The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-10

managing to squeeze inside ano find strap to cling to.
 A large woman, wearing hat trimmed with artificial cherries stood in front of Toby. The wom- ans coat was unfastened and Toby noticed the rhinestone clip at the woman's neck.
 It made Toby think Of the young man in the store the day before the ridiculous one who had bought $5960 worth of rhinestone clips and insisted he wanted to take her to dinner. Had he waited for her, as he had said he would? /? Toby didn't think so. She didn't think there was the slightest like lihood that he had. But-$59.60 for rhinestone clips!
 Toby began to figure how many meals she could buy with $59.60. She gave up soon. Fifty-nine dol lars and sixty cents was lot of money.
 She went directly to the em- ployment agency that had sent her to Bergman's. There she told the woman who interviewed ap- plicants exactly what had hap pencd the day before.
 The woman pursed her lips and murmured, "Mmm. It's too bad. J
 Toby couldn't tell whether the woman believed her O not. She said insistently, T don't know any way I can prove 1t, but I didn't take the watch. was wait ing on a customer"
 The woman said, "Mmm," again and went on, as though Toby had not spoken. T hope we can place you but it may be little difficult just now. She fingered file of cards before her. Here's some thing" she said, drawing out one of the cards. You might try this one"
 It was a store farther down town, one Toby had never heard of before. The store wanted ex- perienced sales women.
 Its six days a week" the woman went on," and they only pay $12.50, but it's the best there is today. You might try it and later if there's something else I'll keep you in mind"
 Toby got to her feet. i've got to have a job," she said. "I'll try it.
 She was not sure how to reach the address and asked a guard in the subway station. Either he misdirected her or she did not understand the instructions. for when she left the subway she was blocks from the address.
 She took a surface car, walking several blocks farther after she left the car. Finally she reached the address, found the right door and walked up 8 flight of stairs.
 A man at desk behind a rail- ing glanced up. You looking fol a job?" he asked.
 "Yes," Toby said. I've come from"
 Before she could finish the man said crisply, "Too late. You should have been here an hour ago."
 "But-"Toby began again.
 "It's no use," the man inter- rupted. They only wanted foul girls and they've hired 'em all You can leave your name if yor want to. Fill out this card
 He handed her the usual appli. cation for employment and Toby took 1t. She wrote in her name and address and under previous experience" listed all the places where she had worked excep Bergman's.
 She gave the card back to tn, man, turned and went down tht stairs and out to the street. Sud. denly it occurred to her that sht was hungry. She had eaten noth. ing the night before, had had only coffee that morning.
 She walked along for severa blocks looking for a place where the food would be cheap and fair. ly clean. Then, on corner across the street, she saw counter lunch.
 Toby crossed the street anC went inside. "A glass of milk anc ham sandwich" she told the youtt behind the counter.
 It was warm in the lunch room and there was a pleasant aroma of food. Toby looked down at hei shoes. She couldn't go around much longer in them, as they were /! TEt waiter set the glass of mill alId sandwich before her. Toby picked up the glass and dranl deeply. How Mcsl 1t was. Sh' took a bite of the sandwich. Ina was good, too. She wondered whether she should go back tt the agency or telephone. It woulc cost a nickel to telephone, but | would save time. She had losi