Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-07-21
ANNE'S GREAT
DISCOVERY.
4 Call That Made Her Sure About
Her Own Heart.
BY EMILY HODGES.

ting cold cream on her face, and Maisie
was watching her from the bed.
1t was to pretty Maisie very funny
performance-Annes nightly comfort
ing Of her complexion with cold cream.
She wondered IL she would do the
same when she was thirty-six and un-
married. But she would not be un-
married at thirty-six. OF course not.
There was Dick, and she was deter
mined to marry Dick, no matter what
Anne or Aunt Hannah said. 1t was
about Dick that Anne was talking
cow.
"You know as well as l do" Anne
went on. that you are too young even
to think Of marrying, and. anyway.
Dick Launt isn't person you should
consider for one moment" Anne
:losed the cold cream box, with a sigh.
when you do marry l want you to
have some one who Is worthy Of you"
els that the reason you've never mar
ried?" Maisie asked innocently.
Anne flushed under the cold cream.
''That was the reason" she returned
steadily.
Haven't you ever been sorryT' Mai
sic persisted. She wished Anne had
DOT hidden her face by turning out the
gas-the voice. Anne's voice. told SO
little.
I'll don't know that I have been.
Good night. dear And Maisie had
nothing to do but answer obediently,
Good night. Anne"
But long after Maisie was asleep
Anne lay awake thinking.
Sixteen yearr-what a long time
that was! She was twenty that sum-
mer. just out Of school. and she had a
pink dress afoat with ruffies One
day when she had been wearing that
dress she had met Dwight Marshall.
He was a good deal like Dick Launt
big. clear eyed. ready to laugh. Like
Dick, too. he was plain working
man and had come from a long way
M to find work in Hassell. 1t did not
take Dwight long to fall IN love with
the pink dress and her, and 1t did not
take her long to see 1t. He was her
first beau. and straightway the world
was made over for her.
But her mother was watch and
ward. She had had to make many
sacrifices In order to educate Anne.
and she was worthy Of the best Mrs.
Hall did not by any means consider
Dwight Marshall the best, and she
was determined that he should not
have Anne. She appealed to Anne's
pride and reason and after time had
the satisfaction Of seeing her argu-
ments prevail. Anne gave up her
lover. He was hurt. disappointed. Bit
terly angry.
This Is your mothers doings." he
said
NO" Anne. lied proudly; "it's mine.
You aren't good enough for me-"
you'll be sorry for this some day"
he returned. And that was his last
word to her. She had never seen or
heard from him since. She probably
1ever would again. And now here
was Maisie In the same boat In which
she herself had been. But Maisie's
heart would not be broken. Hers had
not been. There had been times, IN
deed, when she was glad that she had
not married Dwight. Maisie would
come to feel thc same way about
Dick.
Anne scarcely slept all night.
That cold cream makes you pale"
Maisie said next morning. what
makes you use It, Anne? Are you
afraid Of wrinklesw Anne WINGED. and
Maisie went on wickedly. Mrs. Warne
says It doesn't make any difference
how a woman looks II she isn't mar
ried or doesn't intend to be-"
Mrs. Warne was the young matron
who lived across the street. Because
she and Maisie were very friendly and
she was known openly to sympathize
with Maisie's love affair Anne and her
mother had not called upon her, though
she had lived In the town almost a
year. Now OF sudden Anne felt al
most hatred for the gay little woman
who seemed so happy in her married
life and obviously had no need OF cold
cream or any other preparation for her
charming face.
Anne was out of sorts all day. Her
painting class did badly. her head
ached. and she tore her walking skirt
by stepping upon 1t In her hurry to
take car. Tired and utterly forlorn,
she was sitting in her room trying to
repair the skirt when Maisie came
running upstairs and entered painting
With her haste.
"Oh, Anne" she gasped, 'there's
nan in the parlor waiting to see you!
told him you'd be right down."
A man in the parlor to see Anne was
almost an unheard Of thing. Yet she
look three stitches deliberately.
Aren't you going to fix your hair or
or anything?" Maisie demanded.
why should II" Anne said. 1T Is
only some one to see about lessons
probably"
The parlor door was open, and she
went In softly. The man was waiting