The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-07-15
By EMILY LODGES.

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.you.ro var,. f,ol;sh ond rorr had
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soii' SoiHV ud'' A"ie san Se'el'l!'
she Was sIttllS ueIofe the glass, put
ting cold cream On her face, and Maisie
was watching her from the bed.
1t was to pretty M,aisie a very funny
performancc-Anne's nightly comfort
ing Of her c|antIexion with cola cream.
She wondered Il she would do the
same when she was tlirty-six and un-
married. Bat she would not be I'M
married at thirt,-.il. Of course not.
There was Di K. ana sire was deter
mined TO marry Dick. 40 matter what
Anne or Aunt Hannah said. 1t was
about Dick that Anne was talking
now
you know as we'll rs | do" Anne
went on. that vo, are too Young even
to think of MARRYING. and.
Dick aunt isn't q person YOU should
consider for one moment" Anne
closed the cold cream box, with a sigh.
"When you do marry | want YOU to
have some one who is worthy of YOU"
as that the reason vou'ye never mar
ried 2" NIaisie asked in%nocentlv.
Anne flushed under the cold cream.
sThat WAS the reason" she returned
steadily.
"Uoyny't ven ever hapn sorrv~' Mai
sic persisted. She wished Anne had
not hf1Gen her face Inv turning ont the
pas-thp VOICE Anpe's voice fold so
little.
I'll don't know that I have been.
Good night dear" And Maisie had
nothing 70 do but answer obedientlv.
Good nipht Anne"
Rut lono after Noisia was osIeen
Anne law awake thinking
Sixteen vears-vhat q long time
that was, She was twenty that sur,-
NOR inst ont of cbooI and she had q
mink dress aaoat with RIFLES One
dov whom sba had boon yvooring that
dress she had moi Dwigbt Marshall
Flo was q GOOD deal like Dick Jount
big. clear eyed ready 70 laugh Like
Dick too no was y Main WORKING
man and had como from a., ,opg w.v
off to find work IN UosselI If did NOT
tako DWIGHT lonr to fall in lova with
tho ,ink dress and bar and II did NOT
fake her lone TO 500 If He vos her
FIRST bean and straiobtwav tho world
was made over for her
Rut her mother was watch and
ward Sha had had to mako many
sacrifices IN order to aducata Anna
ord che VOC u,ortbv of tho ho.+ NI,s
Hall did NOT nv onv. means consider
DWIGHT Marshall the host and she
was determined that be sbould NOT
have Anne. She annoaled 70 Anne's
nr;de and rooson and ofter q timo bod
tbe satisfaction Of sooino ber oro,.
mepts prevail. Anne gave IN her
lover He was burt BIT
terlv angry
This is vour mothers doinrs" he
said.
"No" Anne lied nro1dlv. .it,s mine
You aren't good enough for me"
..you'U ho sorry for This somn dov"
no returned And that was his last
word TO her She had never seen or
hoard from him since She nrobablv
never would aooin And now hero
was Naisie in tbe same boat in which
she hersaf had been Rut Naisie,s
heart would not he broken. Hers had
not been There had been times in.
decd whom sba was Glad that she had
NOT married. DWIGHT Naisie vvould
come TO feel the same wav about
Dick.
Ammo scarcely silent all nioht
..That cold cream makes Won nale"
Naisie said next mornino "yyh,t
makes Won use If Annep Arc Won
ofraid Of vrinkIess" Ammo vincod ana
Naisie went on wickedlv .NTrs warno
saws # doesn't mako u difference
how q woman looks if she isn't mar
riod ar doesn't intopd to he"
Mrs Varne was the vouno matron