Show S ERNEST LYNN authored THE YELLOW mine i ne BEGIN HERE TODAY John Milburn partner In the advertising ad ad- ad advertising of Graham Milburn Mil Mil- burn halls hails tho the birt of or a baby girl as the turning point In his hla and his wife Fays Fay's marriage John Is of ot a romantic nature which finds an outlet In tho the advertising advertising adver adver- copy he writes He lie Is Im Im- Im practical Fay runs the family budget budget budget bud bud- get and the financial details of o the business are attended to by Nathaniel Nathaniel Na Na- thaniel Graham L L While h i Fay Fay Is In In the hospital John JohnIs Lh Is Invited to t tt i a a. swimming party atthe at atthe atthe the country place o of Pat lat Forbes There he meets several friends of tho the Forbes Including Nell Neil Orme who Pat hints Is having baving trouble with her husband John finds himself himself him him- I self strangely attracted by Nell and she sho challenges him to a swimming i rn race e. e which she Pat leads John to think that he heIs heIs Is ts dissatisfied with his own marriage marriage marriage mar mar- and Is growing tired of ot o family famIly family fam fam- ily life with his wife and three chil chit dren Fay comes back from the hospital hospital hos hos- pital pita and the determined to buy a sv a. home now that they have havea a baby go house hunting Only one appeals to them and that Is I priced at which Is more than Fay cares to go John Is called out of town on a business deal by Nat Graham his partner NOW GO ON WITH TH THE E STORY The names and situations in this story are fictitious CHAPTER VIII What Is the 1 Tool company company com corn pany asked ray Pay Why so cx- cx excited ex ex- cited Why the they're re o one e of ot the biggest tool works In the country John explained walking and forth In his excitement Nat Graham got gota a tip that their advertising Contract with the Lang people runs out pretty soon and he slipped I down to Milltown l to see whether there was any chance for another agency or whether they were going to renew with And he tells me that the advertising advertising advertising adver adver- manager for the n Milltown people has been watching our stuff and Is ready re-ady to look at our tion Hes He's stilt still pretty well sold on Lang but willing to see what we can do for him Nat's down there now looking around and he wants me to come down and Inspect the factories and their products products to to formation just how a shower is ar ar- ar- ar ranged I am going to be married in June Several of my girl friends want to give to give me showers Now Miss Blair is it proper to invite the same girls more than once Also will you tell me what is my duty on a shower I have never seen a shower show er or been to one Will WillS you please tell teU me a little about it G. G ni H. H S. S O Occasionally there are exceptions but as a rule showers show rs are given for to brides or young oung matrons by byOne byone byone one or some of their thel Intimate friends The- The guest of or h honor nor really has nothing to do with It unless asked about whom she prefers to have Invited Of course your best friends are likely to be Invited more than once so It Is wise not to let your friends make more than two or three at the most of ot their entertainments for you ou In the form of or showers A shower Is like any other sort of or a party with the exception that the guests bring gifts for or the guest of honor Of or course too the hostess or hostesses present their guest of honor with a gift A miscellaneous shower Is the most popular type be because because because be- be cause that makes it an Individual privilege to choose the kind of or gift she wishes expensive or otherwise For example a silk stocking shower might work a hardship on some of or orthe the guests invited and unless they were comparatively well to girls such a shower would not nat be in good taste 5 j What you are expected to do at your jour our shower depends upon the plans I of the hostess Of course if it you open open- the gifts while the guests ire are present you have an opportunity to thank them then and there but otherwise oth oth- you ou must write little littie thank you notes or telephone your tour our elation get the right atmosphere you know and and then well we'll work out a campaign campaign campaign cam cam- I for them Throw some som clothes Ill I'll be leaving Inthe in inthe inthe in a grip for me the morning housekeeper the Pettibone looked up placidly from her knitting in a far fat corner of or the living room and anal then went on with her work John was running his fingers violently violently vio yb- through pis black hair Gosh he lie exclaimed If we get their advertising it fill b be th the bE big big- I gest contract weve we've we ve landed yet I J. J m III going to rap on wood lie He hopped over to the tho the gate leg table and knocked with his knuckles like a school boy Silly Fay smiled l If you OU get the contract It wont won't be because o of knocking on wood It will wilt take work and lots of it It will take inspiration m my dear outfit outfit outfit out out- If It we can lick tick the Lang fit well we'll be some pumpkins s. s They're one of or the best known of or the big Eastern agencies S His IUs' smile disappeared d. d and his face lengthened But its it's too good to think about Too good to be true Still and his fingers at his lip UP willingto willing nUng to listen Usten to us and that's something but but maybe the advertising g mana mana- ger was Just being polite Why is It too good to be true 4 Fay asked looking up sharply Its just a question of ot yo your r brains and ability against someone's else Isn't it Remember the Lang people are human too Theres There's no no reason In tho the world why you shouldn't get the contract providing providing provid provid- Ing ing your work is Isas as good as theirs Just where th the rub comes he grumbled grumbl d. d abig a abig big outfit with all kinds of scientific scientific title bimbos and fancy copy writers and high priced artists and were we're a one horse outfit They all had to start out as one- one horse outfits murmured murmured Fay And AndI I think Mr Briggs Brigga is a mighty fine artist even if he does work with a one-horse one concern as you say Briggs Is a peach of an artist Its It's a mystery to me how we keep him on what shat we pay him He does some outside work work freelance freelance stuff and and picks up a pretty stiff stitt pl piece ce of change that way Nat and I 1 haa ha haa had ha hada a fight about that Nat didn't want Briggs to be using our office for his other work ork but I 1 went vent to b bat t for him Briggs does our work first hes he's too square to put anything over on on us Besides 1 I told Nat if we make Driggs sore hell he'll leave leav 4 and well we'll ha have ve a fine time trying to re replace replace replace re- re place him John flung himself In Ia a chair and picked up UI a book found round his place and started to read Fay went on silently sewing but occasionally she shot an amused glance dance at her un un- I seeing husband who was wa settled back comfortably In the deep cushioned cushioned cush cush- boned easy chair his legs sprawled out before him The housekeeper got up her hei hand suppressing a yawn and gathered together her knitting I I 1 think Ill I'll go to bed Mrs Milburn she murmured murmured murmured mur mur- softly Good night Good night Mrs Pettibone called John from his book as the housekeeper left the room for the spare bed chamber John Fay reproved him when they heard the bedroom door shut s ut behind Mrs Pettibone you shouldn't belittle your business like that before strangers Shell She'll g go away with the impression that you really are engaged in some little one horse fly by fly by business in instead Instead instead in- in stead of or a young advertising agency with a r real future You t talk lk too care carelessly essly Well Id I'd rather be guilty of that than of ot bragging People cant can't say sayI I 1 go Ro o around tooting my horn all the time If I went around bragging about the business and then something something something some some- thing went vent wrong people would say say Well the bottom dr dropped ou out outon outon on Old Blowhard I 1 see see Yes but if you ou keep creating tie the impression that your you outfit is such sucha a small one people w wont won't nt take you seriously Ill I'll bet Nat Graham doesn't talk that way You bet he lie Nat makes em sit up and take notice when he talks of or Graham Grah n n Milburn Ill I'll hand it to the old bo boy for that Well think Ill I'll shave if iC Im I'm going to ge get getup getup up early and catch a train John moved into the bathroom turned on the hot water In the tub tul and began to whistle as he lathered his fa face e and began to shave He stopped whistling to grumble at a blade and replace it with a new new one ODe Then his shave over he felt the water In the tub tub with with his fingers let the cold water run a while anc and hopped in with a splash Gosh he said the next morning as he and Fay were dressing I dread Interviews Mope Hope the people ll 11 have to talk to are human h man beings and nd not not fish Be glad when I ge get the preliminaries over and Tand get down downto to work ork on copy for em Xou know Pay Fay he added adde l Nat's had something up his sleeve ve for lor a long time I 1 thought hed he'd been making a pretty long study o othe of the hardware trade Hes He's been reading all the hardware Journals i and hes he's even been getting figures figure on what the favorite magazines o ot of carpenters and mechanics are If youre you're going to Interview any anybody anybody any any- ny- ny bod body you'd better change that neck neck- tie Its It's a fright Here and Fay Pay reached another one to him a gray tie with a a. brown abrown stripe a He surveyed the offending neckwear neckwear neckwear neck neck- wear as he removed It from hi his collar the matter with will this It was a vivid green wit with an Intricate design In black run run-i ning through gh It It It- looked like a Persian rug John said said- It ought ough mine i ne aunt of or tn neto t tu good an nn to o be pretty Christmas ChristmaS' to me for lor gave ave It well answered answered an- an it very remember I your seen Ive never Fay oay Imagine what she's aunt but I can from that tie like ike Just casting any reflections re- re dont don't go Now INow he began family on my Oh don dont don't t his ear but Fay Pay pulled your tie and Change be so touchy out to breakfast come later he was minutes Twenty and in the thO goodbye kissing her go he was bong being be bo the afternoon middle of or Graham to o othe othe Nat Ing ng Introduced by of ot the manager the advertising Milltown Tool company S C S In the factories fac fac- he spent Three days the men and mingling with tories tools He earning learning about production through the followed iron ironto Ironto from raw V pig plants various and hammers He to chisels more saws about the use of or tools learned dreamed of or knowing knowIng knowIng know know- had ever than he about dis dig distribution ing he asked about questions Jobbers and about retailers Ho skimmed through magazines manager advertising the with advertisements and thus studying preferences in the others other's learned went back to Finally he copy Peoria following Nat Graham by two days and stood in front of Fay Pay bristling with excitement and vast sheaves of or untidy notes Well VeIl he cried enthusiastically the last three Ive had more fun In days than Ive I've had in years He kissed her until she pushed him away from her laughing and blushing his Here he ho said sald fishing in small pocket and pulling forth a package Heres the niftiest pair of ot silk stockings Ive I've seen in years Thought Tho you'd like em Got something something something some some- thing for tor Judith too and he proudly proud proud- ly exhibited a little littie e rubber dog energetically when which squeaked squeezed the Together the they adjourned to In her bedroom where where- Judith lay crib But she was riot not ot even m mildly interested sted in the rubber dog She looked at it for a second and then turned her eyes ejes away Ungrateful creature accused John Like all alt the rest of r the rubber rub women I buy a handsome dog that squeaks and you turn up your nose at it I buy your mother a spiffy pair ot of silk stockings and she doesn't even open the package Oh John cried Pay Fay reddening and made haste to undo the bun bun- die dle dl Why I think they're lovely she exclaimed holding h them up in her hands the sheerest things I 1 ever saw Youre You're an old de dear r She kissed him Oh well I guess l I have to be satisfied But he looked pleased nevertheless There There followed a perfect frenzy of work vork for John There were daytime daytime daytime day day- time conferences with Nat Graham who poured forth figures as a spigot pours water and long night sessions sessions ses sea in the little room with Briggs Brigga Well Vell map out a whole campaign for them said Graham and you and BrIggs can shape up the first few rew complete You can also prepare not notes s of ot your our ideas on the ones to follow rollow Nat Kat kept Miss 1 Knisely busy allday allday all allday day long ong with dictation and John sweated over his typewriter smoking smoking ing innumerable ble and pipes to the accompaniment of Briggs' Briggs cigars Fay meanwhile was entertaining numerous daytime visitors who were anxious to see Judith Dr Richard Menefee came with Margaret Margaret Margaret Mar Mar- garet Wayne and Marian Forbes a ahad had at drive her to town one morning mornIng morning morn- morn Ing so she could call caU There were others unnumbered John had no time for further house hunting and Fay Pay looked alone until she got discouraged and even started talking about waiting until fall but John said Never mind mindwell Somebody Somebody Somebody Some Some- well we'll run onto something yet body maybe that's pinched fo for money and has to sell i Fay Fa shook her head disconsolate disconsolate- ly And I did want to be in ahouse a ahouse ahouse house before mother came to visIt us she complained The strain of or long hours and andIn- andIn in intensive in- in work was beginning to tell tel on John Their other work could not stop Just because they were planning the Job and and he h he looked tired and a little drawn when he came home at night I Another ten days of it passed and then one night he and Briggs sa sat sprawled out ott wearily on chairs an and anO watched Nat Graham i as he packed packet tidily bound manuscripts and dummies dummies dum mies mica and tissue paper covered cardboard into his giant sized brief brie caseWell caseWell case Well there she be said Johnas John as J Nat finished Were Vere shooting the w works boys boys all all or nothing Briggs Driggs what do you you say we go godown godown godown down to the station and see himoff himoff him hin off S Why Thy not answered Briggs Brigg readily and the three piled down downto to the station In a taxi Nat said sale as he climbed d aboard the tram train Im coming back with the contract John see if Jr I dont donto His Jaw j w se set grimly better and John doubled doubled double S his fist and muttered a fervent prayer as the train pulled out H He t tu rES STUB suddenly to the little artist anyone Briggs s. s he said If it think this is the should ask you I I out occasion nAon for both of or us to go an and get s slightly li g y drunk sTo To be continued I |