The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-02-04

easy to get a ft. The ready made are
intended for a perfect figger-except I
have to have 'em all taken in at the
waist. The average hgger 10 20 large
wasted.
The night before Thanksgiving came
MAZDA hurried home, keen and bright
with the thoughts of the blessed NOR
row. Her thoughts were Of purple.
but they were white themselves, the
joyous enthusiasm Of the young for the
pleasures that youth must have or
wither. She knew purple would b.
come her, and for the thousandth time
she tried 10 assure herself that It was
purple Mr. Ramsay said he liked and
not red. She was going home flrst to
get the 81 wrapped in . piece Of tissue
paper In the bottom drawer Of her
dresser, and then she was going to pay
Schlegel and take the dress home her
self.
Grace lived In the same house. She
occupied the hall room above Aaida's.
At home Mazda found clamor and
confusion-the landlady's tongue clat-
tering sourly in the halls like a churn
dasher dabbling in buttermnk. And
then Grace came down to her room
crying, with eyes as red as any dress.
"She says I've got to get out" said
Grace, 1.-The old beast, because owe
her s.. She's put my trunk in the
hall and locked the door. l can't go
anywhere else. l haven't got a cent
Of money"
"You had some yesterday" said
MAZDA.
II paid 1t ON my Dress" said Grace.
II thought shed wait till next week
for the rent"
Snif1le, sniffle. sob, snifie.
Out came-out 1t had to come-Mai.
da's 81.
"You blessed darlingr' cried Grace,
now rainbow instead Of sunset. "I1l
pay the mean old thing and then I'm
going to try on my dress. think it,
heavenly Come up and look at It. ri
pay the money back. dollar a week
honest WILL"
Thanksgiving.
The dinner was to be at noon. At q
quarter to IL Grace switched into Mai
da's room. Yes. she looked charming
Red was her color. Mazda sat by th<
window in her old cheviot skirt and
blue waist darning a st-oh. doing
fancy work.
"Why. goodness me. amt you dressed
YETI" shrilled the red one. "How doe
1t fit in the back? Don't you thinl
these velvet tabs look awful swell
Why amt you dressed. MaidaT
MY dress didn't get finished II
time," said Nadia. ''1'm NOT going t
the dinner"
That's too bad. Why, I'm awfu
sorry, Mazda. Why don't you put o.
anything and come along? It's just th
store folks. you know. and they won
mind
II was set ON my purple" said Mai
da. IF can't have 1t won't 90 a
all. Don't bother about me. Rul
along or you'll be late. You look NV
ful nice in red"
At her window Mazda sat throug
the long morning and past the time o
the dinner at the store. In her min
she could hear the girls shrieking owe
pull bone, could hear old Bachman'
roar over his own deeply conceale
jokes. could see the diamonds Of ia
Mrs. Bachman. who came to the stOr
only on Thanksgiving days: could Sc
Mr. Ramsey moving about alert. kind
~, looking to the comfort Of all.
At in the afternoon, With an e,
pressionless face and lifeless air, sll
slowly made her way to Schlegel'
: shop and told him she could not pa
the 81 due on the dress.
"Gottr' cried Schlegel, angrily. "Fc
} what do you look so GUM? Take hil
} away. He is ready. Pay me som
. time. Haf l not seen you pass min
shop every day in two years? If
make clothes is 1t that do not kno'
] how to read peoples because! You wi
! pay me some time when you cal
J Take him away. He is made goot. an
II you look pretty in him all right. s.
/ Fay me when you can"
Mazda breathed millionth part .
: the thanks in her heart and hurrie
( away with her dress. As she left tt
shop a smart dash Of rain struck upo
her face. She smiled and did n
! feel it
E Ladies' who shop in carriages, you
: not understand Girls whose war