Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1937, Page 14

A—14 »x THE EVENING SERVICE By Richard PENE)OPE stud- ied her reflec- tion in the mirror. There were wrink- les, of conurse. There were bcund to be wrinkles after 10 years of frowning over account books and pecking away at a typewriter and attending business conferences. Yet for the most part, she told herself, she hadn't changed much. Her eyes were stili blue and clear, her hair still retained its chest- nut luster, her skin, save for the incon=- sequentirl wrinkles, was faultless. Time, she frank- Iy admitted, had not been unkind to her, as it had been | to dozens of other girls she knew. Per- | haps this was because of the fact that | she had the money to buy smart clothes and patronize the best beauty shops. Perhaps that was it, yet she | knew the charm that still lay on her | like a mantle was natural. Presently she left the mirror andi got out her cloak. The clock on her | dresser said 8:30. Phil Quinlan would | probably have arrived at the Potters | by now Phil Quinlan! The mere thought of the name sent & queer, de- | licious tingling sensation through her | blood. Ten years ago, when both of them lived in Traversack, 50 miles sway, Phil Quinlan and she had stood | ohe night on a moon-flooded hill above the town and he had asked her to marry him. She was young then. She had a crazy notion, an insatiable ambition, to become a busines woman. Phil had | represented nothing but an obstacle | in the way of a career. She had re- But the next moment | fused, lightly. she regretted her lightness, for Phil had told her savagely that he was go- ing away. He never wanted to see her again unless he could have her for his own. She had sensed the depths of his wound, and the realization had | eobered her. rise, had gone away. | He left a letter behind There'll | never be another, Pen. I shall always love you. Sometime, perhaps, you will love me. Then I'll come back—" | Phil, to her su: * k¥ X ENELOPE had launched forth on her career as a business woman. Buccess had smiled. From a position as clerk in the local bank she had gone to the neighboring town of Mayfield as cashier in a bigger bank. Nine | [ 1 years later she had achieved what few Women of her acquaintance dared even She was elected vice pres s dream of dent of the Mayfield National months later, Mr. Paxton, the presi- dent, had retired and Penelope had taken his place. A'woman president of one of the biggest banks in the State! And a young and lovely woman at that! Penelope could scarcely believe her | own good fortune. It was difficult keeping her head, maintaining a bal- | ance. Outwardly she was known as & young and brilliant woman, a gra- DAILY SHORT STORY | He was to be feted at a party given by You must meet him at once.” NINE-YEAR MOTOR TRIP FROMRIO TO U. S. ENDED Three Brazilians Have Covered 16,182 Miles in Tracing Pro- posed Highway North. After an automobile journey from Rio de Janeiro that took them 9'j years, three .trail-cutting Prazilians STRIPES Wilkinson. clous hestess. No| one guessed that anything lackec, no one dreamed that) % g in washington woday. Comdr. Leonidas Borges de Oliveria, Observer Francisco Lopes and Me- chanic Mario Fava were received by high officials and entertained exten- she had followed the career of Phil Quinlan with a se- cret yearning. For Phil, too, had been successful. He had gone north with the Wimple expe- dition, then south with the Mackey party. He had achieved fame as an explorer. Penelope had fought the yearn- ing for 10 years.| But it was a losing | fight. Eventually she had aamitted to herseif that the | thing she had| i wanted could not be | found in a bank, in st ccess, in admira- tion and respect of business associates. It could be found only in the arms of the man she loved. She was a woman. Pride had prevented her from writ- ing Phil Quinlan and holding him to his promise. Now fate had interposed. | the James Potters, Mayfield’s leading family. Every one of importance would | be there. Penelope, of course, Was invited She saw him the moment he came through the door. A tall, bronze fig- ure, a little older looking, a trifie gray about the temples, standing among a group of admiring guests. Penelope scarcely knew when Grace Potter | came bustling up to her. | “Darling, I'm so glad you've come. | * Kk | TENELOPE followed her, conscious | 1 only of the pourding of her own heart, of the bronze, quietly smiling | face. | “And this, Jr. Quinlan, is a little | lady of whom we are tremendously proud, Miss Penelope Harvey. She'’s president of the local bank. Think of it! A woman, and at her age.” “Indeed? How do you do, Miss Har- vey.” | “How . do you do.” | His handclasp was warm and firm, his smile genuine. “It's always a pleasure to meet bank- ers. We depend upon them so much in our business, you know.” “And ye!, the money is really of so little importance.” “It's tremendousl: important, we get under way.” (llll | Mrs. Poter said: “Oh, Mr. Quinlan, | smooth-flowing I do want you to meet our Mr. Hinchey.” .| dustproof drawers of | Phil turned away with the barest nods, with the quiet, set smile still on | his face. And Penelope was left | alone. Penelope studied her refiection in the mirror. There were, of course, a few wrinkles. She smiled with a little toss of her head. One could hardly expect to be without them when one had achieved her success. They were like service stripes: each a definite mark of progress, each dearly earned | and paid for. Service stripes! Identi- fying marks of success! Something to | be proud of! And Penelope laid her head on the dresser top and sobbed. (Copyright, 1937.) mirrors of Vanity or Dresser. Washington Speechless. | George Washington first came into | the publ eye through his heroism in the French and Indian War as a youth o On his return he became 8 member of Virginia's House of Bur- | gesses, the Speaker of which lauded | him so for his services that when | Washington rose to make a little speech of thanks throat utter seeing the words stuck in his and not a syllable could he The Speaker, a tactful man, | Washington blush, stammer | ICE CREAM A jolly, tplutmp runchy, tasty C\vith smooth, creamy F it’s beautifully To Serv To Serve 14 10 {6 Pers Individual Molds .« « m' wise anterns T xI:{amoween figures in VO! flavors . . . 4oz oo old Center Brick - in Pumpkh vanilla with 8 Delicious of Maple walnut . - Decorated 1 ate candy @ tern, Witch. Meadow Gold per dozen .- pumpkin, buttered pe decorated! e 10 to 12 Persons.....- Goblins ur favorite per gallon....eeee ndividual Portions ecorations owl. 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