The Washington times., 1934-09-08

let set with sapphires at $3.50, gave
his check for it, and took it away
Cathleen, though she had
worked hard all day, emerged
from the Ingram Building looking
as fresh as a wood nymph. Her
dress was cornflower blue, and
her hat was the one Seward had
approved. He opened the door of
his car for her, and they smiled
into each others eyes as she got in,
He told her where they were
going, q yacht club in the East
Fifties, and when they arrived
Cathleen was delighted with it.
Seward, strangely, found it
hard to make the conversation
take quite the course he had
planned.
Twill you be coming into your
fathers office soon, Mr.. Ingram?"
she asked.
Maybe I'll do something else."
he said vaguely. Lately I've
thought I'd like to get away from
New York-be an explorer, join
a scientific expedition, or the
like"
"That'd be great fun, but I'm
thinking Mr.. Ingram will be
wanting you with him."
Seward told her flatly that she
was wrong there.
1--WE had a scrap with father.
We had a row the day I talked
to you in the office. He was so
mad I thought maybe he'd kick
me out. If he had, I'd be like
you. I'd have to make my own
way"
with all this unemployment,
mobs of applicants for every job,
I wonder how I'd make out my
SELF" he said. Gould I get a Job,
do you think, all on my own?"
Alert, interested, Cathleen con-
Sidered the question. "You could
get a job." she said with calm
finality.
Seward, beginning to feel little
uncomfortable, said hastily, "We
didn't come out to solve the
worlds problems. Let's dance"
They danced, forgetting social
injustices, until they felt hungry
again, and then they drove across
town to another place, glamorous
to Cathleen, and had dinner and
then went to see the current mu-
Sical show.
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While the curtain was up, Cath
leen, unspoiled by many shows,
forgot the boy at her side and sat
wide eyed, lost in a world of make
believe. Seward, too sophisticated
to be deeply impressed, looked at
her lovely profile and struggled to
readjust his ideas about her.
Dimly it began to dawn on him
that this girl could not be bought
He had never before had more
than q bowling acquaintance with
a business girl, but he had heard
stories about beautiful Stenogra-
pliers Of whom wives were jealous,
OF evening and summer frolics,
and he had started with the rich
mans easy assumption that
money will not be denied.
Now that he knew her better,
now that the turgid feelings
stirred by Airline no longer clouded
his judgment, Seward found that
he couldn't picture this girl &C.
cepting costly gifts from him or
meeting him for clandeStine week
ends out Of town.
Yet hadn't he thought the same
thing about Airline? Had he
learned nothing from that expert
ence? A girl could look angelic,
untouchable, and yet sell out;
there was the lesson he should
have by heart-and he had al.
most forgotten It!
After the theater Seward had
meant to make round Of the
night-clubS, dancing, drinking, to
a late hour. Cathleen let him take
her to the first place on his list,
but it was obvious she didn't care
for it. The place was full Of smoke
and blare and jigging rhythm,
and the little table they found
was elbowed much too closely by
other tables.
IF you smoked yourself you
wouldn't notice the air. You
ought to learn to smoke. Go on,
try this"
He passed her the cigarette he