The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-30

ronage which she always showed
an outsider"
"Mr. Gleason-Miss Csrrollv'
She mumbled It because she was
rouging her lips 1t the moment.
"Ardeth's my faithful Man Friday.
Ken" she explained. earelessly.
And, Ardeth, before you 90,
don't forget to make sure the cash
drawers locked. Tony's coming to
wash the window and cases in the
neutrality-suspicious. you'd better
get down . few minutes early.
Oh, Ken-the trials Of Q business
womanw She turned to him in
mock despair. "Well, come on:
let's go-I'm exhausted and half
starvedw
Strangely still seemed the little
shop to the girl they left behind.
She leaned on the ton Of . show.
case and dreamed.
"Your window display can't be
beat" The memory called up q
dimple in her cheek.
Leaning back on one elbow like
that there had been an awkward
grace about his tall, slim figure.
But it was not good looks alone
which formed the charm Of Ken
Gleason. Neil WAS tall and strong.
too--Neil's coarse, black hair-his
black eyes and white teeth were
good looking in their own way.
Something further, Thought the
dreaming girl. Perhaps it was the
odd effect Of brightness about
Ken. How the electric lieht had
cleaned on his smoothly brushed
brown hair. His eyes were star-
Ting blue in his tanned face. And
when he smiled his lips had =
queer whimsical twist on one side.
Crisp lips-what she thousht Of
as "hard" lips. She wouldn't like
9 man with soft" lips. Il Ken
Gleason kissed . girl his lips
would feel firm and pleasant.
Ardeth suddenly caught sieht Of
her own glowing eyes In the mir
ror opposite and her face famed.
"Oh. you poor fool" she whis-
pered. "As it he cared whether
you were living or not!'
Her imagination flashed 4 mic.
ture to torture her. Ken Gleason
dining at the Parker's big house
on Jackson street. Ken's brown
head close to the straw eolored
marcel Of Cecile Parker. His eves
laughing into Cecile's.
Suddenly weary. heavy Of heart
Ardeth closed up the shop ma
stepped into . gray, foggy world.
That night she went to ! pic-
ture show with Neil. And when
he kissed her GOODNIGHT later IN
the dark hallway. she was passive
in his arms.
Had jeanette been less ali
sorbed In her own affairs the next
day, she might have noticed that
her faithful Man Friday looked +
trifle forlorn. There was ! wistfuI
droop to Ardeth's young mouth.
4 very distinct dimminE Of the
1iame-llke quality about her.
put jeanette vas happily ab-
sorbed with. . perfumery saiesman
all morning. expanding 70 glowing
Importance under his subtle dat.
terry.
"He said my shop was smarter
than anything he had se1n west 81
New York, Ardeth." Ghe oon6da6.
when the willy salesman h$d left'
"Said It reminded him Of those ~.
elusive little Partisan plaNNa.
ordered Mimosa and NaIcisss Blsu
that's always good. And for ~
more exclusive sale ven ~
Across the Fields. Intrigue and
Ardeth's sensitive Imagination
caught 1t that. Idle DroeI6l Ia
gaze went across the store "a naaef
her own golden gaze IN the mirror
and Z scornful little smile touched
In the middle Of the afternoon
Jeanette hurried into her hat nd
furs.
"i'm off to Mary EASTWOOD.
tea" she explained. "Ardeth. !
don't see why we can't mix dif{er.
ent perfumes together and eell
them % individual scents. That'a
an idea! I'll run 1 small I'd n M
Sunday papers. Have youy per.