The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-30
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to Earle Barnes, advertising man
ager of Bixby's department
store, marries Dick RAIDER, a con-
struction superintendent temper
arily working in Lake City. Dick
wants Eve to give up working
but she refuses.
Arlene Smith, stenographer i'll
the advertising office, fancies
herself in love with George
Bliss, but he is vamped by Mona
Allen, trouble-making copy writ
err.
Eve receives a letter from
Irene Prentiss., former school
mate who is playing the stock
market. Eve decides to do the
same thing. Without Dicks
knowledge she borrows money
from her mother and with it buys
stock.
Eve goes to a party given by
Freda Carter, buyer at Rixby's
There she sees Theron Reece
whom she met in New York.
Reece takes her home when Dici,
fails to come for her. Eve dis
likes him. Mona slyly plots with
Reece, taking Eve to lunch at a
restaurant where he joins them.
Eve sees Dick there, luncEing
with a group of men. She hears
that she stock she bought has
dropped and hurrics to the bank.
She is told that the stock did
drop but has gone up again.
NOW co ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXI
Eve ignored Mona Allen for
the rest Of that day. She was
so annoyed by the other girls
trickery that she felt she could
not trust herself to speak to
Nora. Fortunately Eve had no
work to discuss with her.
Mona entered Barnes office
the middle of the afternoon and
did not rcappear for almost an
hour. Arlene, glancing up from
her typewriter during Mona's
absence, said, 81 wonder what
Lorelei's game is. She certain
ly makes occasions to be alone
with his highnessw
Eve said, Don't be foolish,
Arlene"
Arlene answered flippantly.
"Don't be SO gullible, Eve. That
girl is no saint
Marya, from her corner By
the window, merely looked up at
them and smiled. What Marya
thought, no one knew.
When Mona returned to her
desk she did not glance at either
of the other girls. Her features
were without expression as She
folded a few sheets Of fresh copy
paper. picked up a pencil and
left the office.
"Shc's probably gone to sec
George Bliss on the pretensc OF
asking what's new in the rug de-
partmcnt," commented Arlene.
"WelI, I've got plenty Of work
to do myself and I must say |
can do it Il lot better when Mona
is far, far away" Arlene began
to type rapidly.
Eve was tempted to tell Dick
about the luncheon with Theron
Reece and explain how it had
ccme about but she decided that
to do so would be to attach i'm
portancc to the incident. 1t did
not occur to her to discuss her
venture on the stock market with
Dick. In that matter she wished
to play a lone hand until she had
achieved results.
Hence she encouraged him to
talk about his work.
"I'll take you out to see the
theater Sunday morning." he told
her. Its going to be ready for
the public in two weeks. Just
now the auditorium is being de-
corated and equipment installed.
There will be quite a staff work
ing Sunday because of the time
limit for the. opening"
On Sunday morning, as he had
promised, Dick tucked Eve into
the roadster and drove the short
distance to the new building. The
white brick and terra Gotta struc-
ture doomed up II stories high.
They entered the lobby where
workmen were laying rick, heavy
carpeting over thick padding.
Here the walls were paneled in
gold satin brocade and gold
chandelier with hundreds of in
tricately cut crystals lighted the
scene.