The Washington times., 1935-09-19

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"the chief says, the boss thinks,
Mr.. Alexander believes"
I'D see myself dressing to
suit MY boss!"
Hurt silence from Ethelyn,
Shouldn't have said that.
Ethelyn was crazy about Alex
ander, though a lot of good it
would do her.
Alexander has wonderful
taste, though. He may be right
at that"
Ethelyn came to again. "Won-
derful taste! My dear, the way
that man thinks of DETAILS!
Did you happen to notice the
necktie and shirt harmony he
had yesterday? That deep
henna of the tie, just bring
ing out the blue of the"
I must do something definite
today, Mary thought. Any.
thing will be better than wait
ing. I'll write-I wish I'd got.
ten up and written it last night.
No, I CAN'T write-I won't let
him think I'm Tilted. Yes
and lose him, because I haven't
gumption enough to fight...
The right kind of letter."
Bennett was on q rampage.
Report after report. He was
there, ready to start debating,
when she arrived, at 10 minutes
to 9. Wires came. Shippers
telephoned. She'd have to sit
there, staring into space, vast
ing time, while he talked.
They all seemed sorry that he
was going. Mary began to be
sorry, too. He wasn't so bad,
really. Samson, coming to take
his place, would probably be
worse.
But she was still plugging
away at 2 o'clock, though she'd
only taken a haH-hour for
lunch, and hadn't had a minute
to herself SO far.
And at three he came in
again, and asked her if she
would mind staying until 6 or
7. to get everything finished.
Mind? That's all they know
or care about you! But you
can't refuse. Ma was put out
about it, too, when she tele.
phoned to her.
Then you won't be home in
time for dinner?"
MA, I just SAID I couldn't
leave until 6 or z! How could I
possibly"
Then get a bowl of soup on
the boat, and I'll have your
dinner hot in the oven"
mo, I'll go out for a few
minutes and get something.
Don't keep anything for me"
I'D much rather. It's no
trouble, Babe, and"
BY the time she'd had it out
with Ma, and made it clear she
WOULDN'T be home to dinner,
she was all worn out.
CHAPTER vi
Families are wonderful. but
oh, how hard they make things!
1t wouldn't be so bad about
Jamie that is, it wouldn't be
so hard to take, if she wasn't
conscious all the time of the
family thinking and knowing
about it,.
Life without Jamie. >.
She put her hands over tired
eyes. Tried to think. Plan.
Ard no thought came. Just ache.
Pain.
Well, she'd be here all night,
If she didn't get to work.
Five o'clock. The whistles
blew. Feet Scurried by the door.
She could hear the elevator
doors changing open, shut.
over the roof Of the Dollar
building she could look out to
the bay, see the ferry she should
be on gliding smoothly into the
blue.
The sky was blue, too, with
great, fluffy white clouds.
There were white, fluffy
clouds, like that the first day
she ever met Jamie. When they
lay on the warm yellow sand TO-
gether, and the slipped his arm
around her waist.
The little penciled curves and
curleycueS in her notebook
flowed into meaningless chaos.
A pulse over her right eye began
to beat.
I must stop thinking about
him. I'll never get this done.
Her fingers typed, Rather
than meet the heavy demurrage,
we agreed to stevedores' over.
time on S. S. nso HOO"
Hoo-what? Could it be Hoo.
CAST really? Lord, what a name
for an innocent steamship. Bet.
ter look it up.
Looking it up took so long
that the report wasn't finished
when Bennett came for it at $50
I'm sorry-I'm SLOW"
you're tired. I shouldn't
have asked you. It's just
that I want-d to clean every
thing up tonight. I'm going
tomorrow. T wish now that