The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-06
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some means of gaining her own
ends in such matters, could neither
outWit nor wheedle Mrs. Penney
into taking care of minor details
Of office routine which we're Mona
responsibility or exchanging lunch
period to suit Mona's whims.
Mrs. Penney was a widow with
a young daughter who was in COL
lege. Every stroke Of the artists
pencil was for the sole object OF
assuring her daughters education.
Mrs. Penney worked swiftly and
untiringly eight hours a day-long-
er when necessary. But she man
aged 10 turn out smart, finished
drawings at a speed which usually
enabled her to leave the office
promptly at closing time.
A ND then Ewes mother came to
N visit her. Kate Bayless made
an inspection tour of the apart
ment. then shook her head and
decided to spend the morning doing
the things Eve found little time for.
Painstakingly she did up all the
ruffled curtains and washed the del
icate crocheted rugs. To Dicks
delight she discarded the bachelor
buttons" which Eve had been snap
ping on his clothes and replaced
them with buttons sewed on firmly
with heavy thread.
Every noon Kate met her daugh-
ter in the ladies' lounge at Bixby's.
Here while she waited, Kate sat at
one of the desks and addressed pos
tai cards to relatives, neighborS and
friends at home. During luncheon
Eve planned the afternoons enter
tainment for her mother-usually
either a shopping tour or a matinee.
Later Dick would meet her and take
her home in time to prepare an
fashioned, appetizing dinner be-
fore Ewes arrival.
why. 1 could almost forget there
is such a place as home" Kate said
one day, IF it wasn't for worrying
whether Pa is getting enough to
eat and if he remembers TO feed
the canary I'll bet my plants will
be all dried up, too, for want OF
a little attention"
At the end of a week no amount
of persuasion could keep her in
Lake City any longer. I've fixed
YOU up bit and that will give you
good start again" she told Eve.
I'd much rather you'd stay at
home and not try to do too much"
TINE week had passed so swiftly
l. that her mothers departure
had been unexpected.
Eve was watching the activities
of the market anXiously these days.
Pure Soap, Inc, had fallen four
points and then, following brisk
selling. had resumed its former high
and plunged ahead. This fluctua-
ton caused a similar one in Ewes
spirits.
And then Pure Soap. Inc. reached
the point Eve had been hoping for.
Lest it take another slump she hur-
RED to the bank that noon and
arranged to sell.
She felt rich as she figured her
gain. After all, one had to pay
some price for success and this had
cost her only anxiety. She was eager
for new venture in finance.
Eve left the office that evening
promptly as the closing gong
sounded. Sam was waiting at the
side entrance for Arlene and they
offered to take Eve home. Thus it
happened that she reached their
apartment before Dick, who had
been detained by some extra work.
Eve, still exulting over her f1nan-
cial gains, set fundamentally to
work to cook the dinner. 1t would
be nice to surprise Dick by having
the meal ready when he came. But
scarcely had she started her prepa-
rations when the telephone rang.
There was a perceptible pause
after Eve answered. She was almost
certain she heard a sharp intake of
breath at the other end of the line
and then a girls voice said, "Oh,
I'm sorryl They must have given
me the wrong number"
The voice was Mona Aliens. That
she had been given the number of
Ewes telephone by mistake was pos
Sible, of course, but coincidence
almost beyond Ewes credulity. What
could it mean? Had Mona been
telephoning to Dick?
Ito Be Continued