The Washington times., 1936-12-23

people imagine they are funny
when they're tightl Or am I be-
coming a prude?"
Gordon Gavin arrived.
She had broken her date to dine
with him on the evening Of the
day Renita Parrish had found
them in the fitting salon at the
store. Gordon had 'phoned her
about it.
Unknown to her, Bernice had
asked him to this cocktail party.
Ann was put out.
Not that she disliked Gordon
Gavin. Far from it. But, realizing
his feeling for her, she wanted to
discourage it.
She was sorry for him. Sorry,
too, for Renita Parrish, who was
in love with the boy.
But there was nothing she could
do about it, except see as little Of
Gordon as was possible.
AS they worked under the same
roof, daily, it wasn't easy to avoid
him.
Renita was making it rather
awkward for her in the store. Not
knowing the meaning Of the word
reticence, Renita spread it about
that Ann had come between" her
and the good-looking young copy
writer in the AdvertiSing-that
they had been on the verge Of an
engagement-indeed, there was an
understanding-until AIMS ad-
vent!
BY many. then, she was labelled
"man-snatcher."
There were ways Of getting this
to the ears Of the merchandise
manager!
CHAPTER XIV
The night of the store dance
arrived.
It disconnected Ann to realize
how much she had been looking
forward to it. Why, she was even
more excited about it than she had
been a year ago at her own COM
ing-out party at the Ritz-Carlton!
Being democratic is all very
WELL" sneered Claire, "but I can't
think why you want to mix with
that rabble!"
They're splendid men and
girls!" Ann had flared back. "A
thousand times better than the
parasites and Show-offs who live
for bridge and cocktails and gos-
sip!"
Claire had laughed nastily, and
gone off for an evenings contract
at Carol Ditmar's with Captain de
Freyn.
Bernice had been nice about It,
or at any rate had attempted con-
ISOLATION by the remark that she
didn't blame Ann one bit, consider
ing the good-looking Paul Bradley
would be at the dance, and Ann
would have chance at "vamping"
him
Ann wore the cloudy pink tulle
that had been made for her own
coming-out party.
It was lovely gown, and caught
on each shoulder with a silver star,
and worn with silver slippers.
A rich frequenter Of 1.-THE
Laughing Pig" had that day pre-.
sented Bernice with a corsage Of
white orchids. Having no evening
date, Be111ice insisted that Ann
wear them to the store dance.
She fastened them, complete
with silver love-knot, to a silver
star on AIMS shoulder. They
curled in waxen beauty about her
right ear.
"And now we'll requisition the
family ermine, so you'll knock 'em
dead!" Bernice giggled.
This was white fur cloak with
a great collar Of white fox, belong
ing to their mother, but borrowed
by the daughters as occasion arose.
"Oh, Lolly would never let mel"
Ann protested.
For heavens sake, it'll be In
hook any day! Grab it while the
grabbing's good!" counseled the
older girl.
When Bernice swung it about
her shoulders, Ann stared at her
self in the mirror. There could
be no lovelier frame for her beauty
than this erlnine wrap with it's
great swirl of fur about her face,
and-since she was taller than
Lolly-from the knee downwards
there was a foam Of rose-pink
skirts.
you look like dawn on the high
Alps. darling-or should I say
sunrise?" Bernice looked enviously
at Ann. She had gained 10
pounds avoirdupois through her
duties at "The Laughing Pig" It
wasn't becoming, but what could
one do about it?
AIMS thoughts were on Paul
Bradley. What would he think Of
her in the lovely gown and ermine
wrap?