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Show i. ( J' PIIOVO (UTAH) EVENING HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1930. . ; PAGE V1VU . 1 ' - j - - 1 ,1, '' . , I I V 5 Ji. NEA .Service Inc QCHAPTER I WITH sharp, grating violence Judith Cameron slipped a fresh sheet odpaper into her typewriter.- Her head bent lower and the keys, like vicious little hammers, began a mad dance, jumping back and jortn. a. LAURA LOU BROQTKMAM i And just as certainly I walk over. to Cameron desk this afternoon all of you lis- that the four other girls employed b this particular oftice sired card. Meekly she snuffed out her own smoldering hopes and resentment against Judith Cameron, told herself it was a err eat thin cr to be associated in a busi-'t hat-Ms what had hannened. . ness vay with such a fine man as Arthur Knight. Since Miss Tupper, in addition to her secretarial duties All f them were listening with both ears whe,n, near ' "Something about Knight's inquiry concerning the newcupervised the'five girls in tiie outer officethis was untor- thfeniiddle of the afternoon, Carla deliberately arose from girl the day he first saw her stirred Up this hornet's nest in tunatef or Judith. . '. . her desk, walked over toward a .-window on the side of the Miss Tupper s mind., . There are so many ways a woman executive can make room where Judith sat and stared forii moment at the street Judith told herself she would NOT look aroun She knew exactly as mII as if she had been watching Iseverthelss she went quickly and brought him the de- Hfe miserable for a girlwho works under her . direction, below. Then she turned about, saw that three pair of eyes of Hunter Brothersrxpublishmg house were clustered about Carla Morrison's desk. She had heard Carta's half -suppressed whisper (purposely pitched to reach Judith's ears) 'Oh, don't bother' Miss Ritz! She wouldn't be interested!" Judith f ullyappreciated the sarcasm with which these girls had labeled her "Miss Ritz." . ' Rh went on with her tvDinsr. Giggles and whispers came to her. AH of these other girls Judith, who was not quick at transcribing .shorthand or It was just such a record-as most large commercial con- swift at typing, had to bear-the brunt of this ill-will.' cerns keep for handy information about all their employes. It was a white oblong, of pasteboard of the usual card index size with lines crossing it horizontally and perpendicularly. One line said "Name." Another said "Position.- There were hall a dozen other lines which , had been filled in with neat typing.-- - - - '- - 'Kv N" ; '' 'v? From this card Arthur Knight Tgleaned information seemed to be good friends. They cnaitea aooutjaates ana dout, nis new employe wim-wuo ue imu 10 couLent nun- smce Juaith:s-iuncn boy friends and tne snows tney naa sccu, 4. ney gamereu ca. v a u uuiwi v4iic wn. ,iiyu .jiu vy i , ana me ai ternoon s - serine . . Miss Tupper would step into the outer off ice at. 20 niin-utes niin-utes after -11 and say, "Oh, Miss Cameron, will you copy these pages for me before you go out to luhch? It's a rush ; job." Or perhaps it would be a message to take to some c other of f ice in the building with instructions to "wait for a reply.":--,-' J1. :r--C . ' Since Judith's-lunch hour was from 11:30 until 12:30 were watching her and moved lazily toward Judith. , Her eyes dropped and she said quietly, "Miss Cameron-' Judith looked up.. "Yes. What is it?" Was Carla Morrison's smile mockery or friendliness ? V, oia. Ana sne; naa Deen nirea jlu aays previously, and ner often, that when the others filed out of the office at 3a:cloclr at-least half-steady and she was saying: ; palary .was 22 a week.-According to the card, Judith Cam- ; Judith Cameron wassf ill at her desk. ; r . . "You saw me?" s . ; eron was "single" and her residence was m one of the East . Tim Mulligan was the only one who' sympathized. "Why, yes- I'm sure it was you ! You ' " , s - . ., 1 - Orice. he came over-to Judith 's desk after Miss Tupper, a btrsin front; of the library. Guess you frequently as they.were now to exhibit new purchases even that much before.) She was surprisingly! 24, years such tasks meant that her xof silk hose, lip sticks, hand bags and the dozen, and one other objects which New York's army of girl employes find time to buy during hurried lunch hours Judith Cameron thoucht that she might have been wel comed by the other girls had it not been for Carla Morri- - son a. scorn.- She didn't honestly mean xo act supenor'to "hej fellow workers. She just hadn't chosen to, answer; Carja's ; questions and so she hadn't answered them. Thatwas the beginning of her ostracism. Now; after two ninths in the employ of Hunter Brothers, Judith was still an outsider. Wpv Miss : Cawiferon !" x "i - edule was already filled with vork, struck a :blow her lunch time was cut in half and, color-was Howi It happened so very quickly I ' Each of the girls watch- . They saw Judith Cameron the poised; . the unapproachable, go, teuddenlyjwhite-as-marble, saw her tremble as, though blowand-clutch at her desk. The next moment - owing, backanto the girl's eheeks, her voice was were getting on must have been. Hev Miss Caneron ! "Yes, Tim." ' ' ' n The sandy-haired, freckle-faced office boy grinned down at the girl. ' X. "Why ain't you in the hen party, Miss Cameron?". Judith smiled. -"-Lots ,o' work to do.' y ' "Gee. Miss Cameron! Gee, you know I think you've. got awful pretty hair." " - . Bless Tim Mulligan's 14-year-old heart ! He was a friend in need if ever there was one. . The - resentful, slightly sullen expression vhlch had clouded Judjth Cameron's lace asshe pounded her typewrit- keys was gone. Something happened in tne aarK Diue ,er eyes as she raised them, making them seern-wistlul. lim, -eldest' of the youthful Mulligans, watcher here in idolatry. 'hankVou;-Tim "'the girl said. -I'm "glad you like it: .iYcull be spoiling me with your flattery, though. ' i'Uuh ! guess not f. -1! The boy 'moved: away.', A , x; Tfio'fact that Judith Cameron was bj ftr themost at tractive of the five stenographers-who worked in the office outside' Arthur iCnight's private quarters in the big pubhsh-' pubhsh-' ing house; may have-iiad something too vith her fellow employes' disapproval. It may have -had a good deal to do with it. Arthur Knight; '.executive pfthe textbook division - if Hunter Brotliers, wasVsaid to be liave shown favoritism Uvard the girl, mis also may nave worsen in ner uisiavur. These facts-alone do not explain the situation. . To. understand fully, you. must have.a look at J udith. : , ' The hair upon which yoiirig-Tim Mulligan feasted his eyes so extravagantly was neither chestrut.nor golden. It was somewhere in between the fwo shades, a lovely hiding place for sunbeams which seemed perpetually: entrapped. i -curled softlyand ever so becomingly in waves which were loose and gavher clipped head distinction In a distress,' fimA whpn four out of everv f ive irirls seemed to be in the I W v U : h-vv I I A f I - - i 5 A ' ' I -f XJ- ;had departed, leaving fresh tasks; and delivered-himself : reading last night." ; "Say, that old skirt's got a crust bringing you all the "Yes," Judith's voice t answered X. mskily. '"Yes. I did extra work. Why . don't you tell her where to get off at?" ; Judith was resentful herself but she couldn't show it tox "A quiet came-over the roohit; Quiet which lasted nearly" Tim.- -';.' ' ' - Xv 10 minutes, until Judith, holdmgj a handkerchief to her face "Oh-hdon't mind," she said, thinking down in her heart - as though about to sneeze, arose 'and leftlhe room. ;Vr77 . tvhat a Jiar she wasr J. X " ' ' . Buzzing set in at once I . ; ' 1 Well,. you'd ought to mind!; Gee, she pick. on yotf all . 'Did you see that?.'?, gasped Adelaide. "Did you SEE it t ' ' lA htf oWa virnn nrhirn mi n mt rs Artr . II AtlAAtlir I T f rt rrri t- a w . . A. . . . a. : , m a iii m uie sne was going to iaintor someuning, ; - le to,o," ch:rnd in Mitzi. "Gosh Lwas scared." 7 f "But. irirls." Carla held, thefloor. "Girls, tdidn't see ner! J only wanted to know what she'd say to rhe. Don't jyou see that proves it? , Don't .you know how guilty con-; sciences act? That, girl's foot something on her cheat, bo- -c - k j. if r V 4 V X - x4 f 1 .He looked up. A- -iWnHfi'n'i'ir Vi-i -"i- Vii-, v V Vi-t-- was a trifle paler "Oh -Miss Cameron, t . 4Von't you have a chair,?" liev me !" The four girls hovered together. Their voices were i quieter now. The sound of footsteps came from? the hall, . and "vhen Judith was .agaJn the room allf them weva deepen their afternoon tasks.. ' , -V The 'rest .of , that day Judith Cameron than usual and she was absolutely silent. ; Silence was one of the, girl's distinctive qualities. - It is true that, Jhere were certain facts about which she had made up her mhid not to speak and which no one not even Arthur Knightxhimself--could have, dragged from '.her. But aside from, these matters, in normal every day life Judith was a quiet girl. She had a way ofitting for long moments at a time without speaking and yet without giving any sign that there was constraint in the air. ' , -i j . - " v- ' Judith new.; the precept of the French 'philosopher: "Speech was, invented for the concealment of thought." She approved of it.x ' ' , :X 'X t .v Two persons knerwJ the: true story of Judith' Cameron's private" life. There was,, she assured herself, not the slight v,est likelihood that either would ever, reach the office of Hun- ter Brothers. X ' ' - -' X " - : i 1 ' - For two months now she had been leading this dreary existence.- Up at .7 to make' toast, dress and catch .the 8 x'clock subway. .Hot, stuffy, nauseating ride, and then the cool air and tranimto the Hunter building. Ten flights by elevator and J into "her office chair by S 8 :30. Work, work, work until 5 q clock m the afternoon Home again. Supper. mlJed time. Ihe whole wearisome routine to do over again. growing-out" stage between long and short tresses,. Jutn;Srxtieg . , V f V- .. ;the ' time.ersori-;Wouldithink- these' other-dames are just Cameron's neat bob was a glory to ehold. . Knight "could visualize the sort of rooming house that around here for scenery. Too bad' they couldn't help you- vi ." ... - V- It ' ....- routine. Th wm trim a dfrv WAt trfAirPo the delicate oval momme 01 tne gin s xace. ine eyeorows . tf TO?.c on -nW hrhwA Rfnno fronton one of the riflrht , rllm's little-crrav evea were directed in sharn renrooi . ' - .r. - ora Tir sweenin well backward as though drawn with ' " .7T iZ rX. wo rufiiv o tct ftWa rio Mr;' av . 'ca Twv.f!noT Ti Jin, -"onauy. jjiere was now.ana men a ainner witn a ioreign- 1 a. xv y "- ' a o . ' o - SLrKr Lr if Li 1 III Clllc Ui . tliC WAVAlii uiuvxvoi iyuvivwi vm ivwfvvft vMi. t awiva jv w v vkjav Of course there were brief intervals Which - broke the Carla. insnectinz her 4iDS ? VWV' aim " i i 1 rm -.:. l : . . 1 ...v. ; k. . . . m . .';.. . . .. . . . . . . . v uuiii: 11id.11 Willi wuir n iiiuuii:mh. i ill- rn vv M 1 1 r n. one swut stroxe. mere as "w'uwwuig pinx wmui iu TheSsort of dim and dismal long row ot; rooming witn a noneyea; smile ana hummed-noncnaiantiy : r . vi tXLL jruiJj:ftiri7IL." v ;. .UCH a.iuv.iriuu6THTJ . www. places, ail mUCn-ailKe, Wllicn cruwu in Wiwwu. cv:p; X wu x -give yyw-uuy.Miu& . UUb iuvc, x- . ii ' - . ' mnnnfnnv infn WT)ipt. fti!. r,Vl WHW t,A Wlorv,,,- ,rc, ff .7 were- surprised or, as sne .naa neen at Farias remarK, an-, - nd sl)an. elegant brickredifices and awihged entrances and It was something, of course, to have even little Tim Mil- r;r" TJ!AVx"" '"r" T J U. T no nrarn nm shariorl and miM h& a thai onrOftt. . . i. l v , ' -1:.. ". ! 1 . . T..- ii. JJJH- ..4- v ..V. V V J v vv c voukii I,. J : . . i Ikuauvo Tp-tif.fni irapewudwu;uwi ,iuei . .,. , ' ,,- t.Tuu ; , fu inBJ f .Af .. ana Ven Judith. .Cameron wondered Sometimea wprth nUn. are Stin not the key v, That was to be found or rather to be sought form a dim utm back r00 there her own. . wouldnt. t. I L - pair of blue eyes very dark in coloring, fnnged by heavy Knicnt didn't know, of course, that Judith Cameron HvH , The reason Judith Cameron couldn't object when oyer-, lashes ana sngntiy eiongatea in ouinnu. ino?eeyes were entirely alone. Most of the young women employed in thd wor.K was puea on ner snouiaers was one oi fine secrecies . ther arresting feature of the girl'i.cotmteixanWrhey looked publishing housesHred "furnished apartments" with one of her existence which sheLguarded so very, very closely. child; Still, at 24, Judith Cameron' cried herself to sleep on more than one night. 1 , , i J God bless Tim Mulligan for his friendliness! at you, they measured you, and they gave back not oneug- nr twn other irirls. It was the only .plan which : made possi gestion of their owne&sUhoughts . V 'v . : , .' ; . , ble:fur coats paid for in weekly installments, cheap, little Judith's eyes were enigmatic and so was her character, copies of satin and velvet frocks bough ton Seventh avenue The eyes wer every beautiful. while the original gowns were still being exhibited on Fifth - They had attracted Arthur Knight from the very mom- new high-heeled pumps every" three months, and oh, so many ent his glance i'had first fallen upon his new employe. On a pairs of fragile chiffon hose. ' . '.. sudden whim be had wanted to kriow mor about the girK . - - Knight was not the sort of njan to "carry on" with pretty, The prosperous publisher, leaning back thougthf ully in stenogVaphers who struck his fancy. He was, on the con- his comfortable desk , chair, studied the card in his hand, trary, the sort of man whose private correspondence and all' There was such incongruity between this lovely young wo-tsnrrpfsirinY- duties were nerfnrmed hv si femmiVa ooeictoTit v,j91 in ,tpjllv wnsn't inst a cirl anv.loncrer and the well beyond S5 years of age, 15 of these spent in the employ tawdry boarding house of his imagination. . . ' n everything which happened in that room. She was a dark, nf the nuhlishincr comnanv. . Rfi-nnorp- thp wav her annearance had taken his fancv.. rivid crfcature. without attractive features but an animated w- ! . . j V - ""O-l nl, - - - . J . . i i i :. 1 A - . . i t t A H t . Ui Twenty-four I v Arthur Knight's face sobered. He brushed manner wnicn auractea interest; tana taiKea aDout "sugar Judith was feeling rather "up" in spirits one November afternooriwhn .Miss Tupper opened the door , of the largo office and came over to the girl's desk. ; ' ; . x "Darn IZ thought Judith to herself . "More night work." It might have been better if; it had beenr' instead, look- Nobody, at , Hunter. Brothers knew' anything, really, about Judith .Cameron. It was Judith's firm intention that tiobody there should ever learn any, more than they already; knew. '- . ' X. - , : r ' ri l j i- .1 i A-'' . T ' .. iti' ' t. 1 np wiium navH iwpn triM.fi ijti fxi'.riH.riTH ner v-ithhi. ... . . . ... r. "33 & 8 .-Anh . Mr. Kn teht would like to see you, Miss Cameron.' ? It hurt quite arlot to be left to herself, soxoinpletely. It hurt still more to listen to Carla's sneers and the sly, half- swallowed giggles of the other girls. Carla was I the leader J Mr. Knight?'! - : "Yes.l That's what T said. At nnnt Tn nf f . .J; ' Nine -out 'of .10 stenographers summoned without warn- ' incr hefore-their-nffir.A-'feM'nerinr wnnlr. hnve nf n!r of Icnaf a second, or two t o ; pop, open the mirror of a powder con; tamer and dab surreptiousjy, at nose and chin. t 1 1 w. vr " - .. - .. . - . . . ... ijuuii.II -Jitlll.-.. - lo -satisiynis interest in Riiss . uomeron, the girl with one hand backward against nis grayed tempie. jmgnt naa- iauuit hu w iuicvci xix vep jcwwiy .cum wihw She arose,, carry ing her-shoulders very straight and' UIUSU UUU, Uiiuauai cjeo, .i tiiur xviugiii. Juuiuiuiiea niS SeCre- Deen On nia last UU tuua. xiic wutu ui Kajr ii mo uain. . - I I n recommenaea nicniy. tnoucrn. dv tne -Jtsaiawin Rrti Mr. hpen . emniovea Deiora. one nau come Edwards'said. He hired her. Has there been anything ?" -Vn the recommendation of her business ' 'Kn nn! Kn rritirism. Will vnn cret me ht ec: ff woe nne nf the best in the citv. Hun . ml 3- MV1 VII 1 I L .t" I ,-.TW-J v..w tnrv -Miss Tunner. . v,q,v increased his well-tailored. athletic ; irood looks. .No r - . - - r - .. ' ... . - . . . ' w - s . . :.' .?. .-.-j. Atl-J. j.1 L.1J lr- ' 'I notice we have a mew girl in the outside office "Is matinee idol, Arthur Knight generally won lemmine atten- was ior enect aim nmu tne uoiu, reswess vvaria was not she going to make out all right?" tion lor his. handsome' chin" and level, friendly brown eyesf .nearly so .wild.as:she:pntended. ' . " "Whv -ea I think ko Mr. Knicrht. She's uUi- A n nth er- fiance at the card.' Miss Cameron .had never . ' ,-., - . --rf.F-rf 1 -! -r C3 - " UCKU- , c-J -- , . . . -t : i a tt". . L :--::.-,- I. ; . f- ill i j . A- .1 . . i -nir. ni ncmTi a t . -i ittitdi a mitt -w t n rirt irnn vr n irwm er training school and "time, she said, and without hesitation she volunteered "the ters made rather a : low-down" on all the othr off ice workers to her companions. ord. please?" rnrialtv of taking on inexperienced ixworicersprovidmg unougn uaitn was never 'inciuaea in tnese gossip sessions, Kathrvn Tupper had elevated her brows a Wf 'n.-.-Wp he?r recommendations were satisfactory and training .she heard - most ; of -.them which was as the speakers : m- went fnr the desired rarH. Odd that Mr Knirfcf u . v,m in the business. Old John Hunter himself had estab- tended. ., w..- - Bun CSMITIlItl UC LllVllt - makincr'such inauiries! Kathi-vn Tupner thought fuf che iished the' policy because he said.. it was harder to retrain knew her employers mind and his models better than anyone a man after he had learned else in the world. She had thought that even-tyro vears arro teach him in, the first place. - beforo Mrs. Arthur Knight s sudden illness and death. Aged 37, - sallow-skinned and too thin,Avith -".spectacles protecting nerweaK eyes ana lnaigestion-snarpenin her The three other girls were Adelaide Conway, Stella Wil- wrong naoitstnan lJwas to. nams ana; ivuizi tvraiu niitzi name .waan t reaiiy jMitzi. Also, of course, beginners take She had adopted it from a1 favored "actress and all of the. low salaries. ' " , tci uiuuut ,iy .tuic, xuit, wxic uie utucis wereiw There was a two-inch space at the bottom 'of the record about, frequently hiade" overtures toward Judith. She asked card and above this blank there was the word Remarks." her one, night to make a fourth on an expedition to Coney Evidently in Judith's case the employment department' had Island, and was, of fended when Judith refused After that fnnnd no remarks worth setting down. ' - - .the rumors about Judith Cameron's "high hat" ways multi- A vision of two shadowed, narrow blue eyes rose before plied. ; - ; , . , -J--. X Arthur Knigh He pushed an electric button on his desk, .. "You" know there reallyis something ,funny about, that rmd summoned Miss Tupper. ; . . girl," Carla Morrison confided to her friends one day in the ' "I am xroing out for an hour of two. If Cunningham calls -wash room. "Gosh wouldn't I like to get the dirt and dish Oh, by thewajv.lt!" jealousy, fane was - t. i i .-, 3nd daughter, both now being submitted to expensive ""edu- caiive sysueraa. a comiaentiai secretary. ; She'flttoTirlpd 'I ... . VVV.... ana allowance cnecKs to Amt' U If , disposition, still the eternal feminine in Miss Tunnp Evidently in Judith's case the employment department had 1 l1 - A i 1 T" : -l- i 11 1 ., r ..,1j.ct nrm ncrwaicn over, xtxiur xviiiKa weu-ueuig wim hawk-like - rj i.t' : . -. thur "Pih vptr Misa Timner hniie'ht the Inro-er nnrfJ' a r-m "Rnston ask Mr. Fisher to talk to him. Knight's Christmas gifts always all those for twI here is that record card " ' . . - " VDo you really suspect stea ventured ' " . blir, Liiit ployes. Each year she thought it a pity that he seemed so lonely, so dependent upon her judgment, and then' brought her thoughts up abruptly ! There wa3 no use, of course in- tnat Arthur u Shrewdly Judith Cameron suspected that most of the SiJ5! '.q"lcU3r.a,,d- . A gentle rap. XX1 :X ' t "Yes. Come in!" ' -i. SHe heard-him callintr from the insiHe nf fhn opened the door and stepped across the threshold. It was the first time; that she had ever entered Arthur Knight's , That was what the room really appeared to be) so com-; fortably and artistically was it furnished. There Was thick, dark carpet on. the dark stained floor. Walls, half v wainscoted with walniit,. were lined with volumes, and moro 1 were stavked above. Over near the window, the afternoon light streaming across his shoulders, sat Arthur Knight be-.: iore a aesK. ,. .- -vj : ; :,7..;.-iV -un Miss Cameron. Won't you have a chair here?" : He indicated with n wave n-f hict hon iVia nna x.rhTh vrl nearest to him.. - Judith silently came forward and took the -chair. Then, having settled herself, the blue eyes met his, waited intently. : "You wanted to see me?" Judith asked quietly.' " "Whv. ves. Yesl" . . There were traces of roseate color rising in" Arthur Knight's cheeks. He looked away from the girl, clasped hi.? hands together on his rdesk. and then looked back at her again. ' - "Yes." I wanted to see you," he said i. vlyv "I wanted to ask you, Miss Cameron, if you would da mo the honor of hur Km'sht cherishing the memory of his first v-if e would never look -at another v,tman.": - ' e, Then, as casually as he came and left the office each day, ; "Sure I. do! Only nobody knows anything. Miss Tupper Arthur Knight took his hat and departed. He did not walk doesn't 'cause Tasked her. Say wait a minute I've got a through the outer office where Judith and the four other bright idea!" X'fXX'., X- . - i Certainly there had been nothing in that mornin-'s hap- "I've; -ct a littb idea I'm going to spring this afternoon." -ta amner wttt mc peninu to arouse in Kathryn Tupper's 'breast a dark, abiding Maybe we'll learn something; anyhow it'll be fun. ! .When (To Ccr.tir.ucdX r . . |