The Washington times., 1938-01-11

old Perkins in the doorway. She
ducked her head, because she
didn't want him to see her.
He might think that this was
the way she always wasted time
outside the office. But Eve ap-
peared beside him and dragged
him to the table.
Fancy seeing you here!" she
cried. Let's make it a four
some"
Her ankle had been too bad for
her to go to work today, but she
could dance on it tonight.
We'll, well, all work and no
amusement" Harold said play
fully. 1T is a revelation to visit
a place of this kind occasionally,
isn't it, Miss Bender?"
Eyes, one should see all phases
of life" Marion agreed.
Put that way it was all right to
be here. Eve and Johnny danced
while Marion and Harold talked.
They grew absorbed in conver-
sation about how to make the
world pin conscious, which Is a
pretty large order, what with zip
pers getting so popular.
Harold was impressed with her
ideas. He said it was a rare priv
ilege to meet an intelligent girl,
and she flushed with pleasure.
They agreed that work is essen
tial, but that recreation is neces-
Sary too, so, after that, it be-
came a custom for the foursome
to go out dancing once a week.
But Eve and Johnny did most of
the dancing, for Marion and Har-
old were busy discussing the pin
industry.
One day when this had been 60
ing on for several weeks, Marion
asked Eve whether she still hoped
to marry Harold for his money.
why else?" Eve wanted to
know, pertly.
Marion felt sorry for her, be-
cause, though her ambition was
ignoble, nevertheless she would
be hurt when she discovered that
she couldn't win Harold.
Marion knew very we'll that
Harold was not interested in Eve.
He referred to her lightly as "the
little blonde"
Marion knew that he was inter-
eSted in herself, and she felt warm
with pride in this knowledge, but
at the same time she felt despair,
for there was Eve with her silly
heart set on marrying him, and
there was Johnny with his heart
set on marrying Marion.
TELLS THE TRUTH
A few days later Eve found
Marion weeping, and, bit by bit,
Marion blurted out the truth.
Harold had asked her to marry
him.
you don't really want him,
Eve. You don't even understand
him. But I feel that I've double
crossed you just the same," she
walled.
Eve laughed, and Marion saw
then that she was too lightminded
to take even a disappointment Sc
riously.
"You lured him away, you
snake" Eve said. "Well, go ahead
and marry him. I don't think
would if he had billion dollars
instead Of just a pin factory"
you're grand to be generous" !"
Marion said; then she walled
again: "But I can't break Johnny's
heart"
Leave Johnny to me-" said
Eve, and added hastily: IT mean
I'll explain to him. You can't let
anybody stand in the way Of love,
Marion.
'It would be wicked to marry
Johnny, feeling the way you do
about Harold. 1t would be doing
everybody a great wrong"
Marion frightened. "T never
realized you could think deeply, {"
she marveled. "And you're right.
If there is ever anything can do
to repay you, count on me-"
"You can do something right
now. Lend me your new blue hat"
So Eve put on Marion's new hat
and met Johnny at a night club
where the orchestra played low,
sweet, swing music.
ut worked" she said. "He pro-
posed and she's disposed, and
they're going to get married, so
you're tilted, my lad"
"1t's too good to believe" said
Johnny.
well, have a new blue hat"
said Eve.
And have IS. which is all two
people need to get married on, p"
said Johnny.
cts remarkable how dumb
Marion is" said Eve thoughtfully.
"She's worked in that office for
five years without finding out that
Harold and she were exactly
suited.
And I figured it out right away,
and fixed it all up so everybody's
happy"
THE END