The Washington times., 1937-07-03

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AS soon as Freddy had gone
Horgan pit down his book and
came to the study door. Margery
looked up and he shook a finger
at her.
do you think nice secretaries
should tell fibs?" he asked.
why Mr.. De Haven"
That's my pen name. Morgan
is the real goods. ! take it that
you don't approve of Miss Lans-
ing"
Il am sure she is a splendid
girl, but when Mr.. Matthews has
lunch with he, it means that he's
gone for the rest of the day, and
you know my job depends on keep
ing him at work"
HE got away from the chain
gang today. You can bet that Miss
Lansing will keep him charmingly
occupied at the Palace"
THE Palace?" Margery simu-
lated to perfection an expression
of regret, "Oh, dear, did tell Mr..
Matthews the Palace?"
You certainly did"
Nov isn't that awful! I really
meant to say the st. Francis. but
my mind was on this work. am
afraid you will think am awfully
stupid"
Joe Morgan grinned at her.
"Stupid-sure, stupid like a
fox" he said.
Margery pretended not to under
stand and applied herself to her
work. Joe Horgan went back to
his book. If he had known that
Margerys efforts to keep Freddy
Matthews away from Camille Ian
sing were partly due to jealousy,
as we'll as to a desire to keep him
at work, he would have been
greatly amused.
At 3 o'clock he glanced in the
study and saw Margery reading.
Tell Freddy I toddled on" he
said, and went out.
At $3.50 Freddy returned, greatly
irritated. He saw Margery in the
easy chair in the study, the book
in her lap, while she was just on
the verge of sleep.
Sorry to disturb you Miss Morri-
son." he said, his irritation increas.
ing. That must be a fascinating
book you are reading"
Margery sat up with a start.
Il am waiting for more dictation
from you," she replied, accusingly,
and as for the book being fascinat-
ing, it is, really. You see, it is
your first novel"
Hal" Freddy scowled. "That's
one form of criticism. 1t put you
to sleep"
Wasn't having one lunch with
Mr.. Horgan, and another with
Miss Lansing, rather strenuous,
Mr.. Matthew'S" Margery asked,
hoping to thus alibi herself in the
matter of deliberately telling him
the wrong hotel.
That's just the trouble. Miss
Lansing stood me up again. Here
l have wasted two and a half good
hours, staying around the Palace
Hotel, like a dope"
oh dear, and she didn't keep
the appointments"
Not a sign of her"
Ihat's too bad. However, we
still have good hour and a half
Tor work today and you can do a
lot in that time"
AS If I felt like work, now"
But, Mr.. Matthews, please do.
MISS Belden has been so encour-
aged over your progress up to now.
But we haven't many more DAYS,
and If you don't work steadily you
won't make it,"
I'm not very much interested
in making it,"
But think Of the trouble-the
lawsuits and things-that will fol.
low If you don't have this novel
finished in contract time"
Bother the contracts. How can
a man work when he is tired and
upset and-er-upset?"
Really? You don't appear to
be tired"
I am, Miss Morrison-dos
tired. You have kept my nose to
the grindStone. OF course, I'm not
hobbling about on a cane, but I
am tired. My head is tired, trying
TO work out the last two chapters. !"
That ought to be easy. If you
have"
Margery stopped short. He would
think her not only preSuming, but
crazy. to suggest to him how to
plot the climax to his novel.
TO Be Continued
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