The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

said 1 can't them either. Maybe that is
@ 1r me- my @ meek is fer so aces said 1uev
You won't stay here all your days. You will have
spoke again in her unnatura1ly high voice She
toward her closet 10 get her dress
Wei. it is the truth said Lucy Don't preach.
mother. If you were girl and somebody told you
your neck was pretty and You knew other girls had
chances to wear low neeked dresses you wouldn't
MY neck was as pretty as yours when I
girl, and l never wore low neck dress in my life,
oh well. you got married when you 1s.r
said Lucy. There something almost coarse in her
remark. Rose felt herself flush. She sophsti
and had the world, although she had been
things though she had never come from under
country mothers wing in her life
and slipped it over her shoulders stood
her mother fasten it in the back Lucy was lovely
in cloud of blue. with edgings of lace the ruff
hes and knots of black velvet She black
velvet grde and turned herself sidewise, with
charming feminine motion to get the effect OF her len
der waist between the curves of her small hips and
bust Again she looked pleased You dear in that
blue gown said Rose. Lucy smiled Then she
scowled as suddenly She could see Rose over @ her
She Look at the sleeves and look at yours Where
yours made2
felt guilty because her undeniaby in better
style
westland" said Lucy While she fastening lit
Change es geid the sSS nd Of yours
fectfy delicious" said she. You must teach me how
Mrs Ayres went dead white in moment. She
looked Lucy with look of horror which the girl
did meet She went fastening her brooch. Did
like t?" she asked carelessy.
AN accident happened to il. say ex-
Allen .were out in the
how he jostled me- and the candy got scattered on
We're you and he alone there?" asked Lucy in
Rose looked at her amazedly. why. no. not when
that happened she replied Aunt Sylvia was there
Allen and had been alone-what is that to herr" she
thought
will get then will go arbor. viii
teach to make the candy day 1t is very
Mrs Ayres rose Immediately She preceded the two
girls downstairs and through the sitting room
door with dish of candy in her hand just they
Lucy and there something commanding in her
Lucy took the dish pretty little decorated affair.
grudging. Thank you mother Come, Rose she
said She led the way Rose followed. Mrs Ayres
returned to the sitting girls went throug gh
old fashioned garden with its flower beds outlined
with box in which the earlier flowers were at their
prime. to the arbor. a pretty old structure
covered with the shaggy arms of old grapevine.
whose gold green leaves just uncurling. Lucy
placed bowl candy end of the bench which
the interior and. to Roses surprise,
herself distance from it and motioned TO Rose
beside her. without offering her candy Lucy
young piteous and conhdng- Rose felt again
she sweet and that she loved her. She put her
arm around Lucy.
You a dear" said She
Lucy nestled closer 7 know you have
mother said she. but you don't understand"
Lucy hesitated- Rose waited
mother dearly of She is best mother that
ever a girl had. but she always anxious about
and I know don't always speak I should. am
often ashamed of myself You see"
waited ted A','~'s So s' '''''' nose
lows about that she is not for the time being
quite herself"