The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-14
ONE FOR THE
MONEY
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portunity TO find Mike. II possible
70 reason with him Enid could
not 20 on long ss she Vas dong.
Something must Be done. As
Mixes daughter vas II not her
duty to take = hand in the mat
ter.
stu thinking about Mike ~
neon. ne uas startled 10 find
him standing beside her table-
he hooked well. In fact quite
debonair. A boyishly guilty
smile twisted his good booking
mouth.
Julie nodded to him and exam
med her patrons nails. They're
dry she said. and Thank you"
a. the woman dropped a coin on
the table. jules sristocratic little
soul reeoiled from tips II VAS
gratifying to remember that she
would soon be in position to do
the tipping herself As the patron
departed she smiled up at Mike,
half angrily.
Hello, youngster.- he said.
sidestepping n rebuke before
she could voice H. "WiIl You
have lunch with your old
man."
of course. III be dressed in
five minutes. Meet me on the
mezzanine." She hurried away,
immensely relieved that Mike had
come.
Strained Eyes
Seated at a wall table IN n
nearby restaurant no began at
once. Julie, I've behaved like
an oaf"
whats N all about Nike"
She frowned into his shamed
eyes. Enid IL In = fair way
10 lose her mind Why have
you treated her like this 90
Just the cussedness in me" he
admitted ruefully. Il wonder If
you can understand, Julie"
'T1l try"
well. first of all, Enid made
pampered pet Of me until I
was fit to be tied At first I
didn't mind so much. everything
was vague and unreal. During the
past year I've been getting more
restless every day. Six months
ago l stepped out and got myself
a job"
''0h. Mike, that's wonderful
Why didn't you tell us? Enid
would have been 50 pleased"
To herself she said. ~ knew
Mike was ali right knew
IT."
Il wasn't 30 sure" he an
swered Enid wouldn't even let
me do the marketing She
thought I hadn't sense enough.
Anyway. it wasn't much Of a
job, just selling real estate on a
commission. For months there
were no sales and no commits
sions. was determined to make
a 60 of IL and I would have had
to explain every failure, you
know"
Julie nodded Understandings.
And then got small
break" His face glowed. telling
Of the small break. Il gave Enid
part o. the money. saying 1t was
poker winnings. ! did that three
times, getting a huge wallop out
Of helping. and then she found the
bank book. Well, she jumped all
over me.
"A big deal WAS pending and
got sore. I'D planned to tell
her n the big deal went
through. WAS like q kid,
wanting to spring the surprise
my way"
But the apartment. Mike"
Julie leaned across the table. low
ing eyes on her fathers alert
face
The apartment was to be the
surprise Somehow. Enid found
out about II and again she
jumped me.
A Brainstorm
Honestly. Julie, she might have
been the matron of a reform school
and ! the worst inmate. I'd planned
TO get the apartment ready and
take her there. You know. sort of
head-of-the-house stuff. wanted
Enid to quit her job and be nv
wife, not my keeper. oh. Lordv.
It was a brsinstorm all right"
Il know just how YOU felt.
Mike. but you handled IL very
badly Julie shook her head
graVely. "A few words Of e1-
PLANTATION would have saved "a
much agony"
As 7 said before. I'm An osfs
ne agreed bitterly Il went home
to tell her everything that day sh.
tried TO knife me" He laughed
good-nsturedly The big deal had
gone through and I was set
was 80 eocky that I walked on
clouds. Enid bounced before I got
inside the door and my oockiness
went out like . light. I was ~