Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-12
She Hrgus Daily Short Story
THE Fairy Godmother."-By Jerome Spraeue
Copyrighted 1908. by Associated Literary

Bubbles didn't care whether it was
appropriate or not: she wanted it, and
she was saving up her money to get it.
Every morning when she went to the
store she found the girls talking of
their summer hats.
What kind are you going to have"
they would ask her, and Bubbles
would laugh-the gay bubbling laugh
that had given her her nicknane-and
would say, wait and see, girls; wait
and see"
''Oh, piffle" one of them said ON a
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
ut the hat with the white feather.
The price was in plain sight--$i0.
Bubbles earned 81 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 it.
Alice was at the ribbon counter,
while Bubbles sold notions. Their ac-
quaintance rose from the fact that
they walked home in the same direc-
ton.
''1'll have to wear it with all my old
blue suit" Bubbles said as she went
along. "But l don't care. I've made
myself a white net waist, and it's
awfuliy becoming
''Ten dollars is a 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 girl can't have something
pretty now and then?"
Alice nodded. Her blue eyes were
wistful. That's what 1 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
a white dress for Is cents yard and
a little wreath of pink roses in the mil
linery department, and then could be
bridesmaid for Millie Drake"
docs she want you to be?" Bubbles
asked, with interest
EYES," Alice said. "Jimmie Bryan is
to be best man.
"Oh" Bubbles was silent for mo
ment Then she asked, Don't you
think you can afford the dress?'
| "No;;" Alice said quietly, II can't
And told Millie last night to ask you,
Bubbles. I knew you wouldn't mind
being asked second, because I'm hes
oldest friend. I laid the piece Of flow
cred ribbon away this morning, so that
| If you wanted 1t you could have it
You could make white net skirt tc
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
mean not being bridesmaidy'
Yes, / do" Alice said, and Bubbles
saw that her eyes were full Of tears
but have to give all Of my money
to mother now that father Is sick and
can't work"
well, it's hard old world" Bub
bies remarked as they reached the cor
Iner where they separated. "IfA / decide
to take the ribbon, Alice, I'll let you
know In the morning"
At the next corner Bubbles met Jim
mic Bryan
Jimmie" she said, with her gray
Ieyes challenging him-"Jimmie, ar,
you going to be best man at Millie',
lwedding7"
Sure" answered Jimmie-"cutaway
white flower in my coat and all tn,
rest of the agony"
And me to walk up the aisle will
YOU" said Bubbles.
{: Jimmie. looked at her In surprise.