The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-08-04

IOr lne caprlclOuS nOLlOh ID
bluff" for a day, and see if 9nc
truly got a thrill out of acting.
Adele was a stenographer in the
downtown financial district and
drew weekly pay envelope of S35,
$l8 Of which went each week to pay
her room and board, leaving -Sl7
TO make out the rest of her budget.
Seven dollars she mailed each week
to her mother, who was living on an
upstate farm.
Ten dollars to buy clothes, for
carfare, amuSementS countess
things that the average girl thinks
she cannot do without OF cou3Se,
with the most adroit stretching it
could not be made to cover al, Of
the demands made on 1.-THE Ioor
old ten dollars! Therefore Adele had
formed a habit of allowing herself
each year one plunge" This took
form in many different ways-an ex-
cursion, or an outing, or a much
wanted set of books, or new slippers,
or a wrap, or, in fact, whatever
happened to suggest itself to Adde'S
mind.
This year it was a marvellous
creation of a gray crepe gown
The gown, once purchased from
the exclusive avenue shop, loadly
demanded gray suede slippers and
a droopy hat-and was appeSsed
with the same (plus Adele's ad4ra-
BILE SELF, as ornamentation. What If
the gown did cost her $50? 1t WAS
marked down from $120l And, with
the shoes and hat. it made an even
hundred dollars.
believe the feminine members
of my audience will know what I
mean when I say that a gown with
this right-from the avenue shops air
inspires its wearer to a subtle al
most unconscious, "air"-and, al
most unconsciously the "air" i2ac-
companied by tiny, sub-consc GUS
manner of lets pretend"
Adele was wholly, adorably fami-
nine.
One evening the manager had pre-
scented each of his office force with
tickets TO a very thigh class" show
playing at one of the downtown
houses. 1t was an annual treat from
the management.
Thrilled, Adele donned the beauti-
full new gown, slippers and hat, and
was amazed at the stranger who
gazed at her from her mirror.
Was this mysterious, romantic
girl, who looked back at her with
shadowy, glowing eyes, truly the
plain little stenographer Of the
Blank and Dash bonding house?
Vibrantly alive to her charn-or
rather the inspiration of the gray
gown-Adele plunged" on a taxi
and was hurried to the theates.
The show was very good and hoth-
ing Of import happened until, dur
ing the third act, when Adele's at
tention was held by a very .dra-
matte scene, she failed to notice the
stranger who quietly seated himself
next to her, and then rose, hastily
apologizing-for sitting on her :hatl
The gray hat-crowning achieve
ment of a faultless attire, was
ruined, and Adele was almost re-
duced to tears-inwardly. Out
wardly she smiled deprecatirgly and
murmured: please don't concern
yourself-it was quite-nothingR'
"Oh, but ! say! In these times q
hat like this - quite a fortune
y'know!" insisted the agifated
youth.
do I look so hopelessly impov-
erished as that?" queried Adele,
laughingly.
Which merriment was the opening
wedge to a quick, easy friendship.
Later, as they dined at a tiny
Italian restaurant, Richard, the at
tractive young man, casually said:
Are you just in town for some
shopping, or haven't your people left
YETI"
Adele gasped, but quickly recov-
ering, bluffed bit further, by re-
plying, just as casually:
''Oh, we haven't left yet. The
shore would be rather cold, with
the late spring-don't you think" +
That night was one of the 'aarg-
est" of Adele's memory.
Used to boys of her own class,
she hadn't ever known the luxury
of theater, dinner, dance and cafe,
with more dancing, until one o'clock
in the morning-followed by a. long
drive through heavenly dusky PARKS
in a sumptuous sport car.
No, il was entirely novel;. but
Adele was equal 10 it-with bluff
She played the part of the ''tD-the-
manner-born" rich girl, and sboied
her new-found friend thoroughly.
However, the worst of blufffng is
that you hold the whole world by
your own measurements.
Thus il happened that as they
turned back toward town, and while
Richard was busy with some care
full driving. il occurred to Adele that
q really wealthy young man
wouldn't be likely to ''pick up" Q
strange girl.
After q few moments iIstense
thought, she arrived at the conclu-
sion that the youth was somebody's
chauffeur. and doubtless had COP
led his princely mannerisms from
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