The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-11
THIRD EPISODE.
CHAPTER ~.

ner toilet the next morning and chose
little dark gray suit as being the
ieast conspicuous, for now she was
to be q working girl.
Suddenly there was Q wheezing
and a. rustling at the door and a
scraping as II some one were seek
Ing admittance. II was Mrs. Boales
There's young lady to see you,
| Mfss-Niss't--
Justin" snapped Marie. who had
given that name by brilliant fash OF
intellect.
Eyes. Mary" wheezed Mrs. Boales.
M.That wasn't the name the young
lsdy gave. First she said Moore. and
then she said Warner. and then she
said that Justin was right, she
guessed. bat she said June every
time. and she brought this slipper. Is
Il yours?"
''who is the young ladyr asked
June.
rMiss Thomas. Miss--ma am" Mrs.
Boales' constantly rowing eye came
to- rest on the solitaire and the plain
gold band on June's finger. "She
said she came to see you about a
pOsition.r
June cast down her eyes in
troubled thought. Blye-he had said
he would send some one for her In
the morning. Was there no evading
the mans kindness? How had he
Absurd! or course he had got her
address from the driver OF the car.
She went down the stairs in worried
concern, but In the doorway OF the
parlor she stopped In astonishment
40 she saw her caller. For a mo-
ment the two beautiful young women
stood studying each other In admira-
ton, then the brunette swept for
ward with gracious smile.
Later June called up the stairs,
'Tn be back some time this after
noon, Marie" Then June went out
with Tommy Thomas!
Honoria Blye, sitting at her parlor
window and exchanging the thoughts
of the morning with her green feath-
cred familiar spirit. saw loafng across
from her house long, lean, lanky
man with sparse black beard. Pres
emily the doorbell rang. and one or
the wide, low detectives came In with
an air OF great exhaustion.
Nothing doing. ma-am." he report
ed. "Blinky Peters and watched
your husbands club all the time.
Sneaky Tayis has showed Warmers
apartments, and I'm to go let him
get some sleep"
..Are you sure my husband and
that, srI haven't LEFT the city,. she
hsked.
'They didn't go from any regular
railroad station" stated BIZ Woii.
with conviction. M
Ned Warner at about the same time
received report OF similar discour.
kgement from the long lean, lanky
hetective. There had been found no
trace Of June Warner nor OF Blye.
In one Of the big department stores
tune was taken up to the manageress
Be- the French salon: then Tommy
vent away, and presently June. whose
ace ana figure, carriage and man.
her. had been grimly inspected and
kpproyed. was being instructed in
he art OF parading In gown and OF
aisplaying the proper degree OF eie-
rant insolence to impress customers.
@Your name here will be Therese,
AID the manageress. You haven't
hone this before, have your"
mo" June's voice was faint and
weak. She had queer feeling In her
tomaoh, and her eyes began to
WIDEN again as she studied an ap-
balling array Of cosmetics.
Never mind. I'll be In and make
Fou up." ;.
AT last June was to know how II
lett to earn ones own living. She
lad q mingled exhilaration and de-
Sression in the contemplation OF That
emarkabla experience
Al June pSered out Of her dressing
lcove a middle-aged man and woman
Saused In q vigorous argument. The
Foman wanted money, and the man
vould not give II. Then June was
allied and came, out and paraded
lowly down between the two long
ows OF chairs.
She had displayed perhaps half a
ozen gowns when the middle-aged
ban and woman obstructed her pas
aeoway AZ she came out OF the al
owe. They were still In an energetic
ispute about the money. A hundred
ollars tha woman wanted, and she
"a to have Il! The man finally LETT
or.
A lady from a group where gray
hustached man with a pink face
"a jovial eyes was standing came
YER and spoke to the woman. The
oman listened, her eyes following
une as she walked In o beautiful
hack velvet dinner gown. The wom-
b spoke to q saleslady.
IT want that gown" she snapped.
Certainly. madam said the sales
sTsu her to take It on now" or
srSd the customer. TITS a charge
ccount.s
"a Tune was unceremoniously
hshed into her alcove and Invested
the black velvet gown, while the
barge account went up. The gown
- taken away. The woman had q
)rl carry II TO the credit depart
snt. said she had bought the gown,
Idn't, care for II and wanted the
honey, l1S6.
The manager Of the credit depart
emit expostulated with the woman as
r a diplomacy would permit. II
|as not unusual TO have credit Gus
Smers bring back goods and demand
Ash. but Il was unusual to have IL
bne. 90 quickly. However, she was
good customer. and her bills were
ways paid.
The woman rejoined her friend In
ont or June's dressing alcoye and
lumphantly displayed the money.
30 husband OF the customer came up
rious. He-,had been to the credit
sk and discovered the deception. A
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