Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-05-27
CHAPTER 3

JOAN SPENCER. have you lost
your mind? Do you mean to tell me
that you'd take advantage of letter
intended for another grip" Dorothy
exclaimed in shocked surprise.
Lets worry about that later"
Some of the exultant gafety left
Joan. Don't you see what this
means. darling? OF course. nothing
will come of it. but I'm in a state
I'm upset by q. we'll. naturally by
Win and everything. I'm sick to
death of teaching school and =.
But you just said nothing could
come of it. so why do you entertain
the idea at alp" Dorothy couldn't
understand or follow Joan's reason
ing.
Its something to do! And some
thing to do besides contemplating a
summer spent going to the movies
or knitting a new sweater suit is eX-
actly what l need. Besides. I've
never seen a real celebrity like
Julian Sloane and if ! arrive Satur-
day morning. he will have to ask
me to lunch. That will be some
thing"
ct don't approve. Joan. think
the whole idea is quite mad. And I
do think you ought to think Of this
other girl. She probably needs the
job badly"
IF he's so much impressed with
her letter she'll get it. Not but what
! could be a secretary. After all.
did earn my way through school do
ing stenography. Oh don't worry.
pet. I'm just doing it for a lark.
Joan jumped up and kissed her sis
ter. then she ran out -of-doors and
pretended TO study the growing
progress Of the tomato plants
That night she sent wire to
Julian Sloane telling him she would
arrive late Saturday morning.
Tuesday. Wednesday and finally.
Thursday. the last day OF school ar
rived. Joan was better able now to
understand her small pupils and the
unbearable restlessness that had
stirred them. She. too. was waiting
for school to be ove..
"Just for one day." she murmured
to herself. wondering what Julian
Sloane was like. He'd probably wear
great goggles. have no hair. be alb
sentminded and generally unattrac-
tive as all men are that one precon-
ceives as story book characters.
AFTER all. don't expect anything
Of him. I'm not really going for a
job as his secretary. so what does 1t
fully over the mistake in names and
withdraw completely but l do hope
he. at least. offers me an autographed
copy of his latest book" Thus ran
Joan's thoughts following the trend
that If Mr.. Evans didn't get his first
edition out of her personal item. she
got her first excitement from It
Feeling a little silly to be thrilled
over it and as excited as a 16-year-
old at the prospect of her first party.
Joan planned her Saturday.
1t was a good 60 miles across
country to the Connecticut sound
where Julian Sloane's summer place
was situated. In the Rattlebrain.
which was Joan's name for her an
Gent car. she thought 1t would take
good two hours to make her desti-
nation. She'd leave home around
$3.50. Then he'd have to ask her to
lunch. She hoped there would be a
Japanese butler and cocktail
might as well be sweet as short"
she commented to herself. meaning
the whole adventure.
What do you think I'd better
wear?" she asked her sister.
Under the circumstances. l think
a little white dotted swiss with
plenty of ruffies. zig blue sash and
picture hat would be correct" Dor
othy answered shortly.
You simply have no sense Of ad-