Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-11-13
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men re-entered the establishment Of
Madame Lenore. they both failed ut
terly to recognize the girl who was
standing In distant corner, talking
to the proprletress II was not unfIl
she detached herself and came hesi-
tatingiy up 10 them that they realised
with varying sensations, who she was.
Gerald laughed with pleasure and
held out both his hands. Christopher'a
admiration was tempered with q GER
tain amount Of distinct dlsapprOba-
ton.
"well, what does MILFORD think r
Madame demanded.
-Afy congratulations Gerald re-
piled enthusiastically MY dear Myr-
tile. | wonder if you realize how
charming you are2"
The girl looked shyly up at Gerald.
her face soft and eloquent with pleas
ure.
She was clad In a fine white serge
costume. trimmed with silver braid.
Her lace blouse was delIcately filmy
and transparent. the cut OF her skirt
as scanty as the last word from Paris
had decreed; her white silk stock
ings and suede shoes procured from
a nelglboring establishment. ire
proachable; her large hat. q gossa-
merlike CONNECTION OF tuIle and lnce.
OF the charm Of her appearance there
could be no possible question. but,
In exact proportion with Gerald's SAT-
lsfaction. Christopher's disapproval
seemed to grow.
Il do NOT critIcise your clothes. ma
dame. or your taste" he said. ''but we
have given you the wrong idea.
Mademoiselle Is in search OF q siiua-
ton. She Is a working girl for whose
future as working girl my friend
and are anxious to provide. Those
clothes are entirely unsuitable"
"Look here. Chris Gerald inter.
rupted. you're taking this thing too
seriously. We know very well that
MYRTLE must be found something 20
do later on, but In the meantime she
may as well have q little fun. Can't
you see for yourself how wonderful
she isf She will puzzle the whole OF
AAOAtE CuAtQ Aof u Week
And after thenT Christopher
asked
Gerald turned lmpatiently away.
Madame held up a wonderful confec-
ton Of white lace and silk,
This is what figure to myself
for mademoiselle's first evening
frock." she said,-''this and q hat OF
black lace. with a string OF pearls
which I could perhaps borrow. I'll
promise you that she would make q
sensation you do not dream Of"
1T Is not our wish that she make q
sensation Of this sort" Christopher l
persisted harshly. 1T appears to me
that you both wish 10 provide the
child"
He stopped short. Gerald's- eyes
were filled with sudden fre; the girl
was trembling.
you're talking like an ass, Chris.
topher." Gerald declared. This Is my
affair"
"n Il nothing Of the sort" Chris
TOPPER rejoined stubbornly. ut Is our
affair. / claim an equal right in dis
posing of MYRTLE. and l will not have
her decked out In these clothes. What
we need for her is plain blue serge
suit and a small hat She will always
look charming. she will always be at
tractfye. but nothing IN her future walk
OF life justifies our arrayIng her In
clothes like these"
Madame shrugged her shoulders
more dlsparagIngly than ever.
at Is as MILFORD and monsieur de.
sire. Of course" she said II can pro-
vide such garments as monsieur de-
Bcribesn
Gerald looked at MYRTLE once more.
The admiration In his eyes this time,
II any rate was absolutely genuine.
Il can't see the harm In having the
child properly turned out for. say. one
week." be protested. turning TO Chris
.opher.
@And at the end Of that week.
What p :
There was a deadly dIrectness about
gaze. Gerald. although 1
here was no definitely formed thought !
# evil in bis mind. avoided II.
"If you are proposing to marry :
'fyrtiIe.s Christopher continued. "then :
ne clothes you have selected are suit !,
bile, Unless you have made up your :
mind to do that. / beg that madame :
vii show as something different. :