- pitious moment to tell her how much he loved her. Aileen knew that and dreaded 1t. Jimmy saw only her spirit, her bravery and resignation He had not seen what Aileen saw when she looked into her mirror.
 That was why she had left the hospital wearing a silk domino mask Below it the point of her dimpled chin and the soft curve of her lips were as bewitching as eyer There was not even the tiniest mark on the clear skin it left cx- posed. Through the slits of the mask her bright eyes peeped, some times deeply thoughtful, always fas- cinating.
 Yet because of what was hidden, Aileen's sensitive nature prompted her to refuse to permit anyone but Jimmy to come to the apartment. Naturally, Klein had wanted to, Charming and a host of her friends Even Fay Grant had wished to call-and her object was sincere but Aileen had felt that meeting her would be more than she could bear.
 1 Aileen had handled her first frank talk with Vivienne without vestige of reproach; with an ex- pression of buoyant hope that she. herself, did not possess. yet she made it sound convincing. There was still some money in the bank. If Vivienne could manage to bear the burden of the expense for jus a little while, Aileen felt she would be able to figure some solution of her own predicament. There must be so many things she could do, when she became adjusted to this new condition.
 There had. of course. been crit icism, not of her, but of Vivienne. That only made matters worse. Conscienee-st ricken, Vivienne not only blamed herself bitterly but felt fthat those who knew the truth held her in contempt. Because of this it was fortunate that her present work for Charming kept her in employment without the need of making the rounds of the studios But that would not last forever. Hence Aileen felt that she owed 1t to Viv not to fail her now.
 Jimmy arrived one day with his usual cheery greeting.
 Whats that?" Aileen asked as he opened up square leather case
 "A marvellous invention" he said. "A machine for making money in case you never saw one, it's a portable writing-engine. You tick the keys and it writes little words on a sheet Of paper A lot Of those sheets make up play. To stand any chance of production, play must first be read Managers won't consider one unless it's neatly typed. Hence agents pay real mon ey for copying manuscripts. Do you get my drift, old dear?" "Oh, Jimmy!' Aileen was eager. Could I get copying to do-?" You can fire when ready" he told her. Eve brought you a pair of scripts. AS soon as your fingers } get nimbled up, you can run them
 off in no time-and I can bring you plenty. You can make six copies l 'easily. When they're typed and l. bound, you can bill the hopeful au- thor about twenty bucks"
 There were tears behind the slits
 Of the mask, but they were happy . tears. Here was not only source = of income, but something to keep
 her occupied during her lonely 2 hours. Aileen was supremely grate- ful. How long should it take me e to do one? I've never had any
 practice"
 "A day or two when you get the
 knack-and that won't be long. Sit
 down and I'll give you a lesson" '- Delighted she did as he told her
 and Jimmy began explaining. First $ you pick out sentence and type il It over as rapidly as you can. That g teaches you the keyboard. Fol IS instance, .look at this With prac. IT ticed speed he produced line
 I'm in love with the loveliest " girl lover ever loved.
 it He paused and looked up at her ,- You see it's perfectly simple. once 1T you get the hang of it. No let m, Is Iwatch you try it."
 Aileen did, and both of then
 laughed. He put his hands on her. IS and guided them, and something { It little more nearly correct appeared e on the white sheet. But the warmth Ie of his touch made her forget wha ,r she was trying to do. Jimmy's fac. d was close to hers and his cheel