The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-03

ing room late, after hard game
OF tennis, and were the only ones
there. While they were ordering
dinner Silas Dram walked In, his
hair still awry from the days work,
his cravatless shirt open at the
throat and his golf trousers stained
with pitch.
"Ah :" he said, bowling low,
IT should like to join you young
ladies'"
"We'd be delighted" 10 said and
Tubby could only stare.
She stared a good deal during the
dinner, when finally, with alarm
Ing suddenness, Dram turned to
her. IT have noticed you, Miss
Davis, more than once. And ]
want to pay you a compliment"
'~"Y-yes?" stammered Tubby.
YES" repeated Dram with
force. IT want to congratulate you
for allowing yourself to grow as a
woman should. In the motion pic
lures all see are skinny women
Bah!" He flung his hand upward
IT get sick of skinny women! After
all, am European, and like q
woman one can see and get hold
of" He looked at Tubby fiercely
do you understand"
Tubby nodded nervously. Yes
Mr.. Dram :"
When the dinner was over, and
Dram, after a cigaret, had excused
himself and stomped up to his
room, Tubby heaved a great sigh.
At sight Of Tubby's relief, and re-
Numbering her wide-eyed fearful
establishment at Drann's speech, 10
was beside herself with amusement.
"Oh, Tubby - If only you could
have seen yourself!" 10 cried.
Imagine his nerve. He likes a
woman he can see and get hold Of!
I'd like to have him try to get hold
OF mel" Tubby told 10 impetuously
would you, really? Maybe he
will" laughed 10.
Tubby glared at her. do you
suppose he's really like that all
the time, or Is he just posing !
They say you have to act crazy to
hold a job in Hollywood. He ought
to hold his long time!"
They left the dining room and
strolled out on the veranda
There's something I've been dying
to ask YOU" Tubby said at last
Remember the time we were go.
ing to have game of tennis, and
Douglas Marsh called you for 9
conference after he got back from
that hunting trip?"
Eyes, Tubby."
"Well, that was a mighty Ions
conference. If you'll pardon my
being excessively snoopy, you go
back that night about IL. OF course
that's all right - but you've beer
mighty quiet about 1t ever>since,"
10 laughed. well, there wasn'
much to report, except that I didn'
lose my job"
II noticed that" said Tubb!
meaningly. "And I've also notice,
that Marsh hasn't been nearly s,
attentive to .Babs Montgomer!
since that time.'
You ought to be a detective
Tubby. I'm afraid that Mr.. Marsh
attitude toward Babs, IL it's reall,
changed at all, hasn't been affecte,
by the night you mention"
Tubby nodded. "Ail right. Blu
I'm not blind. He's been as COO
as cucumber about Babs, and sh,
hasn't liked 1t. She's been givini
Bret Paul rush, apparently jus
to see II she can stig Marsh lit
tie, but he won't stir"
II think you've got things wrong
Tubby. Babs always liked Bret
You know that"
Sure. But don't ever dream
she'd pass UP chance to join tn,
Montgomery money with the Marsf
money. That would make quite {
pile of dough, you Know
II suppose 1t would" 10 said
Wishing Tubby would stop her per.
sistent probing. What do you sa,
we take one of the motorboat,
putY There's moon, and It should
be nice on the lake to-night?"
mot me. It's too darned chilly
even IL 1t Is almost August. I'm
going to curl up In the lobby with
a book = and maybe I'll bet a
glimpse of Lolita"
Well, I think II walk down by
the lake anyway, Tubby."
| DO you're not angry be-
cause I'm such snoopy cuss ?"
| Jo laughed. "Of course not.
Tubby. Only. you're really wrong
about Douglas Marsh"
That's what you say. Bye
Tubby turned into the Inn for her
possible ~ but not probable -
GLIMPSE Of the glamorous Lolita
| Montez.
Alone, 10 walked slowly down
the lake path. Contrary TO Tubby's
remark. the night was not at ali
chilly. Amusedly J0 told herself
that Tubby probably wanted her 10
be alone, believing she was hale
planning 10 encounter douglas
Marsh. Tubby was the grandest