The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-06
SYNOPSIS

.
 EVE BAYLESS, pretty assist.
 ant to EARLE BAElNEs, advcr-
 fisine manneer of Bixby's dee
 pertinent store. married DICK
 RAIDER, a construction superan.
 tendcnt. They keep their marriage
 secrc<. Dick opposes Eye's con.
 afinucd employment but she is
 determined to go on working.
 On her wedding night Eve is
 sent to New York t0 meet
 FREDA CARTER, dress buyer,
 There Eve meets THERON
 REECE, who is much attracted
 by her. She visits IRENE
 pRENTIss, former sch0olmate
 who is playing the stock market.
 A week later Eve returns to Lake City to find new copy
 writer, MONA ALLEN, at the
 Ofl1ce. Mona is . troubie-rhaker.
 Eve and Dick take an apart. mcnt in an old.fRshioneti house.
 ry and Dick takes her on weekend trip to the little town
 of TamkinvilIc. In an antique
 shop there Eve ahmircS several
 pieces of furniture. Dick says
 they can not afford them hut
 when Eve leaves she tells the
 shop owner she will send for
 ~ CHAPTER XIV
 Christmas fell on Tuesday that year and Eve was ovorjoyed when Mr Barnes said that shc could have Monday as q holiday and thus be able to spend Christmas with her parents 500 miles away. Bixby's was open until nine o'clock each evening Of tho week before Christmas and Eve was obliged to spend nt least part of every even- ing at tho office. Dick agreed with. out objections to como down town to have dinner with her those nights. st completed, Eve said goodby to tho others in tho office. winhcd them . Merry Christmas, and left to meet Dick. On their way to the train they posted their marriage an- nouncem to Eyes friends In Lake City. Those for the home folks had been sent . week earlier.
 Eve felt q mixture of apprchcn- sion and relief after the announce. ments were mailed. But at least there was nothing to worry about for tho present and she boarded the train with c light heart. To- morrow she would see her parents again and Dick would be with her.
 Henry Bayiess met them at the station Sunday morning. Eve spied her father first and Ruipcd as her eyes filled with tears. Then she hurried forward and kissed him while he struggled for composure. Partlngs and meetings after long separation always affected Henry Bayiess. His eyes were biurry and he swallowed hard. Then he well comed Dick with . hearty hand. shpke md felt q glow of friend. ship in that firm clasp. Hank trusted few men until they proved but his Instinct told him Dick Rader was all right.
 1t had showed heavily overnight and Hank drove carefully. He was propd of his new car and boasted tp Dick of the number of years he had driven tho old one.
 The Bayiess home was in an old section of the city on q tree.lined street. Nice here in tho sum. mer." said Hank as he drove Into the yard. Dick saw q modest house of the sevcn.room variety with side porch and low attic over the kitchen. Eyes mother, rosy and smiling, beamed q welcome from tho doorway.
 Nick felt the spirit of Christ. maN for which he had long been homo -sick. He aecom panied hts fa- ther.in-law to the woodshed and helped him nail together . stand for the Christmas tree. Later he helped Eve trim the tree. He nut extra leaves in tho dining room table to accommodate the guests and when Eyes sister, Esther, ar. rived with her husband and child the baby held out her arms to Dick and seemed to prefer him to any. one else. Later, to tho chiid's in- tense delight, Dick made a snow man.
 Eve's grandmother, accompanied by tho son with whom she lived. came for dinner. Grandmother Bay less. little. spry and yet always complaining. enjoyed the day enor. mously. "I have lived q great