Credits

• Pencils: photo
• Inks: photo
• Colors: photo

Storyline

Doris meets artist Joel, who asks her to model for him. Doris falls for Joel but he’s looking for his “ideal woman” and she doesn’t fit the bill. His portrait of Doris is acclaimed but Joel can’t repeat his success, and Doris is a failure when modeling for others. They are finally reunited and marry.

Characters

• Doris
• Joel Farrow
• Miss Lavinia

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Elsie has a crush on radio disc jockey Devin, and sends requests to him under a pseudonym, Lara. Elsie and Devin become friends. Although he disparages Lara as a “fool” who loves a man she’s never met, Devin later confesses that he loves her too. “Lara” writes telling Devin she’s getting married, leaving the way free for Devin and Elsie to fall in love.

Characters

• Elsie Winston [Lara Lane]
• Devin Crane
• Nick

Storyline

Jo-Anne is envious of other girls’ dresses at a party, so she ducks into the powder room and reconfigures her gown to incorporate their designs.

Characters

• Jo-Anne

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Drusilla sells a romance story to a magazine and goes to New York, where editor Jeffrey urges her to stay. He coaches her to become a better writer and they fall in love, but she moves back home to prove she can write on her own. Drusilla’s stories are all rejected and Jeff is miserable alone, so they get back together.

Characters

• Drusilla Conway
• Jeffrey Welles
• Aunt Grace
• Mr. Turner

Storyline

“Old New York State” customs regarding courting and marriage.

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Alice’s job at a department store is to find perfect gifts for men to give their loved ones. Gene is a repeat customer, and although Alice falls in love with him, she says nothing because he’s apparently taken. However, a narrow escape during a theatre fire makes them realise they love each other – and Gene confesses Alice was the one for whom he bought all the gifts.

Characters

• Alice Wiley
• Gene Barrett
• Peter Carraway
• Grace

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Binny helps Bob polish his car in hopes of being asked on a date. It works, but now she’s too tired to go out.

Characters

• Binny
• Bob Garson

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Linda fantasizes that her new boss might be young and handsome, but "the boss" turns out to be a woman.

Characters

• Linda Lee
• Steve
• Miss Withers

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Ellen is angry when Tom is hired to head the store display department where she works. Publicity head Garry convinces Tom and Ellen to play a married couple in a "live" window display for an hour each day. Ellen learns Garry stole Tom’s idea about the window display, and also convinced the boss to give Tom the job. However, she and Tom are now in love, so all is well.

Characters

• Ellen Moore
• Tom Gaines
• Garry Adams

Storyline

Stanzas of poetry and black-and-white illustrations.