The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-11
CHAPTER TWENTY sEvEN

nURYEA turned. mfr. Hillyer!'
he said. How are you? Come
on in--p
He hurried to the doorway where
Jay Hillver stood, his eyes on the
girl in blue. Toby had swung
around, the color in her cheeks
deepening. She had not seen
Hillyer and she thought that her
posing and pirouetting to display
the new dress must have looked
very silly.
Hillyer said, Il happened to be
passing by the building and re-
membered I'd been meaning to stop
in" He spoke to Duryea, but he
was still looking at Toby, as though
seeing her for the first time.
you've met Miss Ryan, haven't
you?" Duryea asked. AT least, 1
know you've seen her photographs.
She's the Hillyer Soap Girl, Miss
Ryan,"
oh, Miss Ryan-" Hillyer said.
Yes, of course we've met" He went
on, as Toby came forward, How
are you? I didn't recognize you
at first"
I'm very we'll, thank you," Toby
said. Il was just trying on this
dress that was sent over to be used
iii a picture.
From Cecile," Duryea explained.
How do you like itp"
HILLYER did not answer for a
- = moment. Then he said, The
dress is very pretty. If you can
photograph Miss Ryan in it and
make her look just as she does now
you'll have wonderful picture,
Duryea."
Il can do better than that. Wait,
Ill show you-"
The setting for the picture had
been arranged. On platform be-
fore the camera was a scene like a
bit of summer landscape-green
grass, a tree with Towering
branches and background like
the paleSt of blue skies.
Duryea led Tc.oy to the platform.
She mounted il, and stood beside
the Towering tree. From a box
came the hat designed to go with
the blue dress-a huge straw with a
blue ribbon tied in a bow. Toby
took the hat and dropped it care
lessly at her feet. She reached for
branch of pink blossoms.
Without turning, she said to
Duryea, rs this right?" ~
"A little more to the side" the
photographer directed. Raise your
head-no, that's too much. Lower
it again. Yes, that's better"
He tilted spotlight so that
the yellow CLEAN shone directly on
Toby's hair An electric fan blew
the folds of the organdie dress
gently, as though stirred by sum-
mer breeze.
"Chin up" Duryea said. "Now
then, let's have a smile. A big
smile-a real one. That's i'll"
LIE turned to Hillyer. There S
Il Il your picture" he said quietly.
What do you think of it?"
IF you can catch that pose and
that expression in a photograph
you'll have a sensation"
1T will be better than that by
the time we're through with it,"
II doubt it, Hillyer said. Il doubt
If even you can do better than
that"
They were not ready to make the
photograph yet and Toby stepped
down from the platform 1t APP
peared that Hillyer had come to see
Duryea about something not con-
cerned with the series of pictures
she was posing for.
The two men went on talking and
Toby drifted away, waiting for them
to finish.
Presently Duryea's secretary APP
peared, spoke to him and the
photographer excused himself. Hill
yer crossed to where Toby was
standing.
Miss Ryan," he said, you're
doing a fine piece of work for us.
I'm very much pleased"
I'm glad" Toby said i've en-
joyed making these pictures. Mr..
Duryea is so nice to work with. And
he's a wonderful PHOTOGRAPHER
Hillyer smiled And he mas an
excellent model he said. Which.
I'm sure has been a great selp. Misf
Ryan, I've favor to ask of YOU"
TOBY looked up, questioningly
l. Hillyer continued. Its pleas
ure,' he said, for any one as old
as I am to catch a glimpse OF
youth like yours. It-well, in sense
1t turns back the years. I was
wondering If you'd allow me to
call for you later and take you to
dinner"
WHY" Toby had never been
more surprised. OF course Hill
yer had driven her home from his
Office the day she had gone there,
but that had been because they
were going the same direction.
He had been pleasant during that
drive. but impersonal. Now she
sensed something else in his man.
ner. She felt he really wanted
her to say she'd have dinner with
him. That he wanted it very much.
Why should any one as rich and
important as Jay Hillyer want to
spend an evening with her? Toby
tidn't know. But she knew that
she liked this man whom she had
seen only once before. She liked
him very much.
So she said. after a moments
hesitation, Yes. MIR. Hillyer. I'll
be glad to go to dinner with you"
What time shall call?"
She knew Duryea would work
for two or three hours. at least
so she told him to be there at I,