guiltily in spite of herself she approached and kissed him with unusual warmth.
"New to-day?" he asked, rather abruptly, she thought, and pointed to the boxes. He had promised her some extra money for a new suit within a week but he hadn't counted upon an elaborate outlay like this, and in advance.
"Yes, don't you think it is becoming, dear? Giddings' had a private sale and I dashed up there this afternoon."
Giddings, one of the ultra-fashionable Fifth Avenue shops, sounded ominous to Dudley. He approached the bed. "Did these boxes come from Giddings' too?"
"Yes, aren't they just too lovely for anything?" Carmelita ran enthusiastic fingers under an evening gown, negligée, silk stockings, a silk sweater, and a spangly cloak and lifted them for his approval. For the moment she forgot everything in her sincere admiration of the luxurious fabrics. There were two hat boxes on the floor unopened as yet.
"Of course they're lovely and you'll probably look wonderful in them, dear." He took her gently by the shoulders. "But all these things must have cost a lot of money. We'll have to go easy for a while longer, you know. How are we going to pay for them?"
"Well, I think I was very clever, darling. It was a sale, you know, and the prices were
