Evening star., 1939-12-03

me tell you, MIR. Carter, think you are an
insufferable, swollen-head cad. Goodby."
She stalked magnifcently toward the door.
He caught her arm. Look, sister, make up
that bed before you co." he ordered. ''If you
don't mind!"
She tried to shake her arm disdainfully free,
but he gripped it. Il i make up your bed!'
she said. well, like that! wouldn't make
up your bed, or anybody else's, on bet -"
He practically threw her into chair. While
she was still breathless, he said, Look sister,
stop being silly. Listen to me-"
I'D rather not"
but you will!' He was grim about it.
Climb off that dramatic high horse. and
listen. won't report you for this
so very, very kind of you, Mr.. Carter!
He ignored her sarcasm. Il won't report
you," he said, because a lot of girls who
ought to know better have tried to do the
same thing. They've been better educated
than you, they've had more advantages So
don't feel too badly about it."
Il won't" she promised, iciy.
He cooked his head and studied her. Let
me-, he said, tell you few frank things
about yourself"
She was furious She tried to think of
way to show him what fool he was making of
himself Please do she said, on the theory
that given enough rope he would hang himself.
IAN right" he said. You're pretty - yes.
Er - passably pretty. You've seen lot of
movies. You've imagined yourself the heroine.
Nou you think you're heroine"
go on, she said. She said it in danger
Gus tone but he didn't notice that.
That's what you think" he said. "Of
course, in fact, you betray yourself. Your lip
stick is too. too orange. It's artificial. You
think it looks like four dollar lipstick. 1t
doesn't" The lipstick had been made espe-
cially for her by Francois. Fifth Avenue)
You think so?" Again she meant to be
dangerous: again he didn't take the warning.
'Of course! Besides, you overdo on the
makeup. anyway. Much much too much My
dear girl, there are hundred thousand silly
things like you"
His pity was too much. Seething. she said.
You think so?"
II know so! See here" Again he judged her
critically. You've got nice enough face.
Pleasant, anyway. I'll bet you We got faith
full boy friend who's plumber here in the
hotel
NO. she said Hes room clerk" Give
him enough rope to hang himself, she re-
minded herself
Same thing, he said. 'All right He prob
ably thinks you're as glaInorous as Creta
Garbo or what's her name again? - Joyce
Warfeld. You know. that society girl"
You really think look like herr"
He said, Don't be a fool, sister, Look
here. know If you met me on the street,
you probably wouldn't look at me twice. No.
It's because you We been led to believe that
million women rave over me that you pay any
attention to me at ALL Ill bet your plumber
is every bit as good looking as am, which
isn't much. Let me tell you a story"
please do!' The irony went over his head.
Il will You probably won't get it. of
that sat in little cafeteria over on Forty
fourth street, stabbing at piece of pie, while
a girl called Sally, as dumb little thing as
you are, sat across from me, eating strawberry
shortcake and my heart. She didn't know she
was eating out my heart, because she was too
busy turning me down. wasn't Devlin Carter
then; used my real name and was just
an actor named Mozicke, trying to get two
line part in Broadway show. She said - and
III never forget this I'm sorry, Joe, she
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