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Jim Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy As for the Plucked Chicken my considered the Old Run around aroundformula aroundformula aroundformula formula a sure thine thing He hadn hadntgiven t tgIven tgiven gIven her a second look forfearhe for fear tear be he d dfeel dfeel dfeel feel sorry tor for her No name to put putto putto putto to a maid In distress the formerly formerlychivalrous formerlychivalrous formerlychivalrous chivalrous Jimmy admitted adrmtted adnutted guiltily guiltilyBut guiltilyBut guiltilyBut But he d seen too many such lately latelyHe latelyHe latelyHe He d soured on the sex anyhowsince anyhow anyhowSInce anyhowsince SInce his boss s secretary lied ber her berself herself herself self out of a jam and him into one oneafter oneafter oneafter after he d itood stood up for tor her ber That Thatchivalry Thatchivalry Thatchivalry chivalry complex of yours Is a nUlsancel rimsauce nm nUl rim nmancel sancel sauce ancel ! the boss had bad roared Old OldFletcher OldFletcher OldFletcher Fletcher needn neednt t worry Jimmyagreed Jimmyagreed Jimmy Jimmygreed agreed greed with him nowThe now nowThe The assistant manager gave Jun Junmy Junmy Jimmy my a blank to fill and turned to the thePlucked thePlucked thePlucked Plucked Chicken Elizabeth Elisabeth Bond Bondwas Bondwas Bondwas actually Someone s , sprivate was her name private pnvate secretary once would graba yrab grab a typist job now We have a long longwattlng longwaiting longwaiting wattlng waiting list I m afraid It Isn t worth worthwhIle worthwhile worthwhile whIle calling callmg again agam was all she shedrew shedrew shedrew drew Not even the Old Bun Run aroundl aroundlJunmy aroundlJimmy aroundlJimmy Junmy Jimmy handed banded In his Ins blankThanks blankThanks blank blankThanks Thanks said the assistant . . We n Il n1I1e Ilfile IIfile 1I1e file your application applicatJon- applicatJon application- - -And And - And let me know If anything anythingturns anythingturns anythingturns turns up Jimmy finished firushed He won wondered wondered wondered dered how many such days his bun bundred bundred himdredbuck dred buck reserve would stand as ashe ashe be he followed Miss Bond s wakeThe wakeThe wake wakeThe The girl glI'l glIl ' was waiting tor for the ele elevator elevator elevator vator a fragile arm braced against againstthe againstthe againstthe the wall . . The dun dim light here heresoftened heresoftened heretottened softened the cheek bone hid worry worrylines worrylines worrylines lines and ash grey bleakness WhY WhYshe Whyshe Whyshe she was class a beauty once be before before before fore she began starving to death deathi deathiThe death'The deathThe ' The elevator came and she swayed swayedtoward twayedtoward toward It would have fallen 11 if 11Jimmy ifJimmy ItJimmy Jimmy hadn badn t caught her'Thank her her'Thank herThank 'Thank Thank ' ' you . . I m clumsyi clumsyl clumsy ! ' . 'Her Her Her face lit and Jimmy Junmy looked lookedinto lookedInto lookedInto into deep violet eyes Then face and andeyes andeyes eyes went dead again She d keel keelover keelover keelover over on the street , , , he worried Nobreakfast No Nobreakfast breakfast probably He must do dosomethmg dosomething dosomething somethmg something quick At the rtreet street door doorJunroy doorJimmy doorJimmy Junroy Jimmy clutched the genn germ of an anidea anidea anidea anideaPardon idea ideaPardon Pardon me Aren Arent t you Miss MissBondm MissBondin MissBond Bond-m Bond m Bond-in in - in Cromby s just now ? They Theysaid Theysaid Theysaid said you might mtght do a letter or so for forme forme forme me I Im m James Wheeler PubliCIty PubliCItyman Publicityman Publicityman man With the Fletcher bureau bureauonce bureauonce bureauonce once Cromby bad had another good typ typist typfat typ1st ist fat on their list but couldn t reach reachher reachher reachher her Leaves me in a Jam . . . Her eyes widened warily then thenturned thenturned thenturned turned eager . "Yes Yes 'Yes " ' I m free this afternoonII afternoon II " IIGot Got a date thcn then > . , Jimmy 1m im 1mprovised improvised 1mprovlsed provised Have to dictate at lunch lunchMind lunchMind lunchMind Mind going to Mike s a < place around aroundthe aroundthe aroundthe the corner ? He hoped she wouldnt wouldn t cave eave inand Inand In and nd have to be carried But she shemade shemade shemade made it and dropped In a chair witha with a sigh that sounded contented Jim Jun Jimmy Junmy Jimmy my mumbled something somethmg about phon pion phoning pioning phoning ing and hunted bunted up Mike himselt himself himseltJunmy himselfJimmy himselfJimmy Junmy Jimmy knew the answers tor for too toomuch toomuch toomuch much food and drink drmk . . But how did didthey didthey didthey they treat a fial gal all out of practice practiceAnd ? And not let her know It ? He told toldMIke toldMike toldMike MIke allYou allYou all allYou You start her easy Mr Wheeler WheelerLeave WheelerLeave WheelerLeave Leave it to meJimmy meJimmy me meJimmy Jimmy returned to their table as asMike asMike asMike Mike brought cups of golden bowl10D bowlIon bouil bowl bouilIon 10DWon IonWon Ion 10D IonWon Won t you try our new special on onthe onthe onthe the house bouse ? Mike Invited Shall I Ifix Ifix Ifix fix up a nice little lunch as usual usualMr usualMr usualMr Mr Wheeler ? Jimmy deferred to Miss Bond BondShe BondShe BondShe She was already sipping her boull bowl boullIon bowlIon bouilIon Ion blissfully | ' " . Aren t bumps tu lu to u I 1t h u lJ i . i e . k h konl hon kon onl on ! she laughedShe laughedShe laughed laughedShe She could laugh at bumpa bumps only onlyone onlyone onlyone one meal and a couple of bucks bucksaway bucksaway bucksawayl away ! She d walk out of his life and andbpgm andbegin andb bpgm begin gin starving again Jimmy al almightily almightily almightily mightily didn dldn t t want her to starve starveJimmy starveJimmy starveJimmy Jimmy almlghtily almightily didn dldn t t want her to towalk towalk towalk walk out of his rus life How could he hehelp hehelp hehelp help its it ' The quer query > ) fuddled his bogus bogusletters bogusletters bogusletters letters to theoretical publicity pros prospects prospects prospects pects as Betty pot hooked them like likea a streak on paper Mike furnished furnished.She furnishedShe . . She had to tinker his sentencesSuddenly sentences sentencesSuddenly Suddenly a thought popped up like likean likean llk llkan an unexpected Wlexpected check cbeck Why not notreally notreally notreally really mail mall those letters ? He might mightland mightland mightland land tree free lance work and keep on onusmg onusing onusing usmg using BettylLook Bettyl BettylLook Look here he said How about abouta a regular job If we re satisfied after afterswapping afterswapping afterswapping swapping references ? My office is isunder isunder Isunder under my hat yet , , but I 111 I11 11 find a acubby atubby acubby cubby tubby holeBetty hole holeBetty Betty s former employer told him himover himover himover over the phone she was as good asJimmy asJimmy as Jimmy thought lost her job only be , Ir ae aew w ew y $ = ' , \ a ra r % _ , -a a - ar Ty Ty.r . 5ry 5rya , : .r r .r5ry r - iw o . . 4 . : ' I I1t * _ \1-t 1 t \ * , 1 1K P K t ti ta , i Wyk % , , } a 3 3y y it itN L Lit N ti 1 1N 1ds ds ' . , . r N * ' She swayed and would bave falien fallen 11 If Junmy Jimmy hadn t caught her ' ' I ve ye a feeling anything here 11 begood be begood begood herI beI I good she agreed and set down her herempty herempty herempty empty cup I Im m a pigl plgl pig ! Just Justcouldn Justcouldn Justcouldn couldn t help it tt she added WlSt moist WlStfully moistfully wistfully fully with a blush . , . Jimmy Junmy grinnedVon grinned . . . \ Won \Von Von t t have ste stenographers stenographers stenographers nographers who wbo aren t good feeders feeders feed feeders ers ersShe She laughed Jimmy heard silver silverbells silverbells silverbells , bells Her bouillon boul1on ! worked fast . . Vio Vio- Violet Violet Violet - let eyes stayed alive now Jimmy Jimmywould Jimmywould Jimmywould would like to spend a week feedmg feeding feedingthus feedmgthis feedingthis this thus girl He had learned she was wascalled wascalled wascalled called Betty Jimmy thoughtBetty thoughtBetty thought thoughtBetty I Betty was his favorite name By Bythe Bythe Bythe the tune hme time Mike brought second aid aidbe aidhe aidhe be he had her talking He liked It No Nowhlrung Nowhining Nowhining I i whlrung whining She was alone and on herown her herown herown own like himself himself , , flotsam and herI Jet let Jetsam letsam ] etsam I sam from small towns Jimmy told toldjob toldjob toldjob job hunting buntmg yarns too made them themlight themlight themlight light , , set them In a remotish past pastShe pastShe pastShe She loved the one about the boss s a ssecretary asecretary isecretary secretary who balled up her letters letterswhIch letterwhich letterswhich * whIch Jimmy Junmy corrected until a prize prizebull prizebull prizebull bull slipped by and the boss got gotWise gotwise gotwise Wise And I was the one the boss bossbawled bossbawled bossbawled bawled out Jimmy added Called Calledit CalledIt it my fault tor for coddling coddlmg the girl andspoiling and andspoiling andspoiling spoiling herThat herThat her herThat That was while they sipped demi demitasses demitasses demitasses tasses cause the company tailed failed Jimmy Jimmypersuaded Jimmypersuaded Jimmypersuaded persuaded her to take expense expensemoney expensemoney expensemoney money and a week s salary in inadvance inadvance inadvance advance by pretending pretendmg be he d be beaway beaway ' away on business busmess most of the week weekBetty weekBetty weekBetty Betty had a feeling feelmg this was all the thereference thereference thereference reference she needed from him himJimmy himJimmy himJimmy Jimmy didn dldn t argue Old Fletcher Fletchermight Fletchermight Fletchermight might say something somethmg sour if 11 JIIIlIIlY Jimmy JIIIlIIlYreferred Jimmyreferred Jimmyreferred referred her to his ex bossBut bossBut boss bossBut But at parting qualms began to towriggle towaggle towriggle wriggle waggle around In JimmyLook JimmyLook Jimmy JimmyLook toI I Look here he be said If you get geta a chance at a better bettpr job take it iti it itiI ! ! I ve ye a feeling feelmg you may back out outif outU I 11 if I don t run said BettyAFTER BettyAFTER Betty AFTER Betty ran ran , , everything everythingwent I Iwent went greyish The impossible impossibledidn impossibledidn i idldn dldn didn t seem as possible It seemed seemedplain seemedplain seemedplain plain impossible later after long longI longhours longhours longhours I hours of hammering at his best pros prospects prospects prospects pects The only spark he struck wasCome wasCome was wasCome Come and see us after alter bus business businesspicks businesspicks mess messpicks picks up By five Jimmy hit bot bottom bottom bottorn tom He started home deciding decldmg he be d djust djust djust just tear up those letters Betty had hadagreed hadagreed hadagreed agreed to send over by messenger messengerBut messengerBut messengerBut But the letters weren t there the thehall thehall thehall hall man reported Jimmy thought thoughtthat thoughtthat thoughtthat that over feeling teelmg as If 11 somebody had hadkicked hadkicked hadkicked kicked him Stung agalnl againl again ! Neat lit littIe littie littie tIe game gamel ! That reference he called calledup calledup calledup up a plant of course He ought to tohave tohave tohave have seen she came out of herdumps her herdumps herdumps dumps a little too fast fasti fast ! ! He was a afine afine afine fine udge Judge ) of aomenl aomenlJimmy . women v.omen vomen ! Jimmy s phone was ringing ringmg as be he bestumbled hestumbled hestumbled stumbled into his apartment Mr MrWheeler MrWheeler MrWheeler7 Wheeler ? ' a II remote voice said'ThIs said'This said saidThis ' ' This 'ThIs Is Mr A B Fletcher s secre secretary secretary secretary tary Could you see Mr Fletcher Fletcherbere Fletcherhere Fletcherhere bere here tomorrow morning7 morning ? He didn dldn t tI ttell ttell ti I tell me to call you but be he spoke spokeabout spokeabout spokeabout about you today Said he d hoped hopedyou hopedyou hopedyou you d be over your grouch and back backon backon backon on your old job before this I m just justtlppmg justtipping justtipping tlppmg tipping you oft'WeIll offWell off oft off'Well 'Well Well 'WeIll WeIll ' ' ! Jimmy exploded Uh- Uh Uhsayyou Uhsayyou lib-lay lib lay - say-you say you - you re not Miss Moseley ? Mr Fletcher s * old secretary secretaryNo ? No She s left him I got a feelmg feeling feelmgfrom feelingfrom feelingfrom from things I heard at luncheon to- to today today to today - day there might be a vacancy vacancywhere vacancywhere vacancywhere where you said you used to work workAnd . , And I got a feeling you d be relievedIf relievedu relieved 11 u I found another job I bought bar bargain bargain bargain gain clothes and tried itThe itThe It ItThe The voice trailed off o8 m in silver bells bellsthat bellsthat bellsthat that could not be disguised disguisedd . . Jimmy Jimmywas Jimmywas Jimmywas was beyond speech . . . Please don t be mad MrWheeler Mr MrWheeler MrWheeler Wheeler You saved my life lite III I U II pay payback payback payback back your money'The money'The money moneyThe ' ' The 'The devil with the moneyl money 1 I Jun Jim Junmy Jimmy Jimmy my auddenly suddenly felt all right I U 11 ll be bearound bearound bearound around if 11 you think Fleteher Fletcher will willhave willhave willhave have the fatted calf ready-and ready and readyandyou ready - andyou you 11 II ll have luncheon with meMaybe meMaybe me meMaybe Maybe we 11 have Mike cook the thefatted thefatted thetatted fatted calf said Betty |