davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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have been cleared through the Red
Cross inquiry service since it was
established eight months ago and
definite answers have been received
from abroad on almost 5000 queries.
Mr.. Swift said.
He pointed out that there are be-
tween 2,500,000 and 5000 900 in
dividuals of Norwegian descent Nv-
ing in this country, a figure about
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Fueitives From q Dog Pound

lola, Kans. R.-Iola is calling
for estimates on the cost Of q new
dog pound. The reason: The pres
cnt pound is an old fra ne one. FIRE.
quently, the owners Of impounded
dogs come In the night, pull OIL q
board and rescue their pets. Then
the whole collection Of pooches
Rca m r,ers ol1t
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except to known prisoners OF war
or interned soldiers.
Queries on the whereabouts OF
American citizens abroad are
cleared through the State Depart
ment and the Red Cross is able to
service cases Of this type regard
ing residents In any country. Only
. relatively small proportion Of the
requests received to date, however,
have dealt with American citizens.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Red Cross Extends to Norway
Its Missing Persons Service

Facilities for locating relatives
and friends in warning lands have
been extended by the American Red
Cross to include Norway, Ernest j.
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Street Floor
200-$l65 Royon Satin Slips, Csc
Raysn satin slips trimmed Type
styles. few Hand only. sizes.

lee-Sl9s Rayon Satin and Crepe Sps-Taord
styles Teaross and white. Not all sizes in every
1855 Silk. Rayon and Satin Gowns-Round gowns
trimmed with edging
blue. Not all sizes in style. Sizes
-S3 Paamas-Two sleeping paamas
styles Red
1oo-$165 Rayon Satin Gowns-Rayon
neckine lace applique trim blue.
Not all szes in all styles. Sizes 81 to
Grey Shops, Second Floor
1ssSsSs Gewns-Satn, silk and
trimmed with Alencon
touches In earose, ivory, white Sizes
zoo-S3S5 Sps-Sk and satin BemberE trimmed
with lace and net Tailored style trimmed embroidery.
Rayon slips tailored lace Tearose
pink and Sizes 80 to A
1Se-$z5e Sp-Crepe, silk taheta
or lace trimmed Tearose white red royal and Broken
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Hondbogs, Street Floor

-S2S Real Alligator Bags-Peuch style
-$l375 Handbag-Capeskn and smooth grained calf
styles. slightly handled red black blue
1-Ss. Suede Rayon Brocade Fabric Bags-Aenoon and
evening styles pouch envelope and
brown blue,
@$se HandbassSuede fabric all desmaker style and
Handbass-Smoeth and grain calf fabrics patent
leather brecade and beaded bags Black
Ss HandbsssPatsnt novelty fabrics tapestry
gan eaK-spring success styles, black brown, blue
Beaded and brocaded bags
e-$z HandbaSLeather print fabr afternoon crepe
Styles evening broade and beaded syleexceponal variety
tn black, brown, blue white --.----------S 81
2- Removable Cover BassLnen and novelty
fabrics white backgrounds s------------------- 5oe
2-ss Leather Bilfods-Back brown
Umbrellas, Street Floor
S-A Rayon Sik Unbrelas-ls-rb umbrellas white
Blue handes sraisht
and novelty shapes with matching tips and
Evening star., 1940-04-29

Swift, vice chairman in charge of
foreign operations announced To-
day.
Approximately $4,000 inquiries
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6+$l695 Women's Daytime Dresses, $84S

Afternoon cepe navy pastel coIors
One-pece ch6ons dressy styles
sheer prints jacket and copn aqua
Broken sizes-161a to 241l and 36 to A.
Evening star., 1940-04-29
40-$29.75 Women's Dresses, $l488

Colorfu prints and styles
and spectator sports navy pastel
sheers few afternoon chion in black, navy prints
Broken sizes-18 to A and 161z to z4H
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Women's Dresses, Second Floor

Zol3S5 Afternoon Drsse-Ray0n
prints both monotone and colorfu Spectator
short seeved stud dresses Navy black, light
Broken sizes In the regular and half
zS-sSs5 Womens DressesRayon shees long sleeves
black Jacket
In and black
fu prints Broken sizes-l6M to 24z and So to --$9SS
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l0e pairs 4s5 ShoeOnly two pairs Of STYLE Mostly
summer carried from last 81
100 pairs $s5 and $ss Boudo scu DOrsays
81
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Budget Hats, Street Floor
400e$lo5, $295, $3.95 Spring Hats, 81
black navy pastel shades Plenty Of
Shoe SoIon, Fourth Floor
300 poirs-s6. 50 to S8.75 Shoes, s.

Evening Shoes Dress Shoes Sport Shoes Sandal Straps Pumps
Ties High low heels Closed backs Fabric
white wine beige and tan Broken
sizes.
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Corset Shop, Second Floor
l50-$6.50 Corsets, $2.95

Foundation garments for small medium
Summer voes bocaded bae cotton batses novelty
rayon baistes Sara Drew Nuback Teo Jee Special
brands included. Only two Of a style
for the larger figures lightly figures
Not all sizes in every style. Sizes "a to 81.
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Silk Stockings, Street Floor

260 poirs-$l to $l.35 Gold Stripe Silk
Stockings, 59c
Regular tops and "Adjustables"-2 weights
(seme Discontinued syes desirable shades broken ~
= 1sH.
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Cotton Shop, Fifth Floor

3-$2S5 Smock-Rayon taa smock paisley and floral prints
satn prints cotton with the tie neck
fngertip length Broken Sizes - to 70 $lS
$3.50 Apons-A white coveran in cotton muslin Small
sec
cotton mock plain color cotton
check cottons print cotton floral
print with Peter Pan collars plain necknes All
sock fnsertip lengths Some have slipper fronts Rust bne
sizes, -9Sc
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Suits, Third Floor
75-Sl6.95 and Sl9.o5 Suits, SS.4S


jacket suits crepe front,
necklne, slightly bloused back gored skirt.
suits with umberjack striped fun
coarless neckne large patch pockets jacket skirt
wool Shetland,
Navy blue, beige checks Broken
10 to 1S; Juniors, IL to 13.
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Budget Dresses, Fourth Floor

Evening own-Rayon and lace combi-
chiffon combinations Covered shoulders
skirts ribbon TRIM Pink, blue, white and black Sizes
So48
90-$o95 Dresseso Misses and Wom-
dresses jacket dresses Prints
Sheers, Checks with
necklnes, gored hared skirts Short
Contrasting color combinations
styles. In back, blue rose Monotone ana
cooul prints. Sizes IL to 20, 1874 to 24a, and 50
$5.l8
Evening Rayon Lace Rayon Net and
Marquee Short puff sleeves, square neckines
Jacket style Only two Of kind Pastel shades Sizes
14-S7S5 Womens Afternoon Dresses-Ones
prints jacket dresses with
sheers with lingerie collars and
cuffs embroidery trims necks Alength sleeves
or short sleeves sored or full skirts
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Loreer Women's Dresses, Second Floor

54-$l6.95 Larger Women's Dresses, $848
New spring prints and Jacket monotone
and coorful patterns Black, other
Dinner and Evening prints
4ok to 5o14.
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23-SI995
Of white pique black. Broken
sizes to ----------- sS
13-$25 Suits-Two- piece
lightweight wooens Button fronts collars
Some have silver buttons Beige and blue Broken sizes
for Misses Juniors - -------------- $1250
suits in Twill Two-piece suits in Twill,
wrist length jacket Twopece REFER suit in Wool Shetland,
fulength suits in ribbed woolens,
tuxedo plaid suits in red and yellow,
black beige Broken sizes for Misses and
juniors ----- $1l IS
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5$2295 Coats-Fed coarless
fleece Navy and white brown and white checks
5s25 Junior Miss Stroocks Refer Coa-Bue
white check Broken sizes to Is $3.50
ls2975 Junior Miss Broken Block Tweed CoaReefer models
with bengaIine Navy black with
white Broken sizes II $I4S8
6-S3975 Junior Miss Dress Coa-Tw dress with
bengaline Black 1 $l9SS
l0-S2975 Miss Twill Coats-Fron button fitted
gle or navy. to
SIAa 90
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blouses Black and navy. Broken si.es s1sss
ToiIetries, Street Floor
1s-sss Jars Of Dasset Ramsden Cleansing
13-$2 Bottles Of st. Dennis
s-s5c wembdon Powdes------------45
Isl Rubber Travelling Bags Soc
ze-$s5 Rubber-Lined Travelling Bags Ssc
1sss 1895 RubberLined Travelling
1885 Comb Sets----------------s2
1-$3 Comb and Brush Mirror
s-:sss and $3.50 Comb and Brush Mirror Sets 8
-sssS kayon Lingerie Travelling Cases
2ss-$ Tattoo Lpstcks Hawaiian fire
1921 pastel, exotca for 81
12s-s2ss Pine Needle Bath OIL 81
1880 Tooth Brushes, assorted
ss-,s jar. Of Jom.r Hand Cream cov..------------H
1Css ssC, IS Hair Hair !, Brushes ,sl:s assorted styles
12-$1s5 Glass sze-----------
s-s1s5 Glass Trays for perfume bottles
s-$s Size visnys Gouiwosg sg-------------------s s.ss
3-$3S5 Vgnys 'Heure Intime"- S1s5
Perfumes by the Drom-HoIf Price!
81 dram Nappes "Appropos"
81 dram Raymond's "Devltry" "---------------sec 500
81 dram Worth --------------------5o Soc
sss Wen Nor Extract De
4-$475 We'll
Paek.s. Of bottles e Wen Toilet watsr-Ne zabeln.
Bamboo and Casandra $3.50
l Lenr,el Tri..o, and |.
Hondkerchiefs, Street Floor
1sssssc womens Handmade Prints
as na paste pa.s mana rss.,. oIsa -;
Gloves, Street Floor
pairs R.yen Imported Cotton Gloves
Some hand and heather trimmed In black brevn.
pairs 5. Novelty xidna
Rust 4-buttsn 7sc
skin sheepskin White and natural 81 T. Ssss
s7s pairs 81 Fabric Glova sbutsn lengths
pairs $ French shessn) lbuen
lengths IN white beise and natural Nss
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omorow-Tuesday-Last Day Of ApriI-Our Great

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SOM . dy ~ Eyhrr dahs SM ""
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1S195 Womens
and wine. Dinner chinons n
sizes
36-S995 Larger Women Desses-One kind
early frocks. Rayon prints
rhnons A few jacket frocks nd Evening
prints Broken szes-oz to 5oh ----------------- ssss
Misses Moderate Price Dresses Second Floor
1SSs5 piece street
dresses. Mostly black few in green
sizes S3ss
ISls5 and afternoon dresses
one-pece Tailored
rose, copen and Broken sizes
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Misses Better Dresses, Second Floor
8O-S2o.75 Misses Dresses, S1488

Afternoon sheer jacket navy
black, brown shades chions
piece with lingerie trim and silk printed silk crepes
and Evening Gowns Of lace and silk chiffon embroidered
marqusete jersey, sheer and silk prints Grey
white, black, blue and Broken sizes1e to TO-
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fuFS, THIRD Floor
2-S25 Black Capes l6-------..
1-S5975 Black Cape,
1-$9s75 Black Caracu Lamb Cape
1-$3975 Black Kidskin Jacket IA -Sl98s
2-$75 Black Caracul Lamb Jackets IA TO
1-$9S75 Brown Caracu Jacket
1-S5975 Kidskin Jacket
1-$175 Tipped
1-$75 Mouton Lamb
1-$75 Sealine dyed Coney)
1-$SS Sealine (dyed Coney Coat S44
z-$169 Grey Kidskin Coats,
1-$135 Dyed Red Fox Coat
l-$l65 Dyed Black $82.5o
1-S395 Silver Fox Coat, size IA
l-$23S Natural
1-$26S Natural Grey Squirrel Coat size $l325e
1-$425 Black Caracul Lamb Coat, size $2125o
1-$1,450 Eastern Blended Mink Coat, S725
Evening star., 1940-04-29
Sport Shop, Third Floor

23$1395 Golf Desse-Lht weight washable and
silk mixtures and shakskin white pastel Broken
$6S5 Sports Frocks novelty stripes
and few knitted dresses Blue and Broken
Sizes IL to 20; also few womens SO AZ $s4s
12$995 and $2295 Frockslen
twee knitted dresses Blue beige wine and
Broken sizes, IL to TO- A few 3S to $ssS
Also in this
is $7.s5 from
10 1898 TO $64S
Sport Shop, Third Floor
125-$595 Better BIouses, $298
Wane pique waistcoas
eyee flower embroidered appliqued bouses,
loped fronts All in white. Sizes, 81 to 10
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leSzS Misses Dresses-Aenoon sheer piece
and jacket styles Dinner evening chiffon, taeta
organdy Black. and paste Broken
1@Sas7s Misses DressesAfternoon sheer jacket
Styles and beige Short wool jackets plain
check combinations with white pique
blouse Black and Broken
1oiIetrie Street Floor
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1885 ond $5.95 Royon Housecoots, Sle5

Rayon Tafeta, Rayon Crepe slightly
Only two Of color and STYLE navy,
dusty Broken sizes, IL to 20.
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73-Misses' S1o.95 & SIS Dresses, 1898

Including manufacturers surplus Of 50
dressy spectator travel
include meshe chinons-n prints black navy
and wo-one pastels Evening gowns
ayon jersey
bined Jacketed daytime well evening
TO- but naturally and few Of =
1S22s5 Dresses-One Of style Costume Suits
bolero frocks lingerie
Misses Better Dresses, Second Floor
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l39-$l695 Misses Dresses, $848
s Spring street evening
gowns Sheer for street and afternoon
rayon dresy frocks for dinner
tone prints printed foral crepes light
beige grey background prints
Bolero spectator tailored styles Some dresses
dark prints pases street shades 2one
IL to 70 in this unusual X price assortment.
Evening star., 1940-04-29

S3s5 Flannel and Cotton Chenille and Cotton Robes
Blue and
7-sss5 and sl2ss Sample Housecoas-Rayon sheers
In prints and solid
powder aqua Not all sizes in colors
IL to $4.95
So-$5S5 and SS5 Sample
F1orah Upper and styles. Not
STYLE In aqua, dusty and powder blue. Sizes IL
$2.95
1895 Washable Cotton Housecoats ss
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Junior Coots, Third Floor

Hair Wool Classic Coat Double Breasted
Natural nude. Brozen IL to Beige blue
Tweed Top Coats double breasted Box models Sizes H.
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Women's Coots, Third Floor

1l-S4975 Spring Dress Coots, $2488
Box and fitted styles in Forstmann Repoeen, twill
Tucng and self color embroidery In black and Size
SO to AZ and 331a.
Evening star., 1940-04-29

s-s2s7 Winter Craisleigh CoatsBlue mixtures Size
4-s695 Winter CoaFted box styles with Persian lamb
collars. Black only Sizes Al and 43 $50
1s795 Winter Coa-Box STYLE Persian lamb collar yok
Size 43a $39.8S
2-S9S75 Sis Winter CoatsBox with Persian lamb
paon panels Black only. Sizes 80 AZ $45
2-S695 Winter Coa-Fted black
brown Forstmann diagonal AZ SIS
-S2975 Black Winter Coats-Fitted styles with
rippe collars of silver fox. Sizes IS, Al and AZ S64 8s
12S3975 Spring Casual Coats in Stroock FeecSim box
styles with scanned stitched panelback pockets
blue dusty orchid and beige. Sizes 3311 to Az SS
12-$995 Spring CoatsAn nubby styles
Navy and black. Sizes 331a 3912 $99S
S295 Black Coatuiard fitted styles Sizes
35a 39a Sill .4S
6Ss5 Spring Black Rayon Fale Coas-Ftted
$S4S
6-S295 Spring CoatsBox fitted in Jullrd
and nubby wool Grey blue and black Sizes "a to
------ - SASS
1855 Casual Spring CoaSwagger and box styles in Forsmann
Juiard and imported weeds Beige blue and oatmeal
Sizes SO $50
6-S695 Coats-In
styles. Sizes 36 to 40 s.4S
S-S995 Spring Casual-Tuxedo
black white combinations Sizes
$9.9s
20-S2975 Casual Spring Coas-Nubby Mixtures
bone Tweeds and Monotones, fitted styles Beige
blue oatmeal black white Sizes
334 to 411a ----------------- ---$ SO
-S2295 Coats-Julard
rust blue black white combinations. Fitted
box styles. Sizes 331a 391a AZ
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Budget Sport Shop, Street Floor

34-S3S5 piece Spun
neck convertible club collar high beted waist
skirt in and red Sizes IL to 1S--- 81 4
00-$295 Sweaters-Anxora WOOL
Zephyrs Sloppy Joe Cardgans neck with button vii
astex waist Baby Cadigans, Brooks Neck Slp-on
white maze beige and powder. Sizes - to 40 $
Evening star., 1940-04-29

zSS5 to $16S5 Sample Housecoats and Hostess Coas-OnI
One Of kind. The assortment includes White Silk
Ivory Rayon Brocade Aqua Taneta
Wool and Flannel Upper and styles Broken
Slightly soed from display 1895 to $7.ss
Evening star., 1940-04-04

When she was 15, Gail Meadows
Trenton saw her father uniustly i'm
prisoned on a Jewel theft charge. Gail,
now 90. and known as Gail Meadows,
promised her mother, Anna. not to
marry Until she cleared her fathers
her Of sosns sna he
father to prison. Gail obtains job IN
the Reid jewelry store and suspects
all the employees who have worked
hn shsTs for mere than H.n ye % The
irisndly." !" ~ tails iIG spinsser Aunt Bells
reprimands her for associating with
Chris, and leaves insulted when Gail
answers her pertinently. The girl
promises her mother she will not date
Chris after that night; When Chris
him hat 4 her mothers request
and Gall invite Bill Morgan to dinner
Bill takes Gail riding and says she's
IN love with Chris. Gail admits she
likes her employers son. In an after.
ofice-hours conversation with BUZZ"
sr.G.sg the store uash tanitoE st,s Gai learns h.
for which her father was. penalized.
Buzz says he saw Helen kiss Tobias
Wentworth, the store manager. about
the time Of the robbery. Bill advises
Gail to give up the idea of clearing
her fathers name and to not let her
mother or. any one else stand in her
an, end darlsres Chris way to hbsppnesSs CAL
and permits CHRIS to drive her home.
She tells him she's missed him, but
cannot explain the mystery why she
shouldn't see him.
Evening star., 1940-04-04

sweet old man was as flne Z person
Is ever knew. Never any wise
cracks or flirtatious passes from
him. Nor any attempt to pull any
thing when no one was looking. No,
sir, Robert Trenton was . real
gentleman"
Gail could have thrown her arms
about the overdressed little figure
and kissed her In sheer gratitude.
CHAPTER XVI.
That night as Gall was hurrying
toward the street car line Cnristo-
pher overlook her.
Fancy meeting you here" he
cried. Where are you going7"
Gail did not smile. She was tired
and cold. Her coat was not warm
enough to keep out the penetrating
freezing wind.
It was Aunt Bellies night to
dine with her sister and the prospect
did not make Gail any happier.
Aunt Belle was sure to harp on
her favorite subject, the immortality
Of the younger generation.
During the past weeks Calls
patience with the older woman had
been wearing thin. She was In fact
so depressed with life In general
that she had not even powdered her
nose before leaving the store.
Old Hat.
She had simply jammed her felt
hat, the old one she reserved for
stormy weather, over her hair, but
toned her collar higher about her
neck and departed.
1t was, therefore, the least pro-
pitious moment for CHRIS to ap-
pear. The fact that she waS looking
what she considered the worst made
her cross and ungracious.
where do you suppose I'm
going?" she retorted. Where does
working girl usually go at 6
o'clock?"
"Oh, it all depends" Chris an
Evening star., 1940-04-04

You'll come with me--peaceably or
wen have it out right here on the
street."
Heart Thrills.
Her heart thrilled to see his mas
terful manner. She was glad,
glad, glad he left her no choice.
Meekly she waited beside him
and when they were inside his
car she said nothing, putting the
burden Of the conversation on him.
"This situation is getting me
down." Chris admitted. I'm the
first place you had plenty Of reason
to dislike men. I'll confess that
I was flirting. To me you were
just another pretty girl until you
took me to task and begun to tell
me the bitter truth.
But things have changed since
then. I love you, Gail, and I've
proved my sincerity by asking you
to marry me. I think I've merited
your approval by trying to do the
things you suggested. But 1t hasn't
made any difference. You are still
pushing me away. Why? When
we are together you don't look as
If you hated me. Your lips say
one thing but your eyes tell me
another. You must tell me what is
wrong"
Nothing to Tell.
But there isn't anything to tell"
she denied. "Its perfectly useless
to discuss it. You're mistaken about
my caring for you"
Chris drew up p the curb and
stopped the car.
"Oh, am II" he demanded. Put
ting his arm about her shoulders
he turned her face to his. Can
you look at me now and say that?"
She made a gallant effort but
her breath almost stopped. Her
voice wavered like candle in the
wind as she faltered. Don't be
silly, Christ"
Ignoring her protest he drew
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blonde hair for two years?" Gail
inquired really astonished.
That's right. My rair used to
be as brown as yours is. You
wouldn't believe what it can do
for girl to change it. q At first of
course everyone in the store kidded
me about it but now no one thinks
Of me as any other way"
Gail Smiles.
Gail smiled then she asked seri-
ously. "Once when I first came here
to work I asked you a question
which you probably considered none
Of my business but I have q reason,
wanting to know.
"Is it true, Hazel, that you've
only worked here three years."
rs that what I told your"
Gail nodded.
We'll, don't ordinarily admit
It," Hazel confided, because it
makes me seem so much older than
I really am but have been at
Reid's seven years."
Gail decided to 60 step farther.
You were here then when the
emerald ring was stolen?"
Hazel's blue eyes widened.
Eyes. Who told you about it?"
Buzz. And then I read about
1t in the paper" Gail said quietly
The stenographer drew a mirror
from her pocketbook and powdered
her pert little nose.
"Conf1dentially," she said lowering
her voice, Robert Trenton never
did 1t. They said it was an inside
job and I guess it was, but that
Evening star., 1940-04-04

swered. refusing to be rebuded.
Sometimes she Is fastening to n,
important rendezvous.
well. this one isn't" Gail as
sured him. I'm catching q bus
or q street car whichever isn't too
crowded"
Chris dropped his pretense Of in
difference and said earnestly, 1T
you really haven't 4 date please
have dinner with me. My car Is
just around the cornor."
Gail stared at him In dispair
Doesn't 1t register with you at
all that I've told you we mustn't t
see each other any more?"
1T would II ! thought you really
meant 1t. But I'm fool enough to
think you dont?"
a. Not Dressed.
I'm not dressed to have dinner
with you" she argued weakly.
We'll have spaghetti at q cheap
little place where 1t won't matter"
he said eagerly.
1t was ridiculous how he in
fluenced her. The moment she
she was with him nothing else
seemed to matter. More than any,
thing else In the world Gail wanted
to go with him to that cheap little
restaurant and eat spaghetti.
She could picture herself sitting
across the table from him absorbed
and happy as she had never been
with any one else. Then she re-
membered Anna and sick at heart
thrust the temptation from her.
Sorry, Chris, I can't. I can't
even let you take me home"
For answer he took her arm in
a grip that was far from gentle.
I'VE can't go on like this, Gail.
There is a limit and we've reached
It,"
He was walking her around the
corner toward the garage where he
kept his car and when she began
to protest he cried, "Shut up!
Evening star., 1940-04-04

her closer. It was as If he saw
through her words into her con.
fused, frightened heart. Their ups
met and Gail knew that her kiss told
him all he wanted to know.
The world rocked about her as
she sank into the ineffable sweet
ness Of his embrace. For the space
of that one mad moment nothing
else mattered. "Darling!" he whis-
pered and Gail, unable to with
stand his pleading, felt her arms
Tightening about his neck.
"You do love me?" he cried
triumphantly.
Tears stung her eyelids as she
struggled to regain her control. She
said shakily, Its just that I'm too
tired to resist. Any girl would be
flattered to have you make love to
her. Even I have my weak mo-
mentS."
She had wanted to make him
angry and she had succeeded, Chris
started his car with a tiny muscle
quivering in his cheek.
Mistaken.
Perhaps it is my mistake after
ALL" he cried. What a conceited
ass you must think me-"
Without another word he took her
home. At her door she hesitated
unable to bear the hurt look In his
eyes but she knew she must ex-
plain everything or nothing.
If she let him go this time he
would not try again. It was better
to end 1t now.
She said in a low voice. I'm
sorry. Good night, Chris"
"Goodby!" he replied and q mo-
ment later Gail was stumbling
blindly up the steps into the apart.
ment house.
(To be continued).