The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-10


forward with a gracious smile.
Later June called up the stairs. "Tn
be back some time this afternoon Ma
rie.' Then June went out with Tom
my Thomasl
Honoria Blye. sitting at her parlor
window and exchanging the thoughts
OF the morning with her green feath
cred familiar spirit. saw Ioafing across
from her house a long, lean. ianky
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 | watched your
husbands club all the time. Sneaky<
Tavis has Swallowed Warmers apart
ments. and I'm to go let him get some
sleep"
Are you sure my husband and that
girl haven't left the city =" she asked.
They didn't go from any regular
railroad station" stated Bill Wolf, with
conviction.
Ned Warner at about the same time
received a report of similar discour-
agement from the long, lean, lanky de
tective. There had been found no
trace of June Warner nor of Blye.
Without thought OF detectives. but
keeping a watchful eye lest she should
see Ned OF her parents. June went
boldly forth. She was thoughtfui as
Tommy Thomas ushered her into
waiting hanson. for this friend of Gil
bert Blye's was extensively gowned
and seemed to live in unusual freedom.
In one of the big department stores
June was 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 gown and of displaying
, the proper degree of elegant insolence
to impress customers.
sleepy looking colored maid came
in. and some girls brought in gowns
shrouded in white bags.
1.-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 frock.
What is your first name, childT'
June" answered that young lady.
Your name here will be Therese,' y
added the manageress. You haven't
done this before. have you?"
No" June's voice was faint and
weak. She had Il queer feeling in her
stomach. and her eyes began to widen
again as she studied an appalling array
s. of cosmetics.
e Never mind. III be. in and make
you up
At last June was to know how it fell
TO earn ones own living. She had 6
mingled exhilaration and depression IL
the contemplation of that remarkable
experience.
AS June peered out of her dressing
alcove a middle aged man and woman
paused in a vigorous argument TIL
woman wanted money, and the mai
would not give it Then June wa
called and came out and paraded slow
Iy down between the two long rows o
chairs. There were hundred or NOR
women and some men. OCCASIONAL
one of the women beckoned to her an
made her turn and walk away an
come back.
She had displayed perhaps half
dozen gowns when the middle age
man and woman INSTRUCTED her pa!
sageway as she came out of the a
cove. They were still in an energeti
lie dispute about the money. a hundre
re dollars the woman wanted, and sh
10 had to have it, The man finally lei
st her.
a lady from a group where gra
lie mustached man with pink face an
jovial eyes was standing came owe
lie and spoke to the woman. The woma
listened, her eyes following June ;
I'd she walked in. q beautiful black velv,
- dinner gown. The woman spoke to
~ saleslady.
y, II want that gownr' she snapped.
"a Certainly, madam" said the sale
lady
q ''Tell her to take it off now" ordert
the customer. Its a charge account
NJ So June was unceremoniously rush'
If into her alcove and Invested of Il
or black velvet gown, while the char
of account went up. The gown was ia
th en- away. The woman had "a girl car
Is. it to the credit department, said s.
o. it and wanted the money. $135.
We The manager of the credit depal
ment expostulated with the woman
re. far as diplomacy would permit
was not unusual to have credit CT
lis toners bring back goods and demal
I'd cash, but it was unusual to have
nv done so quickly. However she was
-u- good customer, and her bills were
It'll ways paid.
zee The woman rejoined her friend
ed front of June's dressing alcove and
he umphantly displayed the money. T
lot husband of the customer came up,
in rious. He had been to the credit de
len and discovered the deception. A lit
lis group quickly formed around the IN
es- die aged husband and wife.
ing 1t was at this moment that Blye {
ur- peared by the side of the gray nj
ley tached man, and with him was To
ide my Thomas! Blye nodded his head
of Cunningham and said something
Ike Tommy. She strolled with quite e
dent reluctance across the floor.
Your turn. dear" said the manag
ess to June and frowned in the dir
ton of the group.
lily 81 give you everything you wan
I'm charged the man. mo woman in Z
ark town has more You can go into a
asst shop in New York and order what y
e like. and l pay your bills. Yet y
graft ON mep