The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-01-23

| gown as good as another, so long as II an
swered the purpose, but mother knew bet
ter. 1t was very lovely of mother to give
up like that and not be cross or complain
ing about it Why, the very thought O
giving up the party or the new gown made
Maude feel as if she were boiling! The
reunion would last couple of days, anc
mother would meet all her old friends
Well. mother always was sweet about
things
Maude and Stella washed the breakfast
dishes together, and then went upstairs tC
make the beds.
Stella walked over to her mother bu.
reau and called Maude. See, she
said looking in the glass, I'VE re almost
the same size You re only a mite taller
believe could wear your dress at com
mencement, and let mother put in the
time on yours.
Stella Saudersou exclaimed Maude,
linging away from the bureau, angrily.
'You havn any more pride than a--a--
mosquito Wouldn't it be lovely to have
folks SAY. Stella SauderSon wore Maude
cid graduating dress Why, they think
We were poor
/ .Id rather be paal than be pig. ans
day. retorted Stella 'Yor' We said
yourself that it i~u' t anything To be grad.
( ua,ed from the grammar school Then,
[ fits nothing, why should care what
wear.
/ oh ! said that when was mad
guess, returned Naade. booking ashamed
. Of herself. Thought 1t was something
. when / vas graduated. and i' IS You
must have Your dress, and besides. ther,
1 i 4, Ht,Ic 10 ID an it that the time saved
woulIut count much on mine You n
jus; Ike mother. Stella You'd give uI
/ ANYTHING ,o make somebody else happy.
I Wei. Ia rather feel comfortable in
/ side than To have some|hins fac outside,
( Il c,uldn have both, commented Stel
. "a as shc puIlsi the mattress oyer.
+ A1er Stella had gone downstairs, Maud,
slipped her white Jre>. gag ot the box and
T ia,,kel as ii She bad ,a admi; that ii was
a. nice e gown as sixteen yearold gar
7 need wish. even ior garden party whcr,
Z her b,-s freud Harvard e'aSia was TO b,
7 the hoo Alaude Wished the dnaS, didn
. look :, pretty and fresh Al ia the sorld
it needed Wa a thorough pressing, and she
I c,ali DO ,hat herself She loaked At her
sample af orzanly pinned on Der cushion.
. 4, wAs delicate grega ground sprinklesi
ajtb pale pink rosebud, and dainty green
sprays How cool and refreshing a gown
made Il tbst woali hook Emily was ID
+ have pale p,ak orsaaiy. Il waz 10 use.
F Naude oogldn give 1t up. No, sh,
voaIla
/ Gogd by. mother. called NIaude
shea shs wa. ready for school ".I'm IN ID
ugw. Are yoa going dapn toxin 10 buy
m. or-andy ,hi. anernoouy
..Yc-. dear. mother called back, cheer
fully II expect TO. I'D leave youl
dinner oa the stove. You know where {,
End the Key
.Tes. in the same place, returned
Naair Well eoaIb, She did MOI
ra oui to the kitchen 90 Kiss her mother
s-i-bv But then she liIa always i,
that now thar she was in the high school
Mother didn't seem 70 mind At leas.
she never said anything
Maude school kept until two clock
aud tho family had jiuoer at noon
Nauir dinner a4s slway, saved hot, ans
II her mother had To go out, the door key
vas left in secret place. To day, how
ever Magdc surprised the family by walk
in. 10 while they were al dinner Il,
their exrlama,iuus she sand Smiiingly, tha
she had a very important matter to atten,
to. and she had been excused early. Sh,
vent t. the closet and got her plate an,
knife and fork aud took her place at tbs
table. Her father looked at her curiously
As he helped her to the baked fish.
..You lock tremendously happy abou
something, Mauie, he said what Is it.
Have you had cabIegram that his roya
hi-bucss, the Prince of Wales Is coming
to that wonderful garden party
oh. No. laughed Maude, '',ome
thin. better than that father Mother, hos
many ward. Of that organdy were you so
10. to buy?
..Oh, that it. Wen, though, woulG
make twelve yards do, replied mother
But do You think you ought to hay,
been excused for that Couldn' YOU trus
me?'
Twelve yards, at thirty seven aud .
half cents a yard went on Maude
how much is that grammar school girl?
-Four dollars and fifty cents, an
nounccd Stella, promptly
That duesn count Innings, or ribbon
or lace, pursued AIaude. Now, Z tel
you There is a perfectly stunning walk
in. hat in Cloriuda window, for thre,
dollars aud a half. know, because
priced it. | want mother to buy that ha
and a new pair of gloves with the organdy
money and go to the reunion. | planned
it all out, this morning, in school, and
told Miss French about it at recess wher
she asked me why | failed in my recita
tions. She said it was the thing to do, tC
20 in for mother good time, and that she
would let me 90 home at twelve o clock tt
accomplish it. -
That something like her mother
girlr exclaimed Mr.. Sanderson.