Evening star. [volume], December 03, 1938, Page A-7, Image 7

About Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972

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-DAILY SHORT STORY
GOT THE JOB, BUT
By Meredith Scholl
Everything de
pended upon Peg
gy. If Eric Merrie
approved of Peg
gy, Otis would get
the appointment
to the Cuban of
fice of the Na- i
tional Power Co.
Otis was sure of
every one but
Peggy.
“You under
stand how impor- _
tant it is, don’t ~
you. Peggy. I’ve S
wanted this job '
for a long while.
It means a lot.
You — you’ll be
nice to Mr. Mer
rie?”
"Why must I
•ee him?” Peggy
asked.
"Why? Because
men in town first.
Otis was frantic.
He didn’t know
that any one
else in town was
being considered.
But he managed
to suppress his
d i s a ppointment,
and urged Mr.
Merrie to attend
a party he was
planning for the
next evening. Mr.
Merrie said he’d
be delighted.
The party was
a great success—
up until 11 o’clock.
Then Mr. Merrie,
who had drunk
no more cocktails
than any one else
present and who
shouldn’t, there
fore, be feeling
were engaged to be married, that's
why. He's going to be in town for
three days, and, naturally, I'll want
to entertain him, have him meet
some of my friends. Especially,”
he added meaningly, "my future
wife. I'll W’ant him to know that
he need have no fears regarding
our ability to-maintain a—er—so
cial front as representatives of his
firm.”
"You mean,” asked Peggy, her
eyes glowing, “that if you are ap
pointed we'll be married and you'll
take me to Cuba to live?"
"Naturally,” said Otis.
"Oh!” said Peggy. "Then it is
Important, isn't it? I'll be extra
nice, Otis. I’ll buy some new clothes
and everything!”
Otis sighed with relief. Perhaps
he had been a little hasty about
promising to marry Peggy so soon,
but that could be ironed out
later—after he got the appoint
ment. He supposed sometime he
and Peggy would have to get mar
ried. Public opinion would force
them. They had grown up together,
their parents had been friends and
there had been an understanding
between them for years. Yet Otis
would have preferred to let things
drift along for quite a few years
more.
Otis approved of the new clothes
Peggy bought. For the first time
since he could remember she looked
something more than casual. But
he didn't see beyond the clothes.
He didn't see that it was the back
ground Peggy's natural beauty gave
the new clothes that made them
stunning. He wasn't used to look
ing that far.
Mr. Merrie proved to be much
younger and more handsome than
either Otis or Peggy had antici
pated. But there was a business
like air of efficiency about him that
pleased Otis greatly. A man who
was efficient could see at once that
Otis was suited to the Cuban post.
If Otis still entertained fears that
Peggy might create an embarrass
ing situation, they were banished
the first evening. The three of
them sat in the living room of the
old Whitehead house (Otis had in
herited the place) and discussed
Cuba and the new job in a very
businesslike fashion. Peggy was
sedate and eager and she kept her
mouth shut, which was a big relief
to Otis.
Mr. Merrie didn’t give his de
cision right away. He wanted, he
said, to talk to two or three other
Brain Twizzlers
By PROF. J. D. FLINT.
Stars and blocks and circles and
triangles and stuff. We’re going to
work on arranging them so that
there are no two alike in any line
of four. The stars are already ar
ranged in the array of 12 squares.
Now. you might think that that's
all there is to it but, if so. you are
mistaken. See those numbers in the
different figures? Well, no two alike
can be in any line of four either.
O. K„ go ahead.
(Copyright. 1038.)
(Answer on Page B-14.)
any more gay, declared he’d like
to climb the hill in back of the
house and watch the moon rise.
He said tonight the moon was due
to arrive at 11:21.
Everybody stared at him in
amazement, and Otis, thinking
quickly, was on the point of laugh
ingly suggesting that Mr. Merrie
go to bed and sleep it off, when
Peggy said unexpectedly: "That
hill's no place to watch the moon.
There's a better one down on the
Sanborn road. You wait till I get
into some comfortable clothes and
I'll show you.”
Otis tried, without making a
scene, to discourage Peggy. He
didn’t want Mr. Merrie to think
; that she was in the habit of acting
! so unladylike. He knew what she
meant by "comfortable clothes.” He
tried to give Mr. Merrie the idea
that she had had too much to
drink.
“Oh, let us have some fun,” Mr.
Merrie said. “By the way, White
head. is Miss Crichton the girl
you're going to marry and take to
Cuba with you?”
Otis was on the point of saying
yes. Then, like lightning, a thought
crossed his mind. He set his lips
firmly. “No,” he said, “she’s Just
an old friend.” Then he turned
and saw' Peggy standing in the door
way, staring at him. He could
have bitten his tongue off, because
now she certainly would be justified
in acting naturally.
Otis waited in an agony of sus
pense for Mr. Merrie and Peggy
to return. He heard them long be
fore they reached the house. They
were singing. They came into the
living room, laughing and happy
and red-cheeked from the cold.
Mr. Merrie came directly up to Otis.
“Whitehead,” he said, "you get
the job."
Otis gulped. He stared. And
suddenly he knew? a pang of re
morse. He had misjudged Peggy.
She hadn’t let him dowo. She was
a good, sweet kid. He must tell
her so, and explain things, before
he left for Cuba.
“That’s fine, Mr. Merrie. Thank
you. When do wre leave?”
“We?”
“You and—and me?”
“Ho!” said Mr. Merrie. “I’m not
going. I’ve something important
to attend to here.” He glanced at
Peggy. Peggy smiled. And Otis—
Otis w’ondered if he was as smart
as he thought.
(Copyright, 1938.)
Hambone's Meditations
By ALLEY.
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ALL HE LIFE
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