The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-03

| There must be somethin- gooC
about il. | know that you're not
used to being cooped up but that's
what goes. with a job like that
When you get to like it, it doesn't
seem confirming. what, exactly
is the troubie?p
Men Jcnnifer sadi. THE
wrong ones. There are some aw'
fully attractive boys in the Quilt
but | never even get chance 70
meet them. Then old Harrison
asks me TO lunch and today he
wanted 10 know if he could have
4 date with ne on Friday night.
You can imagine what said"
Il can" replied Daphne. "Of
course, Harrison is 50, and that
isn't the doddcring age. And he
does have social position. You
might as well learn now rs later,
Jcnnifer, that the attractive bows
YOU meet this way have girls IN
their OWN set"
I'D like to know if you mean
that Pm not good enough for
them? The Brctts aren't exactly
poor white trash"
81 know" Daphne went on pa
tiently, but We can't 20 around
with a marked page n Of the So
cial register pinned on our frocks.
And we can't talk about it. New
York is hard town. Jennifer
The working girl is labeled the
working girl here the same as any
where else even if she does ap-
pear 10 have more chances She
has 20 work for them. You can't
use a job as a social wedge. Not
your kind Of a job"
why not" Jennifer disagreed.
"If get a chance to meet the
kind OF men | want TO meet, why
can't take advantage OF the OPP
portunity? II chorus girl
You're not chorus girl, Jen-
infer"
"Not yet" Jennifer said, and
seeing the shadow darken her sis
ter's face, she got up, came around
the table and kissed Daphne on
the top of her head.
You're like naughty child. l"
Daphne said, land you'll have TO
be punished for frightening me.
You can wash the dishes and I'll
wipe them"
Jennifer splashed water mer-
rily on her smart frock. Don't
bother about it, | can send it to
the cleaners"
Daphne wanted to protest that
every dollar
"Why didn't you tell me how
attractive the Brett tenant is?"
Jennifer demanded and Daphne
had no answer. She didn't-or
hadn't seen much point in extoll.
ing the attractions OF a married
man to her young sister.
81 thought he was very attrac-
tive the one time saw him" she
said, concentrating on the glass
she was drying. ,
"The trouble with you, Daph, is
that you don't know how TO make
the best of your opportunities
Daphne raised a quizzical eye
brow. Jennifer went on:
IL do! The one time you saw
him, indeed, | saw him once and
made up my slind was going to
see him again"
There's q 9 o'clock train. You
might run out and ask him If the
water pipes are working" Daphne
said dryly.
mo need for that. I'm subtle.
I'll do it my way II the subtle
way" 50 -. -.
ats a great help to be subtle, "
Daphne agreed pleasantly. g..
What are you doing Sunday
afternoon" Jennifer asked a
minute later.
Daphne suppressed a smile.
Was this the subtle Way?
Sunday? Let me see-oh, yes,
the Franklands are having sup
per party for Kim Preston and
his bride. We're both invited.
Don't you remember? You said
you were going TO wear your black
velvet"
"Oh, heavens! Another Of those
dreary supper-parties" How Jen-
infer had angled an invitation TO
the last one. az think III cut it.
never get chance to get out
doors and on my one day away
from the office. / have to stand
around a smoky living room with
lot of old fogfs."
Daphne digested the disclosure:
in Jennifer's speech.
Daphne buried her face in the
Sunday newspaper and pretended
not TO see Jennifer's discontinue
She stretched ier legs in her vel
vet lounging pajamas as though
she were settling down for the