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wary and shy, as if he had begun
to realize that this impeccable young
woman did not approve Of him at
all. His thick forefnger dug into
the open cold cream jar, brought
up lump big enough to cleanse his
entire face and neck. Guess you
know all the tricks, eh?"
81 don't use lip rouge" Vera an
swered primly.
Good thing for our business that
all girls aren't like you" Jerry
mumbled at her through the towel
with which he was removing the
lather of cold cream tinted with lip
rouge. What I mean" he added,
as he noted the vivid flush of anger
that swept over her pale, freckled
face, lis that it's good thing for
us that lot OF girls need lip rouge"
He pushed back his chair, rose,
rolled down his sleeves.
did, say I was glad to have
you, Miss Cameron? We got slew
of work ahead of us. I asked for
the cleverest girl in the outfit and
they told me that was you. Now,
if you'll transfer your belongings
from Benham's department to mine,
we'll get down to business. BY the
way; I,wish you d-oring me all the
pamphlets and other descriptive
matter you can lay your hands on.
And a sales report showing the
relative popularity of the different
articles we put out, as well as a
chart showing the relative profit
I've got to dope out big national
advertising campaign in double
quick time. And you're going to
help me. I understand you know
this business from T.; to g."
While Vera was carrying out his
instructions swiftly and accurately
she revised her first amused and
contemptuous opinion OF him. He
was nobody's fool, and she sensed
in his vital young body and the
alert mind that cleaned through
his brilliant blue eyes capacity
for work that more than matched
her own. She would have to hustle
to- keep up with him, and that
knowledge made her step 'buoyantly
and swiftly.
When she returned to his office
he was standing before the exhibit
of Peach Bloom cosmetice which
he had accumulated on his desk,
his flaming head cooked to one
side, hands thrust deep into his
pockets, quizzical, calculating
CLEAN in his blue eyes.
pretty things, aren't they? ne
challenged her. These black and
gold bottles and jars and boxes,
with that single spray of peach
blossoms are the niftiest things in
the cosmetics line I've ever seen.
Makes girl feel pretty luxurious
to dig a hunk of cold cream out OF
this, doesn't it?"
He lifted black, squat round jar
and turned it admiringly in his big
hands. Dull gold top, gold band
around the bottom, and that en-
bossed spray of peach blossoms that
look so real you want to pick EN-
off and smell em. Ought to photo
graph like million dollars, huh?'
Here's a complete list of our
products, Mr.. Macklyn, with the
comparative charts you asked for,
Vera told him.
pretty names" he unused, as his
bright eyes travelled rapidly down
the list, Peach Bloom Powder, in
Blond, Brunei, Titan and Hazel
shades-hazel! Guess that's your
shade, isn't it, Miss Cameron? I'd
take Titan, suppose" his boyish
laugh rang out. IF you hadn't in
terrupted me, caught me in the act
of identifying myself, I'd have tried
it out. They've got the whole bag OF
tricks, haven't them-skin food,
bleach, cleansing cream, hand lotion
what's this-Star LaSh??"
THAT is mascara. 1t comes in
both liquid and cake form, in four
shades. 1t is used to make the
lashes look longer and thicker"
Vera elucidated prirnly.
Judas Priest! No wonder you
girls are so irresistible. Tell you
what, Miss Cameron, you write me
a confidential report on our
products, giving me the absolute
low-down on 'em, from personal ex-
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