Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-10
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By RUBY N. AYREs.
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Olive Hale was in Gatwicks
Drapery stores.
She spent her time in the show
room trying on costumes for people
who liked things cheap and fashion.
able. Her tall, slim figure showed
of coats and mantlcs to advantage.
She loved pirouetting before long
mirrors and taking graceful steps to
and fro for the benefit OF some like
ly purchaser.
She lodged in a room above Vio-
let's. II was q better furnished room,
but smaller. and was always Uttered
with dresses and scraps Of hnery,
and bottles OF scent and samples OF
boxes Of powder. #
Olive had many admirers. The
shopwalker at Gatwick's had taken
her out on two occasions. Mr..
Green. Of the ribbon department,
sometimes presented her with flow
ers, not to mention the young man
at the china shop opposite who had
dared to write her several love let
tcrs.
She loved admiration, but she had
no intention of getting married until
she found a man with money and she
said so quite frankly.
She was we'll paid at Gatwick's,
but she spent all her money on
fnery, which was why she lived at
Mrs. Higgs. She had to re-
trench somewhere and preferred to
do It in her rooms.
She and Violet Ingleby had met
on the stairs at No. IS. Olive had
reluctantly considered Violet pretty
Violet had admired Olives figure
and the clothes she wore. The
casual acquaintance had ripened into
an odd sort of friendship, prompted
by loneliness on Violet's part and de-
sire tor admiration on Olives, She
liked to see Violet's wistful eyes
when she showed her new coat or
hat or flowers from Mr.. Green, of
the ribbon department. Admiration
was food and drink with her; she
could absorb any amount of it.
In her way she was kind to Vio-
let. She got her into the showroom
at Gatwich's, although she knew that
the younger girl would not be able
to stand the life. She had been kind
to her since, though that she was not
particularly interested in her was
obvious BY the casual way she ques-
toned her concerning the child. It
was OF no consequence to her what
Violet did, 50 long As she was ready
and willing to admire when it was
expected Of her. She forgot all
about the child before the door of
Violet's room was closed behind her.
She did not remember him again
until the following morning, when
Violet came shyly into the show
room at Gatwick's.
Olive was pirouetting before a
long glass. 1t was still early, and
there was not much business to do.
She went forward to meet Violet,
conscious that she was looking her
best in her black silk shop gown.
She smiled down at the younger
girls shy face.
my dear child, what on earth do
you want?" -t
Violet explained hesitatingly. She
had got some money; she wanted
some new clothes; she was going to
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on.
She showed Olive couple Of SOW
ereigns. Olive shifted.
"Oh, we'll, you won't be able to
get very much for that" she said
distainfully. .'But I'll do what ]
Finally she fitted Violet with q
coat and skirt at 50 shillings and
sent her down to a bosom friend oil
hers in the millinery to purchase ar
IS Sd hat. Violet hardly knew her.
self when, arrayed in her new fnery
she left the shop and walked quickly
down the road.
Il was q bright sunny morning;
the rough wind had dropped; there