| Show LOVE AND DISHES By Ry Margaret Wood t BEGIN HERE HEBE HArrell loves Bill BUI young draftsman but sh she that she is entitled to a good coode goode e even though he slaves slave's over ver hi his wing win board every night in order orde gel Jt SI ahead He objects to her dates date h Gregory Long Lone Junior member the firm for lor which she works but bu me revels In the a attentions that tha we wealth Uh e enables ables him to live jive giver at i. i r to humor Bill nUl Bonnie promises s tat ar t it t home and read one e night nigh ead of going tolne out with Greg Grec bu but buthis Gregory calls she weakens and thin his b JI to to go to a dance with Ith him fa the way home Bonnie admits that thatIs M Ii a Is h h In love and Gregory tells her herTl Tl TM her He paints a r. r glowing Lore pre are of all an the tha luxuries he can give five Dot But when Bonnie thinks it Jt over r she ibe realizes realises that Gre Greg Grer failed t to marriage tiler tier thoughts go o back to faithful inon in in- plodding Bill nUl and she l triou on des herself for thinking seriously f Gregory CHAPTER FIVE I In 1 spite phe of or the hectic night before Ie e awakened carl early Her deci deer I pp was fresh in her memory Spring Springs Spring's rat s J coming and love Jove was the thc only King g that mattered She smiled and ended mended that prosaic observation Spring is coming corning and Bill is all allt at t has ever mattered Well have bave our worries all right right but Gregory Long will never nevern n be one of them her heart g She whistled in her shower and left tiny for work arriving at the thc office before ore re Miss Mull MulI And that seemed Jo Bonnie a good omen Miss Mull always early always unruffled w says ys efficient Miss Mull had probably never faced a more difficult cult problem than a choice between two legal words wi with h only a shade of ference in meaning But re- re fleeted Bonnie Old Mull picks the right shade She thought about all the joy Miss dull was missing this fine tine morning She would really like to tell somebody some some- body about her new happiness but Miss Hiss Mull would think her silly and andi i it would never do to tell Miss Mull that tint Gregory had proposed to her herthe the the night night before What a shock that would be to the of office ke The Old Man would probably bluster about Greg Greg- orys ory's trying to deprive him of th the best secretary he had ever train trained cd and it would be good fun to hear what wha Greg would say to that Yes sh she would like to see sec the reaction of Miss Mull and the Old Man to such an an Gregorys Gregory's proposal had lost all its it and lapsed into an incident that was merely runn funny Even the fine points of its ambiguity failed to intrigue Bonnie this morning With a few moments of leisure the easy inspiration to write Gregory a aletter aletter aletter letter prevailed She would write her answer and send it to him with other papers by the office boy She wanted it out of the way definitely settled TillS THIS IS YOUR ANSWER Slipping a plain white sheet Into her typewriter she dated it and then hesitated should she call him Gregory Gregory Greg Greg- ory or would it be better if she were formal No shed she'd be direct a stilted formal note would be too ridiculous ri ri- ri after last night But it must be decisive final Dear Gregory Having begun she wrote rapidly and surely Im sorry I didn't tell you last night that Im I'm in love with Bill Dear- Dear itt tt We Wc are to be married right away Our jaunts have given me a lot of fun un but I cant can't go on with you again II I made the date last night night just just to tell you about it and then Well this is s your answer Greg and Im I'm lunching lunch lunch- ing ng with Bill today Sincerely Bonnie Harrell She s sealed aled the letter placed it on top lop of the papers for Mr Long and rang for the office boy When he came carne she indicated the stack These Trust papers are arc for Mr Longs Long's the green slips sUps go goo goto goto to o the file room and these are for Mr Longs Long's personal attention The boy gathered them carelessly and loped toward the door Bonnies Bonnie's s 's gaze followed him and when he had almost crossed the room she called after him Please call Mr Longs Long's especial attention to the thc letter on top Dan and her answer was on its way vay That settled she went about her work with Bill and the approaching lunch hour a little forward in her thoughts noughts Once more she hastily primped for Bill In the locker room she appraised appraised appraised ap ap- praised herself at the mirror She wanted to be fresh and youthful today to to- day daj She wanted Bill to notice- notice that she was fresh and youthful She met him smiling and under his arm he held a folder close to his side Great sleep you got last night Jon Bon You ought to do it oftener he laughed I I didn't get et much I was waso wasso wasso so o excited over this job I simply couldn't get off ort Im wild to hear about it Bill They ordered and Bill opened the older folder explaining You see the thc bird who's building this thing has all the dough in hi the world but hes he's tight That's why I I got my chance He wont won't pay Johnson Johnson John son to work it out in the office so your boy friend Is to do the thc work anc and Johnson is to see see that its it's legal and sign as architect What is it Ole Son The building Its It's an office ollice build mg A He is tearing down some cheap tenement houses houses houses-a a whole block Hes He's got a fortune right there Bought it il when the section was just a dump and now business is eating it up in half half- mile mile- jumps Does he hc know you arc are making the plans Sure Hes He's queer wants the earth for tor a nickel and is hard to please but if it I 1 do please him it will be bc easy sailing sailing sail sail- ing from now on And man How Ill I'll please him himl He spread his drawings on the table These are rough sketches Ive I've just started you see but 1 I want I I cd to show you this Bonnie looked silently at the severe severe severe se se- vere outlines story after story rising In simple grandeur For her it was just a drawing more interesting than most drawings because Bill had made it it but still only a drawing Its nice Bill beautiful But what w was s the idea that hit you with such a wallop no good Didn't work workout workout workout out he smiled Oh Ohl And I was so excited about it So was vas I but it wont won't work Im I'm still fishing for another one But put this his down in your little book He leaned closer This is my real chance Bill I had an idea myself last night Any good Ill leave it to you I decided to give up my job and become Mrs Bill De ritt Atta girl When Any time you sa say Tomorrow BILLS BILL'S HAPPY Suits me Ill I'll hand my resignation resignation tion ion to the Old Man this afternoon He wont won't have any trouble working one of or the newer girls in on my job It will save money and anything that hat saves money appeals to the Old Man she laughed Lets see tomorrows tomorrows' saturday half haU holiday We can be bc married early earlyn in n the thc afternoon and rush out to one of the lake hotels and stay over Sunday Sun Sun- day All right And while you work Monday Ill I'll find a place to live move in n and well we'll be ready to start house house- keeping It sounds too good to be true Sugar What brought broucht you round Tell me Lets call it last nights night's sleep she smiled Bills Bill's eyes glowed He reached for I her hand and held it tight Confound these public eating places Don t think I dont don't realize what you are arc giving up for me Sugar Ill I'll show how you ou that I do and Ill I'll make it all up to you ou one o of these days Believe Be lieve leeve me mc Bonnies Bonnie's eyes met his I do believe you Bill BUl but I want you to know that Im I'm giving up my work and all It means to me because and only because because because be be- cause I know now that you ou mean more than all that I want to work for you and with you Bill Well We'll work i it out together as it comes She leaned dose close to him And Bill its it's got to work out right Bill clung to her hand He wanted to o tell her how much that speed speech meant to him but no words came More than anything on e earth rth he wanted wanted want want- ed to kiss her Instead they gaze gazed into each others other's eyes and Bills Bill's were still moist and shining when they lei leithe left the cafe together HER JOB JOn WAITING Bonnie eyed dry and calm glowed with the cold zeal of martyrdom she knew what marriage meant sh she knew what poverty meant She hat had that satisfaction she told herself sh shwas she was wilfully taking it on for Bill That afternoon she put her desk in order and carried her resignation t to the Old Man with his mail imail to b be signed She explained that she was leaving leavin without the usual notice because sh she realized that her place could be filled fillet instantly from the inside The ol old gentleman said some nice things about abou her work and dependability and add added ed that he hoped she would be happy These modern girls dont don't take t to housekeeping after making their own money he said dryly so if you wan want your place back Miss Bonnie just le leme let me know Bonnie thanked him Mm shakily anc and took his letters back to her own desk to be folded and sealed scaled for mailing She knew already that she was one m modern dern girl w who wul would never take t ke I to housekeeping but she was going to have a try at it it with Bill Was the Old Man right she won wondered dered Would she be coming back to ask for her job To Be Continued Copyright 1932 the Register and Tribune Syndicate |
