Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-02
c. < Ellen Meets Peggy's { Brother
By RUTH ARNOLD

ELLEN BURKE, sitting in her chair
 < in the pullman as the long train drew into the station at Philadelphia, tucked Peggy O'Connell's letter safely In her handbag. Ellen and Peggy had met on shipboard going to Europe 8 few months before with their respective parents, and had formed an enthusias- tic friendship. This was helped along because Mir. and Mrs. Burke and MT. and Mrs. O'Connell found each other congenial.
 On the way home-for the Burkes and oConnells had purposely returned to America by the same ship-Peggy had exacted a promise from Ellen to visit her as soon as she had unpacked her trunks. Ellen lived in New York apartment. Peggy lived in country house outside Philadelphia. And the two girls planned many good times in exchanged visits.
 'As soon as you reach Broad street station," Peggy had written. you tele- phone my brother John." And then she had given his telephone number and his office address. Hell be ex- pecting you, and will pick you up at the station and bring you out home in his car. As I've told you, I'm sure you and he are going to be crazy about each other"
 Ellen had heard much from Peggy. In their many talks together that sum- mer. about her brother John. And 1t must be admitted that part of her ex- citement at again seeing Peggy was that she would meet this paragon of a brother
 Ellen knew something of Philadel- phia. And when there was some de- lay in getting Johns office telephone, she realized that she was only few steps from his ofiiee
 "Pll just pop around and wait there." she thought. "It will save him trouble. and I'm early. I'd rather walt there than here"
 Sc, carrying her small suitcase and matching hat box. Ellen walked the square or two 10 John O'COnnell's of. flee. She hesitatinsly opened the door labeled John O'Connell. lawyer" then she entered the small waiting room. The room was full of girls, girls about her own age, girls younger and girls good deal older.
 "Fl just wait here until Mir. O'Con. nell Is free" she said to an office boy, who grinned in answer
 Ellen wore, of course, sheer. light silk stockings. She wore gray suede shoes, trimmed with bands of snake. skin. Her hat was of soft gray velvet, that was lovely above her fair hair and blue eyes. Her frock was of gray chape de. chine.
 Just as she had taken in all her sur. rOundings door marked private opened. and homely. thirty-year-old woman. dressed in blue serge. service able and plain, emerged.
 Behind her came young man. FL lens heart skipped beat. It was John-she knew from a photograph Peggy always carried with her.
 You can all go now" he said to the other waiting girls. "The position is filed"
 The other girls went out of the room. Ellen flushed and half smiled at John.
 What are you waiting for?" he asked crlsply. Here, come in here minute"
 But" stammered Ellen. Pm" She followed him into his office.
 "I know. I know. But the job Is filled. And just for your own good. let me tell you you'll never get the kind of job nice girl like you wants if you dress in duds like those. Did you see that girl hired? Plain and reliable. The kind of woman man likes to have around all day. Not ugly. hut just not noticeable and sure to have her mind on something be- sides clothes. Now you-anybody'd know you were thinking more abont your looks than your work-and that doesn't do in an office"
 Don't feel offended" said the young man. "I'm just trying to give a bit of advice"
 But you're so stupid" said Ellen. as the door marked Private" closed And she picked up her two pretty lit- tie gray bags and walked back to the station. There she boarded the next local train to Peggy's home and ex- plained to Peggy, when she got there that she hadn't been able to get her brother on the telephone. So Peggy promptly telephoned her brother not to wait.
 When Ellen and John met that eve ming. Johns eyes were openly admir- ing. Ellen, In pink tulle, with bare arms and no hat. did not at first re- call the vision of gray that had dls. turbed his office that afternoon.
 It was not until the next day when she and Peggy had luncheon with him at a hotel that he recognized the again gray Ellen as his office visitor. - aUyali hv 7cve !" ho sotd in tba r,,t3