Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-31

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How about it,"
Pamela smiled back her bubbling
smile, and then suddenly grew grave.
do you think I could order by
measuref" she asked, and, remarking
the hurt establishment on Eilecn's
face, continued in rapid but neverthe-
less hating explanation: You see, It's
Mr.. Randolph. This is really his apart
ment, and he may be back almost any
any day. IL don't want to miss
him. II wouldn't be out when he
comes, for anything"
Him." interjected Mrs. NTilyuns, but
before she could make any further
progress along that line, Eileen was on
her feet and saying good-by among
these other things:
That's all nonsense. If Bobby
found you here just as he left you, the
first time he decided to turn up, he
might never appear again. But if he
finds you after two or three unsuccess-
full calls and just one days shopping,
he viii never leave. T0mlinsOn viii
have to throw him out"
"Tomlinson couldn't" said Pamela,
with calm conplacercy.
Gradually the sure shot made by
Miss Milyuns began to take effect. The
thought of news clothes-new smart
suits, airy evening nothings, filmy I'M
Gorgarments, and soIid-silk hosiery
stole Pamela from her intention Of
eternal vigilance and led her to say:
"After ALL I will go with you, if it
really isn't asking too much Of you"
Thus was Mrs 1Iilyuns side-tracked
for keeps. and on the following morn
ing the two young ladies were waited
downtown in Mr. Milyuns' best limOu-
sine and proceeded to open chain Of
credit-accounts, on the bare say-sO of
Eileen and in the name Of Miss !. 2.
Thornton, that spoke volumes for the
formers exclusive taste in fashion
able purvey0?s and financial ability to
humor it. Possibly the two would
have shopped up to the moment Of the
present writing had it not been for
the fact that Pamela knew all about
money from the short end.
81 have finished" she suddenly an
nounccd
FINISHED what?" asked Eileen.
"Finished shopping" said Pamela
1--WE been keeping account, and I've
spent almost the whole check"
1.-The whole check?" exclaimed
Eileen, why you haven't touched it.
That's the beauty OF charge accounts
You can keep your checks to look at
I've got some that father gave me
three years ago"
Pamela smiled q smile of much wis.
dom and made for the nearest exit. AS
a matter of polite formality, when they
reached Fifty-ninth street, she asked
Eileen to come up for lunch from the
bachelors buffet in the basement, and
she could not help a slight feeling Of
relief at the news that Miss Milyuns
had promised herself elsewhere.
'But I'll break away and come for
tea at five, if you'll let me-" said Eli
leen. 81 simply must help you try
them all on"
"All right; do" said Pamela, inward
ly pleased that she would have some
one beside Tomlinson upon whom to
flash the first dazzling vision Of her
metamorphosis.
The first thing she. did when she
reached the apartment w25 to ask if
Mr.. Randolph had called; TIE next was
to summon the office C Milyuns,
Branch & Milyuns on The telephone to
know what steps had been taken in the
new search. She was somewhat sur
prised to learn that the entire firm had
gone out to lunch in a body, and still
more startled at the information, OBJ
tanned three hours later from the same
superclious voice at the other end of
the wire to the effect that none of them
had come back. She was young; she
believed 1t.
There is no doubt that in five min
utes more Mr. Gloom would have as
sumed full sway in the late apartment
of Mr.. Robert H. Randolph had not
long procession of parcels begun to ar
rive in the nick OF time. TomlinsOn
brought them into the bedroom, one,
two, three at haul, and Pamela her
self cut the knots with Mr.. Randolph's
best nail-scissors and laid out the
goods, flmy fold upon filmy fold.
BY the time Eileen turned up the
apartment looked like the stateroom
de lux of a millionaire young lady re-
from Paris with nothing to
wear ana preparing to swear to it be-
fore all the customs officials in Goth.
am Tomlinson was ordered to fill the
cellar with wrapping-paper tissue-pa- !
per, cardboard boxes and string, burn
Ing what was left over in the back
yard.
AS soon as sufficient space had been
cleared for action, the two girls set to
work. and were soon involved in such
an orgy of trying on" as only the
healthiest stamina of youth could
have endured without falling over in
dead faint from exhaustion. Even
Eileen Invested her person of every
thing but, and experimental with such
dear garments as it seemed impossible |
Miss Thornton could get round to in
the allotted time.
Having tried to show the public how |
was Pamela in and without |