The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-01-29
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CHRISTOPHER MORLEY

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She fed ne work IN carload lots.
but 7 couldn't help loving II. II I
STAYED IS ate IS SIX she'd give me
= dollar for dinner and that was a
fortune. Of course she was trying
me out 70 see Il 7 had CUTS. I've
done the same To others since.
She paid for me 10 have a tvpe-
writer in ny room and lent me
French phrase books to study and
practice.
Oh 7 had my foul moods all
right. Il was tough. after work.
ing nine to SIX. 10 come out on the
street in summer sunlight and see
Giono's across the way Wyn
wrote me some hesrtbroken let
tiers. and sometimes I felt rotten
about what Id said. II wasn't his
fault. poor baby. I got so low
I even used 10 read letters 10 the
Womsn's Page in the evening pa
pers eonsoled myself some
times thinking anyhow I wasn't AZ
bad off as some Of those poor
titles
The most wonderful thing that
saved me from the hor-
rors. was Wyn turning up. That
year July Fourth came on Friday
50 there was a long weekend. the
only holiday I'd get because ID
only just started work. Delphine
shot way up in the higher brackets
as soon as she saw him. II there's
she knows at sight its
quality, and in five minutes she
had him carrying her bags down
10 taxi. and gave me a big
French wink that meant sort Of
mixture of Have Fun and Be
Sensible And she whispered Il
would be all right to put on some
Of the Olympia. which I'd never
done before because she didn't
want II associated with working
girls. II was all kept in the safe
in the laboratory and she had 20
tell me the combination. That was
Delphine's biggest gesture, and il
made me feel like a million dollars.
Wynn said he'd wait at Giono's
while ! put the office to bed. As
soon as we had one good look at
each other we knew things weren't
as bad as we'd thought He was
on his way to Rhode Island. but he
didn't get there as early as he
planned.
He was wonderful. instead OF
going reproachful and baggy-eyed
on me he had a snort waiting and
We started having fun at once.
told him what I knew about Del
phine Detaille. Inc. which wasn't
much then and he allowed it was
more fun than working in a bank.
If what you're wearing is the
Olympia I'd like TO get TO know 1t
better Then you'll have to work
fast, big boy. our whole campaign
is that it's wistful, parfum .
should evanesce."
We helped each other round a
corner by q little kidding. and
then things were so sweet we al
most forgot how sharp that corner
had been. The last I let myself
remember was going to a Western
Union for Wyn to wire r. I. he
wouldn't be there in time for the
Fourth of July racing.
CHAPTER XVIII
There was other times. after he
got back from r. I. Wyn would
wire me from Philly and I'd leave
the office at $50 and go across
10 the old wopeasy. Id sit in the
corner of the red leather bench
and nurse myself an iced tea.
which was what Giono called a
in Prohibition. That lit
tie dim passage led out to the
street. Summer days the front
door stood open though Of course
The iron gate was locked to keep
out shoppers.
He'd get IN while after s
o'clock maybe. The minute he
came in, everything was all right.
Ilono was so pleased about WIN
coming all the way from Philly to
have snorts in his place he'd rush
out his special stock. Wvn pre-
tended he couldn't get a really
good drink in Philly and had come
over to Shorty West Forty for the
real Mckay.
Remember. Wyn. il was Hallow-
zen. Another of those crazy CO.
medicines, we went over to Gionos
and after you'd had a sniff of my
something started you
thinking about wop liqueur you
hadn't tasted in so long. 7 think
{ had a kind OF sugar-tree inside
he bottle. In not sure. Il was
he color Of listerine. and Giono
said i know what YOU mean. The
Witch. Strega.' Why do YOU call
K The Witch. you said. Giono
said That's what IT means. see
-heres picture OF a witch on the
battle. Il was q fact. an Old
woman riding broom with owls
and black cats and stuff.
We thought. this must Dc
lucky drink for Halloween. No
body had called for it in so long
he cork was sugar-crusted into
he neck Of the bottle. Giono was
-ickled to be reminded Of it and
ne took slug with US for luck.
And we were SO ticklec Of course
We took too much Of it. on top
u highoalls- II makes q good
alioi. maybe; remember how We
augheo, We walked over TO Times
Square and you had a notion TO
30 what We called sociology IN
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