The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-12
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BEAUTIFUL ELLEN RossITER,

BtNut1TuI ELLEN ROSSIlEh,
salcsgirl In Barclays Depart
ment store, lives with her mo-
thcr, MOLLY ROSSITER. her
elder sister, MYRA, and her
young brother. MIKE. Molly has
dissipatcd a fortune left by their
father and the girls support the
family. Molly roOlishly spends
money saved to pay the rent. FL
len decides to work nights al
Dreamland as a hostess until the
sum is made up The hostesses
must wear evening dresses and
Ellen has none. STEVEN BAR
CLAY. 81, and her employer.
lends her a dress. She forgcts his
kindness when at Drcamland she
meets handsome LARRY HAIR.
ROWGATE. an artist. Later Ell
len discovers Larry Is engaged to
be married. Even though she
thinks him philandercr she
continues to see him.
Myra and Molly openly favor,
Barclay. Ellen quarrcls with
them. Then MRS BONDY, store
gossip, spreads sCandalOus stories
Of Barclays attentions to Ellen
and she determines to see him no
more. Molly telephones that a
guest Is coming to dinner, but
docs not supply the name of this
guest. Ellen suppOses IL to be
BERT ARMSTEAD, her sisters
fiancc.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XVI
That evening as Ellen entered the
shabby Brooklyn apartment house
she felt great peace stealing over
her. The lobby was uncarpeted, the
tiled floor was by no means clean,
the treads of the stairs had been
worn by many feet. AS usual Mrs
Clancy popped open her door to
see who had come in. Surely there
was nothing visible here to induce
happiness but the girl felt an odd
lift of spirit. This was home. She
had left the store behind. For ~
hours she need not think of it. She
had stepped out of the ugly and
life she led there to re-
turn to a life of her own.
She was tired and she was COM
ing home. She was glad even that
she was not that night to see Larry
Harrowgate. Tonight she wanted
only Myra and her mother and
baby Mike with loyal, stodgy Bert
serving as comfortable back
ground. A liesurely supper, after
wards bath ana maybe a shampoo
If she felt like it--a delightful way
to spend an evening, thought Ell
len.
She reached the fifth floor, UNI
door OF ne
the Rossiter living room. She stop
ped at the threshold, gasped. What
had happened TO that beloved, IA
miliar room? Since morning it had
changed startlingly, miraculously.
about it had been
changed. The worn carpet was gone
The floor had been polished and
was covered now with summer
scatter rugs. The familiar contour
of the furniture was lost beneath
smart slip covers in gay and
orange. Curtains of the same gray
and orange material fluttered at
the windows. New pewter ash
trays twinkled from the mantel
cleared for once of Mikes school
books. a new bridge lamp bloomed
beside the easy chair. Everywhere
were flowers.
What happened? AS she ran into
the dining room Ellen thought con-
fusedly that perhaps her English
grandfather had died and remem-
bered them in his will. Perhaps
the dreams that colored her child
hood had at last come true.
In the dining room colored
maid polished heavy silver finger
bowls. The table, decked in new
linen, Haunted centerpiece made
OF Steven Barclays roses, tall and
splendid in a silver vase. New
rugs and curtains here, too. The
maid glanced at Ellen, exposed
white teeth.
What are you doing here?" the
girl demanded in establishment.
II wuk here"
Ellen dashed into the kitchen.
The kitchen was not changed. Mol.
~ turned around from the stove
and smiled at her.
Were you surprised. honey?"
she asked In a gale OF merriment
and high spirits.
what In the world has hap
pened anyhow"
We're giving YOU your chance
that's what's happened" Molly
erowed. I'D never have known how
To manage but Mira Clancy told me
how 70 borrow money on the insur.
nnee. I've had the most exhaust.
Ing day. II took long time 10 get
The money and since then rye spun
like top"
Have we both gone crazy? what
are YOU talking nb0utf"
you'll see" Molly ives con.
yulsod with mysterious laughter,
From downstairs the doerbeli
rang imperntiveiy. ellen IN q ron.
fused dnke answered Us Anlnmona.