The Dolores star., 1924-10-24
Chapter ~

,,d. 10 'act that when the two Young
.'n reehtered the establishment, al
huaame Lenore. they both foi,od -,
''riy TO recognize the girl who NO,
s'ahuihs In distant corner. ,oI,,ing
u'e proprietress. II was nor ur,II
sue detached herself and cono ho,t-
r",,iis'y ,,',.h up to them that they realized
I'm varying sensations, who she was
rGraid laughed with pleasure and
i out Doth his hands. Christophers
"ui'lration was tempered with a Ger.
tlOn. N'9"pP'ooa-
Wei, what does MILFORD ,bi,, ~
MADAME demanded
My congratulations Gerald re.
lned enthusiastically. MY dear Mvr.
ne wonder II you realize how
| charming you areY"
Ihe girl looked shyly up Mt Gerald
"er lace -Dft and eloquent with nIeos.
ure. "''ii Pieas-
she wns clad In fine white serre
costume, trimmed with silver hroId
ii'r lace blouse was dpIlcateIv fIuv
! an" transparent the cut of her skirt
lS scaniy ms the last word from Paris
| hhu decrccd; her white sill; s+,cu.
inss and suede shoes. procured from,
he'ElihorlnG establishment ire
| lF"hchahIe; her large hat rosso-
merIiko confectIon Of ture and Ince
VI the chnrm Of her appearance there
| '"u'd ne no possible question. bur.
IN exact proportion with Gcrald's sat.
lsfaction, ChrIstopher's dlsapprovol
seemed to grow.
| 10 not criticISe your clothes. mn
name, or your taste" he said. but we
nave given you the wrong ideo.
MndemoIScllc is In search of II si,ua-
non. She is working girl for whose
tulure ms working girl nv friend
ana | are anxious 10 provide. Those
clothes nre entirely unsuitable"
Look here, Chris" Gerald inter.
rupted, you're taking this thing too
seriously. We know very well TINT
| MYRTLE must he found something 10
do later on, but in the meantime she
! may MS well have little fun. Can't
you see for yourself how wonderful
she IS? She will puzzle the whole of
Monte Carlo for II week"
And utter them" Christopher
asked
Gerald turned Impatiently away.
MADAME held mp wonderful confec-
tion Of white lace and silk.
This Is what ixure to myself
for mademolsclle's first evening
frock,' she sald,-''this and hat of
black lace. with string of pearls
which | could perhaps borrow. 1
promise you that she would make a
sensation you do not dream Of"
'lt is not our wish that she make n
| sensation Of this sort" Christopher
persisted harshly. at appears to me
that you both wish to provide the
child"
He stopped short. GcralGs eyes
were filed with sudden fire; the girl
was trembling.
You're talking like an ass Chris
tOpher," Gerald declared. This is my
affair"
1T Is nothing OF the sort" Chris
topher rejoined stubbornly at is our
affair. | claim an equal right in dis
posing of MYRTLE, and | will not have
her deCked out in these clothes. What
we need for her is a plain blue serge
suit and small hat. She will always
look charming. she will always be at
traCtive, but nothing In her future walk
of life juStiiies our arraying her in
clothes like these
Madame shrugged her shoulders
more dIsparugingly than ever.
at Is MS MILFORD and monsieur de-
sire, of course" she said. Il can pro-
vide such garments MS monsieur de-
scrIbes."
Gerald looked at MYRTLE once more.
The admiration in his eyes this time.
at any rate, was absolutely genuine.
81 can't see the harm in having the
child properly turned out for. say, one
week" he protested, turning to Chris
topher
"And at the end of that week.
whnt?"
There was deadly directness about
ChristOpher's gaze. Gerald, although
there was no definitely formed thought
of evil in his mind, avoided 1t.
"If you are proposing to marry
MYRTLE" Christopher continued, then
the clothes you have selected are suit
able. Unless you have made up your
mind to do that. | beg that madame
will show us something different"
II Fun for a week for MYRTLE