Nogales international., 1933-04-15


Joyce put the photograph nsck and
left the room without further inves-
tigation.
These people would Ind out she
wasn't really Frills--and then what?
But how absurd? 1t wasn't as If she
were real irnposter pretending to
be some one else! They would see
the same face, the same bobbed hair,
the same clothes she had been wear
ing. They might notice a difference
in her manner, but they needn't
guess that she was now an entirely
different personality
"1've got to get over the feeling
that I'm breaking into this house
and that the first person who sees
me can throw me out" she decided.
In the bedroom, Joyce found a
chifonier with drawers full of the
finest silk and batiste underwear. Get
ting dressed was a slow process, for
she kept making new discoveries which
she had to stop and admire The clothes
closet was as great thrill as the bath
room She stood, almost in awe, gaz-
irg into it, her thoughts again invol-
unfairly returning to her room in West
Philadelphia. Il think I've died and
gone to special heaven for working
girls J" she gloated.
II could play around here all day
looking at clothes. They can't all be
mine! But | really must get dressed
and hurry UP and find out what / can
about myself. That's more important
than clothes"
Looking the dresses over hastily, she
found that the majority were not only
very extreme in style. but also of vivid
eoiors and patterns such as Joyce had
never worn. She finally picked out
sport dress of white crepe de chine, and
put on white stockings and shoes.
Pleasantly impressed by the reflection
in the long mirror, she was about to
venture out of the room, when she
caught sight again of the blue leather
case on the dressing table.
Wonder what's in it l might
just take look" she decided, unable
to resist the temptation to open the box.
With wide eyes she gazed curiously on
jumbled mass of jewelry.
Joyce made face at this miscellan-
eous collection. "What a mixture !
Frills must simply have dripped with
iewelry. All this is worth nice little
sum, though. 1t would make me ner-
vous to have it around. How queer to
think that +. that part of me :.
could choose things that are SO abso
lutely different from what / really like
Oh, what wonderful diamond | new
er saw anything sparkle like that. It's
fascinating ?" She picked out airing, a
large square cut diamond in a delicate
platinum setting, and slipped it on the
finger which wore the wedding ring.
That must be the engagement ring.
I. =. | think I'll wear it, for fun She
held out her hand at arms length and
surveyed it with mingled feelings Of
admiration and uneasineSs. The two
rings gave her hand an unfamiliar look
and she felt as if she were borrowing
some one else's jcwelry and masquer-
aiding as a married woman just for a
Joke.
Now for downstairs. think at last
i I'll really find out something but
feel like Alice in Wonderland
Joyce hesitated at the top of the
steps, her heart beginning to beat VOL
emily again and her courage rapidly
oozing.
But in a few moments she gathered
up her courage again. urged OH BY a
combination of curiosity and. to her
surprise, distinct sensation of hunger.
! She wanted some breakfast right away !!
A cup OF coffee would help to steady
her nerves. :.
At the foot of the stairs she found
long living-roonl with French Win
dows. 1t was furnished with new and
/ curious furniture of type that Joyce
had never before seen and that, unex-
pectedlv confronting her, caused her to
gasp The tables, chairs. and lamps
were fantastica1ly colored and shaped,
and there were here and there. orna-
ments SO comic that she burst out
laughing. :.
She picked her way gingerlv amid
furniture that was vaguely reminiscent
Of the New York skyscraoers. and
crossed the 1iving-roor,, thinking as she
glanced through the glass doors, that
she must get out into that heavenly
garden Immediately after break fast and
pick at least ore rose before some one
told her to keep off the grass.
The wondxtfal l,suapmesS of all these
roorns The dining room, though small
ee than the living room. was light and
cheerful. with its long apes. windows