The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-24

"Yes, it was like that"
want to prefer any charges,
Miss" The sergeant glared up
at Pipp and Mason, not knowing
which one was involved.
There's nothing she can"
Again the sergeant silenced Pipp
and looked inquiringly at MAJ
gerry.
Against the Purity League?
What a horrible thought" Mar
gerry grinned at him and then,
with seriousness, said, With those
two hyenas to swear against me?
I wouldn't have a chance"
Were you molested?"
mo one got a chance to lay
finger on me if that's what you
mean"
20. K, Miss, run along-walt-
1.-THE sergeant looked at Pipp and
Mason. Either of you," he asked,
want to bring charges against
her for smashing your windowS?"
"No-no-no!" Mason aim ost
screamed.
Sergeant Hooper grinned at
Margery. 20. K. Go ahead" ne
said.
Margery gave him smart little
Salute and went out. In the outer
office William rushed up to her.
"S-S-Say, what happen ed :?
Who" 49,
"Aw, 60 climb a filbert tree"
Margery said, and went out. Will
lam never did understand what
she meant by that. Nor did she
ever learn what sort of an eXplana-
ton Manager Pipp and President
Mason made to the sergeant.
Margery stopped before the
window of the delicatessen shop
that was near her apartment and
tried to think if she and Susie
needed anything special for DIM
ner that evening. She remembered,
then, that they would need rye
bread for breakfast.
Someone tapped her on the
shoulder. She wheeled about.
angrily. Her nerves were IN no
condition to withstand surprise
pats. Then she said: "Oh, hello,
Jake"
1t was Jake Eggdall, a young
plumber who considered himself
to be Susie Rogers Number One
Boy Friend. He often came to the
apartment to play the piano and
accept the flock of sandwiches that
Susie generously passed out to him
Tell Sue III be up tonight, will
you, Marge?" Jake said.
Sure. unless too much Joy like
that might overcome her"
"Aw, Marge!"
You look like man of leisure,
Jake"
Me an tn boss finished a job
early"
Jake followed Margery into the
shop and sat at one of the little
tables to have some beer. Margery
got the bread and Jake invited her
to have a drink. Margery sat
down and ordered a popular tonic
Jake began to talk about himself
as usual. An afternoon newspaper
lay on the little table, folded to
the classified advertising page
The line EXPERIENCED SECRE
TARY" caught her eye and she
read it. She tore it out If the
paper, left her bread to be picked
up later, said hasty Thanks fol-
the tonic. Jake" and hurried out
1t didn't take her long to get
to the offices of the firm OF
Lowell, Barton and Henderson
importers. She was directed to a
small office occupied by a keen
eyed little woman of middle age
a Mrs. Crawford.
Il have had four years exper
fence" Margery said, showing the
advertisement she had torn from
the paper.
we go on ability, not ex
perience, sit down and take a
letter, will you?"
Surely" Margery agreed. pick
ing up the protfered notebook.
Mrs. Crawford dictated a short
letter, but one especially wordec
to test the stenographic abilities
of anyone.
Now type it," said the woman.
Margery did so and handed il
over Mrs. Crawford examined it
smiled at Margery and said, Come
in tomorrow and go to work"
Margery thanked her anc
pranced out.
She thought. as she hurried
homeward, that it had certainly
been q hectic day, and murmurec
"Off again, on again" She picked
UP her bread at the delicatesser
shop, went up to her apartment
and was soon comfortably curlec
up with a magazine in big chair
SUSIE got home much earlier than