Evening star., 1933-08-13

There was of course one little thing that
stood between Evariste and the Marie Alphon-
sine hat Two, to be exact. II she bought
it. she wouldn't eat for six months And be-
sides it was her business TO sell, not to buy.
this hati
THERE were times-and this was one of them
] when Evariste thought regretfully of Paris.
Evariste could have been living in Paris and
wearing Marie Alphonsine hats. in all proba-
bility if she'd only happened to like her
mothers most recent husband But she didn't
like him. not even a little bit.
It was silly of her, various people had
pointed out but then Evarste was rather
silly. She had notions about being independent
and taking aims from the men who married
her mother. So she had refused Paris and
come to New York and now she was leading
a double life. Though there was no denying
it was rather hard on her. For by day she
sold hats for Rinaldi, since it was better. or
so thought Evariste, than admitting defeat.
And by night she did typing But for two
months now she'd been concentrating ON the
needs of long and lean individual named
Robin John Patric, VINO thought Evariste waS
a machine and Africa the most exciting re-
search field IN existence. He was, In fact. oo-
sossed with the place and was bent on getting
hack there as soon as he could finish his book
and losing a lot of sleep. and trying to keep
from falling in love and doing her best by Africa
while all the time she knew that Africa would,
IN the end take Robin John Patric away from
her, Evariste was in q sorry plight She doubted
whether she could stick things out much longer.
She eyed the Marie Aphonsine hat and ad-
mitted that it could do lot for her. Con-
siderable damage, Evariste knew, would be done
by the Marie Alphonsine hat. She was even
getting a bit reckless with her thoughts about
It when a voice at her elbow brought her back
to earth and Rinaldi's.
And how" asked the voice, "is the big two
timing business woman this morning? Did
Africa roar last night and has the lion shown
his teeth?"
Evarste put down the hat that could con-
ouer armies and upset kingdoms. Africa"
he told Lulu, lis q Jezebel And the lion
Is getting temperamental. Society has taken
linn up in a big way and it's bad for his
mple digestion. In fact, the laundering herd
is closing in on him and I do hear rumors
ci q menace in the fore of the rush. Bet you
a lipstick Lulu, that the menace gets him.
She's all weighed down with a million or two
and she wants a celebrity to play with"
"Hot-cha," grinned Lulu. Whats her name
and I'll send her poison!'
.She hasn't any name She's voice, my
innocent one She comes over the telephone
when the lion is deep in the veldt and I'm
trying 10 Speu the earned place anu Sic says
MI Patric, please! and Robin John looks
Startled. Then after little conversation
with the lady, take it, doing most Of the
wooing though it may be only natural reticence
on his part-he ducks out on me, and our hero
ine the typist, spends another evening wander
ing alone among the savages. LULU could
wear this hiatt"
Lulu granted that she could. But who
couldn't? And never mind the menace, darling.
Tbink how she'll lonk with a ring IN her nOOei"
And with that she went her way.
rVARISTE didn't think about the menace.
L Not any more than she could help. It was
too disturbing.
During the day Evariste snatched the Marie
Alphonsine from the clutches of seven wrong
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