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Jean Wick (in the
figured dress) is
discovered in her
pent-house apart-
ment. Her hus-
band, Achmed Ab-
dullah, and a
young friend are
seen with her.

FIVE-thirty, into a taxi and across town to Fifth Avenue. Twenty o
minutes to six, and my name being announced at the desk of 24 w
Fifth Avenue, New York City. se
sh
Fifteen minutes to six—a silent pause on the landing—and then, v

into the holy of holies—the presence of Miss Jean Wick, Author's Agent. sh
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A bare three quarters of an hour for an interview. co
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And so home and to meditate. li

Naturally, I'm still breathless. To say nothing of being overwhelmed. p
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All over in a twinkle to be sure, yet now that I have once again as- in
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sumed my every-day role of an inconspicuous being, I have very much in
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of a clear impression of my visit and mean to tell you about it right Y

now. . ,j th
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Miss Wick, who in private life is Mrs. Achmed Abdullah is no other he
an
than our own Jeannette Wick, Alpha, Barnard College, 1904. sh
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"Shall I call you Miss Wick?" I asked hesitatingly, almost at the
n
beginning of our chat.
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"Why, of course," she replied promptly, "Everyone calls me Jean ti

Wick—friends as well as clients."

But that was only the beginning of her hospitality of which, in a

very short while, I was to know the abundance. She ushered me into

her delightful home, busy to see that lights were convenient and com-