Evening star., 1933-08-20

held her hands tightly together in her
lap.
II have to hold myself to keep from
flying right out the window I'm 50
thrilled. Please" she coaxed with q
pretty little pout, please. please tell
me-"
II think I have found Just the job
for you," he told her then-and was
non -plussed when she threw her arms
around his neck.
"oh, Mr.. Little You angel! I'll
never be able to repay you for bother
ing 50 much about me-"
Curtis first impulse was to try to
make love to Mary. Perhaps II he
kissed her, she would think a response
was expected of her and try to show
her gratitude in that way. That might
be the avenue through which he might
work his revenge on her father.
But he stified the impulse. He knew
Mary's background and that she had
been brought up by all the old Southern
rules of chivalry where a woman's
honor was more important than her
life. II he planned that sort OF revenge
he could not go about 1t bluntly.
From the innocent look Of child
ish gratitude in Mary's big gray
eyes he knew there had been no
thought of coquetry when she had
thrown her arms around him. He
might Just as well have been an old
decrepit grandfather who had given her
stick of pepperment candy. He must
not shock her or she would shrink from
him and all his plans would go away
before they were half hatched.
So. when. with an excited little gurgle
of laughter Mary took her hands from
around his neck and dropped them In
her lap with happy sigh, he tilted heI
chin In a fatherly gesture.
you're a sweet child. little Mary
I'm glad can help you. You're q
California alone. I think you'll like
what I've planned for you.
perhaps you've never heard Of Nine
~Cissie Dumas. She's one Of the best
known couturiers in Hollywood. BY q
streak of good fortune she happens to
be q very good friend of mine. I've had
her costume several Of my picture stars
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock,
he handed Mary card, take this and
go to her shop. She expects you. There
Is an opening for small model. and II
you please her IL the job is yours. I've
Mary was almost In tears Of graft
tude.
"A model! Oh, think I'd die with
happiness wearing all those beautiful
clothes and really being model. I've
wanted to be mannikin all my life
But I thought was much too small
Aren't they almost always tall?"
Nine. Dumas always has one little
girl model" Curt assured her hastily
ut Is rare for tiny girl like you to
model But several Of the picture stars
are petite and she needs one girl to
show things of for them"
"Oh, I'll try so hard to please Nine
Dumas" Mary cried eagerly. "1'n Just
do well as q model do you think shell
let me work myself into position Of
designing for her?"
Curt Little smiled inwardly-and
outwardly.
eff she isn't afraid of the competi-
ton. You're so clever at her own
game she may be afraid you'll surpass
her and set up shop for yourself
after she gives you q start
won't just?" Mary said conceited-
". I'm going to work and study SC
hard I'll have my own place In Paris
some day."
Curt laughed with relish.
"Now, don't be unpatriotic! Why
can't you bring the style kingdom Of
the world to the United States, Nine
Sawyer?"
The dear child! Again 1t seemed al
most impossible to hate her. So often
he had to review all the years Of hi,
misery to make himself remember that
she was an enemy that was to be de-
stroyed 30 that her father would suffer
as he had suffered.
Mime. Sawyer" Mary looked ur
thoughtfully. THAT won't do It's toe
old-fashiondy and American. Every
one In the style business has to sound
French. Help me think up good nom
de plume. Wouldn't that be fun?"
Curt Little laughed again:
well, wouldn't hurry about It. rvl
A. II Ca