The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-12

I'm natural, all right, but after
all, little girl, there's too great a
difference between us now. You're
all dressed up and prosperous and
I'm only in my working clothes
Suppose some of your rich friends
see you talking to me?"
CLOTHES aren't everything. You
look good to me, kid, even in your
working clothes. But why are you
wearing them in the hotel?"
II just finished a job here"
That's funny. I live here"
"Some joint"
1T like it. Are you on the regu-
lar hotel staff?"
mo. I was called in on a special
job. A fellow on the thirteenth
floor is trying to check up on some
dame on the fourteenth"
so what?"
"Well, put up a dictaphone and
wired his suite and hers so that he
can get first-hand information"
"Was his room number 1852"
"Yes. How'd you guess it?"
ooh, that's easy. Keeping my
eyes and ears OPEN"
"You always were smart.
honey"
Eyes, and I've still got my fuu
senses. From now on, that guy
will hear nothing but good about
himself"
80 that's the set-up, Ell? It's
lucky I met you, amt it, girlie?"
I'll say! And whenever you
have a night off, Jack, call me UP.
I'll show you the town. I'll always
have what it takes"
And though Annabelle, at that
very moment, hadn't cent, she
soon had plenty of it coming in
and regularly in monthly install
ments.
PRESS NOTICES
For she married Lucius a week
after meeting her boy friend.
Broadway was surprised, Of course,
but celebrated the occasion with
the usual flashlights, cocktail par-
ties, dinner and extensive inter
views about Lucius, his career, his
productions and stars.
II guess I'm not so dumb" LII
cius said proudly. as he pointed at
a front page featuring himself and
his bride, deliberately decked out
in mink scarf and corsage OF or
chids. AS appropriate to the oc-
casion, LuciuS made the grand
gesture; announced a trip to Eu-
rope. And the happy couple
dashed off on the Normandie,
amid a whirlwind of congratula-
tory kilograms and champagne
poppings.
Then came Paris, London,
Monte Carlo! Shopping tours, dia-
mond bracelets, fur coats, and doz-
ems of souvenir postal cards
back home!
Everything had happened very
rapidly, of course. But Annabelle
had made all plans systematl-
cally. When the honeymoon was
over, in fact, she was just as skill
full in getting rid of LuciuS as
she had been in capturing him.
She applied Immediately for a
divorce, and based it on an old,
old charge-incompatibility OF
temperament. Then, thanks to
having employed the best law
yers, she won her case and a
handsome alimony.
When all settlements were
finally completed, Annabelle was
free to do and talk as she pleased.
It was like a happy dream. and
one day she remarked to Lily:
Gosh, it's a relief to be able to
walk around your own house and
express your real feelings without
fear of a dictaphone!"
Lucius' state of mind, Of
course, was not so clear. And with
the passing of the years, as he
sat lonesome and reminiscent
over his liquor, his bewilderment
increased.
"It's funny" he'd say, sadly.
TITS funny about Annabelle and
me. I never could figure out why
she wanted to get rid Of me so
quickly. was crazy about the girl.
And to tell the truth, before we
were married, I never heard her
mention my name that she didn't
speak well Of me"
THE END