The Washington times., 1937-12-22

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and car for Rene.
The magazine came out the
last week in May, on Wednesday
Lynn had not realized how
startled she would be the first
time she saw those new maga.
zines piled high, on every news,
stand, filling drug store windows.
Her first sight of them came
when she got off the Fifth Avenue
bus that morning to go to work
A boy at the corner had a
hundred of them piled, and people
were buying them as they would
the morning papers.
POPULARITY
Lynn hurried past, her head
turned away. She was startled
and flustered. Once inside the
shop she dropped into a chair in
the back room. She suddenly
wanted to run away. But how
silly, she told herself.
Half an hour later Madam came
charging in waving one of the
magazines in her hand.
Lynn, come here!" she ordered
Why didn't you tell me?"
Lynn tried to explain she didn't
think it was important.
mot important? Humphp +
Madam said nothing more, but
she went into her office, straight
to the telephone.
If Madam was stunned by
Lynn's sudden leap into the lime
light, three men, all of them in
terested in Lynn, were even more
upset.
One of them was Mortimer. He
saw the magazine as he ate break
fast, and it spoiled his whole day
He sat looking at it for a Ions
time. He knew the publisher
He'd telephone him that after
noon and see what information ht
could get.
Terry McNair was in Asheville
waiting to drop in to New York
for a few days before he went on
up to Maine. When the afternoon
mail came In he'd just got up
The maid put the new magazine
on the sitting room table of his
suite, and Terry set down a cup
of coffee, gave a yell: There's
the girl that cost me $500!" Then
he telephoned Immediately to his
chauffeur. "We'll start for New
York tomorrow morning." There
was a big party that night he
coud not ditch.
Wild Austin was in New York
He was staying at his mothers
Long Island home and when he
drove in to town that morning
through the Long Island spring
time, he felt suddenly weary with
life. He had everything, what in
Gods name did he want?
Austin was not sure. He began
thinking about North Africa
Wanderlust was upon him. O1
course, maybe Sweden this Sum
mer. He'd always thought he
might go to Iceland, too.
His car stopped at his office
next to his fathers, and Austin
went into the lobby, nodding tc
some of his friends standing al
the cigar stand. He stopped 6
moment to speak with them.
The new weekly was stretched
out, in a long line of ten. from 8
cord over the counter. He stooc
there SpeechleSs, staring. Ther
! he bought one, fled toward hi
rarely occupied suite. Once in
side he told his secretary he die
not want to be disturbed. Their
he spread the magazine out or
the desk before him.
He looked at it a long time
There can't be any mistake! =
Then he began hunting feveriShly
for his telephone book. Vile
knew Marty Seidenberg, and, Of
course, he telephoned him i'm
mediately.
Hello, Marty, Wild speaking,
he said when the call got through
who's the gorgeous blonde OF
your magazine this week?"
Marty laughed with pride
Mice, eh? Say, you're the steentt
guy that's called this morning."
Am I? I know Miss Morrow, a!
it happens"
DO you? She's worth knowing.
Wild tried to keep his voice cas-
ual: ANY idea where I can gel
hold of her? I'd like to send hel
some flowers"
of course, you would, you ole
fox!" Marty roared with laughter
This was getting good and he was
thoroughly enjoying himself, fol
Mortimer's call had preceded Aus
tins.
That's a charming thought
Wild. Send them to me and II
see she gets them!"
Wild frowned, but his voice con
tinued to be perfection. "I'd like
to take the kid to lunch"
$50 would about a million othel
guys in this town! Listen, Wild
I'm not going to turn that kid ove1
to you! She's a nice girl"