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o Copynght 1950 by Wermino Block Dist by NEA SERVICE, INC A
Clemency leaned back on the
wooden seat of the waiting room
of the Belgravia Employment
agency and wondered why it was
necessary for prospective employes
to sit en anything quite so hard.
The room was bare and austere;
decorated, though that hardly
seemed the word, by a large square
mirror. It was probably put there
on the wall as a hint to those be
ing called upon to interview im
portant clients of the firm to make
sure that they presented a scrupu
lously meat appearance.
Clemency looked at her reflec
tion in it, and the reflection looked
back at her without any of the
satisfaction which an ornamental
young woman of 22 has the right
to feel, with the knowledge that
she is rather charming to look at.
Up to now, this particular young
woman had found good looks rath- 1
er more of a liability than an asset.
Quite a number of women seemed}
to prefer their children’s nursery
governess to be elderly and not
so good looking, :
She was conscious of mounting |
nervousness. If she didn’t get a
job soon she would have to go
home, and that was the last thing
she wanted to happen. The little
flower-decked railway station atl
Belsham Lacy, the country town
in the West Country of England
where her father's legal practice
was established, seemed like a
prison gate. |
At that moment the door of the
inner sanctuary opened and the
tall, fair girl who had gone in last
;ame out, shutting the door behind
er.
Clemency glanced at her, hoping
to ask the cutcome of the inter
view to which the girl had been
called 10 minutes ago. Their eyes
met, as though in answer to her |
g:ought. the other paused beside{
T.
“No luck. She wanted me to go
abroad, but 1 don’t intend to tie
myself up. When my fiance comes
back from Germany we’ll be get
ting married.”
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the agency, looked out. 1
“Miss Norton.” She beckoned.
Clemency rose at once to obey
the summons, with a smile at the
fair girl.
Miss Simson drew che door she
was holding a little closer. “Just
a minute,” she said in a low voice,
“It’s no use wasting any more of
my client’s time unless you are
willing to consider a post abroad—
North Africa?”
North Africa! ¥ather than
Clemency had ever hoped to go.
Visions of things she had always
wearned after shone brilliantly out.
Her heart gave a little excited
mw .npeafingmi "
pretty voice
—was calm as she answered:
“I've mo objection to going any
where abroad.”
“Good.” Miss Simson motioned
her to follow. As she entered the
inner office she said: “I don’t think
we need despair, Mrs, Amberl,v.l
here. A most abominably dirty |
about whom 1 spoke. I think she
would suit you.”
“That sounds too good to be
true.” There was a touch of acidi
ty in the slow, slightly drawling
voice,
Clemency’s first impressions of
Syrie Amberley were that she
looked as though she had stepped
out of the pages of a fashion mag
azine and that she was one of the
most breath-takingly lovely crea
tures she had ever seen. She had
dark red hair and the flawless
skin that goes with it. The whole
effect was so dazzling that Cle
mency did not attempt to analyze
them.
Miss Simson said: “I'll leave you
to talk,” and disappeared through
another door on the other side of
the room.
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Mrs. Amberly lit a cigaret as
she appraised Clemency. Then:
“Are you sure you are willing to
go to North Africa?” she asked. |
“Make up your mind definitelyl
before we go any further. It would
be too crashingly boring to find‘
out all about you and then have
you say, like that idiot who just
left, that wyou don't want to
‘travel’.” 1
“On the contrary,” Clemency re
plied quietly, “there is nothing I'd
like better than to travel” |
“Good.” Clemency’s prospective |
employer’s smile seemed spoutan-]
eous and brilliant, although 1t did
not change her eves. They were
strange eyes, almond shaped with
an uncdmmon shade of hazel
green, with a line of gold around
the edge of the iris. :
She continued: “I've one litfle
girl, nearly four years old. She’s
rather out of hand at present. I
brought her back for a tonsil op- |
eration, and her governess with
her. I thought the governess would
go back with me—but she sud
denly decided that she must stay
‘here. A most abnominably dirty
trick—she knew we were due so
leave next week, and she let me
down at the last moment. T don't
think any reference she gets from
me will secure her another job!”
Mrs. Amberley’s mouth set, and
Clemency noted that when she was
not smiling there was a distinct
suggestion of bad temper, almost
of cruelty, about the line of those
red lips.
Realizing for the first time that
‘her prospective employe was
standing, Syrie said carelessly:
“Do sit down. I hate looking up at
people when I'm talking to them,”
and as she was obeyed: “1 suppose
you've looked after children be
fore?
“I trained in a nursery school
for a time, and I"'m capable of giv
:; first lessons,” Clemency told
“You haven’t actually held down |
this kind of post before?” 1
*No, but I"m very fond of chil
dren and good with them. The
matron of the school will give me
a reference. And I looked after a
friend’s children for several weeks
last summer. |
Syrie’s laugh was brittle. “What
about your family? Frankly, re
lations are an absolute curse.” |
“My family would not interfere
with me,” said Clemency quietly.
“My father is a solicitor in Devon
shire where his father and grand
father practiced before him. He
is married again and I prefer not
to live at home.”
Syrie looked at her more close
ly. The girl was pretty — unus
ual, too, that golden hair with
those enormous brown expressive
eyes. Syrie had no objection to
the good looks of any girl who
was not likely to trespass on her
domain -— and Baba’s governess
would hardly be likely to do that.
As for the men of the household—
if only Jon would show some in
terest in a pretty face, it might
held to solve a problem. And
Piers—Syrie’s eyes were suddenly
secretive.
Mrs. Amberley’s soft, slow voice
said: “We live on an oasis near a
place called El Barata—about 30
miles from Biskra. But 30 miles
in the desert is just nothing. The
house belongs to my husband’s
‘brother Piers Amberley. It be
longed originally to a sheik and
~was left to Piers by an eccentric
relative. We went there because
my husband had been—ill” An
odd, furtive expression crossed
the beautiful face and was gone
in an instant. “We'll probably stay
there. Piers can’t beer his younger
brother out of his sight” She
puffed on her cigaret.
“There’s a regiment at El Ba
rata and hoards of eminently at
tractive Frenchmen descend upon
us wheneve{ they get the chance.
I suppose I ought to warn you
that if you want a neighborhood
movie you'll be bored stiff. To be
perfectly frank, 1 shouldn’t choose
to live in the middle of the Sahara,
if I could help myself.”
“Jt sounds fascimating” mur
mured Clemegcy.‘ .
Mrs. Amberley drummed the
tips of her exquisitely manicured
nails on the table. “What I want,”
she said frankly, “is someone who
isn't afraid of responsibility and
who will be able to take Baba off
my hands, Of course, I'm fond of
the child, although I'd rather have
had a boy if 1 had to have one.
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who would have crowds of the
creatures and gone gooey over
them. !.!:mevex"--—sbc shrugged —
“] don't intend to do anything
about that. I'm not shocking you?
“If people don’t like children,
they just don't” said Clemency.
“Exactly,. You and Baba have
one wing of the house practically
to yourselves and your own court
yard. There's a car for your use
when you want to go out and can
arrange time off. We. have an
Arab nursery maid who's quite
good. I'd like you to agree to stay
for two years.”
“You might want me to leave
long before that!”
“Not as long as you carry out
the duties I have outlined. The
salary is 200 pounds a year.”
“It sounds wonderful.”
“One more thing. Are you en
gaged or anything like that?”
“Nothing.”
“You won’t suddenly want to get
married then?”
“I should think it the most un
likely think in the world.”
“Then, will you be ready a week
from today? And can you come
and see me at the Savoy tomor
row at 47"
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erences quickly, I could start to
morrow,” said Clemency.
“Oh, bother the references. I'm
sure you won’t disappear with my
jewelry.” Syrie’s laugh ecould be
pretty, though it was a little
harsh. *Come tomorrow. As a
matter of fact, I want to go out of
town for the week-Bnd and if you
were with Baba, it would be a re
lief. Ah, what’s your name?”
“Norton. Clemency Norton.”
“Pretty.” The smile that accom
genuine, “Don't let anyone spirit
you away.” Syrie rose and held
out her hand.
As though she had been await
ing her cue, Miss Simpson ap
peared.
Having explained that things
were settled, Mrs. Amberley
glanced at the diamond wrist
watch she wore and exclaimed that
she “really must fiv.” With a nod
to Clemency, Miss Simson saw her
out and was back in a moment.
“] think you are very lucky,”
she said.
“I think I am,” agreed Clem
ency.
Very lucky! she thought as a few
minutes later she walked to the
subway. She was going to see a
part of the world of which she had
often read and thought she would
like to see; because she was going
to be independent—able at last to
make a life of her own.
A life of her own! She had sin
gularly little idea of what that
could mean.
(To Be Continued)
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