The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-08-29

much prinked up with pink hair and
blue eyebrows. Then Janet came in
to see If we were ready, looking like
a little peach blossom, all in fluffy
pink. The tears positively came TO
my eyes when l looked down and saw
that her shoes were mates. Every
thing about that girl irritates me. She
is always so cool, and e gets ex-
cited; so, seeing her looking so pink
and pretty, | said: You do look pretty
aice, as you seem to know, but you'd
ook a great deal better if you hadn't
gotten your lips so red OF course she
denied II and vowed she hadn't done
anything to them. Then what makes
them look so cherry ripe?' l said.
That got on her nerves. and the othei
girls exchanged glances because we
always scrap, but it takes a mighty
Dig streak of n to get back at
Il person by a practical joke. Quick
as a wink she said: oh, l guess it's
he listerine I've been using; it's such
4 lovely dentriiCe; don't you want TO
Try it? Here quick, hold your breath
so you won't swallow it, She grabbed
a bottle off the stand, and like an
diot, | held my breath and took a
Youthful of-ammonia. In a second
ny lips and tongue were swollen as
I they had been stung by a whole
live of bees, and Janet was scared
-alf to death when she saw what had
Jeen done. But l was made just hop
ping mad; up to this time | hadn't
ost my temper at all, but l was
.fraid the swelling might disfigure my
..outh permanently, and | have al
avs taken a humble little pride In
y mouth; it's the only feature l
ave like the Halls and l value it as
sort of hallmark. | snatched up
.e first thing / could reach, which
.appened to be my carved ivory mir
Or that came from Japan and threw
. at her and she turned around and
4ughed; then l threw Nette's curling
on, and that of course, missed her
ID smashed the glass"
AS Kitty baboled on / felt my hair
.owiy turning gray at the revocation
r Confidence made; old stager that
was, / still chung to my belief In
ne ge~nuineness of the visions of love
less l saw about me, but with every
5nfession another delusion had to 60.
suggested the homestI etch, and
tnistlIng up the caddie, started back,
-.dder and wiser.
"Nette said resumed the indefati-
able Kitty, you would better go to
sd now for safe-keeping; there is no
Moving what else might happen TO
ou all about the dance and the colo
.el. But / said: No, stree; I'm going
o this hop now, if it's the last act Of
my life. | shall sit in the shadow
With your mother and look on for
knew that if / should try to dance
,omething would paralyze me so l
wouldn't be abe to a muscle.
1 had made up my mind that l
wouldn't dance-you see, 1 didn't
know how the pink and blue colnbi-
nation would suit the San Jose TASTE
out / didn't propose to stay upstairs
all evening by myself. 1t was a
.oyely sight. There were lots OF peo-
pie we knew there, the music was
me and the floor was not too crowded.
he colonel loomed up early in the
evening, and asked Nette for a dance
,ne first thing. l watched them sail
.Ag round the room, and knew Nette
-au been thinking up topics ali day.
one is one of the few people who can
ak and dance too. | could imagine
4st how entertaining she must be, for
ne talked every minute of the tme.
lhings went on that way half the
evening, and if my lips hadn't panied
81 l would have had a pretty good
zine watching the others; but after
ne colonel had danced with the other
sIrls he looked over their heads into
he chaperon row and asked me If I