The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-10
ONE FOR THE
MONEY
- LOUISA HolaC

Making tire request Il occurred
% her that the day uas rot far
of when she would b IN = posi-
ton % issue orders 70 Miss Amez
Very veil curly. ~Suzs can
take your next appointment
Julie sAid into the Telephone.
Where are you. Enid 80 and
they made arrangement. te
meet on the neKxaniae within
five minutes.
Enid came. white and shaken.
Julie led her into the deserted
dressing room. "No~ tel me-
she said when they were seated.
Stumbling. Enid told the story.
II began with the fact that shs
had seen Nike lunehing with a
girl that noon. She had gone into
The Tulane drug store TO buy =
tooth brush and there he was hav-
ing wonderful time with a COM
mon looking little creature.
Julie laughed outright and Enid
stared at her Indignantly.
That was Susie Grove
Julie explained quickly. -She
works with me here and 10
Wa the most casual meeting
possible. Really, Enid. You
are allowing your imagination
10 run away with you"
Ends expression did not change
as she admitted. well. maybe sh.
isn't the one. But why was he
having lunch In the drug store
fixed a nice little salad for him
at home"
oh, Enid Julie sighed in
evaporation
Anyway. this doesn't explain
the apartment.
What apartment ,"
a man called me less than
an hour ago. He said he was
custodian of the sheridan
apartments. He wanted to
know something about an cleo
trio refrigerator-the size or
something" Enid spoke jerk
lily, her mouth quivering.
7 said I'd have Mr.. Patton
call him" She caught jules wrist.
Cant you see that I am right
Mike has taken an apartment.
It's a l-love nest"
Julie lost patience She pulled
herself free. Love nest, rub
bish," she said disgustedly. Now
look mere. This thing is to take
handling. don't want to hurt
you. Enid, but honestly you've
been enough to drive a man crazy.
Did you ever think Of trusting
Mike, of believing in him and
giving him credit for having a
mind of his own ?"
Enid rocked back and forth
In agony. Il might have
known you would take side.
against me. After all I've
done for your father"
Don't feel sorry for yourself"
Julie broke in. You've loved do
ing for him.
Enid rose. She flounced to the
door. Then she was back. weep
ing, clinging to Julie. He's all
have" she sobbed. you don't
know what jealousy is like.
You've never loved anyone. I'd
rather kill Mike than give him
to another woman"
killing is serious business"
Julie said soothingly her sympa-
thies aroused IN spite of herself.
Mike hasn't left you You're his
wife. You hold all the winning
cards. Be careful how you play
them. Enid-be very careful"
Enid went away at last and
Julie gazed after her wor-
riedly. High strung. emotion
ally unsOund women like Enid
did fantastic things when
aroused.
II she confronted Mike with her
evidence. and she undoubtedly
would. the outcome might be dis
astrous. Mike was in no mood to
be scolded.
Thinking about Enid. Julie be-
came panic stricken. Mike was
actually not safe from his wife's
jealous suspicious. Remembering
Ends tight mouth and wild eyes,
she decided to do something about
Mike and his alleged apartment.
She went 10 Miss Ames. say
ing. I'm sorry. but I must 90 to
my father" Without waiting for
consent, she ran TO the dressing
room. Just how she was to pro-
coed was a battling question.
The sheridan apartments
might be a good beginning.
Perhaps she would find Mike
there, though she doubted this
possibility. still discounting
the loye-neSt theory. At any
rate. he must be located and
protected from Enid.
Taxying TO the Sheridan. II oc-
CURED 70 Julie that Enid might
perpetrsts = scandal that would
entirely eclipse the one she hsd
been lodging, that Of Johnny and
the purse snatcher. And il oo-
CURED 70 her to wonder Il this
might be her punishment
-oh. why must everything
get in such a tangIe ." she
thought distraetedly. Ken
nedy-JOhnny-Enid-Mike--
Il was half after four when she
paid the driver and FASTENED 70
the custodian's door. She pressed