The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-17
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Beautiful ELLEN ROSSlTER.
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Beautiful ELLEN ROSSlTER.
who works b. day ~ 4 salesgiyl
In Barclays Department Store.
lives with her AotheF. MOLLY
ROsSITER, her elder sister.
MIKE NIKE ;s1 nss KS:'f mo Sse'1 S.:
long ago squandered tho fortune
left by her English husbana and
the two girls support the family.
Molly foolishly spends money
saved to pay the rent. Ellen de-
cides to work ut night ~ q dance
hall hostess until the scss 10 made
and sn; i sss sss: !:cos 'en sH.c.
MON who Offers her . Job on COM
diti0n that she suDDly her own
evening dresses. She las NO eve.
sTE wen BARCLAY. E,le..
employer e"H s. =, sees 81, her ery;nE :.a
When she tells him the situatlon
he offers to give her a dress. She
proudly refuses. He then lenAs
her one Of the dresses worn b
the store models.
Ellen Els half-pieased. half
interest in her. she dines with
him ana he drives her to Drean.
land where he leaves her. Salo.
mon introduces her to the ether
hOstesses. Ellen hates the cheap.
ness Of Dreamland. Two Of the
hostesses. TONY and ANISE. walt
for her to dress.
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CHAPTER v
ELLEN sensed the antagonism OF
IL the two girls. She ignored It.
Tony. bright-eyed, small and
brunei. was barely covered BY a
wisp Of chiffon which clearly re-
vealed her breasts and young. un.
formed legs. Her sigh of admira'
tion, a purely feminine sigh. turned
swiftly to envy as feminine.
1.-THE queen herself" she giggled.
"And in q dress from Chantel Or
I'll eat my favorite lipstick."
The youngster jumped to her
feet, ran across the room and before
Ellen understood her purpose she
had pulled down the back Of the
dress to examine the label.
1T is q Chantel," she confirmed
In an awed tone. And to Ellen.
"How come you wear = dress from
Chantel to dance in Z dump like
this?"
Ellen felt like tearing of the
dress and stamping on It. She was
angry and Inundated.
"Go away" she fiercely addressed
Tony. Go away and let me alone.
And take your hands of my dress!"
Jaw. I'm sorry II I hurt your
feelings" apologized Tony, with q
contrite. distressed little laugh.
Honest I'm sorry. Don't be sore.
was only fooling. You look swell. j"
Anise was still sulky and ag.
grieved when the three girls walked
into the ballroom. But Tony had
forgotten completely that she had
ever been jealous Of Ellen and was
eagerly babbling out amazingly
sophisticated advice and instruc.
tions.
THE hostesses sat at empty
= tables, one girl to q table, and
waited for men to ask them to
dance. Most Of the girls had reg.
ular patrons. Tony's instructions
dealt in part with methods for
"cinching regulars" These men
would buy Z whole string Of tickets
for the privilege Of dancing with Z
particular girl for an hour or so.
After each Of the short dances-tha
fastest couples barely managed
three turns OF the room before the
orchestra stopped-the girl would
gravely detach one of the tickets
from the long string preferred BY
her escort.
Ellen took Z table close to Tony's.
But Tony was gone almost imme'
diately, away like q green lash IN
the arms Of Z tail youth.
Ellen sat alone for some time.
The music. once she became eccus.
toned to its loudness. made hel
want to dance.
A great many Of the men who
stood around the walls watching
the dancers or waiting their turn