Show THE FICTION ON THE PAYROLL CORNER by richard H wilkinson HAD SEEN the redheaded JUD girl in mr jones outer office every day for a week he himself was a copy roan man and if she were after the same job thit that he wanted it would campli 63 cate things it 0 3 ca would c cut u t his bis chances of sue suc i ie cess ss in hilf half and it would be rather embarrassing because be causewell w ell lie because cause be thought she was an awfully girl and he liked toe ilie way she held her chin high and tried to appear brave on hii monday of the second week the abe redheaded 9 girl 1 r I 1 dropped her handbag hand hafid bap bag its contents ledall over the place jud jod helped pick bick them up lipstick a bunch of keys a pawn ticket juds lips tightened when he saw imbt that just as he thought ashes hid had to pawn so methin g in order to live of course the handbag episode gave him the liberty of talking with her without half trying he got her I 1 story to ry it was aust as he fig figured ared A sad tale le of deprivation and lost hope hole at she could see mr jones she knew 1 ew he n needed i a stenographer ogra pher and she really was awfully lagood good A determined light came into juds eyes ignoring the protestations of the switchboard girl he be burst through the rai ral ledin space crossed it in two bounds and threw open the door to mr jones office ida amr jones was sitting at his bis desk boking a cigar he looked up with a startled expression when jud 6 entered H he e had bad heavy heave jowls and a shock of grey hair and bi belligerent bushy eyebrows the cigar fell from his mouth bouthi he stood up before jud could utter of course im ser serious lous I 1 made a bet with dd dad that id d marry you yon a word he barked your name jud essex yes sir said gald jud taken aback ill be dam exclaimed mr jones did the she tell you who she was did who tell me who who was jud asked beginning to think he be was mistaken for some one else my daughterly daugh terl that redheaded girl in the outer office it was juds turn to drop a cigar if hed had bad one your daughter that the girl who wants wanta ajob a job as a 0 stenographer mr jones came round his desk ile he was short but rotund lie ile glared flared up at jud youre hired he said 1 I lost a bet so youre hired but 1 I better belter make good or youre tired fired get f shut UPI do you want the loh joh k or dont youell you mr jones stalked out of the office A man calein came in another door and told jud to follow him kate always wins the man said heres your desk kate wants you to go to lunch with her this noan noon 11 I 1 UD SAT DOWN speechless do i you mean am I 1 one of several who have been hired in this fashion jud passed a hand through his hair the man left jud sat donnat his bis desk he tried to straighten things out in his bis mind and was wag beginning to get places when kate entered At Ati lunch kate said would you like to marry me sure said jud grinning I 1 weakly all alf right then right after work ill be waiting she was too oo 00 4 the he wondered what was next ile he found out she took him to a ministers she produced a if icente cense jud tried tiled to grin lae be gulped and stared at her jud suddenly no longer had the feeling that he liked au all this now listen he be said 1 I cant marry you in the first place I 1 dont love you in the second I 1 think you and your old man are crazy and in the next place im already married and have three kidsy mr jones called jud on the phone the next morning mister youre still working for me if you want the tha job I 1 won a bet from kate and its cured her of her screwy notions come on down your sa larys doubled |