| Show TELEGRAM 1 FICTION FOR LOVE OR MONEY By Br ROB EDEN BEGIN HERE REnE TODAY Brenda Fayre Fayre is is' is 22 pretty pretty and distraught She has agreed to work for Walter Valter Jason promoter and salesman of gold mining stock tock Although Although Although Al Al- though Brenda does docs not like the sound o of her work work which which is to be companion for Walter Valter and on oc occasion oc- oc c- c I cas casion ion to accept Invitations t ons from his prospective customers she customers she L I takes the job because she mus must 1 have money to support her Invalid L sister Lally Lally can move only in a wheel whee wheelchair chair chair but but despite her handicap she docs does most of the housekeeping for Tor herself and Brenda She is entirely entirely en en- dep dependent on her sister except except ex ex- for tor company compan For company she has I et r a ca canary ry her balcony garden and thoughts of ot the young man nan in the apartment nt above Va Val Sargent who who she knows it knows it writa writing writ- writ ing a novel NOW V GO GOON ON WITH TIrE THE STORY CHAPTER THREE Brenda h had d nothing to say about aboul the clothes Her opinion wasn't even asked She sat quietly while Miss Rush and Walter and the saleswoman commented on this garment garment garment gar gar- ment and on that When she was asked she got up obediently went into nto the dressing room with the saleswoman and tried on a dress or ora ora ora a suit When she appeared wearing it Walter Valter and Miss Rush would look at at ather her critically then look at each other If they liked the garment It t was put on a table beside Miss Rush Out Ont of Place Flace In n the tile m modernistic dressing room lined ined with mirrors and furnished with a pale pal green green heavy piled velvet velvet velvet vel vel- vet chair and nd a slim sUm chromium table able Brenda's black dress hung forlornly on a hanger It was out of place and she knew it She felt out of placa too in her cheap rayon slip lip The saleswoman wit with her crisp short manner frightened her So did tho price tags on the clothes lothes which she was trying on One hundred and ten dollars for this his plain gray flannel suit with suit with a a blouse Ninety-five Ninety dollars for that simple dress which lay on m the table outside the dressing room navy blue crepe with a tin tiny childish collar of white pique One hundred and sixty five dollars for that black chiffon chiffon fon on dinner dress farther down on the he pile unadorned pile unadorned even by a clip There Thero were vere other things on the table able too A black dull leather handbag with 10 on its price tag a navy blue bag costing casting 12 a fine little ittle black moire evening bag to togo togo go with the black chiffon chilton dress the clasp of fine line seed pearls 20 Three lor or four pairs of shoes size B 4 which was size dull black kid dd oxfords for the gray suit navy blue pumps pumps' for t the e blue dress and nd slender's lender sandals with fine straps for forthe forthe forthe the chiffon dress These had almost flat lat heels and would cos cost Mr Jason 2250 There w was a big circular cape of oi soft ot black velvet with wilh a hood that came cams up over Brenda's hair One hundred and fifty dollars and she could wrap it ar around und her slim body almost twice It was lined in white heavy satin and the satin was to tobe tobe be monogrammed In black near the hem with her initials So Expensive There were hose so sheer heer they I looked like cobwebs cobweb Three or four lour hats one a model which was pric priced d dat at 35 35 and which was to go with the gray suit a fine grained felt hat hal tho the brim bound with narrow black grosgrain ribbon There was wasa a batiste blouse all tucked by hand This was was' 40 Walter Valter and Miss Rush didn't once look at a price tag They looked first at the things as the saleswoman saleswoman saleswoman sales sales- woman brought them from hidden racks th then n they picked out what they wanted Brenda to try tryon on and then they studied the clothes clothe when they were on her If they were suitable they were placed on the table It wont won't do Ethel Walter would say when Brenda was in front of them modeling It flIt looked allrIght all allright allright right before but on on Its her her its it's ter ter- ter- ter And the girl would go back to the dressing room with the saleswoman saleswoman sales sales- woman and wonder what was wrong with the dress because she thought it was WB all right Sometimes Miss Rush would make the comment instead of Walter Valter Wrong color for lor her hair Walter Valter Well We'll have to watch that hair Its It's gaudy with some colors Better stick to blacks and grays My l Partner Brenda didn't like Miss Mis Rush and her br brisk lc ways She didn't like the way Miss Rush looked at her her lower lip thrust out a little and her eyes narrowed Miss Rush whom I call my secretary sec see r tary but who is really my partner partner part part- ner ncr Walter had introduced them before they left the office to outfit Brenda Miss Rush had acknowledged the introduction with a swift nod of her head and announced th that t she was ready with her list Walter WaIter and Miss Rush discussed the list in the of his chauffeur driven car caron caron caron on the way to the shop and the girl was completely ignored Ethel Rush than Wa Walter Wal- Wal Wal ter Brenda thought she sho must be 40 Her hair which was almost jet black alack didn't give e her age ago away way but buther buther her iier face did Although it was was perfectly perfectly perfectly per per- cared for almost too well cared for the skin was beginning to show a little flabbiness and there were many fine line wrinkles wrinkle under the small dark eyes and deeper lines that ran from her thin nose to her mouth Miss Rush was WB not a lI pretty woman but she was attractive well preserved rath rather r thin Her black dress wa severely but beautifully cut her black blak v stra v. hat hat cas was was-busi businesslike busl busi becoming becoming- and the furs she carried were sables sables- fine fins soft skins kins The she smoked she took ook from ar lr platinum case initialed E R R in small gold letters Jetters Ease It was with such ease that she settled the the question of the clothes that hat Brenda didn't want vant Lally to know v about and nd the job that Lally wasn't to know everything about either ither keep your our things in my apartment and md use one of my rooms as a dressing room You'll come in every morning at 10 and get your My m maid id will help you dress If theres there's nothing for you to todo todo todo do you can remain there or go as you please You'll have a phone in your flat however through which we can reach reah you when you arent aren't at my apartment Your sister will understand that wont won't she Yes Brenda said Shell Understand understand understand un un- that and shell she'll take messages messages messages mes mes- sages for me In the smart gown shop Brenda modeled clothes for two hours Then there here was another hour of standing standing stand- stand ing ng for alterations while the garments garments garments gar gar- ments were being fitted She Sho was tired ired when she was finished and Into nto her own black dress dres again Miss Rush was tired too There were puffy circles under her eyes and more lines IInes in Ia her face She looked over 40 V Walter alter though was fresh and cheerful as h ha he made out a check for 1600 and handed it t to the saleswoman Brenda saw the he check and heard the saleswoman's saleswoman's saleswoman mans man's 8 gracious words of thanks Sixteen hundred dollars dollar for two dinner dresses one suit two street dresses four lour hats one wrap four tour p pairs airs of or gloves three bags a blouse lour four our pairs pair of shoes and nd a dozen pairs of ot hose Sl Sixteen teen h hundred d dollars dol- dol 4 lars ars Nice Wardrobe A nice wardrobe Walter Ethel commented casually as they le left t the e shop Jason left them outside the shop and Miss Rush and Brenda Bre da used the he car to return to the Tower building On the way neither CJ of f them said aid anything It It was wa only when they were were in Miss MiS Rushs Rush's p privat private l vat vate office later that W Walters Walter's lter secretary secretary secretary sec sec- and partner spoke Her voice had md taken take o on some sharpness and her nose seemed thinner be with us six abc months Brenda she said as she took oft off her hat and laid it on a table And after all we have an investment in you the fou the outfits that were bought boughtor for or you today So its it's no more than han fair that you sign an agreement agreement agree agree- mc ment t positively ly to rem remain i 1 with us or lor six months We Ve agree agree to keep you six months pay you 50 0 10 a week weck and commissions and you agree to remain six months We have conTacts contracts contracts con- con tracts with everybody who works work for us She took a sheet of ot paper from the hc top drawer of or her desk It was wasa a com company pan letterhead and typewritten typewritten type type- written in the middle of the white sheet were th words I Brenda Fayre agree to remain with the Jason Enterprises for or the term of ot six months Brenda read the words once then twice and It seemed to her that tho the simple sentence became more complex as she looked at it It seemed that there were other words no not written on that paper but which she saw plainly behind the ones that were there To her the contract contract contract con con- tract read I III Brenda Fayre knowing knowing know know- ing that Walter WaIter Jason and Ethel Rush are crooks and perhaps thieves and that what they are doing i is outside the law have de decided de- de to become one of ot them and Will be one of them to the best of ot my ability for tor the term of ot six months I ISo So those were the words that were swimming before beCore her eyes as she took the fountain fountan pen Miss Miss' Ru Rush Ruh h handed her and quickly sign signed d her name on the paper and in her brain were singing those sa same e words when she he saw h her r name in black Ink on the paper Her brain was still whirling hirling with them as Ethel Rush took the pap paper r folded it quickly walked over to one atthe of at the filing cabinets and p pu pui it away Theres nothing for you to do today she said when she came back to the desk and sat down in her own chair but I would like to have you get familiar with the offices and the staff Grace Ivar the girl gIr we passed in the reception room will take care of you Just tell her I want her her- herto to show you around Brenda rose and went to the door There was a question sh she wanted to ask but Miss Rushs Rush's head aready al already already al- al ready was WB bowed over some p pipers papers pers and she was scratching some notes on the margain so the girl went out quietly Continued Thursday Copyright Register and Tribune Syndicate for tor The rhe T Telegram |
