The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
The Fairy
GOdnnOther. f.
By JEROME SPRAGUE.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.

she was saving up her money to get it
Every morning when she went to the
store she found the girls talking o1
their summer hats.
"What kind are you going to have?
they would ask her, and Bubble:
would laugh-the gay bubbling laugh
that had given her her nickname-and
would say, "Wait and see, girls; wait
and see."
"Oh, piffle" one of them said on
certain June morning. II don't believe
you're going to get hat"
"Wait and see; wait and see," SAID
Bubbles provokingly.
And then after the store was closed
she went around the corner and looked
at the hat with the white feather.
The price was in plain sight-$1O-
Bubbles earned 81 a week. Out OF
that she paid her aunt $3.50 for board
Fifty cents went for car fare, and the
rest she had for herself. Since last
summer she had managed to save
$3.50, and the other fifty would add the
complete amount necessary to buy the
hat with the white feather.
She decided to tell Alice Forbes
about 1t.
Alice was at the ribbon counter,
while Bubbles sold notions. Their ac-
Quafntance rose from the fact that
they walked home in the same direc-
ton.
'I'll have to wear it with all my old
blue suit" Bubbles said as she went
along. "But I don't care. I've made
myself white net waist, and it's
awfully becoming"
"Ten dollars is lot for hat" Alice
said quietly.
But Bubbles laughed with her head
flung up and her bright eyes shining.
"Oh, what's the use Of living" she
said, 'if a girl can't have something
pretty now and then?"
Alice nodded. Her blue eyes were
wistful That's what think" she
said. "Now, there's a remnant of rib
bon at my counter. It's white, with
punches of pink roses on 1t. 1t would
make lovely girdle, and could buy
q white dress for Is cents yard and
little wreath Of pink roses in the mil
linery department, and then could be
bridesmaid for Millie Drake"
"Does she want you to beP' Bubbles
asked, with interest.
EYES," Alice said. Jimmie Bryan is
to be best man."
ment. Then she asked, Don't you
think you can afford the dressT'
mo-" Alice said quietly, Il can't.
And told MIlie last night to ask you,
Bubbles. knew you wouldn't mind
being asked second, because I'm her
oldest friend. l laid the piece Of flow
cred ribbon away this morning, SO that
If you wanted it you could have it.
You could make a white net skirt to
your new waist. 1t would be awfully
pretty with the pink roses"
But Bubbles was looking at her curl
ously.
Don't you mind" she asked-"1
mean not being bridesmaid?'
eyes, do," Alice said, and Bubbles
saw that her eyes were full of tears.
"But I have to give all of my money
to mother now that father is sick and
can't work"
'Well, it's a hard old world" Bub-
bles remarked as they reached the cor
ner where they separated. IF decide
to take the ribbon, Alice, I'll let you
know in the morning. :a.,
At the next corner Bubbles met jim
mie Bryan.
Jimmie" she said, with her gray
eyes challenging him-"Jimmie, are
you going to be best man at Miles
wedding?"
"Snre" answered Jimmie-"cutaway,
white flower in my coat and all the
rest Of the agony"
"And me to walk up the aisle with
your said Bubbles.
Jimmie looked at her in surprise.
II thought Alice was going-was go
ing to do it." he said.
"Alice can't get the Clothes" Bub-
bles informed him, land If I wasn't
selfish pig I'd get them for her, but
want a white feather in my summer
hat"
Jimmie hesitated. Look here, Bub-
bles," he said a little awkwardly,
saint there some way you could make
Alice think you were getting her dress
and let me pay for it? I'd like to do
It,"
Bubbles caught her breath quickly.
"Why, Jimmiev' she said.
Jimmie flushed. "She has an awful
hard time," he said.
Eyes, she does," Bubbles agreed alb
stractedly. She was little white, but
she still smiled at Jimmie.
$50 you don't want me to be brides
maid with your she teased, still with
q funny catch in her breath.
Jaw, Bubbles" he stammered, "you
know l think you're about the incest
thing ever
"But you'd rather have Alice walk
up the aisle with you," was her quiet
reminder.
II wouldn't" he declared stoutly,
"but I'm sorry for Alice"
"Of course" Bubbles agreed, and
then she went on to plan. IT could get
her the things and tell her the money
had come to me unexpectedly"
'T am afraid that wouldn't do" was
Jimmie's worried response. "She'd
feel as If she had to pay it back. You
get the things and send them to her
and don't have any mark on the box,
and she'll never know where they
came from"
"Well- L can't get the things we
talked about" Bubbles said, "or she