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CHAPTER XXV

by Laura Love Brookman

There was a clock on the bookcase facing the personnel director's desk. It was a small clock with a case of dark, polished wood. The ticking of the clock was the only sound that broke the stillness. It went "Lick tick, tick-tick," and to Galo it seemed to shrick.

She know Miss Groves was waiting for her answer. Miss Groves was watching her. Galo looked down at her hands, clasped together in hor lar, and said, "I couldn't Miss Groven.

"I'm afraid I don't understand you,"

had made them call her into the per-thing else I want, too. That perfume carry Bo Mino'. The ounce Aonnei director's office? Miss Groves you had nover spoken to her before. Why size." should she single her out now, just at "Yes, Mios Thatchor. The ounce this time? Galo didn't want to bo- size is 800, It's lovely, isn't it? love Brian was responsible. She told Coleste'n tono implied that $30 for heraolf it couldn't be true! And yet it such a treasure was really a trifle. was a coincidence--Steve's warning She smiled as she made notations on and what had happened this after her sales book, Miles Thatcher was a

customer to be cultivated, noon.

Gale hadn't said anything to Stove about it. She didn't want to tell any one unless she had to, Unless she lost her job,

"If they're going to fire me." Gale thought, "I ought to know it proity noon. Maybe to-morrow"

"I don't know anything about the mootings you've been talking about,”

Vicky Thatcher picked up the bag Gala said. "I've never been to any handlod mirror, turned her head reflection, and don't know anyone who has. slightly.. inspecting her But if I did, I wouldn't want to come not bad," she said. "Not bad-" and tell about it. It sounds sneak- The words died away as she tilted the ing to me."

tiny hat more severely."

The lines about the older woman's

"It's perfect, bilen Thatcher" mouth tightened and two sharp spots Celeste, proprietor of the shop, clasped of colour came into her cheeks, her hands together. "So now, a "Don't bo insolent!" she snapped. smart! And you're exactly the "We have ways to cure Insolence, too. to wear it. I know the minuto that How dare you suggest that I asked hat camo in that I wanted you to have you to do anything sneaking or' undor-it. So many people can't wear the handed

extreme, the really smart hats, but son-oh, it's perfect on you!"

|

Vicky drew thô fox caps about her shoulders and picked up her handbag. "You'll send them all out," she said. "And remember I must have them to- night."

"Yes, Miss Thatcher, I know you're going to enjoy your hats both of them. Come in again soon. Wo are always getting new things"

the Vicky disappeared through door. She walked to the curb whoro bright green roadster was parked. There was a young man in the car. He were a gray hat and blue top- cont and ho was smoking a cigaretic.

Vicky said, "Hollo, Greg. Is this a surprise party 1"

said, "and thought you must be some. He nodded. "Saw your car." ha where around. I've decided to let you drive me home."

"Isn't that sweet of you!" Vicky similed.

"I called you last night and couldn't get you." Greg said abruptly. “I thought you told me you were going to be home 7"

"But I was The operator must have rung the wrong number."

"You're mare you weren't out with. Brian Westmore.

"Greg, how can you?” "Well-wero you 7"

"I didn't mean that, Misa Groves. I'm sorry it sounded that way. I only Vicky turned the other side of her meant-well, that I'd rather not."

face to the mirror, raised her chin. Greg Harmon got out, held the door "What you incant is that you're an "Yes," she said, "I think I like it."open for her, and sented himself bo- Impertinent young woman. You" She lugged at the triangle of black sido her. The car moved away from The anger died from the woman's straw that seemed a combination of the curb, shifting amoothly through its voice but in her eyes there was a Watteau shepherdess and urchin's cap. gears. chilly_gleum. "You will report to "It's better than any of the others," your foreman at once," she said. "At she said, "How much did you say it ancel"

IN 7 "Yes, Miss Grover,"

"Thirty-five dollars, Miz Thatcher Galo arose and went out into the-no, $37.60. Such a beautiful straw curridor. She walked down the long-Imported. And of course it's an hallway with rapidly beating heart, exclusive model. You won't see an "It's done now," she thought, "Tuther like it. It's absolutely exclusive lose my job now, Oh, why couldn't with us...”. have told her I'd do it? Why didn't I say something-anything to make her think I ngreed? I could have gotten out of it somehow later. I lose my job now and what'll I do?" There were no harsh words from the foreman as Gale had expected. She did not nee him again that afternoon. of its lines. She reached for a hand- "You've said it," Greg admitted, She went back to work, fingers flying bag that had come from Paris and "but it doesn't look like that to me. with new energy. She'd work har took out a vanity case. There was the It looks-** der, faster, she resolved. She had to flash of Tables as she opened the keep that fall They couldn't possibly Jewelled case and took out a powder live, she and Phil and her father, on puff. Vicky powdered her nose slowly the little Phil made, It was hard and put the case back. enough, skimping to make things come "Let me see that brown hat again," out even on hier wages and Phil's to-she commanded. The one I thought gother.

I liked." Over and over, an Gale jerked bob The brown hat was produced-a fut bina off spindles and clamped them onlt of fabric of ecclesiastle austerity again she repented the prayer, "They until Vicky perched it on her head. can't fro me. They can't

On Vicky the hat suddenly became jaunty and flattering.

It was when she was walking home a little inter, walking alone because Steve had sinyed behind to talk to someone, that Gale remembered his words of the night before. Steve had Baid, "Brian Westmore was trying to pump you. He was trying to get in- formation so that they could work us harder, grind us down and make more money for the company. "You'd bot ter watch your step."

Vicky pushed the silver fox capo she "No, of course not. How many had discarded to ane side. There times do I have to tell you I don't was a muff of the silver fox on the care anything about Brian Westmore? chair beside her. She stood up- I have to be nice to him because of trim figure in a black sult with un-fatirer's business relations. I've ex- mistakable elegance in the simplicity plained that before."

"I'll take it, too," she announced. I'm so Ured of all the hats I bavo. I suppose I'll be tired of these, too, in a month but I've simply got to have something new. Put them on my account and be sure that they're sent out this evening."

"Yos, Miss Thatcher. Now is there anything clas-7"

"Greg. are you going to be Jealous of every man I speak to? If you are, I don't see what I can do about it. I've told you I don't care anything about Brian. How could when know you? Darling, you're the only man I care about. You ought to know that. Only I don't like to have you getting jealous the way you do. It's no foolish, Greg. You ought to know there's nobody but you

"You really mean that, Vicky?" "Of course I do."

It was two hours later that Vicky, in her bedroom, lifted the ivory tele- phone and gave a number. A mo- ment later she said, “Brian? Oh, I'm gind I caught you in. There's some. thing I want to ask you."

She listened a moment, then went on. "Well it's this, Brian. Greg's "No: Oh, yes, I heed some hose, I been making a nuisance of himself want the same shade I had before. [ngoin. I had to tell him something. You can send a dozen pair-no, you so I said I and a date for to-morrow Could Brian have been responsible might as well make it two dozen. night. Do you suppoks you could take for her interview with Miss Groves? They don't wear at all, but they are me somewhere!" Was it anything she'd said to him that | lovely and sheer. Oh, there's some-

(To Be Continued).

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