The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-15
Nv JANET DORAN

Nv JANfl DURAN
He snapped open a monogram
med cigarette case and held It out
10 her. but she refused, CURLY. She
stood up 20 gain dignity. but he
was stu 50 tall she had 10 look up
IN him. and she was mutelv glad
she had worn her new spring suit
Of pale gray gabardine. and the
pale lilac silk blouse. and her new
gray suede slippers - until he
spoke
Did anyone ever tell you, Portia.
that you should wear violets % he
asked gently. Blue yiolets? They
belong"
My name she stated stifflv.
lis Mary Wrenn-not Portia' And
I did not ask You here to discuss
my appearance Tip
Order" he corrected her gently.
you ordered me here, Portia.
under threats Of violence. mayhem.
the bastille. ana no-can-do any
money But some one should send
you blue violets Just the same,
With those gray eyes, and that
gorgeous coppery hair ="
MY hair is brown Mary snap
ped. and I'm too busy for flow
ers," She grabbed up the clipped
file Of papers in panic and waved
them at him. AT this rate. Tip
Patten, you won't have enough left
to pay your phone bill at the end
of the month, much less living en-
penses"
You shouldn't frown like that. 4"
he told her solemnly. 1T wrinkles
your lovely little nose. and all
little girls with brief. straight
noses should never scowl-it's
fatal always
Five new polo ponies" Mary
began desperately. in choked
gasp, "a cabin cruiser, and a bear
skin coat. Tip, your income is ex-
actly 500 week. Five thousand
a year. And that includes what
ever fee was intended Tor the
executor of your fathers estate :"
Hook was going to sell the
horses to a crook, and they'd have
starved. so l had to buy them.
And the cruiser was gift
finance company was going 10
grab it away from Pete. The coat
helped Skeets Monahan to stay al
Pi k.A. another year"
You'd better get a job. then
and go to work" Mary said
YEARLY, IF your charities must
eat up your inheritance, Tip"
Would that be cricket ," he
countered bla n d y, "snatching
jobs ,"
She sat down, abruptly. aware
that she could not reason with
him. Her fingers curled around
the checkbook to his fathers
estate, and Tip grinned and Mary
remembered sharply that he was
really 20, and she only %. that
she had been practicing law. sue
cessful law. four years, while he
wasted his time and his inheritance
prodigally
No more money Tip Patten,
until June 1st,' she said erimlv.
80 get busy and figure out how
to live on promises until them"
Then her real headache began.
Bills. Inventories. Slips. Accounts.
Rent-for one large office. and
smaller one-one hundred dollars.
Typewriter. second hand, fifty.
Desk, thirty-five Desk set If
teen. Bookcase. thirty. Telephone
installation, including extension,
ten dollars Stationer's supplies
for printed letter-heads, envelopes.
stamps, paper, etc, twenty-five.
Filine-case, twenty.
She was reeling. i'll. as she
grabbed the phone and shakily
gave Tips number.
Tip she gasped weakly. Mr.
| Timothy 1nvers Patten,"
A smooth. secretarial voice an
nounced. Mr.. Patterns office. Mr..
Patten is in conference. VIII you
leave your number, or mes
sage? ,"
This is Mary Wrenn," Mary
gasped, Attorney Wrenni Tell
him I've got to see him at once"
"One moment, Miss Wrenn," the
voice said. I'm see"
Mr.. Patten says will you excuse