The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-09-20

\ ma would probably be san in
terval of about fifteen min
! IS between the finishing of dinner
the coming Of Jack.
his happened to be Jacks last night
town before his departure for a dis
t city, and If he didn't say it to-
ht-well, If he didn't! But he would.
.anne was sure of that.
he moved leisurely about the room,
suing the mysteries of a somewhat
borate toilet, and finally came to the
st important rite Of all, the doing of
hair. Alas! that the doing of Su-
mes hair should prove to be the un-
hg of Suzanne!
he had rather pretty hair, of the
that makes other girls wish that
irs wasn't quite so straight. When
pit of them were on a windy drive,
boating party, or anything Of that
and Suzanne joined in the gen.
vail of MY hairr. she was always
sperated at the unanimous chorus
'Oh, yours is curlyr' She thought
looked just as badly blowing all
ut as that Of the others; but as a
tter of fact, it didn't.
nst now she stood in front of the
ror and regarded herself with big,
ous eyes, and wondered what she
uid do with it on this momentous
hsion. What. way did Jack like it
best? At length she piled it in a
utiful, crown-like mass on the top
her shapely head, picked up q hand
Fs, and surveyed it critically from
points Of view. ..
n any ordinary day it would have
sied her; but tonight Suzanns
(sed. pulled out a hairpin, pushed it
again, hesitated, and was lost. It
St come down. Accordingly, down
Fame. Then she coiled it in q soft,
fcian knot at the back Of her neck.
effect was splendid, but when she
her gown on, she couldn't turn
head; she realized with a sudden
gh that tonight Of all nights that
Eht be rather inconvenient; so off
be the gown and down came the
+. She was beginning to be little
Of temper.
Yith a feeling akin to despair, she
rted a figure eight" at the back Of
head. She was not at all surprised
discover, on completing it, that it
crooked; not coyly and daintily
= ew, but hopelessly, heavily, help
ly crooked. Just then her small SIS
called up from below:
Father wants to know why you
1T come to dinner"
azanne began to pull the pins out
her hair.
Tell him don't want any dinner"
announced.
md she began.
be coiled her hair. She twisted it.
fastened it at the top with an elas-
she parted it into mysterious
Pnt" and "side" locks. She brushed
back smoothly; she parted it de-
rely. She pulled it into a pompa-
r that made her look like a French
tess; she dragged it into a "vaude-
Dip" and became almost hyster-
when she saw the effect it gave
usually sweet and refined features.
brushed it antil every tangle was
she ran her fingers through it until
became even as the quills upon the
ful porcupine. In fact, there was
hing she did not do to it, short of
ting it off-and once almost started
go into her mothers room for the
ksors.
er small sister finished her dinner,
be into SuZanne's room, sat on the
OF the bed, criticised, suggested,
FiSed All in vain. Suzanne's hair
ply would not be done.
hen did Suzanne become weary, and
herself upon the bed, and Wept
3erly.
3he small sister racked her brains.
bther:" she suggested, doubtfully.
Nfother" She Quailed before the
of sccrn in che flush of Suzane's
visible eye. 1t was true; mother
Eainly conld not DO sSuZanno;s hair
anyboGy's.
III SO and get Mamie Dodd," she
i, with all inspiration.
She's out OF town." moancd Su-
lne.
Gould /" hes:tatingly.
No, you couldn't" s0bb2d SUzanne.
Ibbciy could. / don't care nOw-l
hit dress at ALL won't so down.
t0's Gee h:m-iIl-I'lI-l'll be an old
ia ra:dg"
Ter small sister wiEkcd solcmnly in
glass.
Ion, DO, you won't" she said He'll