The Washington times., 1931-09-21
CHAPTER 4

I was so surprised over the
suggestion of this stout woman
and her equally stout husband
that become a model for Paris
gowns that didn't at the mo-
ment get the funny side Of it.
"You should model for Paris
gowns that we make" the wo-
man had said.
OF course knew that only
an exceedingly small per cent
of so-called Paris gowns ever
saw Paris.
But it was the money she
mentioned that interested me.
had no idea they paid so
much.
"She is busy now, Lena,
maybe she will come and see
U.s." the man said.
1 agreed to that and he gave
me a card. I promised to try
to see them during my lunch
con hour within a day or so.
: The salary would be three
times the amount I was getting
in the store.
: Her Sister Rebels
"a model" Sister Cora cried
when I told about the offer
at home, IT should say mott"
But the money"
"It isn't to be thought Of,
Kitty" she interrupted. Models
have to entertain out-of-town
buyers. you know that. Those
men think that all New York
girls are immoral and that they
own them if they buy them a
dinner"
Father was inclined to agree
with Cora.
1T doesn't sound very good"
he said.
1 had an idea that it would
be a small establishment be-
cause the man and his wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Miers, had been
in the store together and ap-
preached me. In a big eStab-
lishment they would have a
waiting list, I felt sure.
But I was mistaken. Mrs.
Wayne gave me half of her
luncheon hour. We often did
that in the store. This allowed
me an hour and a half, and I
went down to the address. To
my surprise, they had two whole
floors in big building and a
sign, "MIERS' CREATIONS"
was spread right across the
block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miers were in
q private office having lunch
con that has evidently been
brought in. I told them frankly
about the objection at home.
1--WE have plenty girls who
are glad to go out, and plenty
who do not" Mr.. MierS said.
And to his wife, why not you
go and see the Poppa?"
She said that she would, and
this puzzled me. 1t seemed
that they we're altogether too
anxious. Mrs. Miers must have
guessed my thoughts, because:
"Brunettes, red-heads, we get
plenty; but blondes, like you,
with such blue eyes-real
blondes, y'underStand-are not
so plentiful, and so many colors
look better on your type than
on any other" was her explana-
tion.
Sees Her Father
Mrs. Miers did come to see
father and Cora a couple eve
nings later. When she was
through explaining there were
no more objections.
"You are making a great
mistake, jumping around like
this" Mr.. Fallon warned me
when I gave my notice. He
was head of our department.
: I named the money and he
had the nerve to tell me he
didn't believe it. merely
laughed at him.
But Peter Thompson-poor
Peter! He was greatly dis
turbed about it.
Nov, Kitty" he said, II
don't like the idea of you be-.
ing a model and having men
stare at you and all that"
The same Peter-talking as
If he actually owned me!
Fake Champagne
"In another year will be
starting out in the plumbing
business for mySelf-well be
married then. Why not keep
right on at the store until
them"
"Ill be the same Kitty
Mason, Peter, whether I work
in one place or another, and
that's that" I answered him.
But I smiled at him, for I