The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-19
The Fairy
GOdmOther.
BY JEROME SPRkGUE.
Literary Press.
BY JEROME

appropriate or not; she wanted II, II
I she was saving VI her money to get il.
Every morning when she went TO the
store she found the girls talking of
their summer hats.
"What Kind are YOU going to havci"
they would ask her. and bubbles
would lauEh-thc gay bubhling laugh
that had given her her uicknaWc-and
would say, Wal and see. girls; wait
and sec"
ooh, pihic." one of them said on n
certain June morning. IL don't believe
you're going 10 get n hat"
"Wait and see; wait ard see" said
Bubbles ~provokingly.
And then after the store was closed
she went around the corner and looked
ut the hat with the white feather.
The price was IN plain sight-$lo.
Bubbles earned 81 Il week. out of
that she paid her aunt $2.5O for board.
Fifty cents went for car fare. and the
rest she had for herself. Since last
summer she had managed To- save
5000. and the otl!Cr fifty would add the
complete amount necessary to buy the
hat with the white feather.
So decided to tell Alice Forbes
about Il.
Alice was at the ribbon counter,
while Bubbles sold notions. Their &C.
Guaintancc rose from the fact that
they walked home in the same dlrcc.
ton.
"IIl have TO wear IT with all my old
blue suit Bubbles said rs she went
along. 'Rut ! don't care. I've made
myself n white net waist, and it's
awfully becoming"
Ten dollars is n lot for n hat Alice
said quietly.
Eut Bubbles laughed. with her head
flung up and her bright eyes shining
"Oh, what's the use Of living" she
said. "if Il girl can't have something
pretty now and them
Alice nodded. Ter blue eyes were
wistful. "Tlat's what ! thinE,' she
caid. "Now. there's Il remnant Of rib
bon at my counter. It's white, with
lunches Of pink roses ON It. 1t would
make Il lovely girdlc, and | could buy
n white dress FOR 10 cents Il yard and
4 little wreath Of pink roses in the mil
lincry department, and then | could he
bridesmaid for Mile Drake"
DOCS she want you to bcf' Bubbles
/, asked, with interest.
yes" Alice said. Jimmie Bryan Is
4 to be best man."
4, "Oh." Bubbles was silent for n mo
4 mcnt. Then she asked, Don't yor
think you can afford the dress"
u<..,, All, .p;l ,=ttntIy sI non'f
And I told Mile last night to ask you
Bubbles. | kne" loI wouldn't mine
being asked second. because I'm hcl
n oldest friend. | lail the piece of flow
8 cred ribbon away this morning, so tha
II you wanted it you could have II
You could make n white net skirt t
y, your new waist. 1t would he awful!
= pretty with the pink roses
But bubbles was looking ut her curl
ously.
/, Don't you mind" she asked
mean not being b~ridcsmaid?'
\ "Yes, | do" Alice said, and Bubble
saw that her eyes were full of tears
n but I have to give all of my none
% to mother now that father is sick an
10 can't work"
"Wcll. It's n hard old world,' Bull
blcs remarked as they reached the co
ner where they separated. IF ! decd
to take the ribbon, Alice, I'll let yo
10 know in the morning"
At the next corner Bubbles met jim
re ME Bryan.
~ Jimmie" she said, with her era
eyes challenging him-"Jimmie, a
or you going to be best man ut Mile
~wcddingy'
TO-. Sure" answered Jimmie-"cutawa
n. white flower in my coat and all Il
he rest OF the agony"
he "And me to walk up the nisle wi
IN. you?" said Bubbles.
in Jimmie looked at her I'm surprise.
IL thought Alice was going-was &
(" Ing to do it," he said.
on "Alice can't get the clothes" Bu
!. bles informed him, and If | wasn't
!. selfish pig Id get them for her, but
to want n white feather I'm my SUNNI
RS. hat"
tie Jimmie hesitatcd. "Look here, Blu
lily bles." he said Il little awkward
"ain't there some way you could ma
~. Alice think you were getting her Dire
lat and let me pay for it? Ia like TO
w. It."
MT Bubbles caught her breath quickly.
"Why, Jimmier' she said.
he Jimmie flushed. 'She has an awf
nut hard time" he said.
to Yes, she does" Bubbles agreed a
'rd stractedly. She was Il little white, b
she still smiled at Jimmie.
$50 you don't want me 10 be bride
maid with yOmI" she teased. still wi