The Washington times., 1938-01-11


started at eighteen week in the
office of the Perkins Pin Company
CThe Pin that Stays Putt, and,
after five years she was earning
thirty week and was reforming
Johnny Dunn in order to marry
him. which shows what noble
qualities can accomplish.
When Marion met Johnny he
was frivolous, given to dancing
and to Kelley pool, but she had
shown him that the way to get
ahead was to study accounting at
night, so they studied together
several nights a week.
They were saving to get mar
ried, and Marion hoped that, in
a couple of years, they could
manage it, but Johnny grew i'm
patient occasionally.
IF we wait much longer we'll
have to spend the nest egg on
wheel chairs" he complained.
If you'll cut down on cigarettes
we won't have to wait so long, "
Marion said pleasantly but firmly.
COMPLICATIONS
So Johnny cut down on cigar.
cites. Their life was thus happy
and we'll ordered until the twerp
bounded into it. The tWerp's
name was Eve, and she came from
Marions home town.
She moved in to share the apart
ment, and borrowed Marion's
hosiery and spilled powder on the
bureau and cooed at Johnny. Ma
rion felt sorry for her because
she was as friendly as a kitten,
and as feather Drained.
Marion saw that she knew
nothing Of the world or of people
and that she needed protection
and good advice, so she was tol'
Grant, even on the night she CANA
into the living room unexpectedly
and found Eve in Johnnys arms.
The two had a fair to middling
excuse. Eve had been showing
Johnny how she did the Suzie @,
and had strained her ankle, and
he had picked her up. She limped
into the bedroom and Marion fol
lowed.
"I really can't permit this" Ma
rion said kindly but firmly.
Ewes eyes widened. I'm sorry,
she said. IT didn't mean anything
and he didn't really kiss me-"
"I refer to your bad influence
on Johnny" Marion said. "Sev-
eral evenings lately, when he has
been waiting to go to the library
with me, you have turned on the
radio and danced with him.
Dancing is good exercise, but
It does not put one in the frame
of mind for study"
"It certainly doesn't" said Eve,
more wide-eyed than ever.
What is more, you must get TO
work on time or you'll be fired. "
In a moment of weakness she
had gotten Eve a job at the Per
kins Pin Company.
You're right" Eve admitted
forlornly. 1.-THE office manager
warned me today. the old hedge
hog. I'll have to do something
about it."
She added irrelevantly: ma.
rion. what do you think of the
boss son? He looks like a sour
puss, but he might improve on
acquaintance"
"Mr. Perkins Junior, is an ex-
tremely able young man." Marion
said in amused reproof. "But he
never mixes business with plea
sure. He keeps aloof from the Of
flee force, so I'm afraid you won't
have any luck with him, Eve"
AN ACCIDENT
Eve thought this over for a few
days. Then she took drastic step
right off a flight of steps, and
rolls to the bottom; and this accl-
dent happened to occur just as
Harold Perkins happened to be
passing through the hall.
Even a superior young man can
not ignore a blonde in a crumpled
heap, with tears of pain in her
blue eyes. Harold picked her up
and found that she made a cozy
little bundle.
So, when Marion returned to the
apartment, there was Harold Perk-
ms, and Eve wore the smile OF a
pussy cat who is full OF mice.
"I sprained by ankle and Mr..
Perkins brought me home in his
car" she explained Smugly.
I'm beginning to suspect that
trick ankle" Marion said, after he
had gone.
Eve giggled. "He's not bad. is
he?"
Marion pitied her, because she
knew that a blonde kitten could
never interest seriously an intel
ligent man like Harold Perkins.
Anything I can do for the
ankle?" she asked.
you can tell that old buzzard
at the office that his boss son
brought me home. That ought to
fix him"
Harold called several times dur
ing the convalescence of the ankle,
and Marion hoped that good might
come Of evil, for no girl, even Eve,
could see much of a man like Har-
old without feeling his steadying
influence. But Eve seemed i'm
mune.
Movie heroines get all the
breaks" she complained. when
they marry the boss for money,
it's George Brent or Cary Grant,
but look what I draw"
"no vo1 mean YOU want to