The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-03
SYNOPSIS

SxNOGSAS
 EVE BAYLESS, pretty assist ant fo EARLE BARNES, adver- fISinr manager of Bixby's de- partnent store, marries DICk RAIDER. a construction super- }nfendent. Dick Is sent to take charre of Q construction job m inc Adirondacks. It will require nt least a year to complete but Eve refuses io give up her work and TO with him.
 MONA ALLEN, copy writer, tlIslikes Eve and Is constantly causing trouble at the office: She is responsible for several mistakes for which Eve is blam- cd. Mona is friendly with THBK- ON REECE who continues 70 force unwelcome attentions on Eve.
 Unknown to Dick, Eve has been playing the stock market borrowing money from her mo- ther and sister. ARLENE SMITH stenographer at Bixby's, buys stock on Eyes advice but loses all her money. SAM HOLEK- IDGE, an advertising man ems plOycd by another store. is fnfat- uatcd with Arlene.
 Eve Is lonely after Dicks de- narture. She spends an evening with MISS GORDON. the coat huyer. who tells her she will re- rret 1t if she does not give up her job and go to Dick.
 CHAPTER XXXVI
 Dick wrote glowing of his new work md life in the mountain camp, Fall had definitely arrived now. Eve could picture the bril- liant crimsons, golds and russets of. the mountin sides. She could almost hear the rustic of the fal- len leaves as the men tramped through the woods and smell the invigorating fragrance of the ever greens.
 Dick was no poet but each let ter wove a spell over Eve. He was a man of the outdoors and de- lighted in his new surroundings. Eve could picture him, throwing back his shoulders and scanning the blue September sky sthrough the tree tops. Oh. yes. she Knew he was enjoying the new job!
 He had laid out the work soon after his arrival. Foundations of the buildings were already being built on both sites. Dicks office was a crude shack, hastily put to- gether. Later 1t would be weather stripped and equipped with big coal burning stove as protection against the severe winter to come Already the nights were cold.
 With three or four of the others working on the job - the time- keeper. carpenter foreman and an other engineer Dick boarded al the home of Mrs Williams who lived in Pine Forest, a village four miles from their work. They drove back and forth from the village on a. main highway that was excel lently paved, though hilly,
 once Dick asked Eve to send him a red sweater to wear In the woods when he went hunting. The game season would soon be oper ana there was lodge available for week-ends.
 If Dick missed Eve he did not say so in his letters. He sent hei his love always and assurance that she was the dearest wife in the world.
 There were times when Eve felt that she had everything in the world a girl could want. She had an excellent job and seemed on the road to professional success. She had fine husband and she was sure that through her stock mar ket ventures she would soor achieve wealth. What more was tc be desired?
 Thus she summarized her asset! and gave herself mental pat or the back on the morning she re ceived Dicks letter asking her tt send tho sweater.
 Eve dropped the letter into he purse and a little later went tC tho mems sportwear department tC buy the sweater. While she wa completing the purchase q tele phone call came for her. Nils! Gilday, the switchboard operator told her in a swift, low voie tha the Sloan and Stanford Compan! had been trying to locate her.
 Eve felt q premonition of disas ter. Her mouth went dry ant she looked about quickly. Ther, were clerks and customers near, st she told Miss Gilday she would cal from another telephone. Upstair in the ladies' lounge there wer booths and direct line telephones Eve went into one Of these booth and put through the call.
 Atlas Coupler has been reced ing rapidly. Mrs Rader." said tn, young man in the brokerage office