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Show J -N HE, hcr eyes open'i in th Ktcmpt.V.lon- ' BVfe ri' h "h0 I H. ... i-ini.rn - w.ii.l 1 1 ' I w no fni; fci-yer. rides hon thousand dollars and cu Although she I- now Ban she is hynotlzed by; K ten lbBd I"'' I. m ft,, nold: rra "i th ITU . . Ear 'I'.'' 1 i- mu HuU to Kr yiin- place (em -Kftn In: . i . k ' J;i;.' Hng Hi-: 1 ' Banl." was all Jam Kit sin- !:! ii 1 '. i had ;-;.t 1 1 -1 ' I IKurd tl LFiMHPe :" h K he ' En mile- HBhed un): i WL morv Ber Thpn-Biht Thpn-Biht of ui hi" " I'n'tHF"'"1, r f. tHine ?h.' i milil i" BV befor. MSHfar? Lti!s:n. . i" Knk you KtOft 1 1 1 1 1 l''l - S t l.l I HkFiftll I ! taoustnr Wit I Bra. Re i " Hbor I'M" Hap thn tiki lad to l. . in ' I'll Be mon Hnsndolph omen-il sin ,in v Hlde and , "You know- where my husband Is? j Pleas tell me. I mum see him." U the Yanderbilt, registered as Winston."' Jane .replied dully, a little pleased at the thought of Randolph's I discomfiture if his wife confronted him at the hotel. Mr. Reynolds coughed excitedly as the ioi.i opened Following the lawyer, law-yer, with great pomp jthd heavv perfume, per-fume, appeared .1 lady in a purple cape rather grotesque ami exnensn o i I looking-. My wife," Reynolds Introduced meekly, indicating Mrs Randolph And-er-the loung lad from the office, my dfar.'' " It was as if the personal mention 'of Janes name ?night Ik- too intimate. Mm. fteynolds swept uji to .lane She,' Mi. florid and overdressed type of the I nbveau riche. Ii was bad munnri more than bad eyesight that made hcr raise hor lorgnette Insolently close to I Jane's face. "YOu ate the stenographer?" She remarked as though surprised. v. ' ' Jane managed to sav, "Indeed! one could not toll you from the lad. The way ;ou arc you' know. I always favor office help wear-I ing uniforms nt least, shirt-wants I and skirts" She finished with n ri , I agrcf-nble survey of Jane's light summer sum-mer froi k Did t lower trimmed hat "My dear Ellen, you must sign all these papers your full legal name-here name-here cn the dotted line," Mr Iteyn-olds Iteyn-olds Interrupted. "Very well. Pari,'.' she drawled with great condescension. While she was talking her time to remove the expensive white kid gloves from her fat finireiii. vhe whined "I was only Saying to Mis er the stenogratdier, you kno.v. I Was only saying 1 thought It nice for girls in offices to wear uniforms. VC discussed dis-cussed that at your luh yesterday " "I think it odious.'-' Mra Randolph Interposed anrrily Why should a .MP, low,, lici ii1a,n,.lll,. ! 1 L. - she Is performing her duty In the world beaauae she is working? Belter label the women who naver work parasites, idler, wa.sters." Again the lorgnette was raised. Mrs. Reynolds was not to be outdone, i 'My dear Mrs. Randolph. How could you know 7 Yuu never worked." 'I worked in Mi. Randolph' offi. e in San Ki anclsco." she said tearfully. "Oh, loi. that's different, my dear. You were bis wife. Girls ought to understand that a wile has more, prlv-ileges prlv-ileges than a mere employe" As she signed the paper, Mrs Ron-olds Ron-olds pointed the tip of her pen at .1:1 tie i.mnh'.TiriN,. T:. In i nil over the d l 'Mj dar. my dear. Mow see what you ve done. You've blotted it.' poor Mr. Reynolds exclaimed I "Very stupid of me." she apologized coldly, "Of course. re never been accustomed to business." she went on in an injured voice. iilottcr In hand, Mr Reynold-- stooped stoop-ed to pat her shotlldi r. "That's all right. Susie denr. I remember re-member when I was a clerk in tho hardware store, and you cashiered for the butcher next do-r. You always needed me to straighten out the books." pll Til" she flared. "That will be all." the lawjer Intercepted, In-tercepted, "I'll take you down to the car. my dear." Mi. Reynolds said penitently. Uke a comic opera queen she swept out of the office, and paused for a final slur at the door. "It's unbearable in this office. I shall bo glad to get out into the fresh air. You really should take more care in ventilation. If you expect clients to do business here." She thrust at the little lawyer, who holding his head with an nir of undisguised anguish'. What he wanted to say was that n'.l of his client:; d!d not wear such heavy perfume, but because Mr. Reynolds represented goodly fees, he murmured "It's the girl's fault. I'll Bpeak fo her about it. She should air the of- iic-es every morning. ' By ail means," Mra Reynolds coughed affectedly, and swept out of the door. Such a woman." Mrs Randolph exclaimed. ex-claimed. "She she's a regular rhinocer-OUS rhinocer-OUS Jane exploded fiercely. "I'd like to see her working In an office in a uniform,' Mis. Randolph laughed. (Copyright, 1922. by the Bell Syr. dlcate. Inc.) Another fine Installment of this story tomorrow oo |