The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-03-11
THE STORY


CHAPTER I-Antoinette Taft,
twenty-three, attractive and ambi-
tious but unable to hold a job, lives
in a drab San Francisco fiat with
her sister Brenda and brother Cliff,
who are older, her seventeen-year-
old brother Bruce, and their Aunt
Meg. In her job hunting rounds she
interviews Lawrence Bellamy, edi-
tor Of the Journal of Commerce,
but finds he has no place for a
woman writer. She likes him very
much, as she tells Brenda later.
Hes a stunning young thing, as
tall as Cliff, not much more than
thirty, think, and very much the
gentleman" As the sisters talk, dill
fident Barney Kerr drops in. asking
where Cliff u.s.
CHAPTER H.-Barney has his eye
on Tony, but she despises him.
Tony gets q telephone call from Mr.
Greenwood, city editor of the Call,
offering her job as society report
er. 1t being late at night, she has
promised to see him in the morning.
Cliff, returning just then, says, why
not cinch it tonight" and accom-
panies Tony to the newspaper office.
CHAPTER III.-Tony finds the
men in the office friendly and help
full and gets through her first big
day without serious trouble. The
first night she goes with Cliff and
Joe Burke of the sports department
to a restaurant frequented by news
paper men and sees Bellamy at an
other table. She thrills when he
mods to her. She is thoroughly hap
by In the fnky, smelly hustle and
hustle of the newspaper office.
CHAPTER IV.-She manages to
solve the difficult problem Of getting
photographs for her department
CHAPTER v.-The only other
woman on the staff is Bess Cutter,
who does a column and Is very
friendly with Fitch, general man
ager Bess always brings in a jum-
BILE of notes which some one has to
whip into shape and she comes to
depend on Tony.
CHAPTER VI.-Bess invites Tony
TO dine with her at her apartment
with Fitch and then go to the the
ater. Barney proposes ito Tony and
Is rejected.
CHAPTER VII.-Tony attends the
Cutter affair and is displeased. She
IL assigned to cover the mid-winter
carnival at Piedmont.
CHAPTER vIII.-She meets elder
" Mrs. Patterson and her daughter
- D~1v D,,HA
Is In poor health. Bellamy appears
Tony.
CHAPTER IX.-Mrs. Bellamy be-
comes very fond Of Tony and has
her with her frequently.
CHAPTER x.-Tony is in love
with Larry. She tells Greenwood
that Larry IL in deal with the
Examiner to take over the Journal.
CHAPTER xI.-Greenwood prints
Hhe story and Ruth calls Tony and
tells her that It will queer Larry's
deal with the Examiner.
CHAPTER XII.-She confesses to
larry. who absolves her Of blame.
CHAPTER XIII.-Brenda announces
chat she Is to marry DR.. Alvin At.
water. Tony spends q week ~ q
guest Of the Bellamys- at Santa
Barbara
CHAPTER XIv.-Larry II driving
her back homo when their car II
xorced on tho highway and their
car wrecked. Tony finds Larry loves
her. He calls at her home. He tells
her he 10 merging the Journal with
the Call.
CHAPTER xv.-Although Larry IL
now In the Call ONCE Tony seldom
sees him. She calls at his ONCE and
weeps because Of his casual man
Ner.
CHAPTER xvI.-Ruth invites
Tony to lunch and she meets DR..
Joe vanderwall. Ruth's half-brother's
son.
CHAPTER XvII.-Later Brenda,
suspecting that Tony loves Larry.
asks II Ruth knows.
CHAPTER xVI1.-Fitch misrep-
resents facts connected with IN as.
Signment Of Tony's. She resigns.
Larry calls and induces her to re-
turn. She finds herself In his arms.
CHAPTER XIX.-Later she see,
him at his home, where she meets
Caroline Polhemus, Joe's sister. Car.
~ senses the situation. Tony and
Larry agree they must forget each
other.