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Show it sip mr ST II OGDEN 1 Peter's infatuation for Winifred, a pretty clothing model whom he had met on board the steamer returning from Europo, is discouraged by his sister, Ena, who does not want him to marry beneath his station. Peter is the son of Peter Rolls, a wealthy New Yorker. Ena tells Winifred that Peter is engaged to Eileen, sister of Lord Rayglan, and that he is just trifling with her. Winifred believes her -and refuses to speak to him. Before Be-fore disembarking, Ena gives Winifred Wini-fred a stylish gown which she had bought. In New York, Winifred is working in a stylish modiste's shop. One of the best customers insults her and she slaps his face. Mme. Nadine, the modiste, sees her action, and fearful of losing the customer, discharges her. She tries to get a position in the other shops, but in each case finds herself blacklisted by Madame Nadine. Na-dine. In sore straits, she moves to cheaper quarters. She meets Lily, a salesgirl in Roll's department store, and the former takes her to Megeison, the store manager, man-ager, to get her a position. The manager man-ager at first says that he has no opening, open-ing, but when he sees what a hand some girl Winifred is, ho employs her. Ena Rolls comes to the store to do some shopping, and sees Winifred against whom she harbors a dislike. She makes various remarks calculated calculat-ed to arouse Winifred's anger, and when Winifred resents them she complains com-plains to Megeison, who pretends to dispharge her. When Ena leaves, he tells her that she may remain and transfers her to another department. Megeison arranges a party for that night at which Winifred, Lily, a floorwalker floor-walker and himself are to be present. Megeison tells the floorwalker to escort es-cort the girls to the party but to keep them ignorant of the fact that it is to be held at his house, Winifred dresses in the gown which Ena gave her. Wh'en she sees that she is being taken to his apartment she tries to back out, but she is persuaded per-suaded to continue by Lily. Meanwhile, Mean-while, Peter, jn his hunt for Winifred gets a clue which leads him to the department store. Here he learns that she has been discharged and is told that Megeison could give him her address. ad-dress. nn |