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why Kay, if there's anything
wrong, I'll come out" he offered.
I'm the morning, or tonight. if you
want me-"
No" she said. mo, I'll come in.
This is business, Chick To your
Office. May ~"
"Why-yes, I guess So" he assented
doubtfully. But I'm not sure we
can find a place for you"
I'm going to make you find a
place for me-" Kay told him des-
perately. She tried to laugh, man
aged a mirthleSs sound. IF you
don't" she said, "I'll have to go home
to Carvel, so you just have to. Good
night, Chick! I'll be in at 10.'
Rantoul, when Kay appeared at his
office in the morning, heard her with
sympathy, but he tried to dissuade
her from her design. you've no ex-
perience," he pointed out. You're
not even plain stenographer. And
Carvers your home, and your people
need you there!"
She insisted desperately: II know
it's selfish and hideous of me: but I
can't 60 back. I simply can't! I've
seen too many girls do it. Girls like
Emily, lovely and intelligent and
they go away to college and then come
home and wait and wait and by and
by they marry-grocers. If you don't
hire me. I'll be waitress, or a clerk,
or anything! But won't go home!"
You're an idiot, you know" he
said, almost angrily.
"I know it. But you've told me I've
sometimes helped you. Try me,
Chick. I'll be good"
She persuaded him at last to speak
to his superiors; and once committed
he pleaded her cause with sufficient
conviction so that she was given a
chance.
So Kay wrote home that she was
going to work in Boston, and Mrs.
Brannan accepted the news without
protest. Kay had a non-committal
letter from her and wrote in reply:
>"You sound as doubtful as Mr.
Rantoul did: but in spite of you both,
I'm a working woman now. wish
I knew stenography and tipping; but
so far I've just been studying things
that Mr.. Rantoul is working on. For
instance, the Oriental Silk Co. wants
to advertise their stockings, and I'm
supposed to find out why women buy
particular kind of stockings. and
tell Mr.. Rantoul. His idea is to ad-
vertise that these stockings won't run,
but don't think women care whether
stockings run or not. We don't buy
Evening star., 1935-12-21

But II Rantoul, outside Of office
hours, paid her no least attention,
yet Kay had no need to be lonely.
There we're always Genevieves friends.
whom Kay made her own. She said
to the Older girl one day: How many
men do you know, for heavens sake.
Genevieve? There's a new one every
week." .
Genevieve laughed. you don't
know the half of it, yet" she con-
fessed. you've never even met Paul
Drake. or Mat Conley. He's in the
movies now. Or Luther Perins. or
Bob Dakin, or Ed Warren, Or"
I've heard of Bob Dakin," Kay
admitted.
$50 many people have" Genevieve
agreed, with dry humor. Being
heard of is Bob's speciality. He's a
cousin of mine. His fathers my
uncle. You know, DR.. Dakin, the
brain man." Kay did not know. He
cuts bullets out of brains as easily
as you sharpen a pencil" Genevieve
assured her. Hes a peach, really!
Retired now. of course. Just con-
suits, and occasionally operates on a
king. or some one equally important.
Bobs in with DR.. Fabre, in the clinic. -
She added, half angrily: He'd be a
! good man il he settled down to it.
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evenings, and 1t was increasingly hard
for Kay to awake at the fit time in
the morning to be at the office by 8.
Genevieve was not tied down to any
definite hours, but Chick Rantoul
expected Kay to be prompt, and to
stay as late in the afternoon, or even
into the evening, as he might require.
Kay confessed to. Genevieve, one
night after they were abed, faint
disappointment in his attitude toward
her. Chick used to come out to see
me when I was at wellesley" she
said. But he never comes here.
thought it would be fun working with
him."
Genevieve told her wisely: Child,
that's the first lesson you learn. There
are two kinds of working girls. Some
work at their jobs, and some work at
their men. Chick Rantoul has level
head on his shoulders. So long as you
were an outsider, he could play around
with you; but now you're working for
him, and if you don't earn your pay
check he'll fire you. OF course. If
/ he did fire you, he'd probably start
giving you a rush again, if that's what
you want?"
"Of course not" Kay insisted.
Not in love with him, are you,
kid?" Genevieve asked gently in the
darkness; and Kay laughed aloud.
"Of course not!" she repeated.
"Only-he's so different now. I al
ways feel guilty or something; feel
as If he were angry at me-"
Evening star., 1935-12-21

(To be continued.)
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Dr. Fabre told me so. But Bob's wild
as a hawk. II he's not cutting out
some woman's appendix in hospital.
he's practising a little private os-
teopathy. Bob has parked his car
on every back road In Massachusetts,
in his time"
He was supposed to come to Q
party where I was once" Kay re-
membered. But he didn't comet"
He never does" GenevieVe assured
her. And she said wistfully, He
makes me mad, because he could be
a wonder If he would! And his father
and mother are SO proud of him, have
so many plans for him, so many
hopes"
Kay in her next letter TO Emily
spoke of Bob Dakin. Emily and
George had been married in June,
and viii Brannan nowadays was
working as a clerk in Georges store.
Kay wrote:
those legendary figures you hear about
but never see. You must have heard
of him when you were at Wellesley.
Genevieve says every one has heard
Of him, and guess that's so, because
whoever you meet is almost sure to
mention him. Oh, remember. he
was the man with Helen that night
she got arrested, so, Of course. you know
about him. It's hard for me to realize,
Emily, that two years ago you we're
down here, doing so many things,
seeing so many people; and now
you're keeping house for George, and
going to have a baby in May"
Her pen stopped, and she re-
read what she had written, and then
shook her head and took fresh
sheet of paper and copied the first
part of her letter over again. omit
ting this last passage. Then she
crumpled the original sheet and
dropped it in the waste basket at her
side. Genevieve saw the gesture and
said in deep amusement:
Must be love letter, Kay, if it's
SO hard to write"
Kay nodded, smiling 1T isl It's
to Emily" she said. You know
adore her! She was at Wellesley, and
did so wonderfully there; but now
she's married the grocer up in Carvel,
and going to have baby I started
to say something about it to her, but
it would only make her feel bad
Her eyes were hot. oh, it makes ms
so madl"
Il like grocers," Genevieve pro-
tested cheerfully They have sucn
nice vegetables! What would we 90
for vitamins if there were no grocers.
child?"
Kay laughed in spite Of herseu.
She was in love, when she was Iii
college" she said. You know Helen
Ripley. 1t was her brother, Dane.
I've never met him. Helen told ME
last week that he's coming over for the
Yale game. He must be a peach, or
Emily wouldn't have liked him as
much as she did. He gave her rush
down here, but then he never followed
it up. And then there was boy up
there, Tech man. But he moved
away. So she married George!"
And that" Kay agreed grinly, sis
why I made Chick Rantoul give me
a job I won't go back to Carvel. ever,
positively"
(To be continued.)
Evening star., 1935-12-21

stockings for utility; not nowadays,
with skirts as short as they are. I
think I'll suggest that he tell the
Oriental people to put some sort Of
scent on their stockings, perfume
them. I believe that would be new,
and amusing
But. anyway, that's the sort of
work I'm supposed to do. It's fun,
too; and there are perquisites, Mother.
I have a dozen pairs of their stock
ings to wear. for instance, so can
Judge their merits in actual use. Then
Mr.. Rantoul sent me out to walk
along fremont street the other day.
with man about 80 PAGES behind me,
to watch and see how many men
turned their heads to look at me after
I passed by. So you'll probably see
a big advertisement: 'Thirty-one per
cent of all the men she passed looked
back at her when she wore Oriental
silk I don't think it was altogether
the stockings, though!
I'm supposed to be Mr.. Rantoul's
assistant. The firm is Burnett &
Gould. but Mr.. Burnett is old, and Mr..
Gould is nice, and think Mr.. Ran
toul will get a partnership soon"
Her new existence settled, before
the Summer was over, into routine.
She made one friend. Genevieve Fay
was an artist employed by Burnett
& Gould, a girl almost 6 feet tall,
with a bony frame and masculine
quality about her. curiously attractive
despite the fact that she had not one
attractive feature. At their first en-
counter she looked Kay frankly up
and down and exclaimed:
1T declare, you're the cutest little
trick ever saw! If you've any brains
in that head of yours, it's worlds
record! Are you as dumb as you are
beautiful"
Kay laughed in a quick amusement.
I'm trying to find out" she confessed.
She frowned as though family puz-
zled, and protested: But does beauty
have to be dumb? Mr.. Rantoul says
you're ever so clever!"
The other laughed. Lady, you
wouldn't kid a poor girl, would you?"
She put her arm around Kay's shoul-
ders affectionately. You and I are
going to get along. We match up so
well. Mutt and JEFF in person!"
And they did in fact come to a
warm friendship. In August, at Cen
evieve's suggestion, Kay joined her in
taking a small studio, in one of the
old houses on Louisburg Square. where
Genevieve could have the north light
she needed for her work. The studio
was also a living room. 1t had ample
closet space, and two couches by day
became beds at night. Genevieve in
Evening star., 1935-12-21

sisted on paying two-thirds Of the
rent.
Because it's home and Office both
for me-" she pointed out. And I
couldn't afford it without you, Kay"
The studio proved to be popular
gathering place. Genevieve had
scores of friends, so that for months
Kay was in a constant surprise at
their number and variety; and Sally
Hays and Helen Ripley and Marny
Bingham and the other girls whom
Kay had known most intimately at
Wellesley liked to come in for tea,
usually escorted by youngsters of their
own age. Then there were half a
dozen men who liked to take Gene
We've to the theater, to foot ball
game or some other festivity: and
when two of them offered invitations
for the same occasion Genevieve usu-
ally appealed to Kay to handle the
overflow.
You're doing me a kindness" she
always insisted. IF leave them foot
loose they'll wander into strange pas
lures and I'll never see them again.
Keep an eye on them for me until
I want them, Kay"
So they were seldom alone in the
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y AVS resolution to return to
" Carvel, to take up the respon-
n sibillty that waited for her
Il n there, held firm until two
days before her last examination.
Then another letter came from her
mother. Mrs. Brannan wrote:
Dear Kay:
"I think it best to tell you. before
you come home, that Emily and
George are going to be married.
know this will not seem like good
news to you, but when you are older
your viewpoint will be different
George is a good boy, and he works
hard, and he is sober and steady, and
very much in love with Emily. They
will be happy together. Emily is
fond of him, and grows fonder, now
that she has made up her mind. I
thought best to write you, so that you
can be careful, when you come, not
to do or say anything to make Emily
unhappy.
ut is possible you may be able to
get her job at school. You can talk
to Mr.. Hodges about it when you
come home"
This letter was waiting for Kay
in her room a little before supper
time. She read it twice, very slowly,
and then she went downstairs and
out of doors, neglecting supper, for
getting everything. She walked for
hours, without knowing where or why,
until suddenly she found herself in a
lighted square and saw a drug store
and the blue bell that marks public
telephone.
Kay stared at this emblem as
though it were a thing she had never
seen before, and then she went in
and with a steady resolution called
Chick Rantoul. When he answered,
she said:
"Chick?"
eyes. Who's this?"
"Kay Brannan. Chick"
"Oh, hullo, Kay. What in the
world are you doing up at this time
of night?"
"I don't know what time it is"
she said, and her voice shook little,
so that he heard 1t.
Anything the matter?" he asked
quickly.
And Kay wet her lips. "You said
once If I ever wanted to go to work I
might get a Job in your Office" she
reminded him.
He protested: "a job?" She did
not speak, and he laughed, in an un-
certain amusement. Trying to kid
me, Kay?"
NO." she said. She hesitated, told
him then, steadily: mo, Chick I'm
in deadly earnest. May I come IN
and see you in the morning?"
Evening star., 1935-12-21
"Rumpus" Room Decorations.

There are dozens of themes for the
decoration of a "rumpus" room. If
you've Travelled lot and are particu-
larly fond of one of the countries you
have visited, you might dedicate your
room to that country and make it a
patio of old Spain-a room that sug-
gests Algiers, Norway or Timbuctoo.
Foreign-travel posters on the wall can
be unusually effective, and these can
be protected and made washable with
O coating of shellac.
Evening star., 1935-12-21
TIE STORY THUS FAR.

Kay Brannan. petite and beautiful has
waited four long years for her sister Emily
to graduate from wellesley. so that she
herself can enter and thus escape the
dull uneventful town of Carvel. While
at college she hears a great deal of reck-
less Bob Dakin. medical doctor whom she
never meets. She becomes part of mad
social whirl and to her horror. discovers
an inherited taste for LIQUOR. She de-
cideS to be careful. But in her sophomore
year a letter from her mother tells her
that financial reYerSeS will prevent her
staying in college Kay is heartbroken;
She believes that Chick Rantoul, a friend
of hers. would give her a lob as his ad-
vertising assistant but she drearily de-
cides to be dutiful and go home.
Evening star., 1935-12-21

Residence purchased by Mr. and Mrs
contains
Chevy Chase Land Co. and de-
signed by Dan Khkhuf
H Boyd acquired this new home located at
F. Mikkeson builders
design baths Star Staff Photos
The Washington times., 1935-10-31
2AIIeged Gangsters
Are TiCkIed 10 Learn
Captors Are Police

NEW YORK. Oct. 81 U.N.S).
Whew! Were those alleged gang
sterS glad their captors turned
out to be cops.
Two men, Louis Samowsky, %,
and Jack Israel, "a, were arrested
in Brooklyn today by plain clothes
detectives investigating gangland
activities here.
"Give us a break" they pleaded
as they stepped from their automo-
bile. "We1l stay out of Browns
vile (scene Of many gang killings
lately "Give US a break"
When they found they were
under arrest-and not bound for
a "ride"-they SurrencSSed with
relieved alacrity, but denied any
knowledge o frecent gang warfare.
The Washington times., 1935-10-31
Copyright. 1888. by international
News Service)


GENEVA, Get. 81 G.N.S).
Economic embargoes and boy
colts against Italy will be given
Just two weeks to bring Premier
MuSsolini to terms.
II they fail in that time, 1t
was learned today, more strin-
gent measures to halt the war in
Ethiopia will be considered.
November Is. it was reliably
indicated as the sanctions COM
mittee Of SO nations gathered
here today, will be set as the
time for actual operation OF
economic sanctions.
Leaving the sanctions general
staff committee of 18 to watcn
over the application Of these
measures, the commission Of 50
will adjourn to the end Of No
vember or early December, to
consider their success.
This meeting will take up the
necessity and advisability on
further sanctions.
The committee Of 18 met pri
vately this morning, and the CO
ordinating committee of SO held
its first session Immediately after
ward to vote on date for penalty
application.
The Washington times., 1935-10-31
Geneva Group Keeps
Eye On BOycOtts

Premier Pierre Laval of France
and Foreign Minister Sir Samuel
Hoare of Britain, who will carry
on some private explorations look
ing towards an avenue for peace.
are due tomorrow, then the So
powers will probably set Novem-
Der Is as the deadline for the
economic war against Italy.
How They Line Up
Arms embargo-46.
Financial embargo-42.
Ban on imports from Italy-40.
Ban on exports of key materials
to Italy-40.
Mutual aid against losses-25.
San Salvador, Nicaragua, India,
and the Netherlands were this
mornings additions to the anti.
Italian roster.
Indicative that some Of Italy's
neighborS will not participate
whole-heartedly in the sanctions,
however, was the stand taken by
Yugoslavia, which asked that
economic measures be not applied
until November 20, because more
than hlaf her export trade is with
Italy.
The committee of 18, it was
learned. will meet on the day the
sanctions go into effect, and will
constitute five subcommittee to
govern their operation. Each
committee will have charge of one
sanction = the arms embargo,
financial boycott, etc.
The Washington times., 1935-10-31
BRITAIN, ITALY
IN NEW RIFT
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CONTINUED from Page ~
they are more firm in opposition
to Italy than ever.
The British stand rules out the
suggestion that Emperor Selassie
be given italian advisors-an
Italian peace "feeler"-it was
learned.
Also. on the question of an
italian mandate over certain Sec
tions of Ethiopia n o t h e r
Italian proposal-the British will
agree only to League of Nations
supervision over disputed terri
tory. Emperor Selassie would
welcome, this, the British de-
clare.
The NeguS, it was disclosed, Is
being kept constantly informed
Of the peace moves through his
legations here and in Paris. His
reaction to proposed solutions is
regarded highly by Britain. He
must be pleased, Britain holds.
The British insist tn e
sovereignty of the NegtiS' realm
must be maintained becattse Of
League of Nations preselge-a
view supported strongly by the
U. S. S. Rand because Of fear
that Ethiopian Rases, the Cover
nors, would not stand for any
other settlement.
Already, the English are con-
vinced, a major battle is newt
able before peace can be at
tanned. It would be useless fol
the Negus to try to call back
the Rases before they had tried
their military strength against
Italy, something they have not
yet done, according to British
view.
Firm Stand Taken
When Sir Eric Drummond, Brit.
ish ambassador to Italy, recently
interviewed Premier Mussolini he
took a firm attitude, it was dis
closed today, in explaining why
the British Mediterranean fleet
had not been decreased.
This cannot be done, he said,
until there is an improvement in
the general situation. Contrary to
reports of a week or so ago, this
improvement apparently has not
been attained in the British view.
Sir Eric pointed out the with
drawal of a DIVISION of Italian
troop reinforcements from the
Egyptian-Libyan border was salts
factory las far as it went" but
that Italian troop and plane
forces in Libya still were far in
excess of normal requirements
and far greater than British
strength in neighboring Egypt.
Attacks Continue
Sir Eric, it was disclosed, also
drew II Duce's attention to the
virulent press attacks. with Brit
The Washington times., 1935-10-31
Ras Seyum Turns Down
Governorship Under Italy

LONDON, Oct. 81 G.N.S0.-An
early onslaught by Ethiopians on
the right wing of the italian
forces advancing towards Makale
is expected by italian command.
ers, Reuters correspondent with
the Italian army in the north
radioed today.
Ras Seyum and Ras Kassa
are reported to be moving their
troops to the west with the OBJ.
ject of cutting the column from
Aduwa to Makale.
italy has been making over
lures to Ethiopian chiefs, espe.
cially Ras Seyum.
Ras Seyum was said to have
declined an offer of the governor,
ship Of Tigre Province-alreadJ
formally proffered by the italians
to the Enperor'S former son-in
law, Ras Gugsa.
The Washington times., 1935-10-31
FIERCE DANANL TRIBE WIPES OUT ITALIAN SUPPLY TRAIN
WILL ROGERS Said:

American history records comeback of anything,
once it got into politics.
Mussolin has got the right idea When Cabinet officer
resigns he fills the post himself. When the Cabinet holds
a meeting Mussolin just talks to himself under
sumed name.
They keep building roads, certainly not for the
automoblists Guess it's just to provide for folks
thumbng their way somewhere.
Americans used to their forefnger to point with
pride" now it's their thumb to register hope.
The world has just conferred itself into bankruptcy
There hasn't been conference since the beginning Of
the that hasn't stirred up hate and done
harm than it has good.
conference just admission that you want some
body to join you in your troubles.
The world can't improve till it gets poor that it can It
send delegates to a conference
When the President thinks he can 90 into the Sen
ate Cith 96 assorted animals and tell EN- 1Chere and
1Ohen to lag doUn, he is confusing himself 1vith
Daniel.
Copyright 1888 Mcknight syndae)
The Washington times., 1935-10-31
WAR TRADERS
OF u. 5. FACE
SHOWDOWN
President, Hull Ready
To Act If Appeals
Prove Futile
international News Service

Fearful that the most critical
stage Of the European war crisis
Is yet to come. this Government
today was paving the way for
the possibility Of drastic action to
prevent American trade from en-
dangering this country's neutral
ity.
BY warnings which became
stronger with each utterance,
President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary of State Hull were seeking
to induce business to refrain volun-
tarily from pushing trade with
the European warning nations.
Fear that Italy may turn to
this country for war supplies, as
League economic sanctions COM
mence to close Italy'S European
supply sources, prompted the
President and Mr.. Hull to issue.
new and stronger warnings
against the lure Of war profits.
Appeal by Hull
The President warned that the
Government, determined not to
become involved in the contro-
versy," was closely watching all
American shipments to the bel
ngerents.
Secretary Hull appealed to the
American people to resist war
profits derived from human lives
and human misery"
Legally powerless to prohibit
trade with Italy. except In actual
implements of war, the President
and Mr.. Hull were striving to as
sure the same results by appeal
ing to business on patriotic
grounds to resist tempting trade
offers which might involve this
country in serious difficulties with
the League of Nations, If not
drag it into war.
The Administration hoped to
avoid q showdown with traders on
their right to trade with the bel
ligerents. 1t hoped by appeals and
veiled hints of a mysterious "or
else" to accomplish the desired re-
suit.
Public Support Sought
Nevertheless, the President and
Mr.. Hull were prepared to face a
showdown with unheeding trad
ers. Both were seeking to solidify
the support of American public
opinion for any measures which
the Administration may take. This
was the explanation for their re-
peated warnings. IT.. r.---
Officials were Still vague as
to what the Government might
adopt to restrain trade If Ameri.
can business fails to heed appeals
for voluntary action. However,
they displayed confidence that a
way would be found If it came
to q showdown.
In this connection. there was
recalled the possibility of ex.
tending the arms embargo to in.
clude some raw materials; of in
direct pressure through the ex.
portimport bank, which grants
credits to American exporters and
importers, or of indirect pressure
on the transportation systems not
to handle goods destined for belli-
gerentS.