By OREN ARNOLD
Copyright. 1943 j
NEA Service, Inc. i
til charactcn and ineidettf in
Glider Girl are entirely fictitious.
CHAPTER I
Tf ISS PAT FRIDAY was in that
ominous state of mind known
as I - won't - stand - for - it - any
longer. She had, in fact, just ceased to
stand for it. Half an hour back
che had told the boss where he
could go, and it wasn't heaven.
Or at least she had implied it,
enough to need a new Job at once.
Pat was like that Being a lady
is very difficult if the boss is a
heel and pays you only $22 a week
anyway. Moreover, her job had
little or nothing to do with either
patriotism, adventure or romance,
three items which Pat held to be
Important. And it was down in
the second basement, which made
her feel like an owl or a mole.
Surely there would be a job,
somewhere, with a boss who
minded his own business and gave
her a chance to see the sun. She
was rocking now with the Uptown
bus, and a fat lady crowded her
tight.
"Stop it!" Pat snapped at her,
then instantly added, "Oh I didn't
mean thatl I'm sorry!"
You see? That's the state of
mind Pat was in. Touchy. Fed
up. She was not the kind who
snapped at people. It made her
ashamed. She just had to do
something, wherefore she bur
rowed deeper into the long "Help
Wanted" column of the newspaper
which she held folded near her
nose.
Half way down, a large want
ad arrested her. It was in bold
face indented type, as if extra
Important:
SIX YOUNG WOMEN
UVanted; 20 to 25; secretarial,
ilearn soaring while you work,
replace men needed in serv
ice; must be unincumbered,
for travel; $50 a week to start;
highest character references;
physical examination; source
minds only, college graduates.
Apply 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning, James Carr, Suite
20, Columbia Building.
Pat's mouth made a pretty red
P. "For Pete's sake!" she breathed,
f Avidly she read the want ad
fegain. She moistened her lips.
(The fat lady stepped on her and
iwent unnoticed. Secretarial. . . .
(Soaring what the heck is soar
' Bng? Replace men . . . fifty dol
lars ... physical ... source . . .
Source minds?. Pat's brow fur
rowed. ! At 103rd street she left the bus
land half trotted to her room. Her
mind was whirling. She stood be
fore her bed, a cute somebody un
consciously snapping the elastic
band of her new skirt that had
cost three whole dollars. Friends
would have known that something
audacious was cooking in Pat Fri
day's brain.
. -
TN the Columbia Building at 8:15
next morning; Miss Patricia
STriday suddenly realized that, so
'far, other want a& Teaders had
;been as smart as she. - Get there
arly? Nearly 40 girls had that
came ideal The line reached al
most back to the elevator. In
stinctively Pat paused to think.
On quick impulse she turned
end went down again. In the cor
ner drugstore she bought an ordi
nary stenographer's notebook and
two pencils. She raced back to
the elevator again. A snappy lad
of 17 operated it.
, "Look here, mister," Pat melted
thim. "It's worth a dime no, a
.quarter if you hold my hat and
icoat for an hour. Emergency,
ec?"
She rsedn't have offered money;
tier smile was enough. She
mussed her taffy hair to make it
just a trifle unbecoming. She
istuck one pencil boldly in the
(front roll of taffy, donned her
Severest frown and approached
he line of girls once more. There,
Bhe spoke loudly.
I "You will have to be more
quiet." She made it sound as
harsh and authoritative as she
could. "Mr. Carr would not ap
prove of too much noise, I am
Sure."
I Instantly she had their atten
tion. She was walking primly to
ward Suite 20, with its closed
door. There was still more than
half an hour. If only her luck
held!
"Give me your names, in turn.
I will list appointments starting
St 9:15. Remember the advertise
ment. If you can't fully qualify,
t advise you not to wait!"
I That took crust, Pat told her
self. She felt her hands trem
bling, but she looked at those girls
severely. In a moment she was
Bt the head of the line, writing,
j She asked questions rapidly,
and under each name made a few
Shorthand notes. In this proced
ure, about half the girls departed
On their own. But plenty re
mained and more kept coming,
and Pat saw that some held in
Iheir manner a defiance as keen
as her own.
i Then Pat's heart skipped a beal
When tho elevator door clicked
bpen and out stepped a man in
uniform. Intuition drove Pat
hhead of him to the Suite 20 door.
Store, she faced the climax of her
act.
, "I have the names of all the
Applicants, sir," she said. "I as
signed 10-mlnute appointments tc
each, with the promise of a return
for any you thought advisable."
j "Excellent," he replied, crisply,
Kitting a key to the door. "I had
no idea there'd be so many! Tell
only tho first few to wait. Tele
phone Major Sellers that I have
no verification of that wire from
Washington. Call the British Em
bassy and tell them to hcyl You
aren't Miss Stuart!"
i "Certainly not!" she shot back,
Is military as he. "I am Miss Fri
day. Please, l-let's go in. After
Foul"
She almost shoved him through
Ilia door. ..Then she closed it and
put her back to it with the wait
ing girls outside. She looked up
at him. He was a handsome man.
"I I had to do it!" sho spoke
much less defiantly. "But anyway
I don't see any Miss Stuart. And
I can call your major and your
your I can do anything you need
d-done!" The tremble had crept
right into her voice.
Silence held them for a long
moment. She felt him appraising
her. Then she relaxed, just a lit
tle, when he showed a slow, in
terested smile.
"I only work here," he sug
gested. "You are Mr. Carr?"
"Yes."
"I I you said "source mind.'
I looked it up. Tho dictionary. It
didn't help, but I guessed maybe
well look here's the list those
girls. Somebody had to to help
you!" She emphasized the some.
"It was a silly want ad! Of course
you'll get a million applicants with
an ad like that. And you only
need six."
Silence held them again. Could
he now see her pulse jumping and
hear the thunder in her heart?
Finally it was he who broke the
spell, and he spoke not with mili
tary crispness but in a boyish
western drawl.
"Maybe you have something.
Maybe we had better sit down and
talk, till I can see what the score
is."
(To Be Continued)
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SCREEN 'STAR
; HORIZONTAL
: 1,5 Pictured
movie actress.
9 She is one of
Hollywood's
well-known
14 Electrified
particles.
15 Dry.
16 Comet's path.
17 Hint, ,
18 Mere.
20 Biblical
pronoun.
21 Knight (abbr.)
22 Subtle.
23 Dine.
:25 Township
(abbr.).
27 Greet,
29 Sorry.
31 Opera (abbr.).
34 Writing fluid.
35 Glossy paint
37 Saucy.
39 Mother.
40 Garden spots
' in deserts.
'42 Membranous
bag.
43 Transpose
(abbr.).
44 Sun god.
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45 Box seats.
47 Symbol for -
samarium.
49 Uncooked.
52 Manufactured.
53 Alleged force.
56 Exclamation.
58 She is a
shining light
of the .
60 Anger.
61 Storief
64 Jump.
.65 Arabian port,
66 Happening.
67 Camera eye.
68 Fish.
VERTICAL
IBeat
2 Adolescent.
3 Compass point
4 Nova Scotia
(abbr.).
5 Surety.
6 Organized
warriors.
7 Tear.
8 Unemployed.
9 Therefore.
10 Attempt,
11 Aid.
12 Rhode Island
(abbr.).
13 Pig pen.
18 Smooth cloth
19 Makes easy.
22 Cold season.
24 Light brown
26 Ode.
28 Ventilates.
30 Mar.
32 Dramatic
production, i
33 Place.
36 Spice.
38 Auricles.
41 Sardinia
(abbr.).
42 Sodium
carbonate
45 Lighting
devices. i
46 Painful spots.
48 Animal.
50 Alternating
current
(abbr.).
51 Testament
52 Cruel.
54 Lairs,
55 Has eatpn.
57 FowL
59 Born.
60 Girl's name.
62 Average
(abbr.).
63 Street (abbr.)i
65 Heart (Egypt)
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