The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-11

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walter, you're not prejudiced
against Jerry like the others!"
etella's voice rose Historically.
"They're all against him because
they're jealous. He is working
hard. He has a devil Of a job
there in Brooklyn. Mama ran
that place down so that it will
take months for Jerry to build
It up. 1t isn't fair" She was
crying now. I'VE can't maintain
our apartment unless you give
him more money. I could con.
tribute more myself but don't
want it to come from me. I want
Jerry to feel he's earned it so
that he'll have his self-respect
and not feel I'm supporting him.
Look at our expenses and look
ct Agnes. She's living with
mama and it doesn't cost her
half as much to live on Park
Avenue, as it does us on Twelfth
Street." She sobbed pathetically.
Out Of the corner of her eye she
watched the effect. She knew
Walter was no match for tears.
stop Sniveling," he command
ed roughly. Cant you talk with
out waterworkS? All right, I'll
give him a hundred and seventy
five and not a cent more and
you can tell him for me that I'M
less he jocks up he's going to be
fired. I came in yesterday and
found him with his feet on his
desk smoking and reading a
magazine. I'm not going to sup
port him while he neglectS my
business"
You're supporting Eddie"
she flared.
I'm not. Ethel is and she
can do what she likes with her
money. Ethel'S shop is as eff
GENTLY run as the best. But I
put Jerry in charge of one of
my shops, at your demand, and
I'm telling you unless he makes
good, I'm going to chuck him
out"
Stella repaired her makeup.
She knew perfectly we'll Walter
would do nothing Of the kind
so long as she could weep and
Walter was Walter.
"All right. Walter dear. Let
me talk to Jerry. He's so sensi-
tive. Maybe he has seemed to
be laying down on the job but
It's only because it's all so new
to him. He's terribly clever,
dear. Really, he's nearly as
clever as you. You'll see one Of
these days he'll do something
big for YOU"
Walter snorted as he parked
the car but said nothing. To-
gether they came into the
salon. Here was the usual mid
winter afternoon hustle.
What did you leave here,
Waltz"
"Oh, I'll find it. left it in
Miss Germuth'S office"
Stella disappeared into her Of
flee. Walter looked into the
salon through the glass parti-
ton. There she was intent on
her work. If only she would
look up he would signal her to
step out a moment. But Helen
didn't look up.
Walter went into the vault
and scrubbed a note on slip Of
paper. But how could he get it
to her? He gnawed his mus.
tache with evaporation. She
was so near to him and yet she
might have been in Alaska for
: all the good her proximity did
= him. They had to eat in small
obscure restaurants, meet in
0ut-of- the-way places, and they
rode for miles looking for small
movie houses where they would
not be in danger Of being recog-
nized. In a way, of course, it
was fun. At least Helen made
an exciting sport of it. but
Walter was proud and he hated
this sub-roSa courtship. Or was
it courtShip? Walter didn't
dare to think further. He knew
he loved her: he desired her.
:, But to marry her! His mothers
rage; his sisters ambitions.
He thought angrily: TN
marry whom I please . And