The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-21


 MT Bixby drowned slightly "Yes you to start to- night thought that point definitely understood As you know, Miss Marshall leaves Saturday We want here the following Monday "Go up to my offce," MT Bxby went on, land Miss Birney will take of your expense money She's wired for hotel reservation and ordered transportation Take whatever time you need this afternoon to home and pack for shopping" With an indulgent smile he dis missed an exultant yet frightened Eve.
 Eve knew that this trip New York meant that the management Bixbys had almost certainly decided upon her the to Alice Marshall When she accepted the expense money for the p she felt she had sealed her fate It the thing she had wanted of course She had saved to get where she Eyes work always had come before her pleasures and since she began working she had bent all her energy toward become manager |of an advertising office This promotion long and inn Iportant step toward that ambition
 The expense money exchanged for Travellers checks and safely into the chamos bag with her precious wed ding ring went to the w. C. A. where she had roomed since coming to Lake City, and packed bag for the New York trip.
 The small shabby room at the that she had occupied these busy happy months of her girlhood already seemed little strange little deserted Eve had stayed on after she could have afforded attractive and comfortable quarters This decision prompted entirely by economy The building conveniently her work and provided board at very reasonable rate Eve preferred economze thus and put the saved into pretty clothes and educational advancement Eve care ful thrifty. She did nothing without definite purpose
 From the little table that served writing desk the pictured face Eves mother smiled at her from its cheap frame-the warm steady mother-sme that had been failing all through Eyes fe Now she paused contritely before that picture Kate Bayess of have written to her mother that she was marrying Dick today It the first time she had shut her mother from any important event of her fe True, she and Dick had decided hastily And of her mother was certain to approve of Dick Eve reflected proudly Her father too Dick Rader exactly the sort of dependable industrious young please the most eXacng parents Nothing to worry about on that score
 Suddenly Eve was conscious of that cheap nondescript frame that held her mothers picture Always she had planned buy better but always there had been some thing she had wanted for herself Now she was ashamed that Dick should her mothers picture in this frame 1t almost to her that he would know about the various things she bought for herself with money that might have bought a frame. She would buy one in New l York-va lovely, silver one.
 that she really had very little beside her clothes to take to her home She had never, do so many girls, bought pretty things to adorn her future home Esther sister had dozens of lovely gifts to take with her when she married But Esther had had long engagement to hometown boy showers engagement parties and we'd ding which wide circle of relatives and friends were invited Those things meant much to Esther With Eve marriage was important but her career
 Eve recalled how she had started at Bxbys Determined to get foohod copy writer she had made the rounds of agencies and all the stores in Lake City before reached Bixbys The fact that needed beginner and frankly told her had not discouraged her but merely put her on her mette Then she went to Bxbys, most exclusive store a and begged Earle Barnes the adver tising manager to give her trial "Never mind discussing give me what you think I'm worth And that astute gen. leman who prded himself his shrewdness in judging an applicants character and ability had told her to go ahead. E