Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-24
GIN. sae
Second Installment


Joyce put the photograph back
and left the room without further
investigation.
These people would find out she
wasn't really Hrills-and then
what? But how absurd? 1t WASH T
as if she were a real imposter pre-
tending to be some one else! They
would see the same face, the same
bobbed hair, the same clothes she
had been wearing. They might
notice a difference in her manner,
but they needn't guess that she was
now an entirely different personal
ity!
1--WE 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 decid-
ed.
In the bedroom, Joyce found a
chiffonier with drawers full of the
finest silk and batiste underwear.
Getting dressed was a slow process,
for she kept making new discover
les which she had to stop and ad-
mire. The clothes closet was as
great a thrill as the bathroom. She
stood, almost in awe, gazing into
it, her thoughts again involuntar,-
lily returning to her room in West
Philadelphia. II think I've died
and gone to a special heaven for
working girls!" she gloated.
Il could play around here all
day looking at clothes. They can't
all be mine! But I really must get
dressed and hurry up and find out
what l can about myself. That's
more important than clothes"
Looking the dresses yer hastily,
she found that the majority were
not only very extreme in style, but
also of vivid colors and patterns
such as Joyce had never worn She
finally picked out a sport dress of
white crepe de chine, and put on
white stockings and shoes. Pleas
antly 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 =
might just take a look, she decided,
unable to resist the temptation to
open the box. With wide eyes she
gazed curiously on a jumbled mass
of jewelry.
Joyce made a face at this miscel-
l~aneous collection. What a mix
ture! Frills must simply have drip
ped with jewelry. All this is worth
a nice little sum, though. 1t would
make me nervous to have it a
round. How queer to think that
L.. that part of me could
choose things that are so absolute
ly different from what l really like
Oh, what a wonderful diamond! ]
have never saw anything sparkle
like that. It's fascinating!" She
picked out a ring, 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... l 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 jewelry and mas
querading as a married woman just
for a joke.
Nov for downstairs. l think al
last I'll really find out something
80. but l feel like Alice in Won
derland-"
Joyce hesitated at the top of the
steps, her heart beginning to beat
violently again and her courage
rapidly oozing.
But in a few moments she gath.
cred up her courage again, urgee
on by a combination of curiosit!
and, to her surprise, a distinct sen,
sation of hunger. She wanted some
breakfast right away! A cup Of cot.
fee would help to steady her ner'