SERIAL STORY
LADY BY REQUEST
BY HELEN R. WOODWARD
CO"YH!OHT, t41.
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. v CHAPTER n
TVANA walked quickly from the
, room, breathinf rapidly. Her
pulse wen pounding, her head
reeling madly. She had seen the
eoniternatlon on Thorpe'! face
change to blazing rage, and was
conscious of a wild, delighted
feeling of retaliation Justly meted
ut.
She had not seen Stephen Curt's
twinkling eyes, nor heard his
chuckle of delighted laughter, but
when she had slammed the door,
Curt said dryly:
' "Looks like the little lady's one
up on you, Richard, my boy!"
Thorpe was striding angrily
bout, trying to control his fury.
There were reasons why he did
not want to display his ruthless
ness before Stephen. His wife,
Evalyn, thought a great deal of
Curt and it would not do at all
to have his ill temper known out
side the office. For many reasons
he wanted Evalyn to continue to
believe that he was all sweetness
and light
1 Already he was sorry for his
outburst, but that confounded
Tucker girl had always irritated
him beyond belief. Who in hell
did she think she was, talking to
him like that? And Curt, with
bis keen insight, seemed to be
enjoying the situation out of all
proportion to its importance.
Thorpe knew that Curt had never
really like dhim.
"The girl's impossible. We've
fired her. This is her last day,"
he muttered angrily.
. 1 should think so, if you're in
the habit of yelling at the poor
child like that." Curt grinned
alyly. "Give the kid credit She
seemed to have heard of me, and
when you mentioned my name,
ah was a little Impressed. You
messed tip my moment of trib
ute" - ' Thorpe smiled unwillingly. "I'm
sorry as the devil this happened,
Steve. But the girl has been get
ting on my nerves for weeks."
- ' She's probably refused your ad
vances, Stephen was thinking.
She's probably taken no trouble
to conceal the fact that she thinks
you're a heeL She wouldn't bow
down at your shrine, thank God I
So you're getting rid of her. Well
it'll be somebody else's gain.
' Anyone could tell that here was
rare glrL Stephen bad known It
somehow even when he glimpsed
' her- in the outer office. It was her
spirit her fire. Curt liked women
whose temperature could be per
suaded above a luke-warm level.
He'd like to see that girl gay and
laughing. She'd be like a child
.when she was happy.
-. : He couldn't remember when
' anyone, man or woman, bad so
Interested him. Not Stephen Curt,
the commentator. Many people
drew his avid attention. But Ste
phen Curt, the man. Once more
be chuckled inwardly.
I
WA1T a minute. IH call Miss1
'" Montgomery and well con-i
tlnue," Thorpe was saying,
anxious to restore a semblance
of order.
; - But Stephen Curt was gather
ing up his papers, stuffing them
tm tidily into his brief case, ap
parently In a great hurry.
"Sorry haven't tl m a now. t
Anyway, you've got all the dope.!
hfix up the contract and then
tLaird and I'll sign it Let us know
When It's ready. No special hurry,
bf course."
He took his hat and overcoat
let Thorpe help him into them,
and was soon out of the private
office. But outside, as his blue,
gaze swept the big room eagerly,,
lie saw only Miss Montgomery,
her mouth still open in astonish
ment at something that must have
Just happened.
v Miss ' Montgomery had been
waiting in the outer office to hand
Diana a white envelope.
"Mr. Durbin asked me V give)
you this," she said, smiling in the
manner of a cat that has Just
swallowed a canary. Miss Mont
gomery knew quite well that the
pretty nest into which she had
fallen had been made possible
because Diana had not been con
sidered competent in the position.
IShe felt she could afford to be
(generous and added, "We do hope
tyou will soon be happy in some
new location."
"Thank you. And you may go
lib the devil with the rest of!
!theml" Diana said clearly, snatch
tog the envelope with trembling
Angers.
Miss Montgomery stood speech
less by the desk, her usually quick
wit having completely failed her,
and Diana, glancing back at her,
laughed aloud. It was a childish
gesture, but one destined to re
lieve somewhat the tension of her
, taut nerves.
..a
RUT as she waited for the ele-
valor, Diana's face burned
with shame at what she had done
and especially because Stephen
Cart had witnessed her outburst
i. By the time she reached the
street her exultant hysteria had
passed and she began to feel mora
and more ashamed of herself. Ex-;
plodlng like that! And before1
Stephen Curt, tool What must he;
think of her? Perhaps she had,
better, go back and apologize. j
Merora sne reachea ne corner
the conviction had grown on her
that that was the thing to do. It
was the thing her parents would
have approved even demanded.
But could she do it? Could she
go back and stand before Thorpe
and Stephen Curt and say, "I'm
sorry I was so rude. Please for
give mel"?
Could she so humble herself
after that sweeping, triumphant
exit? The thought left a bitter
taste in her mouth, but might
such a course not be the better
part of prudence? Richard Thorpe
might be so pleased to have her
kow-tow before him that he'd let
her stay on as his secretary. Or
Stephen Curt might suggest a
place of employment It was either
And another job or go back to
the farm, an admitted failure.
Surprisingly, Diana found herself
willing to sacrifice a great deal of
her pride in order to prevent the
latter possibility. She could sea
the smirk, however kindly, on Bill
Jackson's face. Hear the moth
er's, "Well, I do hope you're sat
isfied now!"
Finally childhood training and
the desire to try a shrewd attempt
to prolong her stay In this, to her,
fascinating environment forced
her to turn and rapidly retrace
her steps. She smiled wryly as
she was thinking that her course
certainly lay in the choice be
tween two humiliations. She had
decided which would be the
greater.
Once again Inside the warm
building, she had to wait a mo
ment for an elevator and when
one finally descended and dis
gorged its passengers into the
lobby, she found herself once
more face to face with Stephen
Curt He had evidently finished
Ills business with Thorpe and was
i going home. She hoped he would
not recognize her In the crowd,
'but to her surprise he picked her
out unerringly and placed his
hand on her arm. His blue eyes,
looking straight into her troubled
gray ones, were warm and friend
ly. And there was no escaping
whatever it was he had to say to
her.
(To Be Continued)
OUT OUR WAY
By J. R. Williams
OUR BOARDING HOUSE, with Major Hooplo
I know so little, really, about j
buiiib ui my atjuuiinancc3 umi
if one of them committed murder
I wouldn't know whether to be
surprised or not. Dr. James H.
S. Bossard, University of Penn
sylvania sociologist.
Small business has a Job to
do to assume your proper and
essential place in the mobiliza
tion of the industrial might of
this nation for all-out effort.
Floyd B. Odium, director, con
tract distribution, OPM.
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THIS CURIOUS WORLD
By William
Ferguson
INDIANA'S
CIMSERIOST
MADE FAMOUS
By" ENE
STRATTON
PORTER'S
NOVELS,
WAS NAMED
FOR.
A HUNTER.
WHO ONCE
BECAME
tosr
FOR. DAYS
IN THE
ewAMpy
AREA.
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An UMBRELLA CANT GO
DOWN A OHIWNEV UP,
CHIVvNIEV DOWN;' SetSl
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ALL KITTENS
ARE NOT BORN WITH THEIR.
BASy LIONS ARE OPEN-EVEO
AT BIRTH.
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RINGED PLANET
HORIZONTAL
I Pictured
planet.
t Heavenly
body.
11 Female horse.
12 Weird.
14 Among.
16 Be present
18 Soften.
JO Pronoun.
21 War aviator.
23 Gain.
24 Entangle.
26 Mix dough.
28 Drug.
31 Worthless
leating.
32 Stroll piece.
33 Weight.
35 Rodent.
36 Animal,
38 Also.
39 Employ,
41 Induce.
44 Pronoun.
46 Confined.
48 Half (prefix).
49 Division of
Answer to Previous Puzzle
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geological
time (prefix).
SO Lubricant.
52 Decay.
53 Australian
bird.
B5 Imitative.
67 Tuberculosis
(abbr.).
89 Small roll of
tobacco.
61 Suffix.
62 Insect.
63 Certainly.
VERTICAL
1 Perched.
2 Painter.
3 Dentures.
4 Bright color.
5 Compass point
6 Jumbled type.
7 Permit.
8 Called.
8 Buyer (law).
10 Bind.
11 Mother.
13 Speed contest.
15 Doctor (abbr.)
17 Nova Scotia
(abbr.).
19 Print measure
21 Insect
22 Dine.
24 Volume.
25 Wipe out.
26 Toy flying
devices.
27 Period.
29 Passively.
30 And (Latin).
32 Wager.
34 Negative.
37 Uppermost
39 Above.
40 Sufficient
42 Deserves.
43 Tenth part
(Pi.).
45 Preposition.
47 Musical note.
51 Persian
money.
S3 Out of
(prefix)
84 Mitt.
56 Vitality.
50 Near.
60 Land measure
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BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES
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OF THE TOWN! I'm
ALMOST ASHAMED TO BE
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