The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-07

| away. l 0Ont ike you ana US to your advantage not to tell anyone you know me. I've got tip now. What will you pay?" | The man spread out talon-like hands in curiously expressive gesture. He shrugged faintly.
 "Whatddya sot?" | "It's good," said the girl quietly.
 Good for the sheet or good for the racket?"
 It was her turn to shrug now. "How do 1 know? Maybe one, maybe both. Either way It's what you call juicy"
 | The man reached into q pocket of his wrinkled coat and produced q greasy looking packet of cheap cigarets.
 Have one?'
 The girls movement of with drawal was so faint that another might not have seen it. The man did and his lips curled back over his yellowcd teeth. | "Too nice for these. heh?" | "I smoke my own thanks" She tapped one on black enameled case and lighted 1t. | "Well, spill 1t. Things stand a break"
 | The girl began to speak. Her voice rose and fell eagerly. l At the end of her recital the man said shrewdly. What you got against this doll? | Sounds personal to me-" ] "You mind your own business. | TJAp rntnn hnI u n IT shrillness.
 He shrugged again. "None oi my funeral. It's good. We'll hop to 1t. What say we jump the young gent right away? He'll pay plen- ty."
 She stood up. You do 1t my way, or it's out. tell you 1t will work"
 "Oke. baby. You haven't muffed anything in the past. Why don't you come In with me regular We'd make team"
 She laughed.
 Thanks. 1t only interests me as a side line. And only when I'm hard up. Remember if you ever try any funny business on me that IT know more to your disadvan- tage than you do to mine. I can deny ever having seen you. But your recOrd--!"
 His eyes glittered. Forget it! We've had this out before. I'm a good guy if you treat me right"
 She was drawing on her gloves. T know. I just wanted to remind you"
 | She went down the dirty stairs, picking her way meticulously. The man watched until the street door closed after her. He grinned. | "These dnmes," he muttered High hat as the devil and mean as hell! Whats 1t to me?"
 "Where have you been?" Fan nv demanded petulantly from her station at a corner table in the Ritz. i've been waiting for hours. You said you'd be here at one"
 Tressa smiled good-humoredly "I stopped at one or two places and you know how hard 1t Is to get any place in this traffic.'
 Fanny held up two fingers and the captain rushed toward them
 "Do let us see menu" she de- manded pettishly. I'm starving.
 Trcssa refused to let her sisters crossncss spoil the delicious lunch con she presently ordered. She was vivacious. Her eyes danced and she chatted animatedly. When she espicd two or three people she knew she waved to them.
 "There's Van and Muriel." Tres sa announced, Ignoring Fanny'' cold p0liteness. Poor Fanny who was always abysmally out of sorts when she was hungry.
 "Whcre?"
 "Over there behind that woman in the purple hat. Did you ever see such q headpiece? It's posi- lively prc-war!'
 Fanny who had now consumed her soup giggled. She was molli- fled by the sight of that redicu' lous hat. It made her own seem brilliant. --.
 "Oh, but that's Lady Covenant She can get away with clothes iike
 Tressa shrugged. she looks like q horse"
 "Yes but doesn't she?' She's q quaint old piece. Frightfully rich She asked Bill and me 10 stay al her place in Surrey once years ng0 but Bill had flu and we couldn', 20. I was tcrrifically d'sappointed.'
 Tressa wasn't listening. Fanny rambIed on. Look. Tress. I'll stor Inf her table ns we go out shes taken n marvellous place at Palm Peach for January. The biggest ono therc--the one with the most oIit on the roof. Perhaps she'l ask us. You'd like that. wou'dn lyOu?"
 "No. not n bit. Besides. I don't think I shall be leaving New rork so early"
 Fanny was 90 mortified she put down her knife and fork which she took pains to handle in what is known as the continental man. ner.
 "So early? What on earth do yot mean? You know how desolatf town is after Christmas. Why. you were saying only yesterday tha' you hoped we could break away before that!"
 T know but I've changed m, mind." Trcssa smiled enigmatl' cally.
 Fanny sniffed. "Of all the Insane notions! What have you got uT your siecve?"
 "Nothing at all. Or yes. perhaps II want to stay for the Beaux Art ball. I haven't been since the year | came out. They say it's grand party.p :.
 Fanny planted her elbows firmi, | A n all fs