Show 4 f r I t- t REVEILLE IU The night of oC the tho little valk walk and little talk with John Heaves nea Claire went to bed with a n lI lighter heart than she ha had known for tor many many days Inthe In Inthe the tho first place there was wan the relief reller of or having made up her mind For that matter her mind fund seemed to have made Itself up She smiled in the dark ark as she remembered tolling telling Reaves out of or a n clear sk sky so to say sM that she had Imd decided to go into an architects architect's office The words wor said themselves casting casting- a veritable bolt from tram out her Then there was the renewed sense pense of having a friend in John Heaves Reaves Claire recalled with another little smite smile how the strange city had haC taken on a friendlier air from th th morning morning- she Ehe felt Celt the mans man's gazo gaze fixed with respectful r interest upon her facen tact fact In n the hotel dining room Now ow then ther was a a. more definite link between them He lIe had wanted to help her get work He lie had made a suggestion u that proved how sensitive his perceptions perceptions- how accurate accurately he hl had appraised her abilities even while white seeming scarcely to have hae seen Been her And she was to tr try her hand at taking charge of or an architects architect's office of of- of fice lee as Whitneys Whitney's advertisement had hadre re rend read d Claire remembered with a pang the final clause of that advertisement Stenographer preferred an and felt Celt a woeful lack Jack Well eH she would take a course of oC lessons In stenography at some nl night ht school she resolved not realizing realizing- that she was trying to silence the squeals of or her conscience for lor ac accepting acceptIng ae- ae a 3 salar salary some more marc competent girl irl should get knowing as Claire e did that Whitney was Avas offering It to her more from kindness and sentiment th than n from his ability to afford IL it ILIn In the morning Claire telephoned Dillon DJon Whitneys Whitney's office orrice and was hailed halted with cheer by that gentleman It chanced to be bo Saturday Im mighty glad to hear from you ou Miss Berlon Berton ho he said said and a and and Claire could almost see him trim laying Ja-ing down his pipe and anti pu pushing binS binS' up tho the teen green celluloid eyeshade that rumpled up his hair My 1 excellent young secretary has Ima Just given notice If H you YOli como come Monday morning you'll 0 save m my highly valuable valuable value able life an and help to build a a. mausoleum What's hats that Ah tho Ah-tho tho mausoleum Is 19 a new contract just contract Just t got ot It You'll be bc here b by nine Fine Good byc Dillon Whitney Architect Plans and Blueprints at Short Notice as his hla sign read was located on one of oC the cro cross q it streets between Fifth an and Sixth avenues not many blocks north o of Clairo's Claires boarding place She could coul easily walk wall to and anel from tram world work she U figured and save 0 carfare She would get there cr very earl early mornings she went on dreaming to herself as she waited valte oa eagerly orly for lor Monday to come around She would rearrange tho the fop few pieces of oC furniture that had struck her hereon even on In one ono shod visit as being awkwardly awkwardly awk awk- placed She would practice faithfully on the typewriter and learn to do o Whitneys Whitney's letter e. e She would keep an e eye e on his books book nail and bills and be bo ver very pleasant to chance hance callers and exert her housewife skill in keeping keeping keep keep- ing lag down expenses and building up thrift Hn Had Claire known It it was as her In Inborn Inborn inborn In- In born love of ot domestic science the term she so thoroughly despised because it reminded her of oC kitchens and dishwashing dishwashing dish dish- washing washing- back home that drew draw her to Dillon Whitneys Whitney's s 's office It wa was wa-j her Innate though she knew it not that made her long to get Whitney Whitney Whit Whit- ne ney himself in order order hair hair and business busi busl business ness both reduced to smoothness smoothnesS and and lend lead him Into paths of or prosperity On Sunday night might Claire dreamed that Miss lIss made the announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment at the breakfast table that she and John Heaves Reaves were ere immediately to tobe tobe tobe be married and anti that Claire Instead of or offering congratulations repeated In dazed tones Vho the man for Cor me wheres where's th the tho man for me An And when hen she woke in the morning It was with no name of ot Dillon Whitney Itney absurdly upon her lipsTo lips To Be Bo Continued |