The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-16
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was there anything else you
wanted?"
Yes" he said, there's something
l want very much. want you to
| have dinner with me tonight. I'll be
waiting for you-any time you say.
Or, if you'd rather, I'll pick you up
somewhere"
Toby smiled, but shook her head.
I'm sorry" she said. 81 can't"
But it's perfectly all right. Why
shouldn't you? I'm as harmless as
the day is long. Honestly. You're
the prettiest girl I've seen in months
and want to know you better. Well
go anywhere you say"
Toby said again, II can't-really."
oh, but you'll change your mind!
A girl like you couldn't be so hard
hearted. Now, listen, when the store
closes I'll be waiting for you"
Toby didn't bother to object to
that. A customer had paused at the
other end of the counter and she
hurried toward her. When she
looked back a little later the young
man was gone.
TOBY thought of the $3.50 in
her saleSbook. 1t certainly
wasn't every day that you made
sales like that in the costume jew
elry. Maybe she'd get a bonus this
week. If she did, she could buy the
shoes she needed and galoshes.
He really was a nice-looking
young man. There was something
about him that was rather-rather
exciting. Oh, well, she'd never see
him again. That was the end of
that.
But the day that had begun in
such an ordinary fashion had more
in store for Toby Ryan - much
more.
The oldest thing about it was
that it all happened so naturally. It
was few minutes past when Miss
Burrows, the jewelry buyer, ap-
preached Toby. 1.-The artists have
finished with those watches we sent
up to have sketched for the Sat-
urday advertisement" she said.
will you go up and bring them
down? Ask for Mr.. Keller. He'll
get them for you"
Toby said, Eyes, Miss Burrows"
She knew exactly what to do; she
had gone on such errandS before.
Toby stepped into the elevator and
said, Ninth floor" She liked going
to the advertising office.
1t was so different from the rows
and rows of counters on the first
floor. Cluttered and rather dis
orderly, with the artists, in ink
spattered smocks, working near the
windows and three or four young
men and women at desks in the
foreground.
Bill Brandt worked in an adver-
Using Office. too. Toby felt that
knowing what Bergman's advertis-
ing department was like made her
understand more clearly when Bill
talked about his work.
II
CHE entered the big room, hest
~ tated, and then went up to the
nearest desk. us MIR. Keller here?"
Toby asked.
The door of a private office
opened just then and a man stepped
out. 1t was Mr.. Keller, the art
director, and Toby recognized him.
She hurried forward. Miss Bur-
rows sent me for the watches that
were sketched," she said.
"Oh, yes" The art director
crossed to a desk, picked up four
tiny watches attached to bracelets.
Three of them were yellow gold
discs. The fourth was the hand
some "debutante special" white
gold with tiny diamonds cleaning
on either side of the oblong face.
Here they are" he said, and put
them in Toby's hand.
She looked down at the watches.
The glistening handful, she knew,
was worth something like $3.50.
A minute later Toby stood in the
hallway, waiting for the elevator
to take her to the first floor.
TO Be Continued)