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Gladys was fair-haired andblue-eyed and she came from the best family in town, living in a brick house and having two servants. Of all the girls who frequented the store and lingered in his domain — for Oscar was, in a way, not hard to linger with — Oscar liked Gladys the best. In fact, the situation had reached that critical stage when he wondered if two could live as one and if Glotz might be induced to chip in a few extra dollars. . ■
Glotz encouraged the idea of Oscar marrying and settling down, and suggested he should buy a. share in the business. Oscar had saved a few hundred. dollars, which would answer for a first payment, and the rest could be taken from his salary. It would probably take some time, but it would be, worth it. ;
Oscar did not impart the plan, to ■ Gladys, wanting it to come as a surprise'. Of course, he. did not know how her folks would feel about things, and often enough he experienced a decided sinking sensation when the girl blossomed forth in a new dress and he learned the cost of it. Naturally, when they married, there would have to be sacrifices — that was to be expected. Still you could never tell about girls these days: They weren't at all serious; and their heads were chock-full of romance. It made him sick, at times, listening to their silly talk.
Gladys wasn't the only girl in town who nursed romantic ideals and had her room filled with pictures of
the leading .screen heroes; but she was right up in front in the race. She was always sending away for photographs and showed them about with a great flutter of excitement.
Oscar wasn't at all impressed with the gallery she collected, although he did try to pretend a little enthusiasm over her dreamy-eyed, slick-haired idols. Personally he liked the rugged he-men that rode, and laid about them with destructive fists, and looked as if they could do an honest day's work without a powder puff. However, Gladys preferred the parlor pets, so he seldom saw his kind in her gallery.
AYhen Gladys came fluttering into the store one morning, very much out of breath, her eyes shining and her voice tremulous with excitement, Oscar knew something unusual was stirring. He was prepared for a thrill but, when the news tumbled from the girl's lips, his expectations flopped. It seemed that the manager of the Palace had put over a ten-strike, and the whole town was buzzing. For with the showing that night of "Wandering Wives," in which Lester Lavender was starred, Lester himself was to make a personal appearance. He had been prevailed upon to stop off in La Belle on his way from New York to Hollywood.
There were not many of the lesser communities that were being so honored, not many palpitating audiences, outside of the larger cities, that were being given the
Her lovely Lester Lavender looked like a flat tire to-night, Oscar thought as he looked incredulously at Gladys, enraptured by the personal appearance ■the star was making.