The Lamar register., 1916-08-02

The society columns and the Frozen
star department store ads, In the daily
papers had been full OF 1t. Girls from
the stores going home at night had
discussed 1t. According to some 1t
was grand and perfectly elegant for
those swell girls to do it." To 9TH
ers. more critical, 1t was either a case
OF wanting to get into print by doing
something out of the way or a DELHI
crate scheme to rob the poor girl who
needed work for her daily bread.
To Filbert Frozenstar. junior part
ner OF the dry goods firm of Frozen
star Brothers & Co., 1t had a still diff
ferent Significance. It was part Of
his carefully laid plan to make an
entrance into the hitherto closed por-
tails OF the city's most exclusive cir
cles
The proposition was this: The So
ciety women in question were to en-
Joy all the realism of the task. They
were to punch the time clock with
the other thousand employees OF the
store. They were to be allowed to sell
goods in whatever department they
chose, and for their sales they were
to receive a 25 per cent commission
for their favorite charity.
The scheme worked better than he
had expected. and on a certain Mon
day morning in late winter the ranks
of ten OF the largest departments in
the store were increased by the pres
ence OF ten new employees.
In the neckwear department was
the debutante. Wilhelmina Sedgwick.
In the millinery department young
Mrs. Sturtevant Shawger noated
around in a new bouffant morning cos
tune especially imported for the un-
dertaking from war-ridden Paris. In
the blouse department, was the be
sarringed Mrs. Tom Bradgley. who
was 4 great drawing card because OF
the rather piquant details of her re-
cent divorce proceedings.
Most attractive of all. was Corinne
Oelacroix. at least from Filbert's per
sonal viewpoint. She had chosen the
more arduous task OF selling furniture
because. as she argued. furniture was
more expensive even than French mil
linery. and 25 per cent OF her sales
there might really be worth while.
Although Corinne herself was not
especially weh known-indeed she
had made her debut only q few weeks
before-as far as family and fortune
went she was the most valuable &C
quisftion OF them all.
This debutante saleswoman. simply
clad In q neat little frock Of black.
guiltless OF a single ornament save
Tor the brilliant sash she wore across
her slender body was "on the floor
ahead OF time that first morning and
Hall Bingley. head OF the department,
was giving her instructions about her
work when Frozenstar appeared. He
had intended to get there in time to
explain to Miss Delacroix in person
Just what her duties were to be.
or course. thought he. It was alb
surd for him TO be Jealous of a man
like Bingley. who. in the eyes OF
Corinne. was probably no more than
. butler or footman. That she had
been talking with apparent ease to
him and that she spoke to him again
frequently during the day. was moth
ing to irritate Frozenstar.
Still the Irritating thing about II
was that he was decidedly RULED and
that as the hours passed he became
more and more so.
Delightful little woman that she
was, Frozenstar noticed that Corinne
treated him with something more than
frigid formality. She told him more
than once that she admired the spirit
OF philanthropy that had prompted
him and she actually asked him TO act
as patron for a post-Lenten charity
bazaar. This would mean check for
several hundred dollars, but Frozen
star accepted eagerly. She really
was delightful, charming, bewitching.
And her sales were phenomenal.
Cortnne's commissions amounted to
an amazingly large figure. larger by
far than those of any other one OF
the society saleswomen." What
pleasure it would be, thought Frozen
star, to hand that check to Miss Della
croix. He would take It in person to
her.
Just as he was meditating this in
his private office. the advertising
manager slouched into the room.
Have you heard the news?" he
asked. "One of the men from the
Morning Post just told me. But OF
>ouraa ~ ian't goinR to get into Drint