Evening star., 1939-03-19

shoppers leave, Jocelyn Perry is all over the
store, keeping up with the merchandise.
What's to prevent her from popping into
telephone booth i don't mean she'd be
reckless enough to call up my assignments
herself and item:ze my clothing COM
petitor curious enough might try to trace the
call. But she could pass the information on to
somebody outside who'd do it for her.
Don't sell yourself wild idea like that"
Claire cautioned. Its the sort of thing you
never could prover'
IF can find furnished room close to the
store" Amy thought, "I'll move tonight, and
every morning as soon as get my assign
ment, III dash home and change my dress"
She took her assignment from Jocelyn Perry
in the morning in the same blue suit, went
back to her new room. and shopped in white
and yellow sport dress.
At the end of the week well, Bern
hardt, " Bill said. ''you must have taken some
good strong stitches in your habits Your re-
ports are gaining weight
One night in dream Amy found a strange
incandescent price tag that made her invisible
whenever she touched it. So in the dream she
tied the tag to her wrist watch and invisibly
followed Jocelyn into pay-station telephone
booth in the upholstery department on Kent
and Company's second floor.
The dream after that turned into night
mare, for Jocelyn had an even better price tag
glowing mysteriously on her wrist. 1t enabled
her to telephone without talking!
Amy had been thinking good deal about
that booth on the second floor. 1t was one of
two, left of the elevator. and Amy had passed
it one morning after checking upholstery
items in the days assignments. The end wall
of the second booth was back of hanging dis
play of draperies.
Thick golden damask, draped and looped in
an archway curtained off small space beside
the booth and Amy had thought: IF I'm
right - If l could trap her in that booth just
once and hear her doing her stuff
But the wall of the booth one afternoon
failed to transmit the words of telephoning
customer. and Amy spent sleepless night
wondering if anybody had ever tapped the
wooden wall of telephone booth and how
you did it.
There's just one time of the day when she's
prowling around in the merchandise" she
reflected glumly, land then I'm shopping the
stores. Still, in pinch. Claire could cover my
early assignments. l know could steer
Jocelyn Perry into Upholsteries. All I'd have
to do would be to tell her about that new bolt
ofmustard- -colored velour. She certainly hasn't
nosed it out yet, because it's still there and
it's absolutely hideous!
Suppose did tell her what would she
do? She'd 60 down and look at it as soon
as she'd sent the shoppers out. and since she
wouldn't dare telephone anybody about my
clothes in Mr.. kents Office she'd have to
look for a telephone booth. Shed have to
look quick too. because tip that reached
store after got it shopped would be bust.
"Of course she might get out of the elevator
in order to telephone before she got to Up
holsteries i. =. No, she'd remember the two
booths left of the elevator where the damasks
hang and of course ~ Amy groaned -
shed walk into the booth nearest the ele-
vator and that s the wrong one, and even if
trapped her in the end booth by the damask.
l couldn't hear her talking in a sound-proof
BOOTH
Nevertheless, two days later Amy reported
the mustard -colored velour. Claire kendall's
biggest handbag was under Amy's arm She
was the first comparison shopper, that morn
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