The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-23

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dred.
Certainly" said Mildred, feeling as
/ if she must he in a dream, so strange
was the conduct of these uncouth Gus
1 toners. She led the way to a fitting
room, carrying the two capes selected
over her arm The stately customer
followed with the slender young man
close in her wake. Mildred held the
door open for the women, entered her
| self. and very deity shut the door in
| the young mans face. locking it after
] she had done so. Then she, turned to
the customer, whom she had appar-
emily relieved from her annoying as
sociate- To her dismay the customer
had already taken off her hat with
the veil attached. Next came a wig
and then the thick-lensed spectacles.
BILLY Sneed,'' gasped Mildred, look
ing into the face of one of the half
backs on the local college football
team. She let the capes go dangling
to the floor.
How did you know I was Billy
Sneed ?"
Haven't I been to every football
game 1 could get to? Last year, be-
fore I started in here at Fordiker's,
when / was still in school, 1 used to
go every Saturday during the season.
It guess I've seen you there" said
the customer, now stepping out of
skirt and suit coat to reveal a stalwart
young man N soft shirt and knickers
NOW see nGIe--l want you n6ip
me out of this mess. I've been bid to
one of the senior societies and this is
my initiation. The young fellow out
there-Tom Gleason-is putting me
thru my PAGES. 1 was ordered to
dress as a woman and come here and
buy coat
"Some of the boys at college,
guess had seen you and knew you
worked here and thought it would
fuss me to have you wait on me.
That's NUh Tom clan Gfn oh
for you instead of any of those old
hens.
But I played a trick on him when
I asked to come into a fitting room.
Shrewd, I call it. Now what I want
you to do is to make a bundle of these
clothes of mine, then let me slip out
of that window"
Billy Sneed had peered out of the
window and saw that it was only
drop of a single story to the roof be-
low. From. that roof he could doubt
less come to a fire escape. At all
events he could evade the vigilance of
his guardian, Tom Gleason, and If he
did that he would have won the
privilege of entering the coveted mem
bership of the senior society without
further hazing.
Mildred bundled the discarded
clothes. With Billy's assistance she
stuffed them into the cavernous in
terror of a lay figure in the fitting
that no one could suspect the uses to
which it had been put. Then she
opened the window. just as a loud
rapping sounded at the door.
DO be careful" said Mildred, as
Billy swung out on the window sill
and looked for foothold on the
coping below.
You little brick" said Billy. and
as he leaped to the roof below and
ran toward a fire escape at the edge
he had the audacity to throw back
kiss.
admitted Tom Gleason and Mrs.
''where is my wrfe?" said Tom
Gleason. "She came into this room
with you
yes. but she has just left. She
left word that she would meet you
later. It's strange that you didn't
see her.
Six months later Mrs. Brown and
Mrs. Drew were discussing the vaga-
ries of their daily work at Fordiker's.
ITS funny about some people" said
Mrs Brown. Now there's that Mil
dred Dean. Not such a very pretty
she's gone and married Billy Sneed, |
son of william Sneed, the millionaire.
Billy's Just graduated and married her
the next day. Now how in the world
do you suppose she ever met him
working every day in the store here?
men and I'm sure don't see how she
mana ged it,
And the way that Mildred Dean did |
meet Billy Sneed always remained a |
save to Mildred Dean and |
Billy and Tom Gleason.
Copyright. 1922, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)