Putnam patriot., 1908-07-10
The Fairy GOdmOther. By JEROME SpRAGJE. capYrightei Is,s. by Asn,eiated
 Literary fresa
gy JER0ME sPRAGuE.

 appropriate or not. she wanted f. and she was saving up ber DoDey to get it Every morning when sic vent 10 ibs store ~le found the girls talking Of their summer hats.
 What kind are you going 10 haver they would ask her. and Bubbles would laugb--tlIe gay bHbbliug tangg thai had given her her nickaaue--afn would say. Walt and see. girls. walt and see"
 "Oh. pifffc~' one of them said on a certain June morning. T don't believe you're going 10 get hat"
 "waIf and sec: walt and see" said Bubbles proyoklngiy.
 And then after the store WAS ciGsed she went around the corner and looked at tho hat with the white feather.
 Tbe price was lD plain sigbt-s10.
 Bubbles earned sI week. Out of that sae paIA her aunt s2.j0 for hoard Fifty cents went for car fare. and the rest she had for herself Since last summer she had managed 10 sase SgJG. and ihc other fifty would add the complete afnouHf necessary to buy the hai with the white feather.
 She decided 10 teii Alice Forbes about H.
 Alirr was nj the ritIbon cof.nter while Bubbles sold notions Their ae- aaaintancc rose from fhe fnet that they walked home in tine same diree. ilan
 'iI haye fo wear Ii with all ny old biae auil" Bubbles snid as she went niaHg egnt 1 don't care I've made myself shitf net whist. and if.s awfnllf leean,lae"
 ''iru doliafs fs lot for q hat. Alice said aalatiy
 l.af Huhslea auehed. with her head frag uH anI lar Aftghf eyes shining "ea. Vlaf# the use af itfines she sald If aiH eaa.t have something pre=ty Huw and fheHEs
 .flA z naa ltl Ter hlne e4es were wlsau .FtHfa vhaf l think she fHia =NoN itefr's remnant of rib boa at m9 .soHHfrf lt.s white. Wtth hfnehes of einl rozes oa it II would n.aae lovely gird.e nad could hug il ehlfe dress for l5 cents safd and ltiie wreath of pink roses n the mil linafr depfineat. aud theu could be bridesmaid fnr Mlllie Drake"
 "poes she want yen to bef" Bubbles asked with interest
 "Yea.- Nile. enfd sIimmle Bryan k To te Lest nan"
 "ohr' Bnhtles WIS silent for mo
 
 think you can afford the dress =
 No Alee said iieiiy ',l can't And told Mille Inst night te ask you. Bubbles knew .9n wouldn't Miu3 heinz a=sed seeaa.i beeanse I'm her elaesl filea1 l mil lhe piece of flow cred ribbon aWax this morning sa that if ynn Waniel f YeA eeud have IL Saa eaHid muhe Hhits Het skirt ta Yonr ueA whist II noali he aMfull7 preny Willl the pink fnaes
 La BHhbias Was ia5iias If hef euef ousi
 4i4e8.t yea Hlsa. see asketi 4 mean aaH leIHt hflaesma
 'Ats. l da Aiie spid. aHi Rubh'es snv that her eyes Vrlf fna of leafs "IHt have lo give ai pf mY money to molhef naN tHat father k sick an=i cant work" .Neu. ll's harA old weelzls Euh= hlcs remarked as they reached the cof= ner N here they septrattd If dectie to take the fihhen Alice. III let yoH know in the mominS
 At the next corner iImhhles met Jlm mle Bryan
 .Ihnn Ie.e she said. with her gray eyes challenglrg hiu-el elinmie. are yon going to be best man Ht Miiie's wedding -
 sure answered Jimmie "eutaMat whlfe flower ln my coat and aii the rest of the agony"
 And mc ia walk up the aisle Nith your said nahhteS Jimmie loesea at her n surprise
 "l thought Nlire vas going was ro Ing to in lt' he said
 Alice caH.t sei tbe clothes" Rub bles Informed him and f wasn't n eelGsh rIg l'a e,i then fes hef but 1 waat a ahite leather in my summer hat
 Iinmle healtaied Look here. Rnh tlc,~ he said nttle awkwarily saint there ae,fse WAY yea e,aid aake Alice think sou were getting her dress and lct me pay for it1 ld Ike te de IL"
 Bubbles caught her breath quickly. "why. limmier she said. Jimmie flushed '-Shc has an awful hnnt time" ht. said "Yes, she does Bubbles agreed ah stractedly She was a littie white but she sin smiled at Jimmie 'So yoa don't want me to he brides maid with youF' she leased. stiil with s funny catch in her bns,th.
 AN, Ruhhes.~ he stammered. you kaow think you're about the niecst thing e,-r"- Hut you'd rather have Alice walk up tine aisle with yon" was her quiet reminder.
 "I wouldn't" he declared sfoat.y shu, Fun sorry for Alice"
 "of course Bubbles agreed. snd then she went on to plan. Fl could get her the things and tell her the money had come ta me unexpectedly"
 ~i am afraid that wouldn't do.- was Iimmle's worried respoase shed fss.l as it she had to pay II back You get the thlngs and send them to-&er and don't have any mark on the box. and shesA never know where they cane frana"
 ~wesl can't get the things we talked ahant.s Rnhhles said. sor she would know giShi away pa yeu care how maeh yeu spend iimnsEeY
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