| Show r. r p. p I 4 RICH R ReLATIOnS By PRISCILLA WAYNE CHAPTER 1 t Several people passed through the office where Nancy ton Iton waited anxiously Nancy knew that they watched ler er with c curious rious eyes These people belonged at t Blair Benn ji and Company They merely passed through the outer waiting waiting room and on into the big inner office through the glass doors of which Nancy could now see them at atI I jork ork in long rows at typewriters adding machines orAb or big Ab ledgers There had been eleven elee others waiting who didn't belong when hen en Nancy arrived exactly at eight She had the the in her She he had clipped from evening paper purse Opposed d the eleven cleven other girls had it also The advert advertisement adver adver- t read h Wanted f Stenographer Experienced Good wages Interesting work Apply in person Monday l morning at F eight Blair Benn and Co i Nancy fingered a and d red her application card UI of the other gi girls ls in turn h had d made ade out out one of the these e erds ds at the long table and one by one in In turn been ad- ad d- d to the room behind the closed door that bore the EMPLOYMENT DIRECTOR It was was' nearly Nancys Nancy's turn now ow Ten girls had en- en r red d' d that door emerged from behind it then left the outer I IW W ce e. e Nancy tried to study their faces Had each been led down Probably as in mos most places the employment Actors of Blair Benn and Company interviewed each nt and then called back t the e. e x most ost desirable The eI Seventh eleventh was now closeted in conference with the director fancy's Tancy's turn would come next f f Nancy wondered wh what t her chances of ge getting the the position lion ion tion were against so many z 2 T She examined the application card again t Name Nancy Name Nancy Tilton 6 i Age Age f 20 0 or Education High scho school l graduate Two terms in m busi- busi r iness ess college 1 Live at home No Parents dead r There were other questions But the girl felt eyes Upon her the her the c curious rious intent sta stare e an any young man is apt who crosses his horizon to give a pretty girl r Hello a rich full baritone voice said Waiting for forthe forthe forthe the zero hour r Something like that Nancy nervously fingered the lasp clasp of her handbag The bold eyes of the man were a abit pit bit it upsetting Nancy tried t to 0 scrutinize him carefully without without with with- out git seeming to do it Surely six feet tall Dressed in a ad adark adark d dark rk business suit that he wore with all the ease and poise of f an aristocrat Bold black eyes Black hair that waved lb ck from a high forehead Skin a smooth copper Grins at Application t The tall giant grinned as he deliberately took the application ap ap- ap- ap card from Nancys Nancy's hand 20 he mused what old 4 Nancy Tilton aged Tilton-aged aged a pity wight doesn't add the really essential information to this aid d. d Red headed girl with brown eyes eyes no no BLUE He so close over her that Nancy squirmed in embar- embar ment By George I NEVER saw a girl with grayer grayer- BROWNER Ino l BROWNER eyes But then brown eyes do go with red redhair redhair redhair hair hair dont don't they Plenty dimples Regulation curves Nancy laughed She couldn't help it There was no use lying ing to be high hat with a six foot tall bronze imp iipp iho h showed white perfect teeth w when en he grinned I Ive I've chance at th the f. f hope got a job I B Bet t top money you get the job Dwight has a keen ye e. e He always f falls for the red red- redheaded red headed girls There was no time for any more discussion for the door Employment Director Private opened suddenly Ind ad d the eleventh applicant emerged She was a tall thin firl land and she wore thick shell-rimmed shell spectacles She seemed Give Him the Works She didn't get to first base Nancys Nancy's new friend said hen hen en the girl left the office Now its it's your turn little red- red ea ad Give him the works A very like business-like young woman beckoned Mr Dwight will see you now Miss Miss Miss-Miss- Miss she took the card cardoth pom oth Nancys Nancy's hand Miss Tilton Come right in The bronze giant disappeared grinning into the big workroom prk om office as Nancy summoning all her courage followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed w 1 the directors director's private secretary into the office y r Mr r Dwight the secretary said placing Nancys Nancy's card tore fore the big man this is the last applicant Miss Tilton eI ex en she disappeared abruptly into a second office marked and the little man seated in the swivel chair hind the big mahogany desk smiled at Nancy with good nor or r. r c Sit down Miss Tilton Nancy sat down She was relieved to note that the director di- di ector rector was not such an ogre after all just a friendly mid- mid age man with shrewd animated eyes eJes peering out from shaggy brows Studies Card Intently He studied the card intently Names Nancy That's In these days of Betty and Maxine and Trixie j Ss freshing to run up against an old-fashioned old name like I t t. t That at last name Tilton name name any Tilton any relation to the e e Nancy fancy a flushed Distant Distant She hoped he hen WOUldn't n t ask any more questions She would die with shame I to tell the tragedy of the Lucas family For r her he gra grandfather and grandmother had certainly i cred it a tragedy when their only daughter Mary u 9 s J ra ran off with bearing ra off a strange young engineer bearing the thee theira theto e gf Jim Tilton Tilton- They had been willing wilting enough though ira t to old n o Open n their arms when Mary came creeping back to the Cr home The e to bring brinS her baby a y Nancy ancy into the world Th n Mary Mare had divorced her young husband Nancy eVer k her hn knew new Y exactly why for Mary who taught school in int r h home t- t 1 talk Ik about town until she died was strangely reluctant to toie that at wild period in her life when she had been a aw away ay rIde bride But the ie f. f friendly nen dl y employment ment director it seemed did si i Where Wh un t to 0 questIon ion further about the name 4 were ere do you live u E u In a rooming house Nice place I Na mean a decent place Nancy oJ affirmed ed eagerly With a nice old lady She Only br girls s. s BJ Its It's s a like home place That hats hat's a t S 8 goo good d d' d Mr Dwight said Have IW you a position Nancy held h her b breath Her i. i application could scarcely V r weight th there J the home hom e re She e had worked as accountant and clerk wn grocerY store for two years after she d from college She h hoped that qualified ed ence ence S sh She e had quae as exe ex- ex a resigned to come to the city Continued on Pae Twenty ent Column Two 4 T Tl Telegram legram giam Fi Fiction ti n I RIC RICH RELATIONS RELATION ONS I By Priscilla Wayne i Continued from Page Thirteen Tm rm going to give you a trial Mr Dwight said quite abruptly tur turning ing aud suddenly enly Into a a. b businesslike businesslike business business- ine like attitude start starton on on 15 a week Mr Blair and Mr Benn Berm have a regular system of advancement advancement advancement advance advance- ment for their who deserve deserve deserve de de- de- de serve promotion Miss MiM McIntosh will explain it to you He touched an electric buzzer on his desk as though with the motion he ended the interview Soft shoed Miss w McIntosh en en- tend tere-d. C Came me with b businesslike pre pre precision to her her- chief lilt TiIt Tilton n started he said and nd turned to a pile of opened letters letters letterson let let- terson on his desk Tt That t was Wa Nancy Tilton's Tilton Introduction introduction introduction intro intro- to the insurance offices of Blair Benn Co She heeded carefully the detailed explanation of her duties from the precise M Miss M Intosh and she felt rather ashamed that secretly even evenIn evenin evenin in in- inthe the most intricate part of the instructions she kept wondering about bo t the bronze giant of the outer office Fearful Thought Arises Athes A fearful thought came to her her her- maybe he was just a a. chance visitor to Blair Benn Co Maybe she never never would see him again But that seemed absurd She recalled that he had gone into the big inner office with all the familiarity of one who b belonged longed there Miss McIntosh assigned N Nancy ncy to toa toa toa a typewriter r and desk desk- deskin in a a. row v with half a dozen other girls Your our work she said in parting will a. a as I 1 said before before- be merely routine for a few weeks until you show that you can take on Merely routine Nancys Nancy's head swam with the details detal Miss McIntosh MeIn- MeIn tosh had explained Working in an Insurance office the girl decided wasn't nearly as U easy as s keeping accounts and occasionally waiting on on the trade in a small town gr grocery grocery gro gro- cery store The he girls at Blair Benn Co worked assiduously Na Nancy cy noticed there was very little powdering of nos noses and scarcely a single surreptitious surreptitious surreptitious wielding of of a lipstick Trixie Lane Explains Trixie who Lane who came to tell her about lunch explained about that too Old Four Eyes told me to take take you to lunch today a voice said exactly as the office buzzer gaye gave the noon signal Nancy looked up into the tho face of the pr prettiest t girl she had ever v r seen in her life a life a platinum blonde and the hair was the most beautiful peroxide job Nancy had ever seen seen Im rm Trixie L Lane ne the platinum blonde said Old Four Eyes Eyes that's that's the office manager said manager said I Iwas was to look after you the first noon She sure is iB an office manager dont don't think she she- Isn't There she comes now Nancy sa saw sas Miss M McIntosh come across the office right Miss Lane she said If It you'll just show Miss Tilton around the first day or two Trixie said said- Yes Miss tosh with the the- meek voice of an angel anger and she piloted Nancy out into into- the corridor which was filled w with th hu hurrying ying men and girls Half lt Hour Lunch We have bave just a half halt hour for tor lunch in the summer time Then we we get off oft half halt an an- hour e earlier Most of us would rather They took their places In the cafeteria cafeteria cafe cafe- teria lena line Trixie was looking arou around d the room eagerly It was evident her h-er searching eyes were trying to I ferret out some one face from among more more- than thana a hundred in line Have you seen Don n 1 she asked I a a. a serious eyed young young- man marl ahead h d I of her her In in th the line T II h haven't he said I I think thIn hes he's been in conference most of the I morning Trixie Introduced the young man man manto manto to Nancy You two ought to geta get a acquainted she he said In her slangy way you might s 's surprise each other Nancy liked David Walton Immedi Im Im- in- in medi mediately t ly He had r a Ii sincere frankness frankness frank frank- ness nw and a friendliness that would have have- pleased any girl He was was handsome too in a reserved dignified dignified dignified dig dig- way But like Uke Trixie she was searchIng searchIng search search- Ing the room with eager eyes It n never nver ver occurred to her that the theD D Don n Trixie asked about might be bethe bethe the curly headed beaded bronze giant she had met in In- Inthe the outer office and hadn't bec been able to forget the entire entire en en- tire Ure morning Sits Site Near Door She sat with TrIxie by a 11 table at atthe atthe atthe the door It was rather hard makIng making mak mak- ing trig talk to Trixie She had that nervouS nervous air of always wat watching hing for someone and arid Nancy Nancy- knew quite positively that Trixie would never have astur assumed ed the job of showing a new girl about of or her own accord Trixie wasn't that kind This ThIa ice Ico cream Is good rood Trixie I I I I I I said at the end of ot the meal Her handsome face was showing considerable considerable considerable consid consid- erable irritation I think Til ru go gob goback goback b back ck for some more Want Vant some some Nan Nancy y watched the tho other girl as she went vent v back into the serving line Trixie had all the sophisticated poise that Nancy longed to possess It was that instant that that Don Don Blair strolled Into Into the cafeteria after a conference which had lasted all morning He noticed Na Nancy cy Immediately immediately imme Imme- sitting right at the door where they had placed her His face tace lighted up Well I see you got the j job b 1 Nancy Blushes Nancy Nancy- blus ed She hoped he wouldn't think she was too glad to see him What did I teli I-teli tell you Old Dwight never can resist resist- a pretty pretty- redhead Nancy tried to utter something equally facetious She wondered afterward what it really was But I knew you had the job 1 I looked at the application files see Im I'm Don Blair Donald Blair of the firm Is my father father and and if I lever ever have havethe havethe havethe the hiring g to do in this place Ill I'll specialize in redheads I Nancy laughed The cafeteria I suddenly was a very lovely ovely place I got your address too Don Blair was saying At 8 Ill Til toot Well We'll go go places places' and do things What say say Nancy Nancy- said Oh no I couldn't couldn't- not tonight but the bronze giant Ignored her ref refusal lisaI with a grin Okay he hes he's s said ld as though she hadn't turned him down and with witha a gay fling of his hand and a caSual casual cas caS- caS ual Hello as the platinum blonde passed him shouldered I his way on to the line Trixie came swiftly over to the table where Nancy sat Her pretty face Cace was a thunder cloud of jealous anger I r see youre you're trying your line on onDon onDon onDon Don Blair she accused Well Ill Til warn you Lay off Hes He's my prop property erty Continued In The Tle Tele Telegram m Copyright 1936 for The Te Telegram eg am t i t V 1 |
