The Washington times., 1936-08-13

came raLQer early, KNOWING NOl1AAC
was doing some shopping before
she came to the apartment, and
hoping to find Luana alone. He
did. He started to make love to
her, verbally, and was Snubbed.
Enormously conceited, and be-
lieving himself irresistible, the
idea struck him that he might use
caveman tactics with the aloof
one, and grabbed her in his arms
and tried to kiss her
Using her latchkey, Yvonne
walked in on them at that mo-
ment.
Yvonne's jealousy and suspicious
had been simmering for a long
time. They blazed into life now.
She lost entire control of herself
and made shocking scene.
Her nerves still Shaky from her
illness, Luana answered back with
a denunciation of Armand, bone
Of contention, that was far from
flattering to the little Frenchman.
THAT worn! AS though I'd
touch him with a 10-foot pole"
She was trembling with anger at
the injustice of Yvonne's accusa-
tions. Flinging prudence to the
winds, she made bad worse by
adding: why, he's such a sneaky
little rat that he makes love 70
every woman that crosses his
path! Are you blind? Can't you
see how loathe him?"
Thus was a new enemy made.
Armand changed camp. His self
love was deeply offended.
Il pack and leave tonight. I
wouldn't stay here another minute,
Luana assured them.
The scene over, and everyone
gone, Luana packed her few be.
longings in haste. She took Chou
Chou with her. She drove to the
cheap hotel where she had passed
her first days in New York. She
now had but $40 in her pocket.
Next morning at the shop, she
was summoned to the private Of
flee of Mr.. Quackenbush at half
past 10. He did not ask her to sit
down. He glared through his
glasses at her, and to her amaze
ment she saw that he had before
him on his desk some of her first
rough drafts of original designs
for gowns.
Look at these" he doomed,
"and be thankful from the bottom
of your heart that I don't have
you arrested!"
"Why-why- haven't I a right
to draw in my spare time, Mr..
Quackenbush? Why, I did these
one day in my lunch hour"
when no one saw you-or you
thought that no one saw you" He
tapped the papers. you don't
dare deny that these are copies OF
my originals?"
"I do deny it," Luana flushed to
her ears.
why does Mrs. Vandaveer no
longer come here to buy dresses"
His voice was one booming accusa-
ton. why do you go to her home,
and see her? What takes you
there? Answer me that"
Tim a friend of theirs-they
they were kind to me in my ILL
ness"
Kind because it paid her to be
kind, maybe. But we will leave that
alone. We will make no accuSa-
tions there. She was a wonderful
customer, and now I know she is
no longer a wonderful customer. I
can draw my own conclusions, but
I say nothing. I see those copies
of my originals, drawn by YOU
admittedly drawn by you-and
know there is a leakage from the
House of Quackenbush. The gowns
are being repeated up and down
Broadway"
please call Mrs. Vandaveer in
my presence, and she will refute
what you have accused me Of"
said Luana, trembling.
1T is not my custom to accuse
customers, nor is it my custom to
take orders from employees" he
replied slowly, with deadly effect.
Apart from the rights or wrongs
of the style stealing, I have fur
ther proof of your unsuitability to
remain here, Miss Waters" He
held up a newspaper clipping.
You entered this house on false
pretenses."
Luana took the half sheet of
paper that was headed, Holly
wood Citizen News" A picture Of
Gerald and herself stared at her
above the appalling caption. ..
Notorious Crook Gets 1O-Year
Stretch at San Quentin for Swim
ding"
Ito be Continued)
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