The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-26

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| Reed decides she is his runaway
daughter. Gretchen. He tells John II
| would strain matters were he 70 go
to Gretchen and asks John to keep
an eye on the girl and report 10
him regarding her welfare. Mean
while, Gretchen. disguised as a camp
chamoermaid. reveals her Identity 70
Janet and hires the girl TO imperson-
ate her, while she decides her future
in a convent. John returns to the
tourist camp n the two young
persons resume the trip.
CHAPTER SEVEN
The nervous tension eased as
they took to the open road.
"A pretty late start7" Janet
asked.
1T is nearly noon, but with luck
we can get TO our destination by
midnight. It's barely 500 miles
away"
"Our destination ?" The vague
ness of it was a thrill TO Janet.
Chicago, or indianapolis Take
your choice" John chuckled,
guiding the a expertly. my
mother lives In Chicago-my aunt
in Indianapolis"
Where do you live ?"
my headquarters are in Indian
apolis. But of course I'm home a
good share OF the time"
John had almost forgotten that
he carried the heiress of a million.
aire as his passenger. He was
thinking of Janet just as a lovely
girl he had picked up the night
before.
Il think I could get work for
you with my aunt. She's really a
rather stupendous person and she's
always needing help"
What kind of help?"
All Kinds
"All the way from cooks to
second maids, personal maids, and
l understand she's trying a social
secretary right now"
81 wouldn't know much about
being a secretary" Janet took
off her hat, pushed back her thick
luxurious hair and settled back
for real comfort, but / can cook.
I can broil a wicked steak and
Marie thinks I'm a good salad
maker"
Marie ?"
yes, Marie is the girl I room
with. Remember l told you about
her this morning"
I'VE work in the same place. We
made Happy Hostess dresses
Janet laughed aloud to think
that the Happy Hostess dress fac
tory was safely behind her.
That gives me an idea. I might
do you aunt's dressmaking, al
though I don't suppose she wears
the Happy Hostess"
mo, I really don't suppose So
For a time being John was re-
fusing TO remember his hasty visit
that morning to Gretchen Reeds
home and his meeting with her
millionaire father.
Too Fantastic
The whole thing was too fan
tastic. Why should this girl de-
liberately go out of her way to de-
ceive? Surely he was mistaken
about her identity.
The day was wonderful, the
open road invited, and here was a
merry, laughing companion to
share the light-hearted hours with
him.
Tell me more about the Happy
Hostess"
There isn't much more to tell"
Janet said, Il went TO work at
s O'Clock every morning and we
closed shop at 3.
I'VE did not operate under the
n. r. A. the social security or any
thing else. that / know Of. The
whole idea was to sew up as many
Happy Hostess dresses as We pos
sibly could in the hours we had.
Receive Little
when I tell YOU the majority of
those dresses retail for eec and
some OF them for 4sc. you can
understand that the girls who
operate the power machines do not
receive a great deal
II can understand that, Janet
How long did you work there 90
John took time TO steal a seri-
Gus glance at this girl. The con-
~versation with her seemed quite
unreal when she talked in such a
convincing fashion.
He put out of his mind the sus-
picicn that she couldn't possibly be
telling the truth and that she was
certainly drawing largely upon her
imagination to get the details of
the operation Of the factory.
"oh. ! was there months and
months and months. years I
guess-maybe a hundred years
1t seems that long. looking back.
But I'm all through now. I'm
going TO be your aunt's cook or
social secretary. or something. if
you'll get me the job. You weren't
joking about that. were you ?"
No, I wasn't joking"
Had Dinner
They had dinner At a splendid
inn along the roadside. The place
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