Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-08
1t wasn't the kind of week Tina
had expected. But London gave
her adventure just the same

A Shon Story
WAS it wise No Was it thrifty? Certainly not Quite
w the contrary but Tina meant to do it.
For one short week she going to live in the utmost
luxury She always wanted to know what it felt like now
she going to find She'd always wanted to move clad
IN expensive Clothes amongst the rich and great Well now
she was going to, No matter what Mr. MacDicke said
On her desk for time she had the elegant brochure
of the London hotel What lounge What sweeping corridors
fading to dim distances Here gay imposing people and
went giving grand parties wearing wonderful Clothes nv
ing in their gamorous friends Surely atmosphere like
this girl might meet that fine young man. that Prince
Charming she so often dreamed Of
What chance had girl of meeting him the office of
an Edinburgh attorney? All day long Tina typed the
uninsprng documents about ntroissions and mesne
processes, listened to Mr. MacDicke saying "Oho .
Aha Umhum while the ideas slowly in the we'll of his
mind MIR MacDcke office walls lined with stout black
tin boxes which painted Names or sometimes if it
happened to be secret simply initials Tina still
bered how visiting this office child she d thought
the boxes kind of funeral urn housing the departed
When MIR. MacDickie heard of her little wnda he at
looked list of edged for her She could
he pointed out have three pounds perpetuty
(Mr. MacDckie loved the word perpetuity) But Tina
twentyone; it had little appeal for her Still took courage
to tell MIR. MacD cke what she meant to do
liz have been more shattered she announced
girl the like of YOURSELF said Mr. MacDcke (ony he pro-
nounced it "gurrul' TO be away your own in place
the like of that. Tch, tch Weel wee I'm liking the
idea. I'm not liking it at ALL and that's fact"
you talk as if Red Riding Hood going amongst the
wolves" laughed Tina, trying to jolly him
Mr. MacOckie hooked his thumbs his waistcoat arm
holes and held forth London full of wolves in sleeps
clothing 1t full of men the lookout nice young gurrs
the like of to take them Only disaster of
such an affair and intend to squander aye squander
the whole of your hundred pounds on ths'
whats left of it, said Tina gaiy. Fifty pounds has
already gone On clothes Oh Mr. MacDickie you've no
idea how expensive clothes now
mo. And moreover I've no intention of finding This
suit was left me by grandfather forebye had altered
to ut for just nothing all It's madness buy clothes
when you don't know you're going to live long enough
them Whatm your dear Auntie say when you
tell herr
I'm telling her till I'm away Then III send her a
postcard.
He gave her look She saw the bottomess pit in his eve
She hurried out.
On the bed waiting to be packed white crepe frock
with gold equn round the neck Also her peated
utility skirt with two twin cherry red
canary yellow She'd have to them out in the office
when she got back and she sometimes wondered how Mr.
MacDcke would stand the gay impact pair of gold slip
Two pairs OF nyons bought price that still brought
the blush of shame to Tnas cheek She had of
telling her Aunte that piece The saucest little
hat, which she meant to travel in.
I'VE have reserved you single suite for week the six