The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-24

to her to go adVenturlng.
Daring, Carter has wonderful taste.
It's a real opportunity for him to go
with you. He is quite an authority
on dyes and colors and the art OF
dress. She should wear blues and
soft greens, those queer yellow
green's quite we'll, don't you think?"
"She should wear black. Her hair
has CLINT of red, her coloring is
clear pink and white, rather than
the dusky cream of the true bru-
nette, and her eyes are blue gray,
rather than the notified shade which
results from a mixture of gray and
brown" Carter answered enumerat-
ing joys characteristics much as he
might have valued portrait.
VERY interesting" Miss Truesdale
murmured.
do get black dress, Miss OAR
ing" said Mrs. Fitz-Simons. Il
should love to see you in black If
Carter says it is the color for you"
'Well, we must be getting on, :
said Carter, giving joys elbow a
gentle push. Good afternoon, Ia
dies. I'll see you again today, l
hope"
And Joyce, hardly knowing how
it had happened, was out on Euclid
avenue with Carter Deland at her
side. They turned toward the shop
ping center.
Carter guided her into the door
way of a department store. L pre-
fer the specially shop, but this Will
fit your pocketbook better"
Joyce suddenly felt very small and
wished she had a thousand dollars
to spend.
The clerks apparently knew. Car
ter, for the departmnt head hurried
up to speak to him.
eve want something in the way
of combination afternoon and
street dress" he said. Something
very moderately priced, say twenty
five dollars"
The clerk looked disappointed. But
she obligingly brought out several
frocks of serge, one of satin, some
fine twills. Carter indicated two OF
them With his cane. "Try those on,
he said to Joyce.
Joyce, feeling very meek, went
into the fitting room. One that she
liked very much was a tan twill,
bound in flat sand colored ribbon.
She thought she looked very pretty,
and paraded out to show Carter,
quite sure of being complimented.
But he did not even smile at her.
She went back to the fitting room.
Carter called the department head
over to him and talked TO her for a
few minutes. She disappeared to
the region of the stock room and
Carter waited for Joyce to emerge
in another frock.
joyce could hardly wait for the
time to go home the next day. Her
lovely new dress would be there,
waiting for her. She could scarcely
believe that it was as pretty as she
had thought it the day before. And
how magical it seemed to have her
twenty-five dollars still in her
! pocketbook.
Dear Miss Daring, | am pinine
for view of your new frock with
you in it. Could L stop for you al
four-thirty and take you for drive
with dinner afterward? l shall ar
rive very promptly for yora c. d."
II won't go. Such high handed
manners. Doesn't even ask for ar
answer. Just takes it for granted
that I'll go" Joyce said to herself.
She took it from it's tissue wrap
ping and held it up to her shout
ders. Then she slipped out of her of
flee dress and put the new one on
1t was just as she had remembered
it. Lovely, youthful, fascinating
1t fairly called to her to go adven
turing.
She looked into the mirror. but
it makes me need new shoes, new
hat, and pretty underwear, silk hos
iery and vests and new gloves.
suppose I might spend the twenty
five dollars that I still have for these
things" The time when q bill would
be rendered for this magic dress
seemed far away indeed. While she
| was considering all the new things
she would need to match the dress
the doorbell rang.
Gentleman to see you, Miss Oar
ing" said Mrs. jenkins sourly.. She
did not take the girls leaving very
graciously.
Bewitched by the new dress Joyce
ran downstairs. I'm just a minute
Mr.. Deland," she said. I'll get my
| hat"
Back in her room she adjusted the
precious watch, hung the amethyst