The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-07-12

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ouN WARRINGTON entered what
ia called his studio in his usual
iaunty way. More jauntily than
,,cual because he was cold with
.-,.bt and horror at something that he
.h.d done. He was trying to hide that
s.ct even from himself.
He went Immediately to his desk and
,,cted up sheet of paper. On this
=. secretary had pasted a cutting of
- advertisement which had appeared
:, his favorite morning paper. With
. crinkle up his spine and q feeling
.het his hair was rising on his head,
- road the words of his own compo-
.Ition for the hundredth time.
vANTED.-A charming. alluring, but
.ItremeIy sensible girl, with q keen
go of humor, the gift Of keeping
s.cret. a deep sympathy, to act as .
-.ak-end companion to man OF rec
s,tude. must provide proofs that she IL
.ighteen years of age, of an unblem-
s.Sed character and high morality. SAL
~ generous, dresses provided, all ex-
..nses paid. Must not sing or recite.
y.tallfgence not wholly necessary. APP
nIIcant should apply at IA East Sind
street. on Friday between ten and one.
Warrington was playwright, who
nav himself in terms of comedy and
farce. who looked at life from the
noint of view of manipulate: OF
scenes. A delightful person, though.
lind, considerable. loyal. suppremely
decent, deeply in love with his wife
and very proud of his home. This
scheme of a weekend girl was to
show his wife, the beautiful Lallah,
the gross disloyalty of running gigo-
10. Acting on the assumption that imi-
tation Is the sincerest form of flattery
and also of ridicule, he had devised
plan of taking home girl who would
he even more attentive, sweet, SYM
pathetic and snuggly than the Orlando
Lulworth, commonly known as "Dodo."
who followed his wife about. You see
he had arrived at that state of matri-
monial irritability, jealousy and out
rage which makes such an experiment
the alternative to lamentable break.
His secretary's name was Pilgrim
and her eyes were extremely cold as
she greeted him. There are twenty
two girls in the apartment" she said.
'There would be sixty-two II hadn't
nut notice on the door which runs as
follows: House full-standing room
only now"
Warrington was aghast. What had
he brought on himself? Feeling ex-
tremely frightened he studied large
sheet Of paper on which the exemplary
Miss Pilgrim had typed the Names.
ages, occupations and outward char
acteristics of all the applicants. The
first entry ran like this: "Carlotta
Potthast, eighteen (?), temporary
blond, plucked eyebrows, Angora eyes,
large hands, muscular calves, resonant
voice, frequent laughter. Remarks
r. L. B. e. N"
'srm afraid don't quite under
"A person likely to be an extreme
nuisance" Miss Pilgrim explained
these mythical letters In q cold and
level voice
$50 should think" said John. With
considerable concentration and rap
Idly Increasing fright, he read the rest
Of the entries, hot and cold by turns.
He guessed N. D. e. stood for mo
darned earthly" OF course, and he felt
the nasty sensation which comes to
men In air raids and when they stand
on altar steps during marriage cere-
monies. He looked at the list, shut
his eyes and blindly stabbed name
It was Betty Bickel, twenty, mediator.
A. C. o. f. I.
In answer to his elevated eyebrows,
Miss Pilgrim translated these letters
q "a conveyor of false impressions"
and added, 81 think she ought to do.
I'll send her In at once" And almost
before our worried friend could adopt
IN attitude, the room was filled with
q drenching Whit of most disturbing
scent. Behind this entered typical
Eiggler with permanent blush on
both sides of little nose which might
have come out Of a box of somewhat
Turkish Delight. Such teeth Such
rudy lips! She said Immediately,
well. what's the great idea?"
John didn't answer her question.
BE asked her one instead. "What made
you answer this advertisement"
Anything once,n said she.
Which proved beyond all question
that she wouldn't do. son your way
out be kind enough to leave your tele-
phone number with my secretary" he
said. @
With binding fash of understand.
Ing she allowed q cloud of cigarette
smoke to issue from her nose.
Scratched she said. well, you're
making a mistake. Az q weekend
companion should be quite unique"
She gave skip and was gone.
Miss Pilgrims voice was deep.
suggest that you see the girl idiotical-
" called Percy Percy" she said "She
seems to possess every requisite for
the-shall I say position?"
Although stung by her sarcasm, John
took 1t like q man, You see, he was