Show chivalry NOT by SMITH NOON forlorn dopero hopers in the BY employment managers anteroom at cromby co boiled down to jimmy wheeler and the plucked chicken they had simmered since nine waiting to be hired or to hear well file your application and let you know it if anything turns up jimmy put the fast of these chances at less than hundred to one ona shots odds had reversed on him since that independence day kwoi weeks 4 ago when his ex boss had spoken over warmly and jimmys free soul chased jimmy oft the payroll As for the plucked chicken jimmy considered the old runaround run around formula a asure sure thing lie he given her a second look for fear hed feel sorry tor for her no name to put to abald a maid in distress the formerly chivalrous jimmy admitted guiltily but hold hed seen too many such lately held hed soured on the sex anyhow since hta his basss secretary lied her self golf out of a lam jam and him into one after held hed stood up dorher for her that chivalry complex of yours youri Is a nul k san cancell cell the boss bois had roared old fletchir Fletch cr worry jimmy agreed with him now 8 1 the assistant manager gave J jimmy ma az mya a blank blankco to fill and turned to the plucked chicken E lizabeth elizabeth bond was her name actually So private secretary once would grab a typist job now wo we have a long waiting list im afraid it worth jo while calling pg again alvill was all she drow drew not even the old run arounds jimmy handed in his blank thanks said the assistant well file your application lo it and let me know it if anything turns turn sup up jimmy finished ile he wondered how many such days his hun dred buck reserve would standal stand stan dax as ho followed miss bondis bond 8 wake the no girl was waiting for lor the elevator i ft a fragile arm braced against t the wall the dim light here softened soft enid ned the cheekbone cheek bone hid worry lines and ashbey ash fit ey bleakness why she was wag class a beauty once before she sha began starving tod to death eathl alia elevator tame came and she swayed toward it would have fallen it jimmy caught her thank you im clum clumsy iter het aca a fit and jimmy looked into deep violet eyes then face and eyes went livent dead again shed keel over on tho the street he worried no breakfast probably he must do something quick at the street door jimmy clutched the germ of an idea pardon me arent rou ou miss mand bendin in Crom bys just bust now they you might do a letter or so for me im james wheeler publicity mian with the fletchir bureau once cromby had another good typist on their list but reach herL her leave caes nio me in a am her eyes ned warily then turned eager yes im free this afternoon got a date then jimmy improvised pro have to dictate at lunch mind going to mikes place around the corner lie ile hoped she cave in and have to be carried but she made it and dropped jn in a n chair with amigh a sigh that sounded contented jimmy mumbled something about phoning in g end and hunted up mike himself jimmy know the answers for or too much food and drink dut but how did they treat a gal all out of practice A and nd not let her know it lie he told mike all you start her easy mr wheeler leave it to me jimmy returned to their tahle table as mike brought cups of golden boullion bouillon wont you try our new special on the house mike invited shall I 1 fix up a nice little lunch as usual M mr r wheeler jimmy deferred to miss bond she was already sipping her boullion blissfully arent bumps fun tu lu look back call she laughed she could laugh at bi bumps amps only one meat meal and a couple of bucks awall shed walk out ot of his life and begin starving again jimmy almightily want her to starve jimmy almightily went want her to walk out of his life how could he help it the query fuddled cuddled his bop bogus letters to theoretical bubli publicity city pros pro 1 poets as betty pot hooked them like a streak on paper mike furnished she had to tinker his sentences suddenly a thought popped up like an unexpected check why not really mall mail those letters lie ile might land free lance work and keep on look here he said how about a regular job if were satisfied after swapping reference my office is under my hat yet but ill find a cubbyhole cubby hole bettys former employer told him over the phone she was as good as jimmy thought lost fast her job only be A A 4 she swayed and would have fallen it if jimmy caught her ive a feeling anything herell be good she agreed and set down her I 1 empty cup im a just C help it she added wistfully with a blush jimmy grinned wont have stenographers nog raphers who arent good feed era she laughed jimmy heard silver bells belle her bouillon worked fast volet violet le eyes stayed alive now jimmy would like to spend aleek a week feeding this girl ile he had chad learned she was called betty jimmy thought oBet betty tyll was his favorite name by them the time mike brought second daid aid he had her talking ile he liked it no whining she was alone and on her wn like himself flotsam and jetsam aej from small towns jimmy told Job hunting yarns toof too mado made them light set beet them ina in a re botish past she loved the one about the basss secretary wh who balled up her letters which jimmy corrected until a prize bull slipped by and the boss got wise and I 1 was the one the boss bowled bawled out jimmy added called it my fault for or coddling the girl and spoiling her that was while they sipped deml basses cause caus the company failed jimmy persuaded her to take expense money and a weeks salary in advance by prete pretending riding hed be away on business most triest of the week betty had a feeling this was all the reference she needed from hi him M jimmy dlan ti argue old fletcher might say something so m ething sour if jimmy referred her to his ex bosc f but at parting qualms began to wriggle around in lif jimmy look here he sald said it if you get gel a chance at a better job take ill ive a feeling you may back out tt if I 1 dont run said betty I 1 AFTER aint FTER betty ran everything wept greyish grayish gre the impossible seem as pos possible sible I 1 it seem seemed ed plain impossible later after long hours of hammering at his best prospects the only spark he struck was come and see sea us after business picks up by five jimmy hit bottom ile he started home deciding hed just tear up those letters betty had agreed to send overby over by messenger but the letters there 1 the hall man reported jimmy Ammy thought that over feeling as if somebody had bad kicked him stung again neat little 1 garnet gamel that reference he called up a plant of course he ought to have seen she came out of her dumps a little too nall fasti he was a fine judge of women jimmys phone was ringing as he ha stumbled into hla his apartment mr r wheeler a remote voice said this Js Is mr A 13 fletchers fletcherr Flet chers secretary could you see gee mr fletcher here tomorrow morning he tell me to call ya but he spoke about you today said hed hoped be over your grouch and back on your old lob job before this im just tipping you off bellil well Wel lil jimmy exploded unsay youre not miss moseley mr sheail r fleschert fletchers Flet chert chers old secretary N no ashes left him I 1 got a feeling from things I 1 heard at luncheon today there might be a vacancy where you sold said you used to work and I 1 got a feeling be relieved it if I 1 found another job I 1 bought bar gain clothes and tried it the voice trailed off in silver bells that could not be disguised jimmy was beyond speech please dont be mad mr wheeler you saved my life ill pay back your money the devil beyll with the mon money eyll 1 jim my suddenly felt all right ill b 1 around it if you think fletcher will have the fatted batted calf read yand have luncheon with me maybe well have mike cook the fatted batted call sala said betty |