The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-02-25
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| ment; Tony sat for while with
her head in her hands.
Fitch had gotten her into this !:
Frank Fitch, whose morals were
the scandal of the Office, had suave-
ly deceived her into deceiving this
other woman! Antoinette Taft, who
had always prided herself upon be-
ing honerable-fine-! No, she
couldn't bear 1t.
She seized a piece of paper and
slipped it into her typewriter.
"Dear Mr.. Greenwood" typed
Tony, her breath coming hard, her
eyes glittering and fearless with
anger. Herewith I tender you my
resignation from the staff of the
Call. I want to thank you for all
your kindness to me, and to assure
you that no assignment you ever
gave me would have made me feel
this step necessary. Next week will
come in and say good-by to you and
the boys, but tonight I am too much
upset by the disgraceful part I
played in today's assignment to be
able to do anything except go
home" tA 49,. .- --.t-r. ..'r...s.
She leaned over to Van Florence's
desk and slipped the note to him.
"Give that to Greeny, will yOu
| nlease?" she said unsteadily. SIN
going home"
"Sure," Van, answered, not look
ing up. Tony went to the pegs
where hung her hat and coat and
took off her inky and rumpled
smock. 1t was good-by to the
| smOck, and dirty wash-basins, and
the unspeakable roller towels; good
by to the blue cigarette smoke. and
the clatter of typewriters and the
rumble of mems voices; to Greeny
anxious, scOwling, shirt sleeved,
twisted in his chair with one leg up
over his desk, and to the clicking
machines on the A. p. desk, the
press boys coming in sweaty and
grimed with trailers Of galley proof,
and the rustle-rustle-rustle Of all
the newspapers II all the world.
Was she acting like fool? No,
Cliff and adorable, consoling, blum
dering old Brucie and Aung Meg
were very sure that she was not q
fool.
| Having heard the whole story,
they applauded her. as she ate her
later supper; they told her that she
had been trapped into an intoler-
able position.
"The funny thing about a job u.s.
Tony unused, "that when you're In,
you feel so secure. And when
you're out, and job-hunting, you
feel like beggar again.
| you'll see, Tony. Greenwood'll
send for you tomorrow" said Aunt
Meggy.
"I'll not 60 see him." Tony de.
clared. But she knew in her heart
that she would. She was already
devoured with fear, regret, home.
sickness.
| The next day passed In dreamy
unreality. There was no word from
the Call. Tony felt aimless; life
was quiet and fiat. She went down
to the newspapers business office
and asked, hoping that the answer
would be in the negative, for her
pay envelope. It was there; a whole
weeks pay, and no comment. nc
letter.
| Out I'm Market street again Tony
considered going to the other news.
papers: there seemed to be moth
ing else to do. In both places she
had brief unsatisfactory converse.
lions with superior and uninterest.
| ed city editors; there were no va.
cancies at the moment.
She walked home somewhat de.
pressed. The city was full of men
and women who had held newspa.
per jobs and who had lost them.
The next day she washed hel
hair and put her bureau in order
Then she went to the Cutter funeral
with Aunt Meggy, and they walked
home with Aunt Sally. She left
Aunt Meggy there for dinner. and
went home to find that Clifford was
dining with his girls family for the
first time, a great occasion for Cliff
| II want to tip you off" Cliff said
tying his white tie. ITS going to
be Mary Rose Bly,. Fixed it up Sun.
day."
Clifford Taft-Oh. I am glad!
Tony exulted, getting up to kiss
him. "You would pick girl with
money" ~ -.. -...'-a Z. -'
"She hasn't got so much money"
Cliff smiled at himself in the glass
life was going well with him. with
all the Tafts. "We're sitting
pretty"
! She and Bruce had q quiet dinner
and he went early to bed. Tony
thought that she would put out the
lamps and sit and look out at the
roofs and at Twin Peaks washed
in moonshine, and wait for Aunt