The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-15
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SUSAN CAREY. 10 ana pretty,
dfsc0urages the attentions Of .
moody young man. BEN LAMP
mHs see ., ac SsssSsf Il sis
younE allljonaire whe attends
the sane downtown shorthand
school ~ Susan. Dunbar com.
forts her one DAP when she runs
away from . woala.be employer.
ERNEST HEATH. architect. en-.
ploys Susan ~ q temporary Sec
Rotary. She 10 delighted ~ the
thought Of securing her 0ret Job.
MRS. MILTON. q friend. upbratds
Susan and all modern girls be-
ing business.
now GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VII
"Hu1Lo. there!"
IL A throaty voice challenged
Susan next day as she sat alone In
the small outer Office. Looking up,
she met the exaggeratedly long
dashed brown eyes Of small blond
girl in a skin tight frock Of violent
green.
Girl, frock. makeup. all were cal.
culated to arrest the eye of the 10
holder. Susan frankly stared. The
blond hair was q tumbled mass OF
ringlets IA permanent OF dubi.
Gus origin). A heavy. penetrating
perfume emanated from the small
person Of the newcomer like .
tangible essence.
In the same husky mid.contralto
the stranger continued, Scotia
sheet OF carbon around that isn't
workin'f I've Just worn out my
last one and I've gotta lease to
make out In duplicate"
Susan smiled. Now she knew
where she had seen that dandelion
head before! Bending over the
typewriter in the office across the
way.
She rose to get the carbon sheet.
hoping as she did 80 that II Mr..
Heath happened in he would not
mind this artless Interchange Of
courtesies.
Thanks a lott" The yellow
haired girl futtered her mascaraed
lashes. do somethin' for you
some day. My names Flannery-
Ray" She gestured to the door
across the hall. lettered blackly.
"Mayne 4 Mayne. Real Estate"
Have lunch with me some day"
she offered Hospitality. "Tie on the
nose bag together. Know = good
place down on Adams street"
Susan said IAN right" and the
Flannery girl was gone AZ swiftly
and suddenly as she had appeared.
For the next few days Susan was
too busy learning tho routine Of the
new ONCE. finding out where sup.
plies were kept, tipping Mr.. Heath's
scholarly letters and reports and
shyly asking questions Of the rather
grabbed young bookkeeper to make
any overtures Of friendship toward
Ray Flannery.
IN the second Monday the chrys.
- an'"emum-locked Miss Elan.
merry appeared again. Susan was
Just leaving. properly hated and
gloved. for lunch at the exact mo-
mont the Flannery girl emerged
from the door Of her ONCE.
"Hello!" Raspberry tinted lips
parted In . smile which flashed
dazslingly like that Of the beauties
Of the toothpaste advertisements.
Susan smiled shyly in return.
Ray Tlannery was dressed this
day in . shade Of yellow even
more startling than that Of her
amazing air. The dress, even a.
the green one. fitted her rounded
figure with utter frankness.
Eating alone3'' inquired tho vi.
sion, casually linking her arm in
Susans. Instantly (Susan did not
know quite how it came about) It
was arranged that the two girls
should lurch together.
Over their combination sand.
viches and chocolate matted milks,
Susan discovered (a) that Ray
Flannery had wanted to be . tap
dancer. had once won dancing