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. the whole truth would do.
3’
her plea to get a Job a
Chitin Tel-snob and see life.
dNDBlW Helium.
minutes editor ed the
and a close friend 0! herds
friends with BOB m.
rough and M police up“.
who issgroathelptohsrh
getting a start on the paper.
‘ i LEXEI amounorr.
; world famous pianist. Inches
love to Barbara when she Illu-
1views hinmhhbotelseitane
leughe at her MM Infl-
ltions and says. “Women were
not made for work. You e-‘t
best life.” She gets back to the
once too late to write Ilse in-
terriew.
Now GO ON WIT]! THE STORY
CHAPTER VII
R a moment it seesaed to be.
here that the clock must have
made some insane leap around
me circle.
When she entered Nikohhol‘s
eperirnent. it had been only ten
o 'clock.
after twelve. No feature cow would
he accepted after noon.
She cast a frightened glance at
Weile.1'!e wee buried under a pile
of last-minute manuscript. from
which he emerged now and again to
give a command. He did not look
at her.
Someone made his way to Bar.
here. She looked up to see the unil-
ing face of Bob Jearies.
"Any copy to write?” he asked.
Barbara shook her head. “Come on
to lunch. then." he replied.
She hesitated a moment. “Hedn't
I better tell Mr. Wells I didn't get
my story?" she inquired. puckering
her browa at the painful confession.
“Nope.” said Bob. “If you tackle
him now. he'll snapyour head off.
Better keep the post-mortars till
after lunch. when he isn‘t so busy.
71nd thank your lucky stars he
hasn't salted you about it.”
Barbers looked again at Weile'
tense face and at the pile of copy
in his hands. “I don't believe I have
the nerve to confess to him right
now. " she said. “Let’s go. "
Over the bare wooden table in a
little barbecue shop around the cor-
ner. Barbara told the sad story.
emitting only the episode of the kiss.
idweumg upon the beauty of the run-
‘eie and the power of Nikolakoir’s
personality.
Bob nodded his shaggy head sage-
ly. meanwhile pouring a flood of red
barbecue sauce overlthe meat on his
plate.
“Yeah. that's the way with these
birds." he remarked. so if from great
heights. "They never know when
to ring ed. But part of your job is
to break away in time. without of-
fending their precious feelings.
There's always a way to do it.
"If I were you. Miss Hartley—aw,
say. l'm going to call you Barbara—
I‘d not say a word to old Wells
about it. He may forget he ever
sent you after the story." 1
"i doubt it." replied Barbara.
When they returned to the Tele-
gr» ph office. Wells 081M he! to the
desk. He was frowning. "What
happened to Nikolakoff?" he asked
curtly.
it was apparent that nothing bu:
dd m
the interview." she said. "but he
insisted upon playing for nae—e lot
of things he domn't do for the pub-
lic. And when I got away from the
hotel. I ran all the way. but it was
past the deadline. I haven‘t any
other excuse."
The city editor looked at her, disc
gust written large upon his face.
"Of course." he drawled. “getting
copy into the paper is a part of your
job. I didn't send you out to enjoy
Itwnsnoweiasninutes-
arediahhuttohs-inghachestow."
”roe might use it tomorrow."
volunteered Barbara. quaking at her
own «nutty.
'Tornorrowl" The city editor gave
up the attempt to express hie con-
tempt.
Then. as if exhausted by Barbere' s
stupidity. he began to speak very
slowly and patiently. as if to a little
child. "in this game. tiles Hewley.
there is no tomorrow. The world
ends at twelve o'clock each day.
Copy held over is copy not worth
printing. There is no commodity
1.
“I didn't send you cut to cnjoyarecital but to get a story." said the city editor in
disgust.
that spoils so fast as news. Miss
Bowler. Try to remember that.
“A story that is worth half a col-
umn today is not worth half an inch
tomorrow. To be specific. Nikoiakoff
gives his conned tonight. end leaves
town at midnight Tomorrow he will
hseeifheneverhedbeennofar
as Chicago is concerned. No-
body will be interested in him or
his views. once hie coat tails have
fluttered out of town. Don't ever
lay 'tomorrow' to me again."
He turned away from her. and
Barbara knew that there was noth-
ing left for her to say.
she turned away from the desk
and found McDermott confronting
her. It wee the first time that she
had seen him for more then a flying
glimpse. since she entered the Tele-
graph office. He smiled urbaneiy.
She could not guess how much he
had heard of the conversation Just
ended.
“Good work on the West Plains
moi. Mile Hewley." came his
smoothv voice. "Your little heart-
throh sideiighta showed a nice sense
of news values. Hope you'll keep
it up."
Barbara thanked him. a
chokily. Then she bolted.
She rushed out of the ofl‘lce. She
wanted to get away. far away. to try
to forget that she had ever entered
this eu-ange. brutal world in which
she found herself. where sickening
humiliation followed closely on the
heels of triumph. and leurels
snatched one minute were torn away
the next.
Suddenly. she thought of Bruce.
She did not went to think of him,
but the thought would not be shut
out.
Just three days had passed since
that last interview in the living room
at home. It seemed to Barbara that
yearn must have elapsed since then;
that she must have grown centuries
older. How Bruce would laugh if
he could see her now. disheartened.
humiliatedl
lhe wandered into a’department
little
store. and strolled through the aisles.
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Says Governor‘s Lady." ,
But that was not half of It. The
story begun with a few lines about
the feat accomplished by the Chi-
cago Telegraph in getting at first
hand thiademiled story of the in-
augural ‘nfardrohe of the new gov-
ernor's wlfo.
There followed a favorable corn-
mem. upon the taste of the enviable
woman. an epic on her choice of
furs. some remarks on shoes and
gloves, and e iy rlc on her lingerie.
131111.111 settled back in the creek-
ing swivel chair. l'lcr hand lay
carcssingly upon the smiling picturo
of the governor's lady.
The city editor came by. on his
way to the composing room. and .
caught the pose. He made all if to
speak. thought better of it. and went
on, smiling.
“Cannon. Barbara Hewley!" said
somebody close by her ear. Bob Jef-
fries again. "You've mado a splash
this time. all right. Guess that
about makes up for Nikola-whats
looking ebsenily at various wares.
as she passed.
A women in aahlee was standing
before the Jewelry counter. exem-
ining a. necklace. Her face struck
Barbara as vaguely familiar. Out of
idle curiosity she stopped at a little
distance down the counter to watch
the purchase.
Then she heard the clerk speak to
the customer. “Jade is better than
coral this season. Mrs. Hamilton."
There was deference in her (one.
Two other saleswomen hung about.
to watch the woman at the counter.
Then. in one of her flashes of hiernnme. doesn't it?"
memory. Barbara identified the face. "Guess to." said Barbara. happily.
She had seen it beside that of the "It got good position. didn't it?"
new governor. looking out of the "8th in the world " said Bob.
m Of her OW'II Dave? the day he- "Sort of stuff that means circulation.
fore. The Jewelry customer was the too. People rave on about yellow
MW governor’s lady. journalism. but gad. how they eat it
"What flip." thought Barbara. "to up! And women make the best ”It
filth her buy necklaces!" She low journalists in the world. you
looked with interest at every detail know 1"
°f the womane costume. lle looked at Barbara. expecting a
Thenascntence of Welle' occurred sharp retort. But he was (may
to her. “Write what you would poinitld
read. if you were on the outside." Sum, they do." ah, and, 11b,
“ lied “‘d' cause they have a nose for gossip
When the jade necklace lied been and h flair for picturesque impro-
wrapped up and theclwngo delivered. priety. The talk that passes over
Mrs. Ezra Hamilton moved away. the back fences in our street would
followed by an unobtrusive younz keepisny paper supplied with spicy
person in tailored navy blue. No- news; for weeks."
body observing would have gucsned A telephone call took Bob away
that any connection lny between the and 1icft Barbara to her pleasant
lady in cables and the girl in ecrge.medila1lons.Sho picked up the pe-
For that mutter. neither would the nor again nnd gazod upon her story.
lady in rabies. Thor). condescendingiy. she opened
the paper and hngnn to read some of
the copy of other writers.
She was beginning to feel the
warm affection for the Telegraph
that. young reporters develop. with
their first “boat."
1111111111. read the news column
rather thoroughly. narbara glanced
at ebmc of the advertisements. Even
for1theao she felt a personal af-
faction.
A two-column box 111. the head of
a column on the real estate page
caught her eye. "Manners. Stone 1h
Reynolds." it read. And underneath.
"Realtors. "
This. with the telephone number
and a suite number in an office build-
ing; was oil.
The name "Reynolds" gave Ber-
bara a start. There was nothing to
sho‘w whether it was Bruce Rey-
holds.
llcr thoughts were interrupted.
Adeline had left the switchboard to
speak to her. 6
’iSomcbndy wants to mill to you.
Miss llawlcy." she sold, nonchai-
anily. "Says her name's hire. Esra
Hamilton."
(To Be Continued)
"The first lady prefers white
to colored lingerie.
"Her purchases in the under-
wear departments yesterday aft-
ernoon adhered firmly to the
conservative color note. in spite
of the attempts of salcswomen
to press upon her the latest in
apple green combination suits.
and orchid chemists.
“The climax was reached in
a. department store when a sales-
woman advanced upon the gov-
ernor's wife with a robe do nuit
in apricot crepe do chino. lav.
ishly trimmed with black chiffon
frills.
“ 'My goodness.‘ said 'Mre.
Hamilton. ‘l'd feel like the bed-
room scene from "Camille" if I
word that.’
“Whereupon she picked up her
parcels of white unmcniiona-
bios and departed for the glove
.dzpsrtmeni."
There it was, right in the middle
of page one, under a three-column
cut of the governor's wife and a
staring black headline. which read.
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first person who showed signs of
hastility toward the film.
Both theatres were filled with ca.-
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VIENNA—A bank clerk here who
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