The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-05
SYNOPSIS

VHU&AMK tEWuW15 Ht Gkt0 OkkAC0s 0kE9 ts responsible for several mis- Mona is friendly with THERON REECE who continues to force unwelcome attentions on Eve.
 Unknown to Dick, Eve has been playing the stock market, boz rowing money from her mother and sister. She loses this, as we'll as all her own savings and SzO0 Dick left in the bank.
 Mona invites Eve to dinner and Eve, anxious not to offend her, ac- cepts the invitatoin. Mona con- trfves to take Eve to Q roadh0use where Theron Reece appears. Eve dislilres Reece. She leaves the others. becomes lost and spends the night at Q farm house.
 Next day Reece telephones. He frightens Eve by declaring he Is in love with her and insinuating that Dick has been carrying on
 CHAPTER xxxIx
 All day Sunday Eve stayed in the apartment. She felt tired experiences of the night before. There was no doubt In her mind that Mona Allen was responsible for what had happened = Mona whose invitation to Eve to take dinner with her had seemed 50 friendly! Mona had been ingeni- ous, as usual but no one could doubt that Theron Reeces. appear ance the minute Eve was alone had not been carefully planned.
 At first, angrily, Eve tried to think how she could make the other girl pay for her tricks. It was time for Mona to learn that two could play the same game, Eve told herself. Her slippers had been ruined by the rough roads and her dress was torn. Certainly Mona should be made to pay!
 Gradually, however, Eve came to consider tho matter more calmly. By Monday morning she had de4 cided that It would be best to ig- nore tho W "' affair. No doubt Mona had libi we'll rchearsed and would nly too glad to re- cite 1t, her le eyes wide open and looking completely innocent as she did so.
 I'm not going to be put on tho defensive for an attack she made on me-" Eve told Arlene, after re- lating all that had happened Sat-
 But 1t was Mona herself who brought up the subject. she en.. tered the office, removed her hat and a moment later was beside Eve's desk. Whatever became of you Saturday night?" she de- boy friend and met a man he knew who invited us to have n drink. We were in booth at the opposite end of the room nnd when we came back Reece told us you had gone. In a way don't blame you. That place is an awful frost. I'd never had gone there # I'd known what 1t was llke!"
 "f went home," Eve told her. and that was the last word she said on the subject. Never again. Eve was resolved, would Mona have an opportunity to place her in an awkward position. Here- after she would show the other girl the civilities their office work required and nothing more.
 But such resolutions were easier made than kept. In the days that followed Eve was constantly facing petty annoyances --- small matters that became Increasingly irritating because apparently there was no explanation for them. Ob. tccts would be missing from Eyes desk--her fountain pen, tho vanity case she kept in n desk drawer. leaves from her calendar pad on which she had jotted memoranda. or bits of copy not yet seen by Mr Barnes. The things which disap- pcared were always objects the lack of which would cause incon- svcnlence to Evc herself but were too trivial to come to the nttcn- ton Of the advertising manager Eve, of course. blamed Mona AL len. Sho concluded thnt the other girl was working her mischief with greater care.
 What would you do?" one day Evo asked Arlene.
 "I'd go to Barnes about It." Ar lene advised.
 "oh, couldn't! He wouldn't like it and he'll only think me catty."
 "i don't see why! You'd merely be protecting yoursclr--asscrt!ny our rights. Do you think for one minute htat man would let m. other man get away with what Mona's doing? Of course he wouldn't! 1 don't like n busybody No one does. But there's n diff terence between being meddlcsome and standing up for yourself"
 As 1t happened Eve did not find 1t necessary to complain to Barnes about Mona. Two days later Ar lene returned unexpectedly to tho office for something she had for gotten when leaving to 20 to lunch and found Mona going through the drawers of her desk. The situation was too much even for one of Mona's impudence to carry off with nonchalence.
 1T - was just" she began with a nervous laugh.
 "Yes, I see," Arlene said. You were just going through my desk, weren't you? Now listen. l under stand your racket and the next time anything Is mislaid in this office I'm going straight to Earle Barnes and tell him who's respon- ssibie.."
 II was only looking for--some copy paper" Mona tride to defend herself.
 of copy paper over there in its usual placer"
 "Oh! There is some, isn't there? I didn't see any this morning. Charles must have brought down Q new supply"
 There was plenty there this morning. He brought it down yes- terday."
 With this Arlene tumbled things back into the desk drawers and locked them. Mona forced an amused smile, retreated to her desk and began to type with the appearance of great industry. Arlene hastened out to join Eve at q belated luncheon.
 Eve shared her elation over the proof of Mona's treachery. You'll not be annoyed by her again!" Arlene promised. Eve wished she could be as certain of this as Arlene seemed to be.
 Let's celebrate tonight" pro-