Evening star., 1938-11-06


portant for your firm to get this hour
"Our whole advertising campaign will have
to be revised if we don't get it.
Then you'll have to pick up line OF art
chatter as your first move" said Betty. III
introduce you to some of the people who are
doing worthwhile things, and you can pick up
enough atmosphere to make Dad think you're
in the know
That's mighty handsome of you. Betty,
said Arizona humbly.
At this point the conversation was inter
rupted by the arrival of a young man whose
ruggedly handsome face filled with light at
.the sight of Miss Rand Betty. When did you
leave Paris" he cried why didn't you let.
me know so could meet the steamer?
II have been back a month. said the red
head coolly Mrs Spratt, this is Dick Bruce
Don't sit down. Dick, because we are leaving
in minute
The young mans face clouded painfully.
Sorry" said he II - well Betty. if you
change your mind call me up. III be waiting,
as | always have" With stiff little bow he
turned away, but not before Arizona had
caught his eyes and answered the hurt in them
with an instructive glance of sympathy.
Nice clean party. that" was Arizona's
comment What S wrong with him"
"Oh. there is nothing wrong with Dick.
Betty replied in fact once thought myself
so much in love with him that Dad sent me
to Paris to forget him, Dads kick was that
Dick just couldn't learn how to work, When
his parents died they left him nothing but a
big old farm in Connecticut. He fuses around
up there now. doing something or other !
don't care what, because well. because
there is another man
This other man was put on display two
evenings later. when Arizona and Tony, her
devoted young husband. accepted BettyS IN
vitation to dine with her at the Purple Cow.
on West Eighth Street. Betty was waiting tor
them in the low smoke filled restaurant
Hello there" she cried in her bright. ner
vous manner. Come on, we may as well sit
down. because Jack Holiday is sure to be
late He always keeps ME waiting artists
are so absent minded Hasn't this place got
Just loads of atmosphere;
Loads" Arizona said I'D hate to try to
keep sheep healthy in a corral like this
Betty laughed shrilly Sometimes YOU tall
Just like Jack" she declared He's a Wcs,
erner too. you know. You must have heard OF
Jack Holiday. the cowboy artist;
NO" SAID Arizona But | heard some
cowboy quartets on the radio, lloWsomever,
something told me they had never been
further west than West 10Th Street. Have YOU
been out west, Betty
Betty cooked her head on one side and
smiled IN family superior fashion FRANKLY.
no." said she ''SomchoW the Far West has
never interested me until met Jack. Oh.
look" she added rapturously. here he comes
On the top step OF the three which led down
into the Purple Cow, the cowboy artist paused
to remove a white Stetson of glorious pron
tons THAT no ten-gaon hat thought
Arizona, you could pour the whole OF Boulder
Dam into that one" Next MIR. Holiday
for Indians from a Mesa top, posture WhIcG
showed his slim figure with It's bright Shlil
and high Mexican boots to great advantage.
Arizona stole glance at Betty IS excited face.
The girl was absolutely infatuated With
Holiday. He was at the table now acknowl-
cdgng introductlons
PLEASED to meet you mann. said Holiday
with warmth But his quick eye was regarding
her coldly Arizona noted the metallic quality
OF his voice THE words are okay. She