Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-02-14
The C0nntry
 M0NSe.
By TEMPLE BAILEY.
Copyright. lOOz. by N. E. Daley.

| dinner gown, half dozen shirt waists and an extra hat, and away she went to town to visit her cousin, Mary Barnes.
 Mary's brother Roger met her at the station.
 Mary Is planning no end of things for you," he told Felicia when he had settled her in the carriage. "She is go. Ing to give a luncheon and tea and a theater party and a dance. and halt of her friends are enlisted to make yop have a good time. It will he q lively existence for you, little girl"
 "Oh," Felicia leaned forward. q shall love lt! My greatest excitement for year has been church social or a sleigh ride, and am longing for so- ciety."
 Mary spells society with big 'S.'" Roger told her. "She Is a slave to 1t, and she needs rest. She is as thin as a wafer and as pale as paper"
 But think what lovely time she has!' Felicia said, all pink and white with enthusiasm.
 "Humph!" Roger said. "You don't know when you are well off, little Fe- licia.'
 But Felicia fell on Mary's neck when she reached the great stone mansion.
 "I can stay two weeks" she said. 'The school board gave me a vacation, and am going to have the time of my i life"
 Indeed you are" Mary said and car ried her away to delcctable bedroom, where rose leaves drifted across the wall paper
 "Tll get into my kimono. and then we can talk" Felicia said joyously as she opened her little black bag. But Mary shook her head dubiousiy 'The | girls are coming for luncheon in just a half hour There are ten of them, and the table decorations are to De In pale pink, because that Is your fa- vorite color"
 What shall I wearf" Felicia asked ''I have a gray gown and white one and the white one is for evening""
 ''The gray will be all right with 6 ducky little knot of pink carnations and lilies of the valley. The florists are doing them that way now, and Roger can get you some"
 Roger got the flowers, but the gray gown was not gorgeous. and beside Mary's shimmering chiffon creation Felicia felt depressingy shabby. But the luncheon was exquisite, and the girls were friendly. and Felicia did not have much time to think of herself, for there was a tea on immediately after, and she was carried off by Mary and Roger, wearing a long and splen- did wrap of Mary's, for her own sim pie tailor made jacket was out of the question.
 No one will notice that 1t is mine," Mary assured her, "in the crush,' so Felicia, feeling very elegant, swept through the crowded rooms and talked as fast as she could to dozens of peo- pie and came out breathless.
 Wasn't 1t awful?" Roger asked her. "I shouldn't have gone step if it hadn't been Tor you.
 Tt was delightful, Felicia gurgied-- "the pretty women, the lights, the mu- sic, the ices and everything"
 "Humphv' Roger grumbled, and Fe- licia made little face at him and said, You're an unsociable bear, Rog- er" and Roger said, "Oh, it's such a waste of good material for you to spend your time with such people when you might be talking to me, Fe- licia."
 Felicia opened her eyes wide at that. Do you like to talk to me, RogerY' she questioned, and Roger laughed and said, "Yes, but you don't deserve it." And Felicia, feeling very much fiat tered, leaned back in the carriage and peeped at Roger now and then, while Mary mapped ont the programme for the next day.
 We will go to the hairdresser's ear ly. Roger, don't you think Felicia will look dear with her hair marceledp'
 Il think Felicia looks dear with her hair any way"
 "O-o-o-h," murmured Felicia from her corner.
 Mary laughed and went on.
 There are the Deering luncheon and three teas and the art exhibit and the Colburns' dinner and box party aft CT, and then the cotillon'
 "Oh. stop!' Felicia pleaded, looking at her cousin with startled eyes. Do you expect me to do all that in one day, Maryf"
 "She does" Roger asserted, survey ing his country cousin with melancholy eyes. "and where, oh, where in all that programme will you have a min. ute to spend with me? 'I am not worrying about that" Fe- licia told him. dimpling, "but what am going to wear, Mary? What am l going to weari"
 There's your white dress," Mary said slowly.
 But l can't wear that one dress to | a luncheon and three teas and thea ter party and a dance. What are you going to wear, Nary"
 My pale blue broadcloth will do for | the luncheon and the tea and the view. Then l shall wear white lace to the |