The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-20
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Beautiful ELLEN ROssITER, a
salesgirl In Barclays Department
Store. lives with her extrnvagant
mother. MOLLY ROSSlTER, her
elder sister. MYRA. and her young
brother. NIKE. The two girls
support the family. Molly fool
isAiy spends money saved to, pay
the rent. ellen decides to work
at night ut Dreamland a. q
dance hall hostess until the sum
Il made up. The hostesses must
wear evening dresses and Ellen
STEVEN BARCLAY, . man Of
81 and Ellen's employer. sees the
girl crying and discovers the slt-
uation. He Offers to give Ellen .
dress but she proudly refuses. He
then loans her dress from stock.
frightened By her wealthy en-
ployer's obvious interest IL her.
Bot she forgets him entirely
when Mt Dreamland she meets
hand.ome LARRY HARROW
GATE. an artist whose prospects.
nothing. She accepts Larry's In
vItation 10 tea the following day.
Her mother 10 already planning
That ellen shall capture Barclay
which exnsperates the girl. she
says nothing OF the meeting WITH
In the morning flowers arrive
from Barclay. Ellen IL distressed
because they are not Larry's gift.
hut her mother and sister are De.
lighted.
now GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER VIII
THE initial excitement over
Steven Barclays flowers and
Steven Barclays intentions sim.
mered down little as breakfast
progressed. For one thing. Mike
with his clamorous demands for
More toast, Ellen" and "Just a
little teeny bit Of your coffee, Mom,"
made any sustained discussion i'm.
possible. But after he had gulped
his food and scampered away. Molly
was at the fascinating topic again.
She went straight to the main issue.
"Mr. Barclay is a bachelor. isn't
he. Elem"
II don't know and don't care"
Ellen answered on a note OF rising
resentment. "Oh. dear! I'm sorry"
she apologised, a. tears welled up
in Molly's eyes. II didn't mean to
be rude. Just hated being made a
Roman holiday. I think he's .
widower."
"Grass," supplied Myra. "He's
been married twice. don't know
what happened to his first wife but
he divorced the second one-got q
Mexican divorce. The papers were
full Of it at the time" Myra con.
cluded self.conscious:y. 1.-The soc.
ond Mrs. Barclay was Leda Grayson
that notorious dancer. There was
a terrific scandal"
"Oh," sail Molly uncertainty. She
was dashed. Then that's differ.
ent."
1T wasn't his fault" Ellen put In
sullenly. reluctantly compelled to
come to Steven Barclays defense.
II remember the whole story now.
It was all t c Eoman's fault"
II should say It was her fault"
Myra commented warmly. She am
plified her statement. "Leda Gray
son cheated from tho first but Mr..
Barclay was chivalrous enough to
set . divorce In Mexico-tncompatt-
bility Or something. Everything
was settled in secret but they say
she got S1,000.000 for taking back
her maiden name. Nobody criti.
ciSed him at ALL"
That's good. Then eyerything.s
al right" sighed Molly. relieved
and not ashamed to show 1t. II felt
sure he wouldn't have shown Ellen
attention IL things hadn't been Ill
right"
what are you trying to do!"
asked Ellen in q tone which she
hoped hid her annoyance. make
me Steven Barclays third wife on
the strength Of . few dowers?,
"You can talk like that, young
lady. but you can't tool your
mother" Molly declared IL her airy
assumption Of sophisticated matur.
ity. Flowers might mean nothing
from 2 young boy. But N older
nan doesn't DO things like that ana