Lady Vigilante (Episodes 16 – 18) (Lady Vigilante Crime Compilations) by Hayley Camille

Author:Hayley Camille [Camille, Hayley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SpearPoint Press
Published: 2021-02-27T22:00:00+00:00

In the search for Theodore Mills, born 7th July 1938:

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Benevolent Foundling Society

St. Agnes Orphan’s Asylum

Mercy Institution for Abandoned Children

St. Augustine’s Home for Unwanted Boys

The young woman stepped down onto the sidewalk. She allowed herself a small smile. It wasn’t what she had hoped for, but after years of disappointment, it was something. Her heart fluttered with the possibility that she might find her son, after all.

“Oh, she’s such a jolly little thing,” Betty gushed, bouncing a ginger-mopped baby on her knee. “Time is just whizzing by! I feel Christmas came and went like a blizzard this year.”

“You’re right about that, Betty,” said a matching ginger woman, who was turning her face to and ‘fro in front of a gilded hand-mirror, admiring her complexion. “This one is growing like a weed, it’s all I can do to keep up feeding her sometimes.”

“Oh, by the way, I meant to thank you, Harriet – for the Hoover Stew recipe,” Betty cooed, still making faces at the giggling baby. “It went down a treat with the children on the weekend. I’d never thought of using spaghetti that way.”

“It was a recipe of my mothers,” replied Harriet, “she got rather clever with feeding us all on a shoestring during the depression. There were nine of us you know. Five girls and four boys, all a year apart.”

“You don’t say? How well she did to manage it.”

“Goodness yes, I find it hard enough juggling one. Say, Betty, I really do like this Winter Glow foundation,” she waved a jar in the air, “but I was hoping for something bright for my lips as well. You know – to distract from how tired my eyes look. I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep all year with this one –”

“Oh, she’s a cherub –” Betty laughed.

“Then with all the entertaining I do for my Henry’s work colleagues –”

“Oh Hattie, no matter what lipstick you wear you’ll always have the prettiest brown eyes I’ve ever seen. They’re like warm coffee on a cold morning.”

“Would you like another coffee?” Harriet asked, suddenly remembering her manners.

“Goodness no, I need to get home to my own cherubs soon, thank you though. But you know I do think you’re right about the lipstick.” Betty leaned forward, holding the baby tight on her lap. “Our latest catalogue had a stunning shade that I think would do you wonders. Let me find it.” She sorted through her cosmetic case with one hand, holding the baby with the other. Betty pulled out a small gold lipstick case with floral engraving. “This is the one. It’s just divine with a splash of bronze in the red base – perfect for your hair. You’ll look an absolute dish, Hattie, go ahead and try it on.”

Harriet applied the lipstick and admired herself in the mirror again.

“Yes! I’m so glad I finally caught up with you Betty, this is just what I’m after. Oh, and I’m nearly out of those lavender bath salts you bring me by the way.”

“Sorry, darling.

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