Show TELEGRAM I FICTION 1 THE TENTH TH GIRL J By PRISCILLA WAYNE Continued from Preceding Page come to like Uncle David very much The old man was so alert to help and he seemed so very Interested interested interested inter Inter- ested In their venture it was pleasant pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant to talk It over with him No I dont don't know the old saying about the calf What is it Louisa asked Only this Uncle David smiled Give a calf eno enough gh rope and hell he'll hang himself I dont don't really understand what you mean Louisa worried Miss Wilson is beautiful and she certainly certainly er- er pulls in the customers If it wasn't for that I think Jd Id just tell her to go along But sometimes she acts exactly as if she hated me and end everything connected with the store She does Uncle David said slowly What are you two folks talking about Tony came in from the hack back room It was after hours and everyone else had left Tony had just locked up preparatory to going home Rosalie Late Every Day Were taking about Rosalie Louisa said don't I know whether we ought to keep her here or not She seems to hate everybody but herself and I honestly think she despises the ground Linda walks on Let her alone Tony said she brings in the business doesn't she We should worry how many people she hates just so long as she models models mod moo els cis clothes so well that folks rush rushin in to buy Again I repeat Uncle David said give a calf call enough rope and hell he'll hang himself Tony laughed right Where do you live Uncle David Do you want me to take you home Maybe Louisa and I go in your di di- di No thanks Uncle David said Ill walk I dont don't live very far from here He was thinking that he must be even more careful in his arriving at his job and his leaving Now that he w was s getting better acquainted with Tony and Louisa and liking the young couple couple couple cou cou- very much they were apt to become more curious about him He made a mental note that his chauffeur chauffeur chauffeur must stop a few more blocks away from the place or else pick him up some time after Tony and Louisa had departed Maybe we can find somebody else who will model the clothes for forus forus forus us or it might be that Linda will want to take it on again again he he suggested suggested sug sug- to Tony Lindas plenty busy where she is Is right now Tony declared Well Wel have to put up with Miss Wilson until we find someone else Or lay her off until you catch catchup catchup catchup up with the orders Were catching up with the orders orders orders or or- ders Tony said That extra space Ive I've engaged gives us more room fo foa for fora a battery of sewing machines In Ina a week this shop is going to b be equipped so we can turn out five times as many suits as were we're turnIng turning turning turn turn- ing out right now v Are you paying a profit every everyday everyday everyday day Every day Tony bragged We W have haven't t been in the red a single day after we really got started O Of course weve we've got considerable capItal capital capital cap cap- ital investment Well We'll have to pay that but this store Is turning i a pretty profit right now and it will wil turn a better profit as we go along I sounds fantastic Uncle David David David Da Da- vid muttered to himself What did you say Louisa was getting into her hat and coatI coat coatI I I said Goodnight s Uncle David David David Da Da- Da- Da vid said and closed the door softly behind him Continued Saturday Copyright 1938 for The Th Telegram |