Evening star., 1937-10-15
CHAPTER XXuI.

CHAPTER XXII.
Adaptation and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
= by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp, 1887.
II you want to talk to me-" said
Margit efficiently, you'll just have to
tag along"
I'm used to tagging along" Waldo
replied.
She walked from her shimmering
office to an elevator. They descended
In silence. They entered a fitting
room. Waldo had difficulty in finding
. place to rest his eyes, Wherever
they fell they found themselves fixed
upon the forms of comely young la
dles-young ladies in slips and less
who paid no more attention to his
presence than they did to the furni-
ture. Margit was rather proud of her
models. Most of them we're college
girls. Many Of them had married we'll
AL OF them were eXquisitely bred and
perfectly behaved
Miss Cleaf," she said to a woman
who looked like Miss Cleaf in that her
nose was long and pointed and her
hair done in an outmoded style, that
It.
Too bulgy I want new sketches by
tomorrow"
About Irene" Waldo began, study
Ing package Of pins.
Margit took time to notice him.
"What about Irene?"
I've decided not to marry her"
Must we go into that again? OF
course you're going to marry her."
4 NO"
"See here! If you're thinking about
Charlie-forget it. He hasn't been
around since We left Lake George.
His trailer's gone from, Spikes parking
lot"
How do you know"
His rapid question brought a faint
hush to her cheeks. She did not reply
at once. Instead she conveyed him to
another floor, where score of sewing
machines were running dozen men
~were cutting material on long tables
and people were furiously engaged in
pinning fabrics on dummies. She gave
several instructions. Ultimately she
again found time for Waldo.
Il know Charlie has skipped town
because investigated. Rather"-she
made up lie because it sounded bet
ter-"Keough did. He has vanished
into thin air. He had his little ad-
venture with us-and he found we
weren't sufficiently gullible for his
uses-so he went away. Why aren't
you working on your peat furnace?"
Because I wanted to talk to YOU"
Then take leaf from me-" Mar
git clothed herself in still more pro-
found reserve. Il admit that Charlie
Jones upset the whole family. But for
only while. I've immersed myself in
work for the past 10 days. It's been
perfect cure. Right now you're only
disturbing your own routine and mine.
There was no reason for you to come
IN here the way you did today You
should have been in your laboratory"
What I'm trying to get at is"
I've got to go down to the salon
now. Waldo-I advise you to go home
and apologize to Irene. I was wise
enough not to withdraw your wedding
announcement. Consequently"
On the main floor of Margit, Inc,
customers were viewing modish clothes
Of all sorts on the persons # manne-
quins similar to those in the fitting
room. Polite Salesgirls were discussing
fashion trends. Soft music was play
ing. Margit used music and a faint |
perfume in her salesrooms. She bowed |
to Mrs. Treat and a Miss Nicolby. |
She spoke to the floor manager.
Finally Waldo said, You don't un-
derstand"
She was quite tired OF Waldo. "If
you're trying to tell me anything about |
Felice-let me do the talking. You
made silly botch of everything for a |
while. told Irene this morning that |
she was to marry you, as scheduled. |
And / had long talk with Felice. I |
DO not want my sisters husband to |
have any romantic tag-ends in his
married life. I am sending Felice to
Paris in May. II you think you're a
stronger attraction to Felice than
paris, you're sadly mistaken"
Margit bowed to another customer. |
Mrs. Lattimer!" she cried with pro-
fessional pleasure 1--WE got the very
thing you we're asking for the other
day. Right from Paratellie! Perfectly
gorgeous!"
Waldo was sick OF tagging along.
How" he asked rudely and in spite
OF Mrs Lattimer, "can I apologize to
Irene when she's out with Charlie
right now?"
Mrs. Lattimer was approaching and
talking. How too, too lovely! must
, see 1t at What's the matter. Mar
git? You look as if you were going to
faint!"
Margit sasped 1T Waldo, What do
you mean?"
i've been trying to tell you for IS
minutes"
They'll be at spike's-" Marsit
murmured.
"spike's7" echoed Mrs. Lattimer.
Margit was moving toward the ele-
vator. She called to an assistant.
"oet me cab! Waldo-go home!"
= There it was.
Charles trailer.
She hesitated before going up to
Spikes. Maybe he'd be in his "mobile
abode" She walked gingerly across
the parking lot. Her heart was beat
ing 30 hard that she noticed It. She
thought that anger was the emotion
which gave 1t such abnormal action.
A woman's voice said, Come In"
It wasn't Irene's.
Margit opened the door She went
up the steps. The woman was occu-
,/pying an easy chair. The easy chair.
She was very beautiful. Younger,
Margit thought, than herself And
every bit as well dressed. That hurt.
! She said, Hello"
Margit replied, II was looking for
Charlie Jones'"
Naturally" The woman was star
ing at Margit- -speculatively, shrewdly,
assayingly and with an inexpNcable
1uile. "Cigarette?"
"No-thank you"
She had green eyes and red hair.
May b long wait. Highball?"