Evening star., 1934-02-18

could 60 with you as well as not. It's not
. secret, ID it?"
"This is . very important matter May
Fenderton said. II don't suppose you think
the time and think I'm more than . boy,
maybe-vell. perhaps you don't think when It
comes to important business deals, mean big
deals that have to be kept mighty quiet tell
youi Well, when deal ike that comes .
mans way
"oh, soodness" cried May. seeing that
Fenderton was ON his high horse again and hs-
BILE to keep on talking forever. NY goodness,
Fenderton, II you've got to 60 and see the
man, 70 ahead and see himl II It's - Inn
portant - that. 90 ahead and see him. Only
don't zee what harm I'd do Just sitting In
the side car while you talked to him."
Some things. guess. have got to be mighty
secret THESE days. with al these codes and
the United States 0VVsTnment and everything.
and you needn't think care, May, but WHEN
. man telephones to Q man to come out, and
he don't say bring anybody. and its this kind
Of job"
what kind Of job d It. Fenderton?" May
asked sweetly. 1T isn't detective job this
time Is it?"
IN TO-" SAID Fenderton, >bruskly, because sev.,
Mal times, when May had caught him
vorking a. butchers boy and in other menial
jobs he had explained that he was doing dis
gufsed detective work, and be was not quite sure
that May believed him. ITS a-it's connected
with the animal industry"
Are you going 10 work On . chicken farm,
Fenderton?" May asked because there we're
. great many chicken farms outside oe the
town. But she saw By his face that II he was
going to work on . chicken farm he did not
want her to know he was taking any such un-
pleasant and trivial job and she hAstened to
placate Fenderton. "But. of course, you're
not" she said.
II certainly am notl" Fenderton declared,
giving the motor cycle Jerk that brought II
out from under the porch. He righted Il and
headed Il for the street. go
1T may be your opinion ol me that would
work on chicken farm" he said, setting III
brace - that the motor cycle stood upright,
"but beg to ny that there are some jolD
would not take. bccause after all = aid and
done, should hope you would noe eosnsiasr
me pefson who would associate With chick
ems. becawe consider chicken raisfng tie
lowest form o( work 30 thxt = an yca
think a me, May after I'll these yoafB-
'oh. deari" May cried out, NOV you're
getting mad at me again, Fenderton. and
honestly didn't mean thing. know you're
getting . grand job. Fenderton, % don't lets
quarrel about it. Go ahead and ses the man,
and come back at 7:so. I'll be waiting for
Fenderton bestrode the aosor eyc3s.
"WeIl. see yuu q 2:so, May" hs said. and
away he went. his motor cycIs sounding even
moro hke sxeended gang warfare than ever.
X AAY MIDDLETON watched untn he was
WI out q sight and then went into ths
house 10 wait for 7:30.
Fendertons reason 10r not tesling Nay Md.
dletoo what his prospectiye job was was .
fairly good one. HIS father had said that
morning sWhstI No job yetf" b WY that
was anything but pleasant. ana q was fortu-
nate that leudeEt0 had been On his vay -
the telephone
He Ind seen Man Wanted" advertisement
In tbs nnrning paper and had been juGt On
the point Oe telephoning TO tho number gtven
and be esld hs father % eglta 10y.