The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-12-19
. SERIAL STORY
CHAPTER I

noca CARA o. svsniar
A slxh q relief - hsr -,
hroks ker rexerie.
Boy. e hoys A white Christ.
mas after an
Myrs locked st the yoang f.o-
q TIE kirl Who had spoken.
-Hm.- <he srznted. Locks hks
a black ore fer me-
So vas thinking that fer re
first time IN years there uoald -
no ons a home except herself and
hsr parents Sisters married o.
away. brother overseas with ths
Canadian Corps and the younges,
boy Of the family AZ the Air Force
Manning Peel IN Toronta
The other girl looked a. her and
saw a. everyone saw ~ first sight
q secretary. chosen for oompe-
tsnee and decidedly not for sp-
pearanee. Myrs Was neat but
there was nothing to make any
man AooA tNtee.
Ths other girl wAs under %.
Her .eopper-coiored hair vas at
tractlve but her nose was q trifls
too long and her mouth too vide
for conventional beauty.
What are you doing for Christ
mas vsestion - asked Ayrs. The
girls annually vaostioned In the
dull business week before the New
Year.
Fay Rathbone shrugged her
shouldera Ski on the mountain.
I suppose. No money TO pay fares
home"
You live IN the haritimssY"
Fay nodded and then turned.
One Of the other Eiris WAS calling.
''Telephons for you hyra."
Ayra Mack took the receiver
that lay expectant upon her desk.
Then her face broke into . smile.
"Ferdy, Where have you been all
this timef"
She heard him laugh. Come
up and see me IN the studio"
Myrs was suspicious. Ferdy was
the most harmless looking person
in the world but one could never
be quite sure what was Matching
behind his humorous eyes.
His voice went on. Il want you
To come UP TO my place for Christ
mas vacation In the snow-eiad
Laurentisns. among the Christ
MAJ trees. Yule logs and all that
sort Of thing"
There's no catch In 1T" asked
Myra. doubtfully.
"Nons Whatsoever"
MANY other people 7"
Just q few"
Social" This question was
prompted by her knowledge that
Ferdy knew and was known BY
everybody Of any social conse-
quence In the city.
Heavens no." he replied. Just
the usual"
Myra frowned- The situation
was dangerous. Ferdinand Alex
ander Lorton had gathered very
little fame but quite . lot Of
whlms In his 30 odd years. He
had q sprawiing cottage on . hill
TOP In the Laurentians. sur
rounded by nature In the raw and
his favorits house parties were
made up by choosing the oldest
mixture Of people. throwing them
together and enjoying the resuitA
"oh. by the way" the voice
went on. I'm . little short on
girls. II you have any IDEAS. you
might bring someons along. Shed
better have q sense Of humor."
Then the receiver clicked at the
other end.
Fay RAthbons passed her desk.
Bad newsf" said Fay. mistaking
the expression on hyra's face.
Not too bad. Meet me At 8 and
III initiate you" said hyra. Then
she was bitten with doubt. Was II
fair TO . young girl like Fay Rsth-
bone 10 fling her into the undi-
gested company Of ons Of Ferdy's
house psrties7 But half an hour
later the two girls climbed the
stairs Of an unpretentious house
on Union Avenus TO Fsrdy's stu
do.
Myra raped the door and q
voice hailed the two girls TO come
In At the same time II told them
20 shut the door quickly. hyra
had long learned never 10 be sur
prised by anything she saw In tho
studio but Fay emerged from be-
hind the screen 70 see what was TO
her q remarkable and unusual
scene. There were two people In
the studio. one painting and one
posing. Fsrdy was painting on .
large canvas. On the throne,
drsped with q wisp Of chiffon was
the niitrisst beauty that shs had
ever seen off ths movie screen
Well" said hyra.
Well" replied Fsrdy. wiplng
off . brush and setting u In . jar.
Wen knock off for a rest"
The saitry beauty slipped on .
dressing gown and stepped down
from the throne. There ware IN
Productions ali round
-This n Lsona Poliouskd, Polly
for short. the best model tn North
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