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QQMQWQQMQSNQMQNQQMQNQQMQNQQMQNQQMSNQQMBQSWQ C C 7 W Q53 Kayak?cwewacweiwrwegkacwewacwemacwewacwewaw VOLUME XI NUMBER 4 ROMANCE PERSONIFIED Say, sis, jim Neal needs a girl for the party tonight. Want to go? Plenty of fun. Jane Winslow put down the book she had been reading and looked affectionately at her pretty, younger sister. l'd love to, she said wistfully, but it would be the same old story. VVhat's the use, Mil? VVe tried it before, and you've seen what always happens. I sit and watch the fun instead of being in it. I just don't take, that's all. It's sweet of you to ask me, though. You're always trying to get me in, aren't you? Oh, gee, Jane, you're lots better looking than Terry Hall. You dance better, too., Come on, just this onceg if it don't work, I won't ask you again. You ought to go out more. How do you expect to find the romance you're always looking for? I don't like to neck and smoke either, but if I didn't indulge a little, I'd be left out too. Come on and go. Try it, anyway. Mildred Winslow looked pleadingly at her sister. H Muz don't like me to go unless you or Dot are along. Jane sighed. All right, kid, I'll go, but it won't be any use. As they climbed in bed early the next morning jane turned to her sister. You see, I did try to be like the rest of you, but it isn't my nature. I just can't do it. Be a good kid and let me stay at home the next time. After that Mildred went alone or with their other sister. Jane stayed home or went to the movies with girl friends from the office. Several weeks later jane changed her position and went with a large engineering firm where there were three men in the office and five in the machine shop, she being the only girl. Associating with men from all walks of life-from mechanics to millionaires- did a lot toward givingjane the poise and confidence Thirty-seven in herself she had hitherto lacked. She began accept- ing a few invitations to dinner and shows, and even went back to dancing. She loved it. Two men asked her to marry them. Jane was extremely flattered, for both were wealthy men, and she was sorry that she didn't love either of them enough to marry. She didn't want to get married though: she was having a good time, better than she had ever expected, and although she hadn't yet found Romance fshe was twenty-threej, she was still looking for it. It was late March and a blustery, dismal day when jane found Romance. She had been alone in the office most of the day. The bookkeeper was out collecting accounts: and Mr. Turner and the Engi- neer had taken The Moth, the firm's tiny mono- plane, and Hown. to Philadelphia to an auction sale. The day had seemed terribly long. jane wondered dismally if it would ever end. She had little or nothing to do. VVith Mr. Turner away she had no mail. It was their dull season and her work was light. Therefore, when the front door opened and some- one entered the store, Jane looked up with more than usual interest. Taking a hasty glance at herself in the tiny mirror she went out into the store. The customer was tall and slender and stood with his back to Jane. May I help you? Jane's voice held just the right amount of deference. The man turned and smiled. Jane the business woman disappeared in that instant, and Jane the woman came into her own. Then the stranger spoke. I am looking for a motor for my yacht. I understand you are converting airplane engines for marine installations and having wonderful success. Yes-s, jane stammered. VVe have been. Mr.
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THE OWL Turner is away, but I expect him back tonight some- time. I'm sorry. If you could come back some other time. She paused. He will probably be in all day tomorrow. Thank you, smiled the stranger. Tomorrow, then. With another smile he was gone. Jane went back to her desk feeling suddenly glad to be just alive. The whole world seemed brighter. She wondered wistfully if the stranger with the charming voice and the wonderful smile would be back on the morrow. She wished she had gotten his name. VVhen the bookkeeper came in sometime later he found her busily typing some letters that she had been trying to get done for weeks. And the clock said 5.15. Say, Miss Winslow, it's after five. VVhy the overtime? VVaiting for someone? jane started at the clock unbelievingly. XVell, who'd have thunk it? she gasped, using her favorite expression of bad English. Feature little Jane working overtime when she don't have to. Vifith a burst of merry laughter she prepared to leave the office, calling a cheerful Good-night as she went out. The bookkeeper and the mechanics stared at her retreating figure. Ye gods! VVhat happened to Miss VVinslow? An hour ago she nearly bit my head off when I went in the office, now look at her. Shaking his head mournfully the mechanic went on washing the grease off his hands. Jane was busy the next morning. Title contracts, equipment rental contracts, the telephone and a dozen other things kept her so busy that the office door opened and someone said, H Good morning, you see I am back again. Jane was acutely conscious of the fact that her hair needed combing and that her nose was shiny. She wished she hadn't let her hair grow. It would stick out in little tufts around the tiny knot that wouldn't stay up. Trying to appear indifferent to her appearance she went back to the shop to get Mr. Turner. The stranger, whose name was Richard Penton, bought an airplane motor and contracted to have it converted and installed in his sixty-foot yacht. In the days that followed, the entire force grew fond of the quiet man with the rich Southern drawl. They all imitated his drawl because they loved to hear him talk. He spent a great deal of time at the place and most of it in the office talking to Jane. If he didn't come in, he would phone, and very often he would do both. jane thrilled every time the phone rang and she heard, L' Miss Vilinslow, this is Richard Penton. He always talked to her a few minutes before he asked for Mr. Turner or one of the boys. The jobgseemed to be a hoodoo from the start. Everything went wrong. VVhen it was nearly COITI- pleted, theyt-took the boat out for a trial run and burned up the cylinders and pistons. The whole engine had to be replaced. It was late july by that time. A I The whole force was calling Richard Penton Dickie by now. He neglected his own business and .hung around the office and shop. When they put the new engine in the yeacht, he still called the office daily for news and then went to the Yacht Club to see for himself. jane wasn't the same. She didn't know herself. Unconsciously she would start singing in the office. Jane had no singing voice and the result was past anyone's expectations. The boys teased her un- mercifully, but it didn't stop Jane at all. She took the keenest delight in walking into the shop and announcing, Dickie calling, what shall I tell him today? The boys would look at each other, then into Jane's mischievous face, groan and say impatiently, f'Oh, for Heaven's sake, get out of here! Tell him anything. Tell him to go eat grass. As Jane was leaving for lunch one day, Mr. Turner called her back. Going uptown? he asked. Jane nodded. U Leave these drawings at Dickie's office, will you? Jane took the long envelope from Mr. Turner with hands that trembled slightly. She was sur- prised at herself for being so thrilled over the prospect of going to Dickie's office. Why, you nut, you half-cracked nut, she told herself sternly as she walked up the street. Jane VVinslow, I do believe you are in love with the man. Snap out of it, kid. A man with as much money and personality as he has is never going to notice a girl like you. He is just being nice to you. Snap out of it, kid, come down to earth. At an early age Jane had formed the habit of talking to herself, calling herself down or compli- menting herself. She was putting it into practice now. For the first time though, it didn't work. All the way uptown she took herself sternly to task for falling in love with Richard Penton. It didn't help matters at all. When she reached his office on the top floor of the Trust Building, she was so nervous she could hardly stand. She had to wait a few minutes, which gave her time to pull herself together. VVhen Dickie ushered her into his private office, she was almost herself again. Brisk, business- like, she delivered the plans, exchanges a' few com- monplace-remarks and started to rise. Don't go yet, Miss VVinslow. I want to talk to you? jane stayed, more thrilled than ever. VVhat did he want to say? She soon found out. After playing with his pencil and acting in every way like a shy schoolboy, Dickie cleared his throat and said: Engaged, Miss Winslow? Y Inf what way? laughed Jane. b --'e f CCantinued on Page 495 ,f T hirtyeeighzf
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