Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-22
CHAPTER FORTY-FOuR

OF 1t1E SIN StLlS WIZ Mig
Bill and Gayle. only two p'SSvS,'I"
evening dresses, and theirs were
somewhat out-datcd, Gayle guessed.
I'VE must all look our mic, Toy
the ball." Gayle told the 'lN'"&.
"Eortunattly we do not hay" inU''I
changing OF costumes to do for inc
play. We can change for the l'i',
act in 10 minutes, and am golh&
TO hire six or eight little ivES /
know 10 herd the crowd from "'N
place 70 another that evening. Wen
dress them as wood SpcIt,S d:
brownies or something. ii Keeping
with the outdoor setting. But the
girls-all of uS-muSt look orr
prettiest. so We'll get evening
Gowns and charge it to eN"rnS-i.
The thought was thrilling.
Two of the six "Merriticld @lrI5
had never owned any sort OF I"rnat
attire. All Of them welcomed the
opportunity to get new things.
They discussed the matter WIN
Gayle ana learned, after some 49,
yestisation. that simple, Yet deli
nitely pretty gowns, could he ha'
for about SO each. This would in
C. .,W essential TRIMMINGS.
The total cost of about r.'"
seemed like 4 great deal of mcnl%
to Gayle. She shopped and louliva
and figured and figured, but size
couldn't see any way to cut Il
down. She knew the girls had 'o
be dressed we'll that evening: III.
type of guests coming would make
that mandatory, as would the
whole tradition Of The Oaks. And
she did not feel that it was fair g.
ask the girls to pay SO from thclr
own salaries: she herself had TO
salary to draw from.
Finally she decided to risk i
The girls had Q veritablc pic-jc
choosing. Most Of their selections
were based on Whitc-girliSh. fr:l,E
materials with assorted bits %
color. The othe" six girls all gan@oj
up on Lola Montcsa. however, a"&
saw to it that she had a remark
able gown Of crimson lace. Silks
over a similarly colorcd slip.
You Go your hair so beautifully.
Lola dear" Gayle said. so that i
forms Il scrt of black frame or
background for yc,r face. Use
some makeup that matches the slip
in tint. And on your nails. EuC the
rest of us will all hate your
Gayle told the girls each "a add
a hair-do and manicure 10 the *
pense list for that day, anA mex
pensive but pretty new shoes.
When they were back at Tie
Oaks again, Gayle went immed;-
ately upstairs to Mr.. McrriicldS
study, asked to see him and then
told him what she had done. She
was quietly apologize, saying she
hored that he wouldn't think them
wasteful, ana that they would
surely make more than enough
money out of the play to p&E ca
penses.
Old Mr.. Mortified smiled he
nignly. Then, in an instant lis cN-
preston changed - the one Of
mock fercC;.-- =" led - ASSUME.
Mr.. Wccms. he beloved loUG-
~. Come in here at once. DO you
hear me. sjr?'
"Oh, of course. SIR TIL" elderly
secretary FASTENED in from an adj
joining office He looked mildly
alarmed.
Mr.. Weems, I am ashamed Of
you. How long, sir. has it been
since you purchased flowers for any
woman?"
Mr.. Weems' old mouth worked
silently, then-"W-woman, sir?'
Yes, woman! OF course I said
woman! Don't you llno" what 4
woman is?'
"Oh, of course, sir! y woman is
is"
Il thought not. Mr. Wecnls, con-
fer with Miss Dixon, and order
flowers for each Of the seven girls
in this house. You hear mc?" He
scowled ticcccly. "Thc best flowers
available, Mr.. Wccms. For the
night Of the, nh, drama, and the
ball. Put cards in each package
STANDARDIZATION your al
mirer, Benjamin w. Mcrrifi"ld.'
Fresh. crisp flowers, MIR. Wccms.