| Show V By WHEN A GH GIRL L LIVES LIVES' S WEN Inc LOE LOVE fO FOR noe Tilts THIS HAS 8 Jerry Jer Ray Kay thinks thinka that love Is Ia a. a a delu I aba slon Ilon and makes make up h her her r mind Ind to marry Tary Tor to- tor oney tier Her fu plans lans for for a. a a vacation at Atlantic City are ae spoiled poled by the los loss Iou of ot i the money she had saved caved sved Nothing le- le mains mans but to co go 10 camping with her her roommate room room- rom mate mate Myrtle rU on the north shore chore of Lon Long LonS Island Their camp mp Is wrecked when an airplane airplane air sir plane plaue o ned by young joung Alester Carstairs crashes into It The others oiher escape In Injury In in- jury but but- but Jerry Jerr is I picked up unconscious by Dan Dan ey Kar laney the pilot piot Alester drIves drive Jerry to the doctor who finds that tat her injury Iju Is not serious An the thenay way nay back bak Alester stops top at An ao Inn for for dinner and seems amused when Jerry Jery refuses reuse a a. a drink lie He Introduces her he to Leon Leontine tine who invites Invite them to tea a birthday part arty Alester shows show Jerry Jery a gay gay time durIn durina her her two weeks weeks' vacation s and tells tens her that he loves u her madly but does not ask ak her to marry marr him Myrtle rte warns warns' her her Against him but a aletter letter Ieter from her mother revealing poverty and and illness nen decides her her to continue continue con con- her efforts to win in Alester nut But leser how will Bill Ih she h be able able to buy a a. new frock for the big party pary he has ha Invited herto V O GO CO OX OV niTH TIlE THE TiE STORY STRY CHAPTER XIII XII The big white pillared store hummed hUmme with activity i The outer doors were thrown I back to the public the public the early eary shoppers shoppers shoppers shop shop- pers and bargain bagain hunters who pressed presed against the tile barrier ropes i that would not be let down by the struck aisle men until the 9 o'clock bell beI I I At the various counters countes girls were bu busy putting merchandise out for tor display r accompanying their movements movements movements move move- ments with a running chatter of overnight confidences s. s One of these girls was wa silent a. a a little terrified but determined determine to follow her fler plans through It I was wi wrong yes but buts but's so s much much was at ats s stake tal e. e There were extenuating cir cir cir- cr- cr And no one would be harmed hared Sh She very care care- ful Jerry Jery picked up a a. cobwebby af affair affair a- a atah af- af fair tah fairand and glanced glanco quickly at the size mark mak Sixteen It I was just what she wanted wante but she couldn't take tae it tt i now Too bad ba Some of the tunics were wee one of ot a kind kid She Sire folded folde it it quickly and piled pied it up with others otes in the neat rows on the counter It was unnecessary work she considered but the head of the thede de department was particular Five minutes minutes min mm- utes after the barriers were down the counter would present a scene of such disorder as a to make you weep lt I did The 1 sale had been been well wel advertised Jerry watched the grabbing pawing hands v with wih iila a a strong desire to speak her mind about those who owned them But the customer customer- was always right That had bad been thoroughly drilled dried into her r rebellious emous little head after aner one woman woman had compla complained ed of her herfor herfor herfor for asking that she pick up a lace scarf the tile customer had dropped to the floor and was wa stepping on S C The eager pulling Dulling and ad digging digging- became became be be- e- e came harder to bear when greedy gedy hands hads reached reache for tor the tha tunic that Jerry Je had marked for tor herself herselt She i ia was a going to borow borrow that dress for forthe forthe the party that party pary that is is if J it i remained unsold There were others like it f but none size 16 15 And the rest of the tunics tunic were heavy lace lace lace- lace things she could not possibly slip into hito her beg her handbag Two of ot the lighter tunics were sold immediately and nd Jerrys Jerry's Jerrys heart heat fell tel The one she wanted would surely be the next to go Then unaccountably the tide tide- of ot favor turned to to- the coarser pieces And Andas as tho the day wore on and the tunic she wanted wante anted for one precious night r remained unsold on n the counter she sheb b bean an to maneuver to discourage its is sale Each Eath time it threatened to become exposed expose on top of ot the heap she deftly thrust it deeper if it she could And by 4 o'clock ono hour ur before beCore closing time Jerrys Jerry's Jerr's tunic was still sUll there But she he had begun begun to to weak weak- en Of or course se she would woul return t It ItIn Itin in tIle the morning undamaged and un- un soiled But suppose someone saw sw her taking it f. f Prying eyes es were nere about Sho She would be accused of oC stealing What a terrible mess shed she'd be in Jerry R Ray Ray a a common thief thief I a e Some SonIc more returns for jou yoth o a astock astock astock stock stock girl gir grinned at her as is she dumped an armful of merchandise down doun on the counter Jerr Jerry regarded regard regard- ed the tue stuff with ith wih a ti scowl scowl That was vas the w worst of be being ng paid in com corn missions Things came back back cape espe especially f fAnd daily from cha charge ge customers And you ou didn't know anything about it i halt hal the tho time Unless the customer paid cash Then she had d to talk to the aisle man nian And no no matter matel how hOtS how tactfully he tried tred to re refuse refuse refuse re- re fuse he always s 's had hn to take tako the tile goods back Even when hEm it W was the safest guess in in Inthe the world that they ll h had d been worn wor If Jerry Jerr had seen this happen mice once sh she b had d' d se seen n. n it ith h happen a hundred times ppe She picked up the things the stock girl had returned and put them away There was wa a lull at her end of the counter She remembered remembered remembered ruefully that she had spent n nearly alY hal half an hour homo with the woman woman who had 1134 ha bought the te lace bertha berth It I was an expensive piece and had bi blought ought Jerrys Jerry's book for the tho day up t to IL a a good figure Before the sale was was completed she had worried over o er tie the report she she must make mae at the erd end cd of the da day Usually abou abo 4 o'clock the tile girls began to whisper to one ne another What VIat i ou got 1 Ive I e had fierce luck Im Im sitting pretty for old oI the pain Well Vell Im I'm Im not but I should worry S C C These and similar remarks were freely given until tile the stores store's bell beI heralded the end t of another working working work work- h ing g day The return of the b bertha rth was Is-as wa the tile straw that broke down Jerrys Jerry's resistance If I customers could borrow things from the store why couldn't she There wan ta g girl J in in her department who ho ha J worl worked l c 50 so 0 hard And Ad she was l unc- unc t al She was was loyal She Sho had spent her own o money there too Why she Silo was was' a customer hers herself el even en if she hadn't nt a charge account And she wouldn't be depriving the store of ot a chance to s sell l the tunic if i she waited until closing cosing time Um to take tale it i out arid and brought bro it back in the morning Sho She wished she hadn't tried to hide hido it earlier in in- inthe the tho day But at least it was Tva there if an anyone one had la dug for it it- f And some people eople kept things out aut for tor daIS a anti and weeks even cven before returning them The he h closed c Curing at u vtha months month Those These sixty end endless endless I summer less minutes between 4 and ad 6 5 5 were a nightmare to Jerry In P spite spie f of t all she told herself she couldn shake al off a a serse sense of ot guilt gui But sUe slie ha had to have the tunic It vas easy cast to take e. e She simply folded it i up and put it in her he bas bag made the the old felt bag she had llad from a hat in Irs imitation of an import im Sm- Sm port ort a There was a rule rule against keeping bags at the counter but it i iwas was was a dead letter letter letter-it lette-it lette it was Ignored No noticed her heI take a e etho so often ten ore ono ne tho the tunic Her act action on was screened by the minute thelast-minute hustle huste and bustle buste so familiar at closing cosing time s The alan man manat at tile the do door doer set her heart to th thumping had hard as a his eye fell tel up upon n the bag tucked under her arm If I it loo looked ted clous cious he would he-would would stop her bet she knew But Tie lie only smiled smiled moat most most who knew and and dealt with Jerry smiled at her her and and said goodnight very pleasantly Outside the door she turned weaK her knees knee trembled and her and her b hands felt fel numb for tor a a. moment Myrtle was with her ats the mater matter kid kd she asked alarmed But Jerry Jery quickly recovered her composure Nothing she said sad moving movIng on Im Im Just excited excite about the party Oh so youre you're going I thought you rou gave it it upI up i replied it it I 1 couldn couldn't t Jerry i means mean too much to me I Myrtle remained silent but she looked decidedly y out of sympathy with wih Jerrys Jerry's Jeys Jey's change of at mind Jerry Jery did not tell tel her ger er about about the tunic Myrtle Myrte would go out with George Gerge before it was time for her herto herto her to dress she hoped and make snake it unnecessary to reVeal what hat she had done S C C They had dinner dinne together tog at the nearest restaurant and hurried home where Myrtle took time only to change her he dress and shoes be before before be- be fore she went out again to meet George Geore J Jerry r y was as glad giad to know he be wasn't coming to the house for her tonight Myrtles Myrtle's Myrtes Myrte's disapproving was getting on op p I her r nerv nerves s. s She felt relieved when her friend left lef Alester Aister came came for tor at 9 c clock Jerry had lingered long over her hert he t toilette ilette She had bathed and given herself a facial s as LS best she could Her ler hair har shone shone bright as s polished amber Her ler dainty feet were encased en eX- eX cased in slippers sh she had bought at ata a basement sale sale They were painted paint paint- ed with wIt silver sl cr priced High slippers slip sUp pets pers originally they were reduced because their white satin had become become be be- bei i come soiled They made mae Jerrys Jerry's feet look as exquisitely shod as ev ever er she She h had d seen And Ad the tunic tunc fitted as perfectly as a if J it had been peen made fo for her by a a FJ Fifth h avenue avenue ave aye nue flue modiste Jerry Jer was about about to powder her he henek neck and arms as when she remembered remembered nek ere of a a smart smart-f fashion fash ion on the Riviera Modish women were wearing white wie with ochre makeup Her own ow skin was was' ws' ws sunburned sunburned sun sun- burned burne to a deep tan tan The Tile white sleeveless tunic with wih its is deep V VIn Viii Vin In iii the back would show it off oft beautifully beau beau- beu- beu she realized Alester ought to approve a of that lie le was denied the tile opportunity however to admire her when she came down to him for tor Jerry was wa wearing a light summer summer that concealed her dress and all al that It i 5 r revealed vele One glance at her slippers satisfied sats sats- satis satis- fied fled him im that she was In evening clothes cothes He ile grasped her hands ands eaSel eagerly Jerrys Jerry's beauty alwais always moved him But lut a his family simply wouldn't have it Neither was he so 50 kean on a a. himself If only Jerry would be reasonable or if only oy he c could uld f for forget r.- r. get her You u need nothing nothing- more to make you yoi lovelier r he said hut b t Ive I've Ive br brought you O some flow flowers fowers ers S S S When Je Jerry ry was wa seated in tho car carthe carthe carthe the the black blak roadster roadster roadster-he he handed her lice hera licea a ribbon tied ribbon box She opened it eagerly gerly and for an instant it seemed to lo Jerry that she must be dreaming Surely she was was wa not merely a little going to a p party paty in a dress adress adres she he did not own Orchids were for first ladies tho the wives of public then men thenor menor men menor or favorites of the the stage and screen Women omen who weed snapped for for forthe the rotogravure pages wore orchids r on the tho av avenue she avenue nu she had ha seen seer them Orchids in Jery Jerry Jerrys eye eyes were the he hes s sj symbol of luxury And Alester had hail given her he three They hey cost at t least shed she'd shod heard heard vo dollars lolar apiece apice Jerry caught her breath In sheer ecstasy It was wa the first time in her hex life that superlative superlative beauty beauty had been showered upon her She co could ld not help thrilling to It and to the thought that Alester want wanted d to tomake tomake tomal mal make e her happy He le was starting stating th the car She looked looke up at him hm with dew dewy e eye es Thank you youx they seemed to say sy He looked around and caught the expression Her dips uttered what her eyes had seemed to to say Alester Ales Ales- tee ter tel smiled with deep satisfaction So o she likes orchids he thought That ought ought to tomake make you feel goo good Mr Ales Alester tel C Carstairs L. L To Tobe be continued |
