The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-07

Of the Bixby store TO watch care
fully the progress Of each Of its
employees. From the time you joined
US We have noted with satisfaction
y0ur spirit toward your work, your
cooperation and your initiative.
Mr. Bixby smoothed the narrow
black ribbon attached TO his glasses
before he went on
MISS MARSHALL is leaving US.
1F1 as you. Of course. know. And
il becomes necessary for us to choose
a successor to fill her position. Mr..
Barnes and I discussed the matter
Of the New York trip after my talk
with you this morning. Miss Bayless,
and II has been definitely decided
that you are to go
"Oh-how meet Eve managed
TO articulate.
1t will give added interest and
Importance 10 the launching of your
special column and ought to give
YOU talking points for many weeks
TO come Women read department
store advertising primarily for the
purpose Of learning of bargains and
new merchandise I've always con-
tended. however. that in addition
advertising should be chatty and
interesting in itself. Well we're
counting on YOU TO make Bixby's
advertising chatty and interesting.
What this change may lead to
eventually depends largely upon
yourself-the selling power of your
copy your initiative and the ability
you display in other ways"
Thank YOU. III 90 my very best.
Eve promised DO you-did YOU
definitely decide that I'm to go to-
night? I could 90 a little later
just as well" Eve was praying in
her heart. Not tonight. Dear God,
don't let it be tonight"
MR.. BIXBY frowned slightly.
1F1 Yes. you are to start tonight.
I thought that point was dehnitelf
understood AS you know. Miss
Marshall leaves Saturday. We want
YOU here the following Monday
Go up TO my office Mr. Bixby
went on. and Miss Birney will take
care Of your expense money. She's
wired for a hotel reservation and
ordered your transportation. Take
whatever time you need this after
noon 10 go home and pack or for
shopping With an indulgent smile
he dismissed an exultant yet friend
ly Eve.
Eve knew that this trip to New
York meant that the management
at Bixby's had almost certainly de-
cided upon her as the successor to
Alice Marshall. When she accepted
the expense money for the trip, she
felt she had sealed her fate.
1t was the thing she had wanted.
of course She had shaved to get
where she was. Ewes work always
had come before her pleasures. and
ever since she began working she
had bent all her energy toward one
goal-to become manager of an adj
vertising office. This promotion was
long and important step toward
that ambition.
THE expense money exchanged
Il for Travellers checks and tucked
safely into the chamois bag with
her precious wedding ring. Eve
went to the Y. w c. A.. where she
had rOomed ever since coming to
Lake City. and packed a bag for the
New York trip.
The small. shabby room that she
had occupied these last busy, happy
months of her girlhood already
seemed a little strange, a little
deserted. Eve had stayed on here
even after she could have afforded
more attractive and comfortable
quarters.
This decision was prompted en-
tirely by economy. The building
was conveniently near her work and
provided room and board at a very
reasonable rate. Eve preferred TO
economic thus and put the money
saved into pretty clothes and edu-
catioLal advancement. Eve was
careful; thrifty She did nothing
without a definite purpose.
From the little table that served
rs writing desk the pictured face
Of
its cheap frame-the warm, steady
that had been unfail-
ing all through Ewes life. Now she
paused contritely before thae picture
Of Kate Bayless. 1t was wrong. of
course, not 10 have written to her
mother that she was marrying Dick
today.
1t was the first time she had ever
shut her mother out from any i'm
portant event of her life. True.
she and Dick had decided hastily
And of course her mother was GER
tain to approve of Dick. Eve re-
Elected proudly. Her father. too.
Dick RAIDER was exactly the sort of
industrious young man
to please the most exacting par
ents. 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 TO buy better one.
but always there had been some
thing she had wanted for herself.
Now she was ashamed that Dick
should see her mothers picture in
this frame. II almost seemed 20 her
that he would know about the var
.ous things she had bought for her.
self with money that might have
bought frame. She would buy a