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“He was very diplomatic in his undertaking”
THE GORGEOUS GIRL BY NALBRO BARTLEY  Illustrated Garden City New York DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY 1920 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS
| “He was very diplomatic in his undertaking” | Frontispiece |
| FACING PAGE | |
| “The Gorgeous Girl had never known anything but the most gorgeous side of life” | 12 |
| “It was with a charming timidity that she tip-toed into the office” | 188 |
| “A get-rich-quick man always pays for his own speed” | 284 |
THE GORGEOUS GIRL
THE GORGEOUS GIRL
“Before long two bank accounts will beat asone,” Trudy said to Mary Faithful. “Tra-la-la-la-la,“humming the wedding marchwhile the office force of the O’Valley Leather Companylistened with expressions ranging from grins tofrowns.
“Sh-h-h! Mr. O’Valley has just opened his door.”As she was private secretary and general guardian toSteve O’Valley, president of the concern, Miss Faithful’sword usually had a decisive effect.
But Trudy was irrepressible. Besides boardingat the Faithful home and thus enjoying a certainintimacy with Mary, she was one of those youngpersons wh