Evening star., 1932-07-16

your mind about being the honest work.
ing girl We could rest until about 4
this afternoon, then get vanitied up and
go places
"Where?" Tony wanted to know. Her
smile was quizzical, but cautious.
You would ask question like that,
Lee groaned. How do l know? just
places. There's millions OF them in
this town Nice places with soft lights
and music and pink things in tall
stemmed glasses and caviar on toast
triangles-lf we make up our minds to
find them"
I'D rather find a job first" Tony
flirted the covers of her couch pre-
paratory to making 1t up.
"All right-if you will be dreary-IH
have to pluck primroses all by my lone
some"
"Lee!" Tony suspended the action of
pulling a tight little green felt turbani
down a futed and curl-fringed cap OF
dark hair.
You're not going to do anything
foolish-I mean
Lee made an impatient gesture.
"Of course not" she said, at least
I don't think I'm a complete fool 1t
simply that l want to live like a hui
man being without pinching and being
pinched, for a while. I'm young. i
can look rather decently doggy, almost
like the real thing, when L make up
for the part. Honestly, there are times
when YOU would hardly know me from
Miss Vandergold of Mayfair. l mean 70
make use of what l haVe-youth ano
the Vandergold touch. Make use OF
them but not let them be made use OF.
Get the idea?"
Not in the least" Tony struggled
into a woolly green cloth coat worn
smooth at elbows Neither do you
You're bilious I'll have to rush II I'm
to cover all the places I've marked
unless I'm lucky enough to be taken
on at one of the first. You'll find
can of really good clam chowder on
the shelf and a couple of rolls in the
coffee can. They're slightly stale, but
they'll do"
Canned clams!" Lee dug her head
into the pillow Have a heart, VIII
you, darling? MY tummys ST. none OF I soo
berg and peach ice cream
In the meantime I'D advise tht
clam chowder. It's Strengthening. Ii
be back as soon as ever / can. Win
good news, hope"
THAT would be news" Lee stretched
her limbs comfortably between the COO
sheets. Il might have headline OF
two myself-if I'm lucky"
Tony closed the door and hurried
down the dim stairs of the drab house
with its Clipped stone stoop, its grlmy
sagging face, its general air OF dlssolu'
ton and decay. The odor OF yester-
DAYS frlzzed onions mingled noXlously
with the odor of today's boiling CAP
bage. Tony was certain the carpet or
l1o nf pYPpnt
outer edges where feet scuffed with less
frequency. had not been taken up
since it was put down more years age
than she was born. 1t had been swept
but dust and dirt that sifted through
remained to cake there and give on
emanations of mold and Of stale FOODS
! Mrs. Higgins who existed somewhere
in the recesses of this pile of decadence
which offered temporary haven tt
swiftly passing human cargo, was wait
ing for Tony in the front hall. She
stood under the single electric light
that hid the shame of never accomo'
dating any except burned-out pun
behind a wilted shade of red crepe
paper.
II was wonderin' now, Miss Brookes,
Mrs. Higgins said, ingratiatmgly, II
you'd be keepin' the room after the
frst of the month. I might get 6
j chance to let it-there was a man ask
in'-and can't have it standin' empty
1 do a cash bizness, or the Lord knows
I'd a stharved to death afore now, beg
gin your pardon"
Tony thought: She knows I've losl
my Job! She would put me out In q
minute, even if she knew l had te
tramp the streets, even if / was hungry
and ill-she's so stuffed with food she
can scarcely waddle-her hands look
Aloud Tony was saying. "Why, yes
Mrs Higgins. as far. aS I kpow-tha'
is, expect to stay on for while. In