The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-04-08

nonoria Bye. sitting at her parloF
window and exchanging the thoughts |
or the morning With her green feath- |
cred familiar spirit saw ioafing across
from her house long, lean. .lanky
man with sparse black beard. Pres
emily the doorbeil rang. and one of the
wide. low detectives came in with an
air OF great exhaustion.
Nothing doing. ma am he reported.
'Blinky Peters and I watched your
husbands club all the time Sneaky
Tavis has Swallowed Warmers apart
meBts. and I'm to 90 let MIN get some
sleep
Are you sure my husband and that
girl haven't left the city Z" she asked.
They didnt 90 from any regular
railroad station stated Bill Wolf, with
conviction
Ned Warner at about the same time
received Il report of similar discour
agement from the long. lean. lanky de
tective There had been found no
trace of June Warner nor OF Biye.
Without thought OF detectives. but
keeping Il watchfm eye lest she should
see Ned or her parents. June went
boldly forth. She was thoughtfm as
Tommy Thomas ushered ner INTO a
waiting hansom. for this friend OF Gil
bert Blye's was extensively gowned
and seemed To live in unusual freedom.
In one af the big department stores
June WIS taken up TO the manageress
OF the French salon: then Tommy
went away. and presently June. whose
face and figure, carriage and manner
had been grimly inspected and approx
ed. was being instructed in the art OF
! parading in ii gown and of displaying
the proper degree of elegant insolence
/ TO impress customers.
A sleepy looking colored maid came
in. and some girls brought in gowns
shrouded in white bags.
The canary Maud, ordered the
manageress. poking her head between
the curtains, and the sleepy colored
maid slowly took down the bag con-
tanning the canary evening Irock.
What is your 6rst name, ehIId?"
| June" answered that young lady.
Your name here will be Therese.
added the manageress You haven't
done this before. have you?"
No" June's voice was faint and
weak. She had queer feeling in her
stomach. and her eyes began to widen
again as she studied an appalling array
of cosmetics.
Never mind. I'll be in and make
you up
to earn ones own living. She had a
mingled exhilaration and depression In
the contemplation of that remarkable
experience.
As June peered out of her dressing
alcove middle aged man and woman
paused in vigorous argument. The
woman wanted money, and the man
would not give it. Then June was
called and came out and paraded slow
ly down between the two long rows Of
t chairs. There were a hundred or more
women and some men. Occasionally
; one of the women beekoned to her anC
made her turn and walk away ane
come back
She had displayed perhaps half |
dozen gowns when the middle aget
man and woman INSTRUCTED her pas
sageway as she came out of the al
e cove. They were still in an energeti
Y dispute about fhe money. A hnndre'
0 dollars the woman wanted. and sh
q had to have it! The man finally ief
5 her.
a lady from a group where a gra
mGstached man with pink face an
: jovial eyes was standing came owe
and spoke to the woman The wema
listened. her eyes following JnE5 a
she walked in beautiful black veIve
k dinner gown The woman spoke TO
(. saleslady
Il want that gown she snapped.
Certainly. madam said the sales
y lady.
Tell her to take it off now" ordere
# the customer Its charge account
So June was unceremoniously rushe
t into her alcoxe and Invested OF RI
II black velvet gown MhIle the chars
account went up The gown was ia
: en- away The woman had a girl carr
it TO the credit department.. said ST
had bought the gown. didn't care Il
a it and wanted the money. S135
IS The manageI of the credit depaI
L ment expostuIated with the woman
ic far as diplomacy would permit
t. was not unusual 70 have credit Gu
70 toners bring back goods and demaI
n cash. bnt il was unusual TO have
j done so quickly However. she was
good customer. aud her bills were {
ways paid
The woman rejoined her friend
front of June's dressing aieoye and {
umphantly displayed the money. L
) husband of the customer came up.
rious. He had been 10 the credit de