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S l HI l i 1 4 I A v S 'S V S' S t f S c 4 t L Lr r 1 t a 5 i S 'S i Dont try to bluff me Jerome said Barbara If you keep up your attentions to Fancy I shall tell her fath father Cr I BEGIN HERE TODAY TObAY Breaking with her fiance Bruce Reynolds because he opposes S 'S her her ambition for a a. career Barbara Hawley a talented girl tirl of 25 gets a ajOb ajob ajob job on The Salt Lake Telegram Jerome Ball a man about town introduced to Barbara by Bob Jeffries Jeffries Jeffries Jef Jef- fries police reporter takes her to a newspaper dinner dinne at a roadhouse While there she covers the story of the suicide of oC a prominent local man in a private dining room She picks up a red scarf belonging to the de dead d mans man's unknown woman companion Bruce has joined the real estate firm of Manners Stone Reynolds which later collapses due to the crookedness of Manners Lydia Stacy a rich widow is attracted by Bruce but when he treats her coldly she informs Andrew McDermott managing editor of The Telegram of the Impending crash Barbara is assigned to the story and Bruce blames her hel for the publicity publicity publicity pub pub- given the firms firm's collapse Barbara carries on a correspondence correspond correspond- ence in the lovelorn column of the paper with a factory girl named Violetta Then she reads of Bruce's marriage to Violetta Cranby Cranby Cranby Cran- Cran by and realizes she has helped another another another an an- other other girl win her former fiancee When Barbaras Barbara's mother dies she moves into a small apartment with Fancy McDermott daughter of the managing editor Fancy comes in after after- midnight to find Barbara waiting for her NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER Fancy came in slowly and closed the door She did not see Barbara Barbar until B Barbara moved Then a shadow of surprise and consternation tion crossed her face She was walking across the room toward the bedroom when Barbara spoke Fancy she said The girl stopped but did not look around Fancy Barbara Barbar repeated What is It said Fancy sullenly Where have you been Out with a friend snapped Fancy beginning her march toward the bedroom again Its very late indeed said Barbara Barbara Barbara Bar Bar- bara gently What if it is cried Fancy whirling around to face her Im Ini old enough to take tale care of myself You needn't worry Barbara Taking care of oneself isn't a matter of age Fancy Im I'm afraid your father wouldn't like this dear He expects me at least to know where you ou are and whom you are with Well WeH wh why dont don't you give me a chance I dont don't mind telling you where I was We Ve went out to dinner dinner dinner din din- ner at the Lighthouse and arid coming back we had a pun puncture ture and a blowout That's all Even so you must have left the Lighthouse rather late It Its It's s' s nor not K h very good place for a nice girl early in the evening Fanc Fancy and midnight it gets worse Fancy tossed her head Huh I dont don't see how you know anything about it living here the way you do po Work day in and day out n no fellows fellow's or fun Gosh you Gosh dont don't you ex expect expect ex ex- me to live that way do you Id I'd die Again she started for the bedroom Barbara followed her I Listen Fancy she said youve spoken like lIke- a very rude and bo boorish rish child But it doesn't matter All I r care about is for tor you to behave as your father tather wishes I am responsible to him you know Dont you ou go and tattle Barbara Hawley You'll be sorry if It you do ao Oh how ow my head aches Let me alone She ran ran into her bedroom and slammed the door Sounds or sobbing came through the partition Barbara walked walled heavily to tu the front door door- l and locked It rhen Then she turned off the lamps and went to get th the milk bottles She picked up the flower box In the kitchen and opened the door of the dumb waiter to put It In A card dropped out It bore the name Jerome Ball Fancy did not appear for breakfast break fast Several times Barbara ap approached approached ap- ap her door and paused a moment But she left It without knocking At last when the toast was stacked on the plates and the coffee pot steamed on the breakfast ta table le Barbara knocked at Facy's door Are you ou ready for breakfast dear she called There was no no answer Fancy she call called d with alarm in her voice A sound sound of sobbing answered her Barbara went back to the dining table and ate alone Fancy had not appeared when she left for The office McDermott looked up as she hurried hurried hur hur- ried ned past his office door She turned her head awa away lest he ask her about Fancy But he came to the d door or and called d after atter her Good morning Barbara ra How Irow are you and find the youngster making ing 1 it I 4 T jI iE i have a dinner date with her to to to- night Want to come along No thank you Barbara replied and turned her eyes away The movement was not lost on McDer McDer- mott He turned back into his of office office of- of fice flee with a sober face Barbara gazed after aCter him and took one step toward his door Then she turned with sudden sudden determination went to the telephone booth My l heavens Barbara cried Bob you look like a lion hunting for a a. Christian What's the matter matter matter mat mat- ter Oh nothing much she evaded Just life that's all Miss 1 Badger made one of her rare pilgrimages to Barbaras Barbara's desk Oh Miss Hawley she said with the extreme nonchalance she always used in addressing Barbara I have been told that Jerome Balls Ball's engagement to Angela Davidson has been broken off oft A man who wh be belongs belongs belongs be- be longs to his club told me Jerome had slipped sUpped out of the shackles again Poor Angela She's only one of many women who tl 4 that gentleman cinched But lie he always makes his getaway geta Wonder Won S on ond d der r who wh the new new girl is She looked at Barbara sharply How should I know Miss 1 Badger Badger Badger Bad Bad- ger He doesn't confide his amours to me Well I knew you knew him and and thought you might have heard about It I 1 didn't mean to offend you Im I'm sure The society editors editor's retreat was dignified Barbara plunged Into the days day's wor work attempting not to think of Fancy or Jerome or of Violetta or Bruce That afternoon her lovelorn column contained the last letter from front Violetta with ad advice advice advice ad- ad vice to this effect You stand by your husband husband hus bus band and try to help him weather his business troubles You dont don't want him to think you a gold dig gel gee do you I am sure I cannot say whether all women can can love a second time as aswell aswell aswell well as the first I can only say that there are many women who cannot And there are many women women women wo wo- wo- wo men who who never really love at all At 4 30 Barbara approached the city desk Id like to go home now Mr Wells I I have an Important e engagement and my work is fin fin- Wells gave her a curt nod and went on on scratching copy Barbara reached home shortly after five She washed her face and hands and changed her dress Then she sat down in the living room to wait walt At the d doorbell rbell rang ang and she opened the d pr to Jerome Ball He was looking particularly swagger and good humored He laid aside his h hat haV V and cane with a lordly g gesture sture By J Jove ve Babs this th is great to be here I never thought though you'd oud call up yo r pal and Invite him round Barbara bara detected a a note of or anxiety anxiety anxiety ety be beneath eath the fl words I wouldn't wouldn t have Jerome wIthout good cause Cause Jerome lit a and then with elaborate politeness of offered offered of- of her one She shook her head Yes cause Theres There's no use playIng playing play play- Ing dead in this matter Jerome I know your our game In t hott the sooner soon soon- er er you stop running around with Fanc Fancy McDermott the better for both of you i j Jerome raised his e eyebrows Zat Za so 0 he mocked And who was I Isaid it said so Barbara waved his insolence aside If you do not drop out o or of sight as far as Fancy is concerned I shall shaIl tell telI her father all I know about you she persisted And I dont don't think even your Impudence Is Isa Isa Isa a match for tor him Id I'd hate bate to have to bother him but of or course Ill I'll do it If IC here's heres no other way out Jerome seemed to be enjoying his N Now w Daffodil be reason reason- able The name maddened her Sh She turned turned turned-on on him Dont try to bluff me Jerome she warned Jusas Just Jus Justas as certainly as you ou keep up your you attentions to Fanc Fancy I shall tell he her father rathel everything I know about abou you And pray what is that Merely that Ive I've flirted a bit and drunk a little ittle and generally enjoyed m myself in a comp comparatively respectable respectably way way You cant can't hang a fellow on that you kno know Anyhow the day is gone gon when fathers have such power over o their daughters BrIng Brini on your OUr McDermott Ill I'll meet him I Barbara straightened tra d her r J r I C ders Im not pretending to Know anything about you Jer Jer- ome This isn't blackmail Dut Ido Ido I Ido do know youre you're heartless where women are concerned And I I know that a kid like Fancy has no chance of oC holding you for Cor more man mana a few weeks It looks to me as though she were rather seriously smitten with you ou Oh you have a manner you ou know and enow and that's enough to get WOmen wo wo- WO- WO men But you took look that child last night to n a a roadhouse that Is distinctly dis- dis questionable You drank whiskY here hert with her before belore you left eft Oh yes you ou did did I I found the glasses And you brought her home after 1 o'clock in a n. state of exhaustion exhaustion tion ion and nerves that kept her In bed bedall bedall bedall all morning This sort of ot thing simply can cant can't t go on Jerome looked at her half smil- smil Ing ng You amuse me Barbara Youre You're one of ot those damnable women women wo- wo men nen who take It on themselves to plot out the course of the universe and ind then see that it goes according the he plan Who Vho do you think you are aro to with my happiness or Fancy'S Fancy's Fancy's Fan Fan- cys cy's either Ill Til admit Im I'm fond of oC her and I think she's decidedly fond of me Ia 1 Maybe be you'll realize that I do care for Cor or her when I tell you that Ive I've broken broken bro bro- bro I ken with Angela Angelas Angela's a pale spineless beside Fancy I tell you that kids kid's a knockout knockout knock knock- out all fire and go And looks- looks Lord Almighty Barbara was holding her temper with difficulty No Jerome she said it doesn't comfort me to know that youve you've turned down the other girl for Fancy That sort of thing Is Isa Isa isa a mere episode in your long ca career ca- ca reer The ladies youve you've turned down for other ladies ladles would stretch from here to Harlam if placed side by side have her turn and then go like the rest Jerome shifted in his chair Wellis Well WeH is there anything more to say eay Guess Ill I'll be rambling along No said Barbara there thero is nothing more to sa say but there are things to do Jerome laughed his head thrown back They heard the door open behind them Fancy stepped Into the room She gave them a startled look Then she stepped nearer Now she said to Barbara Im beginning to understand why you ou flung such sucha a fit last night To Be Continued |