The Washington times., 1935-02-14

nose, giving her the expression
of a determined witch.
mo, no, mol" It was as
though a.crow had cawed twice.
Before O'Hara could reply,
which had no intention of do
ing, they were aware of Denton
Terhune, accompanied by Juliet,
standing over them.
Five minutes later Terhune
had gone, but Juliet remained
and was seated between Madame
Hubert, who welcomed her
presence, and the general man.
ager, who distinctly did not.
The Madame, her eyes flash
ing, had discovered a profeS-
sional joy in the face and
perfect figure OF Juliet. The
withered creature was an artist,
an appreciator of subtle and in
teresting beauty. Juliet, in an
instant, fulfilled her .exacting
standards as did no other woman
who had come before those
hard and shrewd eyes.
It would be honest to say,
were such a thing possible, that
Madame Hubert'S heart warmed
and expanded at the sight Of
Juliet's harmonic symmetry.
One of he hands, brown as a
claw, slipped across the table
and rested lightly on the back
Of Juliet's wrist.
my DEAR" said Madame
Hubert, II can find a use for
you. How would you like to
work with me?"
Juliet smiled. IT never
wanted particularly to be a
manicurist."
IT don't mean anything like
that" returned Madame Hubert
seriously. II can use you in lots
of ways-important ways. Is it
not so, O'Hara?"
A Proposal
A Sullen glow burned in
O'Hara's eyes. For no reason
that Juliet could discern, the
man seemed to dislike her in.
stantly and intensely. This was
queer, too, because Juliet, quietly
and mysteriously, was begin.
ming to feel unaccountable ire
mors Of attraction toward him.
I'm fed up" O'Hara said i'm
patiently. We've got enough
trouble on hand without any
more complications. I don't
want or need Miss Rankin in
our organization and I am not
going to hire her! I'm sorry
nothing personal-but that's the
way feel"
Juliet started to laugh but
suddenly a singing heat got
into her cheeks. Something in
O'Hara'S personality kept knock
ing at the back of her mind,
worrying her. Somewhere in the
depth Of her being a metallic
and decisive mechanism clicked
into place.
I'm sorry Mr.. o'Hara feels
that way about me-" she said,
turning her head completely
away from him-ignoring him
and smiling sweetly at Madame
Hubert. "I'll be awfully glad
to join your organization,
Madame!"
O'Hara pushed back his chair
and got to his feet rudely. It
was to be a battle between the
Madame and O'Hara. He was
hard but she was harder.
Juliet noticed a wart on the
woman'S face, a brownish and
notified countenance, dry like
an autumn leaf. The old black
eyes glistened but there was
never the ghost in them Of com.
promise or surrender.
Don't be a fool, O'Hara,"
said Madame Hubert icily.
you'll regret it,"
There was the pallor of anger
under O'Hara's fine clear skin.
He did not deign to look at
Juliet.
Were in a spot and I can't
ge things Strengthened up if
am to be interferred with" he
said in a compressed voice.
After all the hard work I've
done to build up the business
you're asking me to stand by
and see it go smash like a toy
balloon because of your stupi.
dity."
He was about to leave abruptly
when Madame Hubert's hand
touched his sleeve and skittered
up it like a tiny dun-colored
squirrel.
"Bebe, Monsieur Bebe!"
cronned Madame Hubert with a
new note of wheedle. IF he
can't have his own little way,
he won't play, Ell. He will
abandon the poor old woman to
her fate-to say nothing of his
lmpolteness to the young lady,"
(TO Be COntinued)
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