Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-11-27

waist and black skirt affairs-nothing
as reSplcndent as purple or red.
Grace had saved her money too. She
was going to buy her dress ready made.
Oh. what's the use Of bothering with
tailor? When you've got a figger it's
easy To get fit. The ready made are
intent for a perfect figger-eXcept |
have to have 'em all taken in at the
waist The average figger is so 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 be
come her, and for the thousandth time
she tried to assure herself that 1t was
purple Mr.. Ramsay said he liked and
not red. She was going home first to
get the 81 wrapped in piece Of tissue
paper in the bottom drawer Of her
dresser, and then she was going to pay
self
Grace lived in the same house. She
occupied the hall room above Maida's.
At home Mazda found Clamor and
confusion-the landlady's tongue clat-
tering sourly In the halls like n Churn
dasher dabbling in buttermilk. 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 l owe
her 81. She's put my trunk in the
hall and locked the door. can't so
anywhere else. 1 haven't got a cent
Of money"
"You had some yesterday" said
MAZDA
II paid 1t on my dress" said Grace.
''I thought she'd wait till next week
for the rent"
Sniffie, sniffle, sob sniffle.
Out came-out 1t had to come-Mai-
da's 81.
You blessed darling" cried Grace.
now n rainbow instead of sunset. 'Ill
pay the mean old thing and then I'm
going to try on my dress. l think it's
heavenly. Come up and look ut 1t. I'll
pay the money back, dollar n week
honest I will"
Thanksgiving
The dinner was to be Mt noon. At n
quarter to II Grace switched into Mai
da's room. Yes, she looked charming.
Red was her color Mazda sat by the
window in her old cheviot skirt and
blue waist darning st-oh. doing
fancy work.
"Why. goodness me, amt you dressed
YETI" shrilled the red one. How does
It At in the back? Don't you think
these velvet tabs look awful swell? :?
Why amt you dressed. Maida?"
"My dress didn't get finished in
time" said Mazda I'm not going to
the dinner"
That's too bad Why, I'm awful
sorry. Mazda. Why don't you put on
anything and come along? It's just the
mind"
IL was set on my purple" said Mai
da. III l can't have 1t l won't so at
all. Don't bother about me. Run
along or you'll be late. You look aw-
full nice in red"
At her window Mazda sat through
the long morning and past the time of
the dinner at the store. In her mind
she could hear the girls shrieking over
a pull bone, could hear old Bachman's
roar over his own deeply concealed
jokes, could see the diamonds Of fat
Mrs. Bachman. who came to the store
only on Thanksgiving days; could see
Mr.. Ramsey moving about alert. kind
ly, looking to the comfort of all
At in the afternoon, with an eX-
pressiOnless face and a lifeless air, she
slowly made her way to Schlegels
shop and told him she could not pay
the 81 due on the dress,
"Gott!" cried Schlegel, angrily. For
what do you look so glum? Take him
away. He is ready. Pay me some
time. Haf | not seen you pass mine
shop every day In two years? II |
make clothes Is 1t that do not know
how to read peoples because? You Will
pay me some time when you can.
Take him away. He Is made goot, and
n you look pretty in him all right. So!
Pay me when you can"
Mazda breathed a millionth part Of
the thanks in her heart and hurried
away with her dress. AS she left the
shop n smart dash Of rain struck upon
her face She smiled and did not
feel 1t.
Ladies' who shop In carriages, you do
not understand Girls whose ward