Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-10-13
Between Friends

ums WHICH harmanized with her
toilet.
"Pa'as echoed the Young woman In
tho aiaek. Indignantly That's
mild it's a won6or | dcaf ack sea-
green After last evening have lost
all confidence In myself, II Is a ter-
rible thing 70 be a5spat.mindel.
What ala you DO this timer" I'm
quired her caller with what seemed
like heartlessly joyful expectancy.
Il don't suppose Dick Cable viii
ever want to see me again" walled tho
girl In the hammock. Il believe he IL
running yet, and don't know that I
blame him. He was coming to call
last night and while. of course, al
ways try to look as nice as can for
the sake of my family confess took
little extra pains dressing for him.
Anyhow, put on my new yellow gown
and worked over my hair for an hour.
Then 1t was dinner time and had to
finish afterward--do my hands and
dab on some powder.
n never yet saw man who didn't
rage at the mention OF face powder or
who was so dumb he could not imme-
diately become eloquent when the sub
ject was brought up. A box of face
powder to the average man represents
theoretically tho depths Of depravity,
TO hear him talkl
We'll, as | was saying. hastily put
on some powder just as the bell rang.
! have foufid the most delightful new
| powder that really doesn't show at all.
1t comes in sort Of cake In box
and you take damp sponge and rub
on the cake and then over your coun-
tenance and at once you have an
angelic complexion, and nobody Is the
wiser. | have worn that powder In
broad daylight out in the sun and
looked Dick straight in the face with
my innocent expression and said his
views did him credit when he har-
angued against making up ones face
He has said at such times that he was
so glad didn't use powder and that
looked ten times better than the girls
who did,
Dick acted awfully queer when I
| floated out here on the veranda In all
my glory. He seemed distracted and
| frlghtfully nervous. At least he
jumped every time he glanced my
way. did my best to put him at
ease-smiled my brightest and tried
on him brand-new upward look from
beneath my lashes that had seemed
very effective when practiced 1t be-
fore the mirror. But II didn't seem to
help matters much.
1T was just at this point that be-
gan to feel nervous myself, for sud-
denly found 1t difficult to smile, let
alone talk. A cold, Icy sensation was
creeping over my face and the muscles
seemed paralyzed 1t was terrible. I
tried to keep my terror to myself, but
as | persevered In the society small
talk act was desperately going over
all the family history could recall
trying to think II any of my relatives
had ever been stricken with paralysis
Finally reached the point where all
sensation left my face and could not
move my lips.
Then knew that all was over. !
made inarticulate sounds and Dick
sprung to his feet and dragged me
with him. -.rss~~@ -4~5z.s.- M
'Nelll' he cried ghoarsely, what on
earth Is the matter? You look 80
queer! Speak, You aren't going to
die, are you? Speak to mel
But that was just what I couldn't
do. with the viselike mask that had
gripped my face. So he pulled me
into the hall, where there was light.
When he got good look at me he
staggered into chair and groaned as
though everything was over and he
had lost me forever.
Il stumbled to mirror and peered
at myself Amid all my misery / re-
member having faint curiosity to see
just how paralysis had made me look
When | saw the reflection just
screamed and think | tainted or
something. for came to with the
family gathered around throwing wa
ter and tanning and Dick lowering dis
tractedly In the middle distance. The
mask seemed cracked then, because
could murmur weakly. When | re-
AhCAhbSiVh tAdt nitSOu$ utpuE-klA q
face that had met my eyes in the mir
ror wanted to faint again or die.
4'Then the family told me what /
had done. It seemed that instead OF
sponging damp powder on my face. as
had supposed, had got hold OF the
box Of stun used to clean my white
canvas shoes. It's gray. you know,
and you smear 1t on and put the soiled
shoes In the sun and In an hour they
are magically clean and white. Only
hadn't sat In the sun, so the result
was slightly different
-Of course Dick was glad when he
found was going to live. but believe
the shock OF finding that was actual
ly weak minded enough to powder my
face oyerbalanced his Joy. He got
away as soon as he could with an air
OF wanting to think 1t over He part
ed from me as one parts from fond.
vanished dream. and that's why I'm
miserable You don't suppose could
convince him II was nv first and last