Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-04-09
4 PLAN THAT FAILED
~ Dear GIRL WANTED A pARla
WAIST so BADLY.

of Securing the Desired Article She
Tried That Way with Anything bot
Success.
why didn't you wear that new
gown at Mabefs luncheon yesterday"
asked the girl with the dimple In her
chin. you said you had one with
waist just like Irene's, and"
er--chahged my mind about that
waist, dear" replied the girl with the
curling lashes. "It was-er-rather old
fashioned, I thought ~
"Old fashioned! What an idea! r.
am not very fond Of Irene. and I'd like
to think so, II could, but can't call n
waist just from Paris old fashioned-S,
no, not even II could placate my fu.
ture mother-in-law by so doing"
"Oh. you're not fond Of Irene, arent
you?" cried the girl with the curling
Iashcs. why didn't you tell me that
soonerl l fancied that you would natS
urally be fond Of girl who had at
many brothers as she has"
Not when one Of those brothers 10
engaged and the others have no money.
dear. There was another reason whg
you didn't have waist like hers, then7
l thought So"
There was, there vas" sighed the
girl with the curling lashes. you
gee, made sketch Of Irene IN thst
very waist the other day"
Don't tell me about sketches now.
Tell me how IL happened that you
didn't have It."
"A waist like Irene's7 That Is just
what l am telling you now. Yes;
made sketch Of her, and
We'll, II you Ike to encourages
Irene's vanity in that fashion Of course
I've nothing to say" cried the girl with
tie dimple IN her chin. 'T am not her
sister, so it really doesn't matter,
but
1T wasn't encouraging her vanity,
dear. You haven't seen the sketch.
.t--it was the only way 1 could get 70
stl1y that waist and I seized .he op-
pcr'unity; that's all. My family won't
sit 10: D:e any more, anyhow, so"-
Il see. They are afraid no one will
recognize them, and
NJ uSdI. luey Say Luel are dlTdlu
that some one will. Where was I? Oh,
remember-yes, l made sketch for
her and then took 1t home, saying that
l wanted to work 1t up bit Then r.
"Sent posthaste for little dressmak-
er. OF course you did" cried the girl
with the dimple in her chin. But
couldn't she come? And was that the
reason why
"Oh, yes, she came; but, oh, Sarah.
what do you think? When she got to
work the next day, with the sketch be-
fore her. Il couldn't remember about
the back. Wasn't it dreadful?"
Awful! So you gave it up, then and
there. l see"
"No, didn't ! wish had. Instead
put on my hat and went over to
Irene's, determined to get another
peep at that waist by fair means or
foul"
"And you did?'' cried the girl with
the dimple in her chin.
"Of course did. goosie! I told you
l had made up my mind to it. didn't I?
Really, you are growing as stupid as n
man. BY and by you will want a rea-
son for everything"
Never mind me, dear. Go on. You
see, have been visiting my cousin in
the country, and 1t makes one dread
fully unfeminine to live in houseful
of women. One even forgets TO re-
member at night If a mouse scurries
over the floor when there is no one to
be impressed by your timidity."
True. Well, when i reached Irene's
found that she was out and had left
no message as to when she would re-
turn. In the hall l met her brother
Dick, | told him that I-well, that
was at work on my sketch of her and
IL wanted to see that waist once
more. The brother said cheerfully:
Just get It. then. Miss Daisy. 1t will
be all right
"And yet they say man is reason
ing animal"
"M'hm! l got the waist, few home
and bounced into the room, crying;
There it is, Miss Smithers. But you'll
have to hurry, for she'll be back in an
hour""
"Then why didn't
"Some one in the corner started for.
ward suddenly. 1t was not Miss smith
ers; 1t was Irene! And, Sarah, don't
ask me what she said! I really can't
tell your-Philsdelphia North Amer.-
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