New Britain herald., 1928-01-03
By Beatrice Burton ] IVIOIleN lAOvC }
 "The Hollywood Grl" }

SAeSASsessAssSASSsssAes>e turned away from the dressing table glass she had her story ready for him.
 Well, this is where I got them." she said. looking at him with wide open innocent eyes. II happened to bump into Sue Cain down town and we went to Angouleme's together. They kow me very we'll in there I've always bought clothes from them-and they said could take the clothes on approval. But now that I've worn them I'll have to pay for them, of course"
 Pat gave her a long searching look. "Is that the truth?" he asked. Lily flushed under her rouge and her powder. ''Why would l story to you?" she wanted to know. Pat shrugged his broad shoulders. How should I know? But some- times you don't stick to the truth. you know, Lily"
 She shot a him glance that was full of anger and resentment. If she had just been telling him the truth instead of 9 downright lie, she could rot have been more angry with him.
 Well, how much do you owe:' Pat asked. his hand going to his trousers pocket and drawing forth his billfold.
 While Lily was wondering what to tell him, he went on:
 Tt relieves my mind, anyway. to know that you didn't go to your folks for money. I couldn't stand to have you go begging to them for clothes and things. You never will, will you?"
 'Oh. never." replied Lily. just as if she had not fried to charge the things to her father that very aft ernoon. Never never. Pat! l promise you. Why, let's see, you wanted 10 know how much we owe Angouleme's for the clothes?"
 Pat nodded.
 ''Seventy-five dollars" said Lily. Seventy-five dollars was just what she owed the delicatessen on the corner.
 "Whewa Seventyfive dollars" Pat repeated. and Lily giggled to herself, wondering what he would have said if he had known what the things really cost.
 Here's forty all I have right now" Pat laid four bills in her hand. "I'll give you the rest toner: row"
 The next day at noon he came home with the remaining thirty five.
 Breathing heartfelt sigh of thanksgiving. Lily paid the dclica- tessen keeper what she owed him. The bill had been horror to her for weeks. If had been gradually rolling up. getting bigger and big ger each day.
 "I know I shouldn't trade at this expensive place." she had told her self dozen times. But it was hard 70 stop trading there so long as she owed them money right along.
 But TOW that she had the bill! wiped off the slate. she suddenly made up her mind to start trading at the grocery of Pats father. For long time Pat had been urging her to: My Dad needs all the business he can get" he had said. And it's silly for you to be angry with my mother all this time over pan of burned biscuits--and they'd give you q special price on every thing
 The last argument was the one that settled the question for Lily. If she could get a special price on food from Mir France it would leave her more money out of her household allowance to spend on herself every week. And she needed so many things-silk garters, face powder, orange-wood sticks and coral polish for her nails. an occa- sional luncheon at some smart place down town where she could see the kind of people she wanted to See | her "own kind" she told herself i So that afternoon she walked the four blocks to the little house with the brown shutters and went around | to the back door.
 Mrs. France was in the kitchen, making applesauce. The clean. i bright room, with its well-scrubbcd | floor and it's crisp muslin curtains, was filled with the rich odor of the fruit cooking on the back of the | stove.
 1 She looked up. over her stcel- trimmed spectaclts in astonishment when Lily pushed open the screen door and came inside.
 Welt" she said, in her brisk pleasant way. This is a fine sur prise.." And, as if there ne>e" had been word between them, She | walked around the table 10 Lily ard gave her a kiss, holding her fac, between her hands. Must be thr.t months since you were here last, :"
 ''Oh all of that," Lily answered pirily. And how have you all been IIow's Florence ?"
 She had liked i7lorcnco--tht pert the snappy. the up-ard-cominG = better than any Of Pats friends unG relatives.
 Shes just tlnc,' said Mrs
 France. "Shc has d new position. yet know. Shes hookkeeper at that littl,
 French shop down town. Hmm! never can remember the name. It.. one of those funny French names
 She stopped. trying to think.
 Not Aneoulemc' ?" Lily gasled If couldn't be Angoulcme 's'-
 Mrs. France nodded. "Nes. that
 it." she replied. Its wonderful
 place, so Florence says. Eve nevel
 been in it, myseif-lust looked intt the show windows sometimes. It.:
 too grand for mo. but l suppos, you've bought lots Of things there.
 Yes" Lily answered faintly slancing flown at the transparen i velvet coat that shc had worn ft