The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14

On the occasion or her nrsL Vlsll
TO the Merritts' new suburban home
the harmony Of the furnishings steep
ed slowly into little Mrs. DeleVans
soul.
"Jimsie,' she said, when they had
gone upstairs for the night, did you
ever see anything SO perfect as this
room? It's like the heart Of rose"
tits pretty NICE" her husband
agreed.
TITS a dream" little Mrs. Delevan
emphasized; 80 soft and restful. NO
SPRAYING flowers on the wall paper,
no glaring white enamel, no brass;
Just fawn-brown walnut, and cream
hangings, with the pink overcurtains
and the pink under the bedspreads giy-
ing the color note"
She stopped, overcome by her own
eIoquence. And in the pause Jimsie
kissed her.
Go and put on that pink fandangle
Of yours" he said. then you'll be COM
Portable and match the room" AND
presently she danced back, rosy WIS.,
ion.
''Jimsie Delevan," she said, perching
herself on her husbands knee, did you
ever think could look SO nicer
He kissed her again. Il always knew
you were pretty, Midget"
"Oh," she challenged him, even
when | had to work SO hard in that
little shack out West, and wore ging-
ham dresses, and my hair twisted In a
tight knob at the back Of my head?"
You were, pretty then" ne insisted,
''but not quite such sumner as since
we got our money"
She laughed delightedly. mo one
would have dreamed that my hair
would ever look like tnis," touching
her shining couture with light finger
tips. "Jimsie, 1t reminds me OF the
before-and-after advertisements. And
money did 1t ALL"
Her husband looked at her anxiously
Midget" he warned, don't get mer-
cenary."
"Oh, won't, won't, she promised.
"But I'm glad, glad, glad that we don't
have to scrimp and save, and that you
don't have to work until your shoulders
are stopped; and I'm glad that we can
have a good time before we are too
old to enjoy it, and il seem conceited
about my clothes and things, you must
not worry, for 1t isn't really conceit,
but Just thanksgiving, Jimsie Delevan. |"
Her voice tremhled and her eyes filled
with tears, and for the third time jim
sic kissed her
II know, DEAR" ne said softly, as
she chung to him, and for little time
they were silent, looking into the fire.
But 1t was not long before Mrs. Dele
van was planning again.
I'VE must have house." she said,
sand make break into society"
with big 50" smiled her husband
She nodded. 1T will be such fun"
she said. Mrs. Merritt is going to help
me, but her friends are older, and Of
course some of it will have to do my
self, Jimsie, and I'm just dying for the
chance"
Six months later her chance came.
The house had been bought, and under
the expert guidance Of high priced
decorator was exquisitely finished and
furnished, In the garage was the au-
tomobile longed for by Jimsie, and
everything'was ready for entertainment
except the guests.
Il am going to have housewarm-
ing" Mrs. Delevan announced, as on
the first day of their occupancy she
danced through the rooms.
but, my DEAR" Mrs. Merritt expos
tulated, you don't know any people"
'T'll 90 into the highways and
hedges" said saucy Mary Delevan.
But the experienced Mrs. Merritt
shook her head. This is very ex-
elusive suburb, my dear" she said,
''You will find that friends come to you
slowly"
Mrs, Delevan nodded MY neighbors
are like ice" she confided. Il ran over
next door one morning to ask If l
might use the telephone--it was before
ours was put in--and the maid showed
me where it was, and just then the lady
Of the house trailed by with a little
girl and nurse following her, and the
baby was dear, and said, Good
morning, sweetheart and the baby
flnttered her hands, and stopped. But
the mother went straight on, and said
over her shoulder, Bring the baby here