The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-06-17
The airy
GOdlnOther.
BY JEROME sPRAGUE.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.

DuDDleS llluu care MuelUGf IL 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 Bubbes
would laush-the gay bubbing laugh
that had given her her nicllname-and
would say, wait and see, girls; wal.
and see''
ooh, piffle!" one of them said on g
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
at the hat with the white feather.
The price was in plain sight-$1O.
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 &C.
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
awfully becoming"
''Ten dollars is lot for hat" Alice
said quietly.
But Bubbles laughed, with her head
flung up and her bright eyes shining.
ooh, what's the use of living" she
said, .'if girl can't have something
pretty now and then?"
Alice nodded. Her blue eyes were
said. "Now, there's 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
little wreath of pink roses in the mill
linery department, and then could be
bridesmaid for Nlillie Drake
'Does 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, 81 can'r.
And told Mile last night to ask you,
Bubbles knew YOU wouldn't mind
being asked second, because I'm her
oldest friend. l laid the piece of flow
cred ribbon away this morning, so tina,
ii you wanted it you could have it
You could make a 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 bridesmaids"
1SS, wv 1AlNNC Sll1 1DuDDlSs
saw that her eyes We're full of tears
''But have to give all of my money
to mother now that father is sick ant
can't work."
''Well. it's a hard old world" Bun
bles remarked as they reached the cor
ner where they separated. IF l decid
to take the ribbon, Alice, I'll let VOL
know in the morning."
AT the next corner Bubbles met Jim
ME Bryan
Jimmie" she said. with her gra
eyes challenging him Jimmie. ar
you going to be best man at Mile
wedding?"
"Sure," answered Jimmie cutawa,
white flower in my coat and all IL.
rest of the agony"
And me to walk up the aisle wit
you?" said Bubbles.
Jimmie looked at her in surprise.
81 thought Alice was going -was &c
ing to do it," he said
"Alice can't get the clothes" Bull
bles informed him, land if wasn't
selfish pig I'd get them for her, but
want white feather in my summe
hat
Jimmie hesitated "Look here, Bull
bles," he said little awkwardly
"ain't there some way you could max
Alice think you We're getting her dres
and let me pay for it? Id like to d
it,
Bubbles caught her breath quickly.
"Why, Jimnie!" slto said.
Jimmie flushed. "She has an awful
hard time" he said.
Eyes, she dses." Bubbles agreed alb
stractetlly. Size was u little white, bu
she still! smiled at Jimmie
$50 you do.i't want me to be brides
maid will. ysu," she leased. still witt
a funny catch il, her breath
law. Bub.G.es." he stammered "yo,
know tlNa.s you're about tie niccs
thing ever
Tut yoG'. rather have Alice wall
up the aisle with you,' was her quie
reminder.
81 Wouldn't" he declared .stoat J
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