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Marcia urged Iona to join her at tea.
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''Mr. Hartley is a partner in tbs
firm where I was employed" she
began primly, land Tony"
"Oh, Tony. Everybody knows
him. Saw him just last night at
a champagne party at the Still.
mans. Had some frizzy littN
blonde with him this time. That
nice girl with you that night
why, what is it?"
Brokenly, Marcia explained that
Ellen had married Tony barely two
months before. She berated her.
self for neglecting her friend so
long, but she had thought she was
doing her favor-and her own
problems had left her rather pre-.
occupied. O
'I can't be Mistaken Iona said
slowly. "He came over and talked
to me. AS a matter of fact, he
said he'd been having one hell Of
good time lately, to quote his
own words. I wonder what it can
mean?"
"Poor Ellen. I didn't think Tony
was a very dependable person, but
she was so sure he'd changed. 7
wonder If she knows
With a remark to the effect that
what she didn't know wouldn't
hurt her, Iona turned the subject.
She was sorry to be telling tales
on Tony, whom everybody liked
but few respected. a
what about you? You look a
little pale around the gills," she
said with false gaiety. Maybe
you need to buy one Of Lona's
lovely models? Nothing like .
new gown to pick up your spirits"
On the spur of the moment,
Marcia conf1ded her personal prob
lens.
Iona was understanding and
sympathetic. She advised:
!"Child, why don't you marry the
man? Once you've got him, you'll
find you can do what you like.
Look at me, two husbands so far,
and happy as lark. No alimony
for me either; can earn as much
as any husband. And I'll tell you
one thing, it makes them toe the
line if you're free to come and go
with your own money" Marcia
knew Sandy better than to try
such methods with him, but she
laughed at Lona's queer philoso-
ply.
Then for some unknown reason,
Marcia felt inclined to tell her
what she had not wanted to tell
any agency executive: the perfdy
Of Walt, the distasteful situation
at Acme, and finally the black
cloud that subsequently seemed to
have settled upon her.
Taking it all in all, I'd say you
were in a pretty bad way" Iona
diagnosed. eff it were me, I'd say
you needed another man. But
you're strange specimen. Wait,
thought have it. Come down to
my house at the beach this week.
end. have surprise tor you.
something that will bring the
sparkle back to those troubled
eyes"
(TO Be COntinued) II
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READ THIS f1RO4.
: Sandy and Marcia had met quite py
accident near the home OF the glri :
grandmother - in southern California.
He is an advertising executive who has
lust established his own firm ana she
il talented commercial artist en-
ployed by rival firm in Los Angeles.
After a week they fall in love. When
Marcia shows so much enthusiasm for
her work that Sandy feels her love for
him is secondary, they part in hun
and return to Los Angeles separately.
Led to believe she is to be taken INTO
Abe Zimmerman's firm. Marcia is dis
appointed when she finds that one Wait
Hartley has become the new partner.
Although Marcia had sent Paula Stod-
dard, an art student, to Sandy for
lob. she becomes jealous afte: Sandy
hires the girl Marcia has been seeing
Hartley occasionally, to spite Sandy,
but she turns against him when an
incident at the horse races clearly re-
yeals his character She quits her job
because of the firms underhand meth
DDS since Hartley entered the pic
ture. then finds Walt has spread dam
aging stories about her to other
agencies. Worried over her inability TO
obtain a Job now, Maria drops into an
art gallery for an eXhibit-and there
areEPaula and Sandy! Marcia calls at
Sandys office and asks him and Paula
to her apartment for supper to Keep
Paula from being with him alone. Then
Sandy gets a call to leave. Sandy
drops in on Marcia much excited over
landing a big new account then SUD
denly rushes off Ito see Paula
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paint her as an ungrateful person
and a thief, he'd blamed her for
the Sheer Sheen business, too.
Silently, she hoped that Sandy
wouldn't get involved in the same
scandal that seemed to be threat
ening her happiness. She saw the
futility of arguing further with
Latimer who was bending so far
backwards to protect the good
name of his. company. Pompous,
selfish fool-to deny her the help
she so desperately needed!
''Well, thank you very much"
she said abruptly, and gathered
up the drawings which Latimer
had been admiring.
"Just a minute, Miss Madden.
This work is really good, you
know. If you'd care to do little
odd jobs, sort of on the side for
us"
"Thank you, no." she said curt
ly. He couldn't bargain for her if
he was ashamed to champion her
publicly. She whisked out of the
room angrily.
Discouraging weeks followed. It
was April 1, and consistently she
had heard "We've nothing for
you, Miss Madden" Gradually she
lost her sense Of judgment, and
was unable to decide whether they
really had no work, or whether
! the black name Acme had given
her was responsible for the fire.
quent dismissals. Whichever it
was, she lost confidence in her own
ability, with only a few insignifi-
cant jobs entrusted to her. One
late afternoon while having a
lonely tea in the Brown Derby, she
saw familiar face.
you're Marcia Madden, aren't
you?" exclaimed the woman, COM
ing over to her table. Marcia was
surprised that the busy Iona Won
Brecht would recognize her.
Don't know why not" the other
said heartily. She had a tremen-
dous large black hat topping an
ultra smart costume of black,
slightly relieved by a tiny jabot of
real lace. She carried two silver
fox furs negligently over her arm,
and said with a charming smile,
Il don't know why bring these
fellows with me, unless it's a de-
sire to snag more business!" she
said, preening herself.
Marcia was startled by this re-
mark, unable to understand it's
significance.
Don't worry, my dear. It's
nothing immoral" and Iona
laughed at Marcia's chagrin.
Didn't you know I have a shop?
Carry only the finest furs and
clothes for afternoon and evening.
Nothing sports-y, just things for
after 4, you know. And quite
a profitable business, I modestly
mention!"
She went on:
Lets see, you came down to
my cottage with that dog-in-the-
manager Walt Hartley, and sort of
a no-good playboy named Tony,
didn't you. Excuse my frankness,
but how did you happen to get
mixed up with them?"
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I The two young women were
! shown to a table on a little bal
cony, and Marcia watched Ellen
closely as they ordered. She fla
gered the menu nervously, then
searched the crowds of we'll
dressed men and women almost
suspiciously. Without a doubt,
Marcia thought, she had some idea
Of Tony's infidelity. With con-
scious effort, she began to talk.
ELLEN, remember the heart-to-
heart talk we had about the ethics
of the advertising profession, it's
opportunities for women? Well,
I'm beginning to think it's all
bunk" she said indignantly, but
with enough force to bring Ellen
out of her reverie. IT quit Acme
and Abe and all the rest because
I didn't like underhanded methods:
and now I can't find any work be-
cause they think I'm crooked!
Do you know they've maliciously
spread gossip through this whole
city? Every time I poke my face
into a public place, I can hear
people whispering, She stole
81, OOO-yes, and she deliberately
lifted an account from one agency
and passed it along to another
and what's more, psssst!' I tell
you I'm nearly crazy. It's been
almost a month, and I've had a
few measly little assignments"
"You can't let that get you
down; not you, Marcia" Ellen said
with trace Of her old smile.
"You have too much at stake;
your own self-respect, Sandy's,
and-the work you love. Surely
something will open up for you
soon, my dear. You should be
glad you have Sandy to fall back
on. You do, don't you?" she asked
seriously.
eyes, and no. Things are still
at standstill. Only now a little
hellcat artist in his Office has
warned me she'll take him from
me if she can. Well, maybe she
can. I'm sick of this see-sawing
back and forth anyway. When he
wants me hard enough, let him
come after me-"
"On whose terms, Marcia? His
or yours ?"
Depends on the mood I'm in
when he comes, maybe" Marcia
said frankly. cat the moment,
I'm inclined to think I've been a
darned fool. But I wouldn't tell
him so, and I'm more determined
than ever not to quit losers. All
need is a chance"
"You don't realize how lucky
you are, if you have man who
loves you," and she said more soft
ly, land who would be true to
you"
Marcia felt this gave her an OPP
portunity to ask casually, "Well,
how's married life with you? I
haven't seen you enough since the
dashing Tony took you off my
handsw
AS soon as she'd asked it, she
realized that "dashing" was not
the tactful way to describe Ellen's
Grant husband.
"He's WELL" the other girl said,
then seemed to feel her words.
II love him as desperately as ever,
but Marcia don't always seem
to understand him. He does the
most unexpected things" Ellen
was too proud to complain about
his faults, nor to openly admit
them.
II guess you can't organize
husband according to any file sys-
tenn" Marcia began, trying to get
at the root of the matter. She
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4S1I I1AdI GA1SA1 may udVS II1CU 10
run the household too much on,
business basis: making card in
dex Of their lives, hurt if Tony did
not live up to expectations. Tony
most certainly would resent any
such management and such re-
strictions. It would be like him
to step out on his wife just for
pure spite. But Ellen's next re-
mark gave Marcia still further
insight into her marital problems.
Look, isn't that Tony now
with that red-haired girl over on
the other balcony?" Her suspi-
cion of the man she'd married
grated on Marcia's sensibilities,
and she wondered if Ellen had re-
vealed such suspicious to Tony.
Peering over the heads Of the
crowd, she saw the woman Ellen
had pointed out, and laughed,
"Why Ellen, you must be crazy.
That man doesn't look any more
like Tony than I do. What's got
ten into you?"
Shamefacedly Ellen apologized.
I'm not very used to having
husband, Marcia. I love him so
tenderly that I'd want to kill any
other woman I'd find with him.
It's awful to feel such stark anger.
And all for no reason, of course"
she tried pathetically to cover up.
"Just imagination"
Knowing Ellen's unimaginative
nature in most things, Marcia
wondered what had sharpened her
intuition now. Had she proof of
Tony's fickleness, or was she just
abnormally worried? And, in
fact, was Tony seriously philan-
dering or was there some excuse
for the parties" Iona had men
toned? Marcia shook her head,
and thought there were so many
kinds of men, so many types Of
women, there were no laws that
could govern their actions and
lead them irrevocably to happi-
ness.
Then she thought about Ellen
and Tony. Ellen was able to man.
age complicated and nerve-wrack-
ing details of Office routine with
out losing her temper or her sense
of humor, yet when it came to her
private life she seemed more in
effectual and helpless than a baby.
She'd wanted marriage above all
things, yet look at the misery it
had brought her! Evidently, she
had the misfortune to love the
wrong man; or to love the right
man the wrong way!
you're the lucky one, Ellen"
she said with more assurance than
she felt. IT saw Iona Won Brecht
the other day, and she remarked
about how fine Tony looked. Said
he was telling everybody how
happy he was"
"Really?" Ellen eagerly drunk
in her words, and seemed to take
new life from their comfort. Mar
cha didn't know how to go about
helping her, other than to give her
this much-needed confidence. Tony
probably would settle down If he
had good reasons.
This thought required to her
with violent force two days later
when Tony called her on the
phone. Considering the new calm
Ellen had when she'd left her, she
was shocked beyond words at
Tony's hysterical plea.
Hurry down to the General hos
pital, will you, Marcia? It's Ellen.
She took some kind of poison, and
she's still unconscious. Hurry, I'm
nearly crazy!"
ITO Be COntinued)
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CHAPTER Is

SOMEWHAT heartened by the
CHEEKY presence of Iona Won
Brecht, Marcia returned to her
apartment. Perched on the door
bell she discovered note from
Sandy stating simply he was
sorry not to find you i'm. Intent
on the news Iona had inadvertent-
ly given her about Tony, Marcia
went straight to the phone to call
Ellen. With some trepidatiOn she
waited for her voice on the phone,
then pretended personal worries
had prompted the call.
Can you have lunch with me
tomorrow, Ellen? want to see
you," she said, and when Ellen
obviously invented a feeble excuse
of work to be done, she urged her
further. tits something serious,
and I think you might be able to
help me. I'm in q hole. Acme is
throwing mud, and Sandy doesn't
love me-nothing but you will
cheer me up. You will? Fine.
I'll meet you at Musso's at l."
picions, for it had none Of the care
free Tilt that had characterized it
in those first weeks after her mar
riage.
She had barely hung up the
phone when it rang again. Sandy
was on the wire and he sounded
agitated.
why didn't you tell me you'd
quit Acme 2" he demanded. Mar
cha was afraid he might have
heard some of the gossip, even
been personally involved, but his
next sentence relieved her. 1--WE
just heard you were looking for
work, and I can't understand why
you didn't confide in me-"
The girl explained that she
didn't like to bring it up when he
was so happy over his own good
fortune, and "I haven't seen you
for more than five minutes at a
time since them" she said in ex-
ouSe.
Sandy Immediately was on the
defensive, and the emergency was
passed for the moment. He out
lined progress on the Sheen
account, won at more expense to
Marcia than he could dream.
When he had finished, he went
back to her problems, "Now, tell
me about you."
I'm free-lancing, battling wind
mills la Quixote," she bantered,
determining that he should not
learn Of her struggle and. disillu-
siOnment.,
Like it better than working for
one agency,?" he asked Interested
ly. not realizing that Marcia had
found every agency closed to her
appeals. But she answered brave
ly, eyes, it gives more scope to
my work.
"Well, I'm rushed to death the
rest of the week; but I've got
something very important to sug-
gest to you. In person. I'll give
you ring about Monday, and
maybe you'll see me?" Marcia
agreed, and wondered what it was
that was too important to tell over
the phone, I'm getting secret
conscious" she giggled to herself,
remembering the surprise Iona
Won Brecht promised.
Next day she waited inpatient
ly until 1870 before Ellen appeared
to keep her appointment. Marcia
was shocked at the change in her
appearance, for dark circles
marred' the beauty of her face, and
she had a detected look that spoke
more dramatically than words.
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CHAPTER "a

MARCIA'S high spirits were
suddenly cast down when Sandy
rushed off to see Paula. With a
long sigh she sank onto the couch
after Sandy's unexpected depar-
ture. Common sense told her he
had merely hurried to tell his as
sociate the good news about the
new account, but in her heart she
was worried. After the wild ad-
mission Paula had made that
night, she felt she might make a
definite play for Sandy. She was
crazy enough to suggest to him
that she would give up her work
magnanimously if he would take
her in marriage what would
be Sandy's reaction? If nothing
else, it would incline to place Mar
cias own deliberations in a bad
light.
Paula should be painting tea
cups" Marcia said in disgust. The
girl had no ambition as far as
business was concerned, and would
feel the world was well lost if she
could win Sandy. instead. Marcia
still felt that she held first place
in Sandy'S heart, but at the same
time she resolved that she would
never again be willing to throw
herself at him. If this insipid
child could win him away, let her!
The next morning she awoke
early and at breakfast decided to
go downtown Immediately and
tackle Latimer for work. Her
actions were hurried, as if she
wanted to meet the approaching
crisis before she lost her nerve.
Within the hour she was down.
town, seated in the impressive
waiting room Of Latimer's Office.
Mr.. Latimer will see you"
Well, at least he would see her;
that was a beginning.
Face to face with a big man
with rather f1orid complexion and
piercing little eyes, she took a long
breath.
II might as well take the bull
by the horns," she said, after pre-
senting her credentials to Lati-
mer. II understand you've heard
some very uncomplimentary things
about me, personally. I could tell
you that they're not true, but in
order to prove them I'd have to
stoop as low as my accuser. Mr..
Latimer, won't you just Judge me
on the merit of my work, and
formulate your own opinion of my
personal integrity later?"
, Latimer liked her frank state
ment of facts, but he balanced a
pencil on his chubby fingers while
he replied. Good advertising
agencies have a keen sense of
ethics you know, young lady. And
while I'm inclined to think the re-
ports ! heard are gross exaggera-
tions-well, I'd be rather a laugh
ing stock among the brothers if 1
put you on until you've proved
yourself publicly, so to speak,"
But how can I do that, if YOU
close the door in my face before I
start?" she begged TREMENDOUSLY.
How could she tell him her reasons
Tor leaving Acme, or the reasons
wait was so bitter against her,
unless she violated those same
traditions of business ethics. IL
The big man shook his head.
Ia like to help you, but / lust
can't afford to put you on our staff
under existing circumstances. It
might even seem as if we were the
company you'd been playing
against Acme"
That remark gave Marcia the
nrst mixing that Walt may have
spread the news that she had de-
hberately stolen" an account for
. rival company. Not content to
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Tax Evasion Probe
A Publicity Stunt

Continued FROM Page One0
The Washington times., 1937-05-03
FIRE RECORD

Twenty-four hours from 10 a. M, May
2, to 10 a. M, May 3.
1O:4S a. m.-Front of 1918 Vermont
Ave. N. W., automobile.
11:23 a. m.-Rear of 1920 Fifteenth
St. n. W., gasoline.
100 p. m.-1O2S Seventh st. N w.,
chimney
2;25 p. m.-sixteenth and Riggs Place
Northwest, needless alarm.
1907 .. m.-Rear of 517-19 N St. 8. W..
sheds.
:O5 p. m.-316s Seventeenth st. N. W.,
rash on porch.
sos p. m.-Front of No. IS Engine
Company, automobile.
$3.50 p. m.-Rear of 7O7 H st. E.,
trash.
1902 p. INVEST of Tiger Bridge
7:15 p. m.-Front of 1898 Second St.
N. W., automobile.
1885 p. m.-1S1s Seventh St. N. W,
trash in rear.
1884 p. nj Thomas Circle N. W..
bags on stairway.
S:55 p. m.-Front Of 1929 West Vir-
ginia Ave. N. E., automobile.
S:07 D. m.-East of Somerville Terra
Gotta, D. c., woods
1928 a. m.-1s21 NJ st. N. w, Apt
201, bed.
1855 a. m.-Louisiana Ave. aOd D
st. n. w, automobile.
s4s a. m.-Seventh and T Streets
N. E., automobile.
The Washington times., 1937-05-03
POLICE OFFICER
AID T0CUP|D

RIVERDALE, Md, May 8.
Burly Dan Herzog, chief of River
dale's one-man police department,
last night relinquished an oppor.
tunity to prosecute his first kid
mapping case to take instead the
role of Dan Cupid in the settle
ment of few domestic difficult
ties among a young married couple
Of the town.
Three years ago, following
a West Virginia Schoolroom ro-
nance, William Russell Whaley,
now %, and Miss Jane HanSrote,
10, were married and went to
Washington, where Whaley got a
job in a service station and his wife
as a waitress in a barbecue stand.
Eleven months ago little Baby
Billy, who now weighs % pounds,
appeared upon the scene. Last
week there occurred a rift in their
hitherto harmonious life and Mrs.
Whaley departed with the baby
for the home of her mother, Mrs.
Adam Hansrote, in Riverdale.
Last night. while his wife was
working, Whaley went to his
mother-in-law's home and took
his son back to Washington.
Riverdale's police department
went into action and short time
later, with the aid of the Wash
ington police, located the baby and
the "kidnaper."
But when Whaley told police he
had taken the child in a move to
make his wife come back to him
and Mrs. Whaley expressed a
willingness to do so, Mr.. Herzog
took the whole family to the hus.
bands home and returned to his
task of catching speeders on the
Baltimore Boulevard through
The Washington times., 1937-05-03
STRIP'ART' HERE
IS FOUGHT BY
CHURCHES

The onslaught against strip"
artists, which began in New York
where churches succeeded in pad
locking the doors of all burlesque
houses, spread to Washington to-.
day as the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches announced it
was beginning a drive against the
city's lone temple of Semi-nudism.
Wilbur LaRoe, chairman of the
federation's committee on civic
affairs, state his committee had
discovered some pretty terrible
things" He said:
There is no sense in Wash.
ingtOn putting up with a cOndi-
ton New York will not tOler-
ate. We're going to Major
Brown for a showdown"
SHOWS HERE UNLIKE N. Y.
Amid the furore which com.
menced Yesterday, Jimmy Lake,
owner of the Ninth Street show
house, was mistaken and toler-
ant today. Confident that there
would be no trouble" he said:
DUAASS4AC JA0b 1911 WIG StS1L1G
here as it is in New York.
There's been so much cOmpeti-
ton up there, and one thing has
led to another"
All shows have undergon cen
sorship here for some time, he
said.
Police See No Wrong
Capt. Harvey j. Callahan, un-
der whose Jurisdiction the Gayety
Theater comes, said he had wit
messed nothing that comes within
the meaning of the laws covering
indecency and impropriety."
Stating she had been fighting
this thing for years." Capt. Rhoda
Milliken Of the Women's Bureau
said:
II think protest now comes a
little late. We go down there
every week, and the shows are
all right as long as we're there"
Mr.. LaRoe stated the fedora
ton expected other religious or
CARNATIONS to join in the drive.
The Washington times., 1937-05-03
D. {. THUGS GET
$1,000 IN LOOT
CONTINUED from Local Page)

Continued from Local Page)
by two men at Sixth and Con.
Stitution Avenue Northwest, yes
terday evening and robbed of SGT
in cash and a Government trans
portation order from Baltimore
to Denver.
James Helm, 20, Of 2708 Tenth
st. N. E., told police that a hitch
hiker he picked up in Washington
robbed him of $32 in cash at the
point of a pistol after they had
crossed Highway Bridge.
Frank Dyer, 1706 Nineteenth st.
N. W., reported that his apartment
was robbed of $50 in cash, while
Russell Miller, of 1920 California
st. N. W., told police that three $40
bills were stolen from a pocket
book in his apartment by thieves
who entered a fire-escape that was
unlocked.
Two men were being held at
the First Precinct today after be-
ing captured on F Street after the
breaking Of a jewelry store win
dow. A quantity of jewelry was
reported taken from the window
Of the CaStelberg Jewelry Com
pany, after a stone had been
hurled through it.