The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-23
CHAPTER FIFTEEN

THE Office boys warning was
l. still echoing in Ewes ears when
the buzzer summoned her TO Mr..
Barnes office. Her heart seemed 70
skip beat as she entered the room.
The advertising managers greet
ing was pleasant enough but brief.
Il need hardly say" he told her
frankly. that I should have hest
tated to recommend you for Miss
Marshall's place had I known al
the time Of your marriage. But
since you have started the work
you may continue for the present
and well see how II goes. How
ever. the situation comes down to
this: Bixby,s will permit no divided
interest. We will tolerate no dew
alton from the standard Of excel
lence which heretofore has marked
your work"
Considering his natural brusque-
ness. Eve felt that Barnes had been
fairly diplomatic But he had made
clear the fact that she was Sill
on trial at Bixby's instead of beng
firmly established
She realized. too, that she had
underestimate Mona. The girl
had ability OF sort. And she had
a way of fattering men that Eve
knew sometimes advanced a woman
in the business world more rapidly
than did hard work. even with such
clear headed, minded men as
Earle Barnes and Mr.. Bixby.
Ewes code forbade trying to take
the place of an established worker
Mona obviously had no such
Scruples. Well, Eve decided. it was
of no use TO borrow trouble. The
Monas of the world usually married
early and marriage probably would
eliminate this particular one from
BiXbys.
THAT evening Mrs Brooks was
IL watching for Eve when she
arrived home Mrs. Brooks brought
forth two gift boxes which had
ben delivered that day.
"CandleSticks from Marya and a
Venetian glass bowl from Arlene!"
exclaimed Eve as she lifted the gifts
from their tissue paper wrappings.
The darlings-I want to have a
party for them!" she told Dick.
I'VE ought to celebrate New
Years Eve with a watch party" he
suggested.
And so next morning Eve invited
the girls TO her home for a cele-
bration on New Years Eve. With
a burst of generosity she invited
Mona Allen also.
Delighted" drawled Miss Allen.
I'll bring my boy friend, if you
don't mind"
Eve" spoke up Arlene impetu-
ously, won't you ask that Mr.. Bliss
in the rugs? I've had a crush on
him ever since I came TO Bixby's
but I haven't had a chance TO make
the slightest impression. Do that
favor for me, won't you, dear?"
Eve agreed.
THURSDAY evening the box OF
Il presents from home awaited
Eve and Dick when they reached
the apartment. Guess 1t was
worth while spending all that time
packing them" Dick commented as
he lifted the wedding and Christmas
gifts from the excelsior. There's
not single thing brokeni"
He set up the radio and the new
lamp while Eve tried TO decide where
the other things should go.
Now if we only had that Penn
sylvania water bench" she said, ito
display this colorful china and glass
and that antique chest of drawers to
fill this wall space this room would
have real atmosphere. You remem-
Der. Dick! The things 1 wanted in
that little antique shop in Tamkin-
Vile? And if we're going to serve
twenty Monday hight I ought to
have that nest of tables we saw at
Martins, too"
She hoped Dick would write out
check and tell her to send for the
antiques but he gave no sign that
he had heard what she said. With
Eve. to decide that she needed and
wanted thing was to decide she
must have it. Next morning, there
fore, after Dick had gone to work
she took inventory of the household
finances.
ITO Be Continuedl