Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1935, Page 37

GLORIA’S TRICK By Elinor Maxwell. fore closing time, Brock Martin, as well-gromed and debonair as ever, stepped from the elevator. Anne Swarthout started toward him, but with a light touch on the 4% arm, Gloria headed her off. “Let me take care of this| customer, Anne,” she said in a low voice. “I have a reason, uand if he LORJA MAR- TIN was the gwankest thing in all Carillon-Fifth Avenue's swank shop. Her carriage dress was Pierre’s latest and sleekest, her frocks were superbly simple; wvet, strange to say, women, as well as men, scught her services when they went to Carillon- Fifth Avenue's fur buys anything, the department to buy. \\ commission will be It wae the first \ yours.” cool day of Au- ¥ \} | she spproached tumn, and business \\\ her ex-husband as had been brisk / \\\ . she would an utter since the shop / 1 \ "\ N\ stranger. Not one opened its doors; AT \\i\\\ W\ sign of recognition but, for a wonder, Gloria happened to smiling eyes. “May be free st the par- I be of service to ticular moment the thin young gm"you. sir?” she inquired insouciant- in the shabby blue suit entered, and | ly. No doubt, he was going to buy magnetized by Gloria's smile, made a | his present wife a fur scarf, and straight line for her. [ Gloria intended to see to it that the | “Good morning, madam,” Gloria | poor creature got & good one. said, her lovely dark eyes taking in| «Ah_eryes” Brock stammered. “I | her customer from head to foot.| want to look at your very finest sable “What can we do for you today?” scarfs.” | o iiter | Gloria extracted s three-sable scarf | JHE il was, quite obviously, not | from the case and draped it around | dressed warmly enough. her slender throat. “How’'s this?” “I—I- stammered, then ! ghe asked. blushed. ell, you see, I want to | .. “ . - Jook—simply look—at fur neckpieces, me“;;‘;:‘,‘,‘f" B and maybe, later on, if my husband | 2 &) can afford it, I may be able to get Three hundred dollars,” Gloria n-‘ one. You see, the days are growing | turned. illy, and I get so cold around the | “O- K.” Brock said. “I'l take it." | el | Delving into & pocket, he extracted a | “But we're expecting a baby ne“'hmlold literllly_burmng with green- month and that'll be very expensive. backs, and peeling off $300 in bills, | Perhaps, I shouldn't even consider‘_ handed them to Gloria. “I want this buying clothes, but I thought perhaps | delivered tonight,” he added, “and I you had something around, say,| want to enclose & card. $25. 2 Gloria concealed her gasp. Good | ! heavens! How had this girl ever| 'HERE are cards and envelopes happened to drift into Carillon-Fifth _over there on the desk,” Gloria Avenue, the fur department of which | Teplied. | had never been known to sell even| Two minutes later, she was back the mangiest of stone martens for less | from the sales desk, and Brock, with | than $1002 “My dear,” she said | that smarty, school boy expression of | kindly, “I'm afraid we haven't a thing | his, handed her an envelope-inclosed at that price right now. If you'd care | card. “Thanks very much,” she said. to leave your name with me, though, “And come again.” I could call you up in a few days in| It was not until he had swaggered | case our manager marks some of OUT' | away, and been swallowed up by the | merchandise down. | modernistic elevator, that Gloria The young woman hesitated, then | glanced at the envelope. To her said: “Thatll be sweet of you. I|amazement, it read. “Miss Yvonne | am Mrs. J. Brock Martin, and my | Chatsworth, Darwin Hotel” So! | telephone number is Lakeshore 0004.” | Brock " R | e iaaie) b e | e DIAVIREatODS seRn T o ' | Lifting up the flap of the en- glass case containing three perfect| i STk fox ssarte. "Good locat. THIS velope. she read the card therein. | poor starved-looking person, searching ;'To the l:\'en:sz creature on earth oo =2 rom Brock, who adores you,” it said. | for a $25 neckpiece, was the girl who | D Acores eIl . & i y. he couldn’t even think up new had caused the divorce between Brock | phrages for his new girls! Spending o S R | 300 on this latest “loveliest crea- " 3 ture"—and his poor wife who was to | BROcK had asked her to divorce have a child next month, going about him, so that he might marry “the | shabby and cold! loveliest creature on earth.” And W Iy 4 2 . i g ell, it's just not going to be! here. Gloria was working 8t Carillon- | .Gioria ‘told herself firmly. and tear- | Fifth Avenue. and “the other weman.” | ;e 0 S Sore, BT G T - c‘;':;zd ':a:'m;;i;?a“;;?“;’:“"y‘, Brocks latest flame, she placed his chabby little thing hoping fervently | Card 0 & {resh envelape, then, with :;::;“:a“n;*,‘mp fur scarf to keep her | gqyqressed it to “Mrs. J. Brock Martin, “Lakeshore 0004." Gloria repeated | 1914 Grove avenue. in a voice that almost froze on her Here, Rose,” she sald as she lips. “Thank you, Mrs. Martin,” she | Slipped Brock’s little love message | said, jotting a notation in her little | Into the box °°2m“"‘3 the tissue- | book. “T'll remember you if anything | Wrapped sables, “this package must | be got off tonight—special delivery. “It must be into the hands of Mrs. Mark it “How's this?” she asked. 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