“At least your family is comfortably fixed or you wouldn’t be at this expensive winter resort,” Miss Miller went on, undisturbed. “Now would you be able to pay as much as a hundred dollars for a coat?”
“I hadn’t even thought of buying one,” replied Penny, trying not to disclose her astonishment. “Can you really get a good fur coat for as little as a hundred dollars?”
“You could through my friend.”
“Your friend?” asked Penny bluntly. “Do you mean your new employer?”
“Well, yes,” the actress admitted with a self-conscious laugh. “He is a fur salesman. You’ve been very nice to me and I might be able to get a coat for you at cost.”
“That’s most kind,” remarked Penny dryly. “Where could I see these coats?”
“My employer has a salesroom here at the hotel,” Miss Miller declared. “I can arrange an appointment for you. Say tomorrow at two?”
“I haven’t enough money with me to buy a coat even if I wanted one.”
“But if you liked the furs you could wire your parents for more,” the actress wheedled. “It is a wonderful opportunity. You’ll never have another chance to buy a beautiful coat at cost.”
“I’ll have to think it over,” Penny returned. “I suppose you get a commission on every garment sold?”