The Washington times., 1932-06-14
SYNOPSIS

Lynn Harding, EE ana Deau-
tiful, is ambitious for a career
I'm the SeacoaSt Bank and
Trust Company. She lives at
q girls club but its institutional
atmosphere annOyS her. Break
fasting one morning, she meets
Tom Shepard, confidential sec
retary to the vice president of
the trust department. That
night she finds Tom waiting
for her. He insists upon taking
her to dinner. Tom gave up
an engineering course at col
lege to learn banking, but en-
gineering is his hobby and at
night he works at a radio sta
ton. Lynn returns to her room,
bubbling over with happiness.
Next day, in the banks dress
ing room, she sees Jennie LIE
Grande, a model for a dress
concern, lying on the couch.
! CHAPTER vi
Miss LIE Grande swung her
slender feet to the floor and
Smoothed back the damp hair
from her low, broad forehead.
"Musta done a flop" she NUT
tered, disgusted. She added,
long blue eyes sliding toward
the nurse, THAT was powerful
stuff you handed me; packed
q kick like an army mule"
Spirits of ammonia" said
the nurse, smiling, Feel all
right again?"
"A little jittery," Jennie rose
and walked toward a mirror on
the wall. She sat down alb
ruptly. "Backbone'S jelly" she
complained.
"You girls don't eat break
fast properly, or lunch," dag
noSed the nurse severely.
We eat all day." Jennie told
her. "The coon brings us
breakfast when we get down
to work. This morning I was
late. Didn't get any. Had
some lunch, though it didn't
set any too we'll. Mob of buy
ers in from the west had us
run ragged, that's what" She
added glumly, II feel awful"
I'D take you home" Miss
Raines said, worried, "only I
promised Maryland I have to
get over to Jersey tonight to
see my sister,"
Lynn nodded to her imper-
ceptibly and, turning, asked the
other girl, where do you live?"
The Invitation
"Fifty.eight, West" replied
Jennie without much enthu.
slasm. ;sTt and I'd better be
That's right on my way! I
was going to take a taxi" lied
Lynn. "I'll drop YOU"
sure you were going TOP"
asked Jennie shrewdly and re-
garded Lynn for the first time,
q direct glance from sulky ewes,
She was white under her rouge,
Sure" said Lynn. "I'u look
after you. Come along. Think
you can make the elevators?"
Miss Raines said, low,
Thanks a lot," and Lynn
nodded, smiling.
The rest room was for all the
women, so you met everybody
there. Since the building
opened, Lynn had spoken to
dozens of girls who were not
employed in the bank. Some
she knew by name. But she
had never seen Jennie before.
II don't approve of it," Sarah
Dennet had said firmly, of the
rest room. cts bound to be a
hotbed of gossip! And how do
you know whom you'll meet?"
Don't know. Don't care.
don't gossip, anyway" Lynn
had laughed in answer.
Hello, Kate" said Lynn
!. now, as she and Jennie went
out into the hall.
Kate MARBLE, filing clerk in
Lynn's section, raised a plucked
eyebrow. Where was Lynn go
ing with the chorus beauty?
she wondered.
"This is certainly white of
you," said Jennie family, in the
crowded elevator.
Lynn looked at her anxiously.
Hope she's not going off again,
she thought, and wished that
Miss Raines had come with
them. You'll feel better in the
air." she suggested.
Halls a Cab
They reached the street and
hailed a cab. Jennie sank back
against the upholstery CRATE
fully.
"You must let me pay my
part" she said, and peered into