Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1935, Page 34

DAILY SHO RT STORY- LOVE IN-LAWS Leah Told One of Her Bosses to Sit on a Tack, and Had Ample Tim e to Regret It. BY LUCILE CULLERTON. T HAD been one of those days when everything had gone wrong in the office of the Chicago law firm. Head Clerk Leah Flynne, homewar¢ bound [} on a Clark street |§ trolley, was ex- hausted almost to hysteria. Remembering how things had gone haywire, Leah repented the sudden audacity which had prompt- ed her to talk back to a superior —and tell one of her numerous bosses to go sit on a tack. Leah’s seatmate & handsome chap with tawny hair and a brief, tawny “APOLOGIZE FOR THAT REMARK.” the spokesman: mustache and & length of body apparently too great) to be accommodated by the space be- | tween the leather seats, withstood | the defiant toss of mahogany curls, | but when carmined lips began to‘ tremble and tears seemed imminent he became - alarmed. | He surveyed Leah anxiously. | Leah did not notice his concern, absorbed as she was in a vigorous ordeal of self-condemnation. Her | eyes, apparently focused on the tweed- covered knees which stuck awkwardly out into the aisle, were in reality re- | viewing the scene in the office. Go sit on a tack! Still the slang phrase was funny. Chuckling, she continued to stare at the long legs beside her. “They aim to amuse,” a melodious voice reached her ear. “Oh, 1 wasn't—!" panicky. “Don't fabricate, young lady-" «I wasn't, really! Besides,” medita- tivel they aren't much longer than Golen's— "' Golen was one of the bosses. Just thinking of him—can- tankerous old duffer—restored Leah's | blazing expression. | “Don't be angry” the melodious voice pleaded. sorry 1 spoke.” | Leah didn’t hear. Once again she | was thinking how the exact Miss | Esbern had reprimanded her for a| certain letter—vicious, of course—but | written in accordance with the in-| structions of the hard-hearted Ellers. It was then she had lost her patience | with Miss Esbern. Leah chuckled. “Go sit on a tack,” she repeated softly. Miss Esbern’s dismay had been a thing of joy. | “Ardmore avenue!” the conductor | shouted. Jumping up, Leah brushed | by in front of the long-legged young | man, not noticing his uncertain. angry scowl. She alighted and walked to the curb. To her utter amazement, | Long-Legs was beside her. | “Apologize for that remark,” he ordered, “or I—I'll smack you!” To what remark did he allude? | Nonplused, Leah evaded. “So you live on my street, too?” Her smile was magic. “Cut it,” he growled. “Why should I sit on a tack?” | Red splashes swept over her face | as she realized she had been thinking aloud. “I'm sorry,” she said wretch- | edly. “Today has been unusually | hectic.” “Doing what?"” “Being bossed,” she answered re-| signedly, “by each individual mem- ber of the law firm of Golen, Esbern, Ellers, Hiems & Swold.” | forward. Three long strides, and the | shoulders. Bending swiftly, Long- | of the firm stern glances. The amused quirk of his lips was not discernible 4 in the deepening ; dusk. “You have my sympathy, Miss—" “Flynne,” she supplied. Still smiling, he bowed and left. Before Leah re- moved her hat at the office the fol- lowing morning, Swold, the lesser boss, was com- manding her pres- ence in the con- ference room. The employers were there, all five of them, with self- satisfied cat-ate- the-canary smiles on_their faces. Ellers, huge and florid-faced, was “The dignity of| our office must be upheld at any cost. We have decided that your serviees will terminate at once.” Hiems, the plump and most con- genial boss, offered a check. Her salary up to date, plus two \.\'wks. in advance. Composure deserting her, Leah mumbled vague good-bys and fled the room. Golen followed. Unmindful of the crick in his back, he bent his tall form to whisper in her ear. “I happen to know,” Golen boasted, “that a secretary is needed in suite 1106, Skyhigh Building. Count on me for an A-1 reference.” “Oh, thank you!" She sparkled again. Golen wasn't such a bad old duffer after all. She would follow his tip at once. No. 1106, Skyhigh Building. Grasp- ing the knob of the door eagerly, her fingers suddenly numbed. What was this “O'Connell, Smith, Blakewell, Hess & Webber, Attorneys-at-Law the sign on the frosted door proclaimed. The irony of fate! Some seconds ticked away while Leah fought a feeling of weakness. A job was a job these days. Gritting her teeth, she entered the reception room. Five young men were seated around a table in an inner room. Seeing her, they arose as one man and bowed. Leah gasped: the tallest partner was her long-legged street-car companion! “Good morning,” the tallest part- ner greeted her. “We are five green attorneys without a boss. Heaven must have sent you to fill our need.” Leah gulped. smiled at four beam- ing faces, and twinkled up at the tallest. “My first command—" He clicked his heels and saluted. “My first command shall be—smack me!” As one man the quintuple rushed tallest was gripping her by the Legs felt a crick in his back. But lips pressed and clinging to a moist mouth was worth it. Even his Uncle Golen would have admitted that. Leah drew away to give the rest| “Yes, boss,” they chorused. “we'll go sit on tacks!” and shuffied out of thg room. - (Copyright. 1934.) Tomorrow: “Breakfast Gag,” by | Lucile Cullerton, tells how two young | moderns were brought back to earch by the maive sincerity of a morning | guest. PRESIDENT ACCEPTS GARY RESIGNATION, Texan Quits as Member of Fed- eral Communications Commission. Hampson Gary of Texas yesterday | tendered his resignation to President Roosevelt as a member of the Federal Communications Commission, an of- Bce he has held since last June. The White House made public a letter from the President accepting | the resignation and thanking Gary for his public service. The resignation is | effective tomorrow. In resigning, Gary had reminded the President that when he accepted the appointment it was with the un- derstanding he would serve only until January 1. Gary formerly was in the diplomatic service. 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