New Britain herald., 1928-04-02

] tHt IdSt bctduSc sue 5 tliC pest. know all you sheiks will agree with me- Embarrassed snorts Of laughter interrupted him. That's right boys. And If the Princess i Lalla don't show up tonight III know that some goo1-looking Stan ton boy has eloped with her.
 stand up, Princess Lalla. and , let these boys ee" what | Turkish princess looks like. Don't crowd now. boys
 sally slipped from her char and advanced q pace or two toward the edge Of he platform. her knees ! trembling % sho could ly walk
 1 T. aid not seem possible 10 her that the glam orous. beautiful figure ! to whom the Spieler had made q | deep nd lronic salaam was Sally | Ford. She wondered if all those {, people staring at her with wide. believed she was the Princess Lalla, an escaped member of the harem of the sutton of T turkey. 1 She made herself see herself as 1 they saw her -a slim. rounded. 1 young girl figure in fantastic pur- | pie satin trousers, wrapped close : about her legs from knee to ankle with ropes oI imitation pearls; d green satin tunic- blouse. sleeveless and embroidered with sequfns and edged with gold fringe. half-reveal- ing and half-eoncealing her delicate young curves: a provocative lace veil dlmming and making msste- childish eyes.
 She wondered if any ot the more skeptical would mutter that the , golden olive tint of her face, neck i and bare arms had come out of q can of burnt-sienna powder. ap- piled thickly and evenly over q. film of cold cream. The mock jewel wrapped ropes of her blue black hair, however. were real, and she felt their beauty as they lay against her slowly rising and falling breast, To her gravely expressed doubts of the authenticity of her Turkish
 costume Mrs. Bybee had replie d curtly. contemptuously: My Gawd. Who knows or cares whether Turk
 ish danes dress like this? It's
 pretty, ain't il? Them women may
 wear turbans and What-nots for all
 l know. but that black hair of yours
 ain't going to be covered up with [ m tnu.tt aro,,,,l ,-o,Ir l,
 And so. circling her brow and holding the scrap Of black lace nose
 veil in place. was q crudely fash
 toned but gaudily pretty crown
 studded with imitation rubies and
 emeralds and diamonds as big as
 birds eggs. Her feet felt very tiny
 and strange in red sandals. we5s,
 pointed toes turned sharply upward
 and ended roguishly in fluffy silk
 pompoms.
 ''I declare, you make a lot bet
 ter Princess Lalla than Mimi,
 Brooks did," Mrs. Bybec had com. mented after outfitting Sally. ssh,
 took down with appendicitis ir Sioux City and we ain't had crys.
 tai gazer since--one of the big hits of the show. too."
 But the spieler was going on and on, giving her a fearful and won.
 ierful history. cndowing her with l weird gifts '' Yes sir folks , the Princess Lalla sees all. knows all-sees all in this magic crystal ol
 hers. She sees past, present anu
 future, and will reveal all 10 any.
 one who cares to step up on this platform and be convinced. Jus , "5 cents, folks. one lonely little
 quarter. and you'll have past. pres, ; cnt and future revealed to yon b,
 the Turkish seer1ss. fayoritc for
 tune teller of the Sultan Of Turkey Who'll be first, boys and girls? Stcl right up."
 [ As he eXhorted and harangued I the spicler, whom Sally had heard , called Gus. was busy arranging th' 7 little pine table, covered with blacl velvet embroidered in gold threa, with the signs of the Zodiac. Or the table stood crystal ball
 mounted on a tarnishcd gilt pedes , tai, and covered over with q blacl square. Gus whiSked off tn , square and revealed the ma gi f crystal to 'he gaping crowd. Then
 with another deep salaam. he con 1 ductcd the Princess Lalla" 10 be [ thronc-liltc chair. She seated her self and cupped her brown pa ainte' $ hands with their sided nails o,c !; the larg" glass bowl.
 A young man vaultrd lightly np
 on the platform. followed hv cigglr : and slangy words of encourag' [ mont Sally's eyes, mcrcifull
 shielded by the black lace wei ! uidened with terror. Her hand s 'romhlrd so IS they hoyored o,. = the crystal that ~he had an almo.
 irresistible impulse to cover h. , face nuh them Thcn she rnreIu , hcrol that the black lace V"il an
 the brown powder did thai
 For the first to domanI an eN
 iihiflon Of her powers as 4 seer. , was Ross Nilhs Pearl Carson
 boy friend" Ross Willis who ha :. not asked her to dance because Sn
 vas the tArsons' hired girl frot ths orphauago.
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 While Ross Willis, awkward all
 embarrassed. ~huffl'1 to thg C3uvs chair which Gus hs .,pl"lc r ~ht-k"1 forward, Sally r"flec'e ' that tharc vas no need for her remember any of th' multi udlno, i instrIctlons ri'h which Mrs Hvb' q had prinnd her for her 1oh
 'seer,ss'
 s;hr cur'cd har smal1. bro" !. painted. gli1"1 mailed hands oy' - iii. crystal and bent her yelled far il low In I seductive, sing son $ yolcc .ahs began 10 chant. hringln - some of the words out h"sitsntl