| Show That Boyce Girl GI O By R. R H. H Davis SALLY BOYCE obtains a Job sellIng sellIng selling sell- sell Ing automobiles for lor the PHILIP ULMER ULMER UL- UL MER ER Sales company in order to make a living for herself and her parents SYLVESTER BOYCE ROYCE her father lost I all his money trying to save his closed bank Sally slaps her first prospective customer ADOLPH GINGRICH GINGRICH GINGRICH GING GING- RICH who claims her father stole his money Gingrich orders Sally and Salesman JEFF RAINEY out of his off office Ice she dreads reporting to Philip Ulmer Ulmer merely advises her not notto notto notto to slap people if It she expects to sell cars That evening Sally tells telis her fiance W WALTER NORRIS of her new job and he seems displeased but suggests suggests sug sug- rests they get married Immediately Dancing at the country club with GARY whom she has heard Is not too scrupulous In business business business busi busi- ness Sally makes an appointment to sell him a car at luncheon the following following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing day She slips Into the dressing dressIng dressing dress- dress Ing room and LOUISE WES NES beautiful beautiful beautiful ful but spoiled daughter of a wealthy family maliciously questions Sally about her Job and announces she has always wanted Walter and thinks this Is 15 a good time to get him Sally tells Walter on the way home of her appointment appointment ap with and he Is not angry as she expects him to be Walter says ya Is trying to find finda a place for him In his plant Sally Sant' Is filled with misapprehension at the sight of a new Duluth car parked car parked In front tron of her home She Is relieved to discover It Is Jeff Rainey who Is discussing discussing discussing dis dis- dis- dis cussing his Invention with her father Sally asks Jeff not to return and he kisses her and leaves The following day she demonstrates the car to Gary and Sally fears she spoiled her chance of ot making a sale because she told she cant can't take the afternoon off oU for gol golf CHAPTER FIVE Sallys Sally's doubts vanished i as she drove al along ng a country road with Gary The Duluth was purring like a kitten freshly gorged with cream And Gary had had some complimentary things to say about the car Its a wonderful car Sally said enthusiastically Ive owned two of them myself cant can't still h have Its a shame you ve a a car of your own Gary said quietly Sally shrugged I dont don't mind walking I 1 just want to be sure to earn enough money for food and rent and medicine for dad Your father is a remarkable person person person per per- son Sally Not one banker in a hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred would beggar himself trying to save his depositors Sally warmed to his words then found herself wondering if Gary would have done the same and if he really did admire her father And chided herself for the thought Has Walter told you that Im I'm going to find a place for him at the plant Gary asked presently Sally Nods And Smiles Sally nodded smiling Walter is isso isso so so pleased about it He hates selling insurance I can understand that Gary said sympathetically Walter is the executive type He could never make good S Sallys Sally's doubts were alive again She couldn't believe that Gary really meant this because Walter Valter was so plainly not the executive type She had an uneasy feeling that G Gary ry was merely trying to please her and so she turned at the next crossroad and headed beaded for the city again I mustn't keep you away from your office too long she explained smiling Please dont don't hurry on my account account account ac ac- ac- ac count Gary protested Its a re relief relief relief re- re lief to get away from business cares occasionally Tm Pm giving a a- dinner party at my country place Saturday night Gary was saying Id like for you to come Sally Sally looked straight ahead Was he inviting her alone to his country place Was this the price he expected her to pay if he h was to purchase hase a car a fro from her rt I 1 phoned Walter about it this tills morning Gary continued He said he would have to speak to you about it it Sally let out a a. a relieved breath hating herself for her suspicion Why yes Wed We'd be glad to go Ga Gary She Has Uneasy Feeling She had an uneasy feeling that Gary had noticed her hesitation and that he knew its reason She Sli color stealing into her face I I had a small party in mind Sally You and Walter Jeff Ranney and Carol Putnam Louise Ives and myself One gets so bored with th the country club and the usual places and I thought you might like a change It sounds very nice Gary sh she replied wishing that he hadn't made mad it t sound so personal If you dont don't lik like any ny of these thes people Ill I'll invite someone else I 1 want you to be pleased I 1 like all of them Sally said quickly and felt that she was being be- be being being be be- ing fairly truthful She didn't really dislike Louise Ives in spite of th the girls girl's outrageous remarks at th the country club last night And th the word was much too mild to express her feeling for Jeff Jet Rainey I suppose youve you've met Jeff Raine Rainey at Ulmer's Gary said casually Yes Sally said sald in a controlled voice Ive met him Gary laughed a little You soun sound as if you weren't one of Jeffs ac ad- ad I T scarcely know him Jeff is an odd character Gary said thoughtfully He has goo good ideas but he doesn't carry them 1 to toa toa a logical conclusion So many me men have that fault and it keeps them from becoming successful J Jeff eff expects to become a mi millionaIre mil mil- Sally said lightly I doubt that Gary laughed laughe but he could do very well if h he could be persuaded to listen to rea rea- son Sall Sally Feels Awfully Bewildered Sally felt bewildered She had taken Jeff Rainey and his ideas ideas' rather lightly but it seemed t that at att t i P d Gary ary and her father father thought drought well of both Ive decided to interest myself in in jeff Jeffs Jeff's s inventions Gary told her If f I 1 can persuade him to turn them over ver to me and let my experts perfect them Ill I'll make Jeff a ell v do to-do young man Jeff was talking to Dad last night about some of his ideas she told old Gary Ind Indeed d Gary exclaimed Do you ou remember what Jeff said Sally searched her memory and andle the le search made her cheeks burn She 10 didn't like to be reminded of Jeff eff Rainey She wanted wante l quickly to o forget everything he had said and nd done But But she remembered suddenly what her father had told her Jeff has an invention for inflating inflating ing ng tires while the car is in motion through compressed air from the engine She laughed scornfully It It does doesn't t sound very sensible to me She was conscious of i Garys Gary's excitement ex- ex conscious of the tremor in ins his s v voice ice Its It funny that no one thought though of f that before It would make mako a milli million illion n dollars dollars if if he can do it 1 Sally ally Resents Excitement Sally resented his excitement resented resented re- re his admiration for Jeffs Jeff's idea ea and wondered why she should resent them Jeff had kissed her but ut he hadn't been serious about it so there was no reason why she should hould hate him so She thought of her father as asle she le had seen him before going to work ork this morning She wondered if f J Jeffs Jeff's ff s visit was responsible for Mr T. T Boyce's brighter eyes his stronger voice She shook her head lead It just wasn't reasonable Did Jeff mention any of the details details de- de tails tails ails of this invention Gary asked quietly 1 I I d dont don't n-i- n rEmember remember any Sally replied But he may have told Dad more about it it Has Jeff patented it it Gary persisted Or is he merely work- work working working ing ng on the idea I dont don't know Sally replied and was pleased to see the plant lant just ahead The huge glass- glass steel and building covered several acres cres of ground and the air vibrated vi- vi brat rated d to to its machinery Gary smiled at her as the Duluth Duluth Du- Du luth uth came to a stop before the entrance en- en trance rance trance If you will come with me to tomy tomy tomy my office we can conclude our business Sally Gary said In Garys Gary's wide high office Sally sat in a chair and watched with shining eyes as he filled lied out a check His scratching pen en sounded like celestial music in n her ears My first sale she thought ec- ec statically Gary blotted the check and handed handed hand- hand ed d it to her Sally put it in her bag unable to speak She rose t to her feet Ill send some one for the car Sally ally You can tell Ulmer to mail me a bill of sale He rose smil- smil ing ng Dont forget that you are coming oming to my country place Saturday Saturday Satur- Satur day ay night I wont won't forget Gary Gary and and thanks for or the nice luncheon and for buying buying buy- buy ing ng a car from me Gary shrugged away her thanks Tell your father that Im I'm going to call all on him soon soon Tonight per- per haps laps Dad is hardly well enough to have ave visitors yet Gary nodded d his understanding I I would be awfully pleased to have your our father with me meme meme mene me ne when he is well he said gravely grave- grave ly y Sylvester Boyce has a splendid splendid did id business brain and we must not allow it to go to waste His words made the future seem very bright for th the and Sally expressed her gratitude Driving back to Ulmer's she she stopped the car three times drew Garys Sary's check from her purse and stared at it with tear-dimmed tear eyes It t still seemed too good to be true rue Troublesome Ideas Are Present But not even the check could drive certain troublesome thoughts from her mind She had met Gary many times in the past at parties and dances but had felt only a mild interest in him She was smiling cheerfully as she entered the display room at Ul- Ul mers She was picturing Philip Ulmer's Timers surprise and pleasure when he ic learned that his newest salesman had lad made good She saw Jeff Rainey talking to a middle-aged middle couple who were plainly plainy plain plain- ly y people of moderate circum circum- stances Jeffs Jeff's voice floated to her bringing her to a ah ahalt halt lt gasping Tell you a secret Jeff was saying saying saying say say- ing to them The Ford car is very bit as as the Duluth The man and woman smiled Were sorry we bothered both- both ered red you Mister the man said We thought the Duluth was a low low- priced car car Glad you came in Jeff said heartily You buy yourselves a aFord a aFord Ford and you'll never regret it it Sally watched the couple leave then turned amazed eyes to Jeff And you call yourself a salesman salesman salesman sales sales- man she whispered I am Jeff allowed grinning and a good one Then why did you tell them a aFord aFord aFord Ford was as good as a Duluth she asked indignantly Because they have enough money for a Ford but not enough for a Duluth Jeff explained I wanted to send them away happy And so you knocked the I Du-I Duluth Duluth Du Du- luth Sally sniffed Jeff Has Sold Two Jeff grinned at her Ive sold two today Miss Spitfire How many did you sell You sold two cars cars she said re re- re Jeff nodded Best day Ive live had hadin hadin hadin in months But you haven't answered answered answered an an- my question I sold one Sally said proudly and and andI I believe that I 1 will sell many more mor Philip Ulmer doesn't pay commissions commissions commissions com com- missions on beliefs Jeff laughed then he eyed her narrowly Did Die you really sell a car Sally didn't hate anybody not anybody nol even Jeff Rainey Rainey-as Rainey as she took that thai beautiful check from her bag and handed it to him When Jeffs Jeff's eyes rose from the check they held both surprise anc and admiration He grinned at her Remind me me to kiss you again Sally Sally Sally some time when Im I'm not nol busy The he bowed formally Ulmer Motor Sales company is proud of its new salesman To Be Continued Saturday Copyright 1938 for The Telegram |
