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YOU WILL LIKE THIS SPLENDID SERIAL- | ( .i, i, THE CHARMINGWHO LONGED ST0RY IgSP TO BE OF A QiRL A BOY. SUE PREPARES FOR BLACKPOOL." Cash correct, thank gcodneas J sighed t Sue, straightening her baok. The last t customer was just being shown out of F Samp-son's big stores, and the hustling Manchester shop assistants already had i the shutters up and everything ready for a. prompt departure. i H One more day here." said Sue, glane- t ing at the clock, and then—Blackpool." She made a face at the store and all it contained; then struggled out of the cash desk. with her cash in one ha.nd and her file of voucher* in the other. She carried her burden to the oaahier, humming blithely as she went: We can do withaut the sands, | [: We oan do without the bands, But we must have the girls down there." You seem merry, Miss Benton," said the elderly cashier. Cash come right first pop?" Pop is right, Pop/4 said sauey Stie. Ah!" said the old gentleman, y-on ptart. your holidays fco-nwrrow, don't you? Wait a fortnight, and you will not feel like calling me Pop. It'll be Mr. Lazenbv then. Not so sure :rou'll ever see me again," said Sue airily. I might get married, or ilmight gelt drowned.' I might go on the films, and I might only go on the pier. There's no telling, Mr. Lazenby, kind sir. U Well, there's many I'd never miss, but you're not one of them," said the oashier, with a generous smile. "Where are you going? To the Isle of Women, all dressed in hO:'8 rlothes," said Sue. "Taking the stage name of Kelly, Mr. Lazenbv. sir." Well, good wishes for a nice holiday," he said. Take care of yourself, my dear; I've daughters of my own, you know." Nice old thing." anid Sue to herself, as she bounded upstairs to put on her hat. Pity he grows whiskers; matter of taste, I suppose." She paused before the glass, hat in hand and pin between her lips. The face she saw mirrored there demand s some descrip- tion, if only to account for the critical in- spection its owner devoted to it. Dark, merry eyes sparkled under strongly marked, arched eye»brows>. Her nose. which began very well and seemed to chape for a delicate Grecian, spoiled everything by a little tilt at the end.. which gave the face a saucy look, height- ened by the deep dimple set at each corner of the wide mouth. It waa an attractive kee, but saucy to the verge of recklessness. Among her old chums, the land girls, nhe had earned the name of Sunshine Sue, and she did not object to the title by any means. Decent boy gone wnong," she said to herself, sticking he-r felt hat on anyhow and jabbing the pin rouhly through it. ?,,hlv t-h roii?  ii it. r WeU, I was next thing to a boy once, and the day after to-morrow She nodded defiantly to her reflection, and skipped off to the staircase. At the outer door she encountered her companion, lEdna Thorne, a pretty, delicatc, fair girl, who prided herself on her correct manner of speech and her general air of refine- merit. c. Come along, Sue dear," said Edna. I ¡ Jiave been waiting for you. Listen, dear, I expect Reggie Clarke and that nice friend of his v." ill be on the look-out for 11. Do hurry." U Boil Reggie Clarke," said Sue ab- ruptly. He's a pure simp." Simp," repeated Edna, looking dis- tressed. Whatever do you mean?" "Word I pinched from the screen at the pictures," ,9a.id Sue. "It means boob; it means ohump; it means a pie-faced mutt." Edna, sighed. I wish you wouldn't talk like that. 11(>, she Fiaid oiiietly. <11m going on a fortnight's holiday," jpid Sue. You'd talk a lot of rot your- eelf if you were going for a holiday, wouldn't you ? Quite," said Edna politely. And I'm going to spend half the money at took me two years on the land to save," continued Sue. You must have plenty of money to enjoy a holiday, mustn't you? Quite," agreed Edna. What do you mean, quite? demanded Sue. Why. can't you say, Yes or No ? If you said, There's the, Oldham car,' and I said, Quite,' tou'd think I'd gone off my rocker, wouldn't you? Oh, please don't say Quite.' u Good-night," roid Edna stiffly, I hope you'll enjoy your holiday." Her lip was trembling as she walked away, and Sue looked after her looking: very pleased. I had to do it to get rid of her," she told herself. Some other nirrht, when I wanted her, she would be off like a shot. To-night, just because I must be alone, there she is waiting for me." The cloud passed from her radiant face at the thought of Blackpool, and she jumped on to a passing tramcar. She alighted a mile away, and entered the shop of a small tailor in a quiet street, mostly given up to private residences. "The stout man. who was pressing clothes behind the counter with a hot iron, looked up as ihe out-rred, and nodded pleasantly. My brother's clothes ready, Mr. Arbuckle ? asked Sue. a Arbuckle's not the name," said the stout tailor doggedly. Look over the door and you'll see the name of Sawkins. It's mine." No romance about you," commented Sue. I prefer Arbuckle to the other any day. But how about little brother's civvies? They're finished," said the perspiring tailor, though why he couldn't oome to try on beats me." He's not demobbed nntil to-morrow, said Sue. You're sure they're all right?" "What's your brother's name?" de- manded the puzzled bailor. Claude," answered Sue. K-L-O-R-D, the r' being pronounced silent, as in beef-steak." Well," if he doesn't like these," replied the man, just let him come and say so. Bond-street, Tondon. couldn't turn out better clothes. Here's the light suit, and cap to match. Now an we've got to do is to transfer the Bridbitrw, and wrap these up in a neat parcel. She produced her purse, and passed over a'little roll of notes. U And now, Miss," said the tailor, who was busy with the et.rin<?, Do you mind telling me one thing. Why the Arbuckle ? It's three timee-I've had the name this week. H Do you ever to the Pictures? asked Sue. No time," wc.s the reply. Go one nisrht," advijed Sv.p.. "You'll enjoy it, bec-ides seeing your double. Good night." Her face wiq one broad grin tte she piaAs^ed into the street. She had begun to enjoy hrr holiday in anticipation. Again she took the tramcar. illigging her parrel of cloth tightly under her arm. She turned down a narrow street, and knivk£d at t9M door of a littip h()1 ex- actly like a score o-f itw neighbours. |The lil,.e a by a r?-Mi?d prl. rip black F.,Yts. which grew very vide ?nd round when looked cm the parcel under Sue's arm. "Oh, Sue. have you got 'em?" &he 3f>kN1 fxcit^dlv. "Come in." Yes, Kate." su'd Sue. And the next thing is to get 'em on. Lead the way, child." Katie, her eyes danci.ng wi.t.h exci.t. ementi, led Sue to her own room upstairs; and danced about like a sprite as Sue cut the strinsr and displayed her purchases. It's lovely." said Katie, clapping her hands. "Oh. Sue, do hurry up and Pili fchem on." She donned the light suit, and pulled the cap to match well over her forehead after the fashion of the boys sihe knew. Her shirt collar and tie were juM" those ehe w on a hundred young fellows in the course of an afternoon's walk; her feet were cased in sensible boots, neat but in no way dainty. The only feminine .touch in her get-up was the long curly hair, at which Rbe grimnced seomlully." H Oh, Sue," cried Katie, H J. wish had a boy just like you. Why, nobody would know you for a girl at all, if it were not for your hair." Off it coanes at one o'clock to-morrow,ff said Sue. "You shall cut most of it with the scissors, Katie, and then I'll gú to old Twilight's in Deansgrate and get a regular boy"'s cut. A bottle of that sticky stuff they hold their locks back with will do the rest. And you'r really going to Blackpool like tlult,? said Katie, with a scared air. "Going by yourself-to stay at a big board- ing-houte among strangers ? Sue, euppoae you are found out? u 1 don't intend to be found out," answered Sue. SUE SETS OUT. The next; day came at last, and at one o'clock Sue, who had made friends with Edna Theme in precisely the fashion she had planned, kissed that damsel fare- well, and went off to Katie's house. Cut my hair," she ordered. Not too close: leove something for Twilight to work on." Snip went the scissors, the pretty curls flalling on the floor one by one. For twenty minutes Sue rehearsed her new role before Katie's observant wes. Katie knew all about boys, and when she admitted that Sue had most of their man- ners Sue was satisfied. Her big land girl's bag was packed full of manly attire, and she crammed the girl's clothes she had been wearing into the leather bag she had brought from her home, on top of the Other clothing it con- tained. t That's got to po with me to Black- pool." she said. "When I get there 1 shall leave it at the railway cloak-room. I don't think I shall want it." Ka tie rubbed her eyes. "Nobody could tell her from a boy." she said. I wonder what will happen." What WILL happen to Sue? Will shp manage to go through with this daring masquerade? For continuation of.th i' splendid story rend "Girls' Own Stoiics," the weekly Story paper for girls of all ages. Now en sale, price three-halfpence IS Here is the masked portrait of a famous «• Cinema Star. If you can supply the name enter the ig 5 0 FREE CINEMA COMPETITION "MASKS AND FACES," which commences in No. 5 of Girls' Own Stores op sale to-day. The contents include also:—"The Mystery of Lynford," N&nee o' the Mill," » "Madcap Mollie," Splendid Serials; "Gipsy Lone," Complete Novel by Ruth Termpleton; A Special Article on Jealousy; My Hunt fof a Husband." 1 GIRLS' OWN STORIES (The Weekly Story Paper for Girls of all Ages.) NUMBER FIVE XOW ON SALE. PRICE 1 Jd. ■■ 'L E

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