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Show V PAGE SIX PROVO (UTAH) EVENING HERALD, - r - THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1936 BY LAURA LOU BROOKMAN ) 136 NEA Service, Inc. b i s - CHAPTER 1 ypHE young man said hastily, "I'm sorry " His rolce was low, pleasantly nodulated. Toby Noticed that, even before she noticed the broad, taugh tweed shoulders, the bat brim dipping Jauntily, the brown yes. Toby's gray-blue eyes met the bron ones. She said, "It's all right." and smiled in the way that brought the dimple into one cheek. Then she Hurried on toward the employes entrance of Bergman's department store. "Shouldn't go whirling around corners," she reminded herself severely. se-verely. "Bumping Into people! Ought to look r where you're going go-ing " And then Toby was at Berg-nan's. Berg-nan's. Other girls, by twos and threes and some of them singly, were crowding through the doorway. door-way. Tctiy pushed inside, sighed Involuntarily as her eyes met the time clock. She had made it. all right! Meanwhile, on the busy corner half a block away, the young man with the brown eyes and the laun ty hat brim watched her disappear. H could do this quite easily (though Toby was a little thing) because her cap like hat was bright green. lie atehed until she ,was lost in the crowd before the doorway. Than be murmured. "Bergman's." half-aloud. eying the huge electric sign which swung from the top of the building almost hair-way to the street. Smiling and leisurely, the young man walked to the curb and summoned a cab. That Is how Toby Ryan met Tim Jamieson. Not. of course, that they had really met. Brushing into a stran ger during a Manhattan rush hour. making apologies ami uunjuit uu is a common enough experience, quickly forgotten. But. afterward. Toby Ryan remembered the en counter and knew it was really the beginning of the whole thing She didn't know it that morning inside the big department store the day's routine had begun. Toby was "In the Jewelry." which meant she sold pins. rinp8. bracelets, compact? pay. brightly-colored baubles ranging in price from 29 cents' tor the Imitation ivory bracelets to 179.50 for the "debutante .'atch" (special this week only) glittering magnificently with six tiny dta rnorvdsCn either side of the small oblong face. Trte store stylist called these wares "junk Jewelry." -signifying that their intrinsic ralue was Blight. Nevertheless the Jewelry was an Important department at Bergman's. rpOBY. folding a denim countei cover, murmured. "Good morn lng." to Maurine Ball and moved aside in the narrow space behind the coHnter. answered M&nrine "in the Jewelry." She added. "Lord, do I feel dead this morn: nc ! " "Party last flight?" "Mmm " Maurlne moved a dust er rather desultorily about the edges of the tray of Chinese charm pins. She put a hand to her mouth to stifle a yawn. "It was after four before I got to bed." she con fided. "Seemed like 1 didn't any more than close my eyes before that alarm was ringing!" Toby went to the ether end' of the counter to straighten the sign reading. "Handset Rhinestone Bracelets. $2.95 to $5" She won dered If Mr. PhariB, the good look- '"..J. 1 1 zm LFimb If " ' ' ,W '-Mi ' v " . M " ' ' ' s s, , ''i''rtr 1 'v S ! s S' ' J i ' 's." ?,S's4 ' ' j. ij, "S ' Z ' ' s-' t xs.v r. S 1 C 1 Tofej; Rjwn nas u7c corfi noticing. (.Vap-6ue eyes, nose tciA a 01 o a , generous lips, healthily crimson . . . hair that n35 gi broifn. "Morfcing." who was al?o ing buyer in the silverware depart-1 raent. two counters over, had been at Maurine's party. Mr. Pharis was new in the store. His uncle was on the board of directors and Mr. Pharis. after graduating from a famous fa-mous university, had traveled all over Europe. Toby had learned this from Maurlne who had "been out" with the- young silverware buyer. "She can have him." Toby thought carelessly. Maurlne had been late Ibis morning, as ustraT Gladys Sorenson. the third girl at the counter. Insisted Maurlne bad a pull with Miss Burrows, the buy er. Toby didn't think that She thought Gladys, who was older than the others and whose figure could be described only by the word "dumpy." said such things because Maurine was an out-and out beauty Employes who didn't know her referred to Maurlne Ball as "that pretty girl in the Jewelry." She had an arresting brunet beauty beau-ty that eclipsed her surroundings, inevitably drew attention to Itself. Working at the same counter as Maurine. it was no wonder Toby Ryan went unnoticed. Yet Toby was well worth noticing. Gray blue eyes beneath curying browe nose with a bit of a tilt gener ous lips, healthily crimson a chin that was practically perfect- That was Toby Ryan. Her hair was light brown or deep golden, depending de-pending on whether or not yon saw her in the sunlight. She stood Hve feet three In her trim pumps, wore size 12 frocks and wore them with an air. , Nobody at Bergman's thought Toby was a beauty, though every body liked her everyone who knew her. that is. Toby hadn't many acquaintances. ac-quaintances. She bad been at Bergman's only two months and. besides, she seldom made friends quickly. Toby wasn't the sort to talk much about herself, didn t ash other girls to go home with her for dinner, or suggest "double dates." 'T'RUTH to tell, behind the count ers at Bergman's there was lit tie opportunity to talk. The first floor was always a beehive. All day long a steady stream of shop pers poured through the broad cen ter aisles men. women and chil dren; some obviously wealthy, oth ers pathetically shabby: some buying buy-ing extravagantly, others "just looking." Toby, finishing a day behind the counter particularly a sale day almost always felt ready to drop Yet she loved it. She liked working work-ing at Bergman's; it was the best place she had ever worked. Toby, at 19. bad been an independent wage earner for almost two years Ever since the aunt with whom she bad lived in Jackson Heights had died. Toby bad had to leave high school then, a month before gradu ation. She bad been lucky abo( finding work as an extra salew girl during the Easter rush. Since then she bad worked at a telephone switchboard; in a five and ten store, selling electrical supplies; operating an elevator; demonstrating demonstrat-ing a waving lotion (her own hair curled naturally); and trying with disheartening results to' In terest unseen telephone customers in the merits of a new line of au tomobile tires. Now she was at Bergman's, by far the best place of all Tohy thought that If a girl worked bard In a place like Bergman's she conld hope for advancement Borne day-become day-become assistant buyer, or even (and why not?) a buyer. Toby was ambitious; she wanted a better bet-ter Joh. She couldn't ask the other girls to go horn with her becausfljjome was a tiny single room on tb third Boor. rear, of a rather anplaasan boose. The boas stood) on an on-Dleaaant on-Dleaaant street, too. There was a Umgle window, a studio ,cdncfc rather badly worn, tnree .cpaira a tabl that tailed to stand SQuarelj on its four less, and , a cat Piste po which to make coffee and try chops. The batb was 4own the ball, shared with other roomers on the floor. The remarkable thing about the room was that the rent was only $4.50 a week. ,,Toby received $15 every Saturday Satur-day at Bergman's. Substractlng $4.50 for room rent left $11.60 tpt food, clothing, carfare, and the innumerable in-numerable incidentals that were always al-ways popping up. Toby managed. but it required careful figuring GLADYS SORENSON. holding np a string of 79-cent pearls for a customer to examine, caught Toby's eye and nodded significantly Toby followed the nod. saw Maurlne at the end of the counter. Maurine was resting a ruby-tipped band against her cheek as she smiled at Mr. Pharis. on the opposite side of the counter. Apparently what Maurine bad to say. or what 'he young man was saying, was important impor-tant A woman with a small child In tow had paused Impatiently nearby, but Mauriqe did not notice no-tice her. ' Toby hastened toward the cus, tamer. "Is there anything 1 cao show you. Madam V "Well." tbe woman said sharply , "you might show me a little atten tion. if it's not too much trouble. Or aren't you girls paid for that! I've been standing here for Ave minutes, trying to get someone to wait on me " It hadn't been five minutes and Toby knew It. but she said quickly, "I'm sorry. What was It T" "Oh!" The woman glared at ber, then seemed to remember that she had come to the store to make a purchase. She opened her purse, took out a small turquoise pin and said. "Here have you any earrings to match that?" "I think so. The earrings are over here. Madam" But by the time Toby had selected select-ed three pair of earrings exactly matching the pin. the prospective customer decided she did not have time to .make a choice, and departed. depart-ed. Toby, putting the tray of earrings ear-rings back into place, saw Miss Burrows, tha jewelry buyer, ap proaching. Miss Collins from the advertising department was with her. They were almost beside ber before be-fore Toby noticed the man with them. He wore a trench coat and his brown felt bat was Jammed on rather carelessly. The three halted halt-ed and Miss Burrows said, raising her voice a trifle. "Oh. Maurlne " Maurlne Ball answered quickly. "Yes, Miss Burrows!" "Maurlne, you're to go to the third floor with Miss Collins. They're makisg a photograph to advertise the new Beauty Bar. and the model who was supposed to be in the picture has sprained ber ankle. I've told Miss Collins we can spare you for a little while" Maurlne smiled. "Why. I'd love to " she began, and then stopped. Tbe man In the trench coat was speaking to Miss Collins, who turned, looking at Toby. Miss Collins Col-lins put a band on tbe Jewelery buyer's arm. She said. "Mr. Hiatt thinks " and then her voice low-ered low-ered so that Toby did not hear the rest. (To Be Continued) aqin HStUS TODAY TOBY SlYAJT. Ift, wwrfca tokfa ib Hwelry et tars Naakattaa 49mimwn mfvm. Om br,rray fc wck rfa the rrvveW Mfitag rmwtt r. Tcfcry roll!. with 4lMkli f MM. Mil r alca r4 iHM mm. ItS arMal m kwy totratfass rm M1S9 BURROWS. Jewelry bVV talklats writ MISS COLLI Nl frms ta aSvevtlafaa Seaartaija ai a aaa la m treaeJi mi- . Tey amaaaaa pretty MAO. KIMK BALL. tflaa SaTTMra fcia fant aakcat II a ana ta) pmm Car a ?atoarraaa ta aa r4 la aa rertUrateat waaa Mlaa Calllaa la-errwpta. la-errwpta. HOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER II 'pOBY hsdn't meant to overhear sny of the conversation. It was just that they Were all standing so near she conldnt help Ic Toby was moving away when Miss Bur rows called to ber. She turned and said. "What is it. Miss Burrowst The Jewelry buyer looked st Maurlne and said, "I'm sorry, dear. They won't need you. after all" Then, to Toby. "This Is Miss Col tins from tbe advertising department, depart-ment, and this Is Mr. Hlatt They want yon to nose in some photo graphs they're making up on the third floor. You're to go with them" That was how It came about thst 16 minutes later Toby Ryan found herself standing before the new andJ dazzling black and chromium "Beauty Bar" with three blazing electric lights bathing ber In tbelr yellow glare and a camera directly before ber. The photographer (be bad removed the trench coat and bat. displaying a crest of very red hair and a gray suit somewhat out f press) dodged forward and backward, back-ward, the black focusing cloth a beat his shoulders. Every now tnd 4ben he would poll the cloth ovor his bead, peer through the camera, and then dart forward again to change the position of a light, alter Toby's pose, or rear range the background. "Turn your face to the left a little. Miss Ryan That's right no, not so far. Back again, tbe way you were. Now try it again" The lights were bot and Toby felt uncomfortable. She bad on a coat with a heavy mink collar and s bat from the French room. She was supposed to be a customer about to make a purchase at the "Beauty Bar." Suddenly the photographer called, "Now you've got itf That's it " and there was a barely discernible dis-cernible "click." Miss Collins stepped forward. "1 want you to try one from tbe other side," she said. "I'd like to show that background " "Okay." Marty Hiatt set to work to change the lights again. He was accustomed to tbe whims of advertising men and women. "This what you want?" be asked a moment later, over one shoul der. Miss Collins nodded. A moment mo-ment later she was called to answer an-swer a telephone somewhere In the distance. r 11 T "V JJ V -.if !' vth' J . W 5 v.;. v.', - ".v. .'o .V?.-.V.' vx-:-:-:..-: few The photographer said, "Notv you've got it. That's it and there was a fcarey discernible "click." Ar ARTY said to Toby, "Might as well sit down and rest. Don't want you to look stiff and unnatural un-natural " Gratefully, she sank into a chair,. She watched curiously as the photographer worked over bis camera. Presently he paused beside be-side her. "You were all right," ha told her. "Absolutely okay. Ever do any posing before?" "No." Hiatt nodded. "1 thought you were a little nervous," he said. "Just the same, you're all right. That other girl downstairs the one Miss Collins wanted to use she'd have been terrible." "Why," Toby exclaimed, "I think Maurine's beautiful!" "Sure, she's good enough looking look-ing but not before a camera Features are too small. And 1 don't like her chin. You've got a camera face, did you know that? 1 spotted you the very first thin? Round face, big eyes, cute little nose " "But Maurine's so much prettier!" pret-tier!" Toby insisted. The photographer nodded again. "Maybe. But pretty girls don't always photograph that way," he Informed her. "You've got to be able to size 'em up. You see. it's all in the camera " He went Into an involved, technical tech-nical explanation. interrupted when Miss Collins reappeared. Then, for 20 minutes more. Toby-stood Toby-stood before the lights and watched, apparently registering rapt delight over the array of beauty preparations before her. At last Marty Hiatt announced triumphantly. "Got it!" and signified sig-nified that the posing was at an end. Toby slipped out of the coat with the heavy mink collar and the expensive hat. She said, "Is that all. Miss Collins?" The older woman nodded. "Yes. I'll tell Miss Burrows you were a great help." "I hope she won't think I've been gone too long." "Don't worrj." Miss Collins smiled. "I'll take care of that. Perhaps we can use you again some day " TOBY slipped away. She wasn't interested in being "used" u-fain. She hoped fervently that Miss Burrows would not be annoyed an-noyed because she had been away from the department so long. Apparently Miss Burrows was not. Gladys Sorenson. when' the opportunity came. plied Toby with questions about what It was like to pose for an advertisement, what the new "Beauty Bar" looked like, when they were going go-ing to see the pictures, etc. Toby said, "Maybe they won't use them at all. 1 wouldn't be surprised if they didn't. 1 felt foolish, and I'll bet I looked that way, too." "I'll bet you looked swell," Gladys insisted loyally. She went on. "But, say Maurine's sore as a boil because they asked you to be in those pictures instead of ber. She looked mad enough to bite nails after you left." "But 1 didn't have anything to do with it !" "I know. Just the same, she's sore. Better stay out of her way that's my advice." Toby said. "If she really cares. I'm sorry 1 did it." "Well, I'm not!" Gladys nodded nod-ded emphatically. "Does me good to see that dame get taken down a peg once in a while!" Gladys was called away then to wait on a gangling, high-school-age girl wto wanted to bvy a enormous rblne-stone rblne-stone bracelet. A minute later Toby was busy with a customer, and the rest of the day went in brisk routine. Toby forgot the fourth floor "Beauty Bar" and the glaring lights and how awkward she bad felt before the camera. She tor-got tor-got Gladys' warning tnat Maurlne was "sore." Lunch hour came and went, the afternoon brought a new stream of shoppers. By 5 o'clock, when the first closing gong sounded. Toby sighed gratefully. grate-fully. In the milling crowd in the locker room she got into her last season's brown coat, managed to catch a fleeting glimpse of herself her-self in a mirror, and adjusted the little green bat. Then she was in the elevator, descending to th street. She stepped out into the February Feb-ruary dusV. raised ber head Involuntarily, In-voluntarily, and drew a deep breath. Tbe good, cold, fresh air smote ber cheeks. To left and right, lights gleamed in the already al-ready darkened streets. Newsboys News-boys were crying the day's headlines head-lines in their indistinguishable jargon. Toby stood for a moment, taking tak-ing it all in tbe lights and noise and pushing crowd. It was all familiar; nevertheless, it was impressive. im-pressive. Then Toby tugged at ber bat brim, settling it more firmly on her head, and set off down the street. A T the same time Tim Jamieson. leaning against a bar in the east fifties, helped bimselt to a cigaret from the package his companion held. Tim touched a match to the cigaret, watched the fragile ribbon of smoke rise from its tip. Then he said. "I saw a girl today " "Remarkable!" The other's lone was good-naturedly jeering. "How do you account for it?" Tim, Jamieson did not seem te hear. "She has blue eyes," tow went -on. reflectively "at least 1 think they're blue. They're big and sort of well, swell. And she's got the cutest little nose. She had on a green hat " The other man raised bis glass. "I've seen girls myself one or two of them. They've all got eyes and noses and ears and arms and legs and er, and so forth. Lots of "era have green hats. too. I can find you a dozen " "This one." Tim interrupted, "is special. I've got to find her." "Find her? Is she lost?" "I mean." Tim explained, "thai I saw ber this morning on tbe street. Ran into ber no. that's not right she ran Into me. On a corner. She almost bumped into my arms and she looked so surprised and cute and " "Oh. forget it! Nuts about a dame you don't even know! Of all the crack-brained, crary Idiots!" Idi-ots!" Jamieson shook bis head. "No." he said. "I don't know ber name or where she lives or her telephone number. i don't know anything about her except that I've got to find ber." The other snorted. "Be yourself. your-self. Tim!" he said Impatiently "Are you going to go through all that again? Don't you ever lean anything at all? What about Natalie? And Sally-? And that red-bead what's her name Maribelle? What aboat ?" But Tim Jamieson was sot listening. "I've get to find her." he said abruptly, once more. "And 1 will. What's more, I'll bet you that within 24 hours 1 have s date with ber!" (To Be Continued X FLOWERS and all DECORATIVE MATERIALS Prices Lower Than Ever Bef ore PROVO GREENHOUSE PHONE EIGHT-0 LADIES' FLORAL PHONE 166 MARKETS METAL PRICES NEW YORK, May 28 l'.R Following Fol-lowing are today's custom smelt ers' rates forlelivcro(l metals ( cent.s per pound ) : Copper electrolytic 9ui; export ex-port 9.10 to 9.15. Tin- Spot straits 45.90. Lead New York 4.60 to 4.65; East St. Louis 4.45. You Have Heard About It! 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