Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-06-17
The Fairy
GOdn1Other.
BY JEROME sPRAGUE.
copyrighted. 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

! their summer mats.
what kind are you going to have?'
they would ask her. and Bubbles
would laugh--the gay bubbling laugh
! that had given her her nickname -and
would say, Wait and see. girls; wait
and see"
certain June morning. = don't believe
you're going to get hat.''
I 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 ac-
quaintance rose from the fact that
they walked home in the same direc-
/ ton.
'I'll have to wear it with all my old
blue suit" Bubbles said as she went
along. But don't care I've made
i myself a white net waist, and it's
awfully 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 think" she
said Now. there's a remnant of rib
bon at my counter. It's white, with
punches of pink roses on it. 1t would
make a lovely girdle, and could buy
a white dress for IS cents yard and
little wreath of pink roses in the mil
linery department, and then | could be
bridesmaid for Millie Drake
Does she want you to be?' Bubbles
asked. with interest
Yes" 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 elietly, II can't.
AndgI told Millie last night to ask you,
Bubbles. knew you wouldn't mind
being asked second, because I'm her
oldest friend. laid the piece of flow
cred ribbon away this morning, so that
if you wanted it you could have it.
You could make a white net skirt to
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-"l
mean not being bridesmaid"
"Yes, do" Alice said, and Bubbles
saw that her eyes were full of tears.
But l 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-
uicS iciidiASU dS tHey ItdCHtu lue CUT
ner where they separated. IF decide
TO take the ribbon, Alice, I'll let you
know in the morning."
At the next corner Bubbles met Jim
ME Bryan.
Jimmie" she said, with her gray
eyes challenging him-"Jimmie. are
you going to be best man at Miles
wedding?"
"Sure," answered Jimmie-'cutaway
white flower in my coat and all the
rest of the agony"
And me to walk up the aisle with
you" said Bubbles
Jimmie looked at her in surprise.
81 thought Alice was going-was go
Ing to do it, he said
''Alice can't get the clothes,D Bub-
bles Informed him, "and if | wasn't a
selfish pig I'd get them for her. but
want white feather in my summer
hat
Jimmie hesitated. "Look here, Bub-
bles' he said a little awkwardly,
"ain't there some way you could make
Alice think you were getting her dress
and let me pay for it? I'd like to do
it,
Bubbles caught her breath quickly.
"Why, Jimmier' she said.
Jimmie flushed "She has an awful
hard time" he said
eyes, she does,'' Bubbles agreed abb
stractedly. She was little white, but
she still smiled at Jimmie
$50 you don't want me to be brides
maid with your she teased, still with
a funny catch in her breath.
"Aw, Bubbles" he stammered, "you
know | think you're about the incest
thing ever
But you'd rather have Alice walk
up the aisle with you," was her quiet
reminder.
81 wouldn't" he declared stoutly.
but I'm sorry for Alice"
"Of course" Bubbles agreed, and
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