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cried, glazing at Margery.
The last four I had were sc
inefficient. This young lady is
thoroughly efficient, my dear
She is not! No girl as beauti
full as she is can be efficient-at
least as a Stenographer."
Margery showed back her
chair, placed her book and foun
tain pen in it and went to the
hanger for b. things.
"I know what's coming, Mr.
Walsh" she said, 80 if you will
telephone down to the cashier
III get what's due me and look
for another job. -"
mo, no. L won't. -"
Eyes you will, James Walsh
Mrs. Walsh shook a fat finger
at him and sat down in Mar
gery'S chair. Walsh sighed and
telephoned down to the cashier
Mrs. Walsh turned to Margery.
You're a keen one" she said,
and her eyes filled with envy as
she looked at Margery. your
sort always picks soft old fools
for bosse2 You know when the
game is up"
Il am sorry, Madame, to
trouble you for my fountain
pen," Margery said sweetly, you
are sitting on it,"
There was no doubt about 1t
when Mrs. Walsh Ieaped up, for
her expensive white knitted skirt
was we'll ink-stained, and the
barrel of the fountain was split
and ruined.
Mrs. Walsh started a torrent
of abuse. Walsh said, Damn
glad of it," He took an expen-
sive fountain pen from his pocket
and gave it to Margery.
They were shouting at each
other as Margery went out and
down to the cashiers office.
The cashier grinned at her.
Sorry, Miss Morrison" he
said, but l knew you couldn't
stay with us five minutes after
the Battle-Axe saw you. It's al
ways like that"
He is the best man I ever
worked for. Tell him 1 said so,
will you?'
Sure he's a swell guy. Why
is it all the swell guys get such
lemons for WiveS?"
Margery couldn't answer that
one.
He said to pay this week in
full, and give you two weeks ad-
vance"
oh, the poor, sweet old
thing!" Margery said as she
took the money.
AS she went out and started
to cross the driveway into the
building she W a young man
just driving out. She lodged back
in time. The young man eyed
her and almost collided with a
passing car.
Margery was quite used to be-
ing eyed by admiring males, but
this time she stood and watched
this handsome young man as he
turned and drove away. She
watched him until he was out of
sight.
We'll. for Heaven sake, Marge
Morrison" she murmured. this
is the first time you ever gave
a man a second look!"
TO be Continued
CHAPTER vi
Margery considered for a mo-
ment the ACCESSIBILITY of going into
the Walsh service department and
asking the name of the young man
who had just driven out. But on
sober second thought she decided
against it.
That, she told herself, would be
'goofy' thing to do.
/ Margery was never one to cry.
She was Injured now to having
apparently good Jobs and then
being forced to seek new ones.
And, she told herself, there was
nothing to worry about. She had
three weeks salary in her pocket.
She would surely land another
job before that was used up and
she had TO dig into her rainy-day
/ savings.
1t was only half past three.
She had an appointment to meet
Susie at the Black and Gold Cock.
tail Room at five. They were going
out to visit a girl friend in the
suburbs who was celebrating her
second wedding anniversary and
her sons first birthday. and
it looked, as Susie said, like a
large evening.
ITO Be Continued
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