The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-04
SYNOPSIS

EVE BAYLEsS, pretty assist ant Go EARLE BARNES, ndver- tising rnanaKer of Bixby's de- partmenG stoSe, Kaarrtes DACh RAIDER, a construction guperin- temdent. Dick is sent to take Charge of a construction job i'm tho AdirOndaclrs. It will require :, at least 6 year to complete but Eve refuses to give mp her work ana 70 with him.
 MONA ALLEN, copy writer, dislilres Eve sand is constantly Causing trouble at the office. She is responsible for several mis- takes for which Eve Is blamed. MOna is friendly with THERON REECE who continues to force unwelcome attentions on Eve:
 Unknown to Dick, Eve has been playing the stock market, borrowing money from her z mother and sister. When her broker demands 94OO to protect her margin Eve takes 1t from the emergency fund Dick left in the bank. Eve loses this money, as we'll as all she borrowed and her own savings.
 Mona asks her to have dinner with her. Eve, anxious not to offend Mona, accepts.
 CHAPTER xxxvIII
 Saturday afternoon Arlene rec oeived a telephone message from Sam who was coming to take her to dinner at Q new seafood grill at 105th street. Since Mona's boarding house was on 10eth street Arlene invited Eve and Mona to ride home with her and Sam.
 At c the four met outside Bixby's. Arlene insisted that Eve should ride with Sam while she shared the rumble seat with Mona. Eve entered into . lively discussion with Sam on the subject of ad- vertising and was impressed by his shrewdness and vision. The ride to tooth street seemed short.
 Mona led Eve to her room on the third floor of the green frame room with a dormer containing three small windows. The wood : work had been painted orchid and there were yellow and orchid .draperies at the windows to match the yellow and orchid bedspread. Those colors were used in woven rag rug on the floor.
 The girls removed their wraps and went down stairs to dinner. Eve glanced about her as she en- tered the spacious dining room. Evideniy a wall had been removed and two rooms thrown into one. Tables seemed to be everywhere with chatting groups about them. Most of the diners were women.
 But leave 1t to Mona!" thought Eve as she followed the other girl to a small table at which were seated an elderly woman and a young man. The young man flashed Mona a quick smile. She Introduced Eve and then explained that Mir Miller roomed in the neighborhood but came here for his meals. Eve felt an uncom- fortable third party as the conver- sation between the two grew an- imated. Later. when 1t was sug- gested that the three of them should go for ride in MT Miller's car Eve pleaded a headache and asked to be dropped off at her home.
 "But the ride will cure your headache!" Miller insisted. Miss Allen and I often drive after din- ner. Come on--the more the mer. rier, you know!"
 Eve went for tho ride. With Mona monopolizing the conver- sation there was little for Eve to do but gaze at the early November landscape as they whirred over the country roads. T hate strange roads after dark" she said to her. self. "Im always afraid of miss- ing turn or running into a ditch." She wondered if 1t were not time to turn back just Is they came to a brightly lighted place called Toby's Tavern.
 "All out!" called Mona gaily.
 "Oh, are you going in there?" Eve asked in dismay.
 Tt will be fun!" answered Mona