The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-16
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Beautiful ELLEN R0ssITER.
In Barclays Department store,
lives With her mother. MOLLY
ROSSITER. her elder sister, MYRA.
and her 12-yeaF-olA brother.
MIKE. irresponsible Molly has
long STAGE spent the fortune left
BY her English Husband and the
two girls support the family.
Molly 1oolishly spends money
saved to pay the rent. Ellen de-
cldes to work At night ~ q dance
hall hostess until the sum q made
mp. she goes to Dreamland
and Interviews JACOB sALOMON
who Offers her Job on condition
dresses. She has NO evening
dress.
Back Mt the store again. Ellie.
begins to cry I'm her bitter 0lsaD.
pointment. STEVEN BARCLAY.
% ,e Of the !" .s0re - sees =! her srs
when she tells him Of her prob
lens he offers to give her q dress
but she refuses to accept it. He
then offers to lend her one Of the
dresses worn by the models. She
horr0ws a lovely white ta1eto
fFock.
Ellen II half-pleased. half
frightened BY Barclays obvious
interest in her.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Nv
WHEN Ellen accepted Steven Bar
w clay's offer to drive her to
Dreamland she did SO with the
same 1aturalness he had shown IN
extending the invitation.
But as Ellen sank back into the
soft depths Of dove-gray cushions
and turned her rosy face to him he
felt a pang as of anticipated pain.
And he believed then that he had
been unwise.
He had not known until then why
he had been so uneasy and SO rest
less after Ellen had left his ONCE
that afternoon: he had not known
why the routine business OF the
store had become so suddenly un.
important or why the hours had
dragged so endlessly. But he knew
now as Ellen shyly smiled at him
that he felt that same light rest
lessness that he thought had left
him years ago.
And that was impossible. He was
81. Ellen was young enough to be
his daughter. Almost roughly he
leaned forward and gave the driver
directions for reaching Dreamland.
When he offered Ellen q cigaret and
pulled out the lighter for her no
one would have guessed that he
imagined he had. in the brief space
Of seconds. put away from him q
small, vague dream.
Il don't smoke" Ellen told him.
His brows went up quizzically.
II thought all young girls smoked
nowadays"
"Not all Of them. I'm not well
of enough to smoke"
At his look Of surprise she ex.
planned. you see the people we
live among and, for that matter. my
family, too. are so poor that We
must be respectable. On any de.
batable point-like smoking for
women-we're all ultra.conserva-
tive. Not" she added still In that
light strain. that lie awake
nights longing to smoke. I don't
like it really. II I did I'd smoke"
I'm sure you would. But I'm
rather glad you don't. I cant get
used"
HE broke OF abruptly and thought
- that there was no use appear.
ing in her eyes as an old fogy even
II he were old enough to be her
father. With Ellen's permission
they drove through Central Park
before going to tho dancehall.
The Limousine swished to q stop
at the Casino where early diners,
men and women in evening clothes,
leaned across softly lighted tables
talking and laughing. Ellen and
her escort went inside for iced
drinks. Neither Of them was hun.
cry.
Ellen looked around with wide
eyed pleasure at the other diners,
successful men and lovely. we'll.
dressed women. Al her eyes re.