Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-12
e TIE !
eA]B AElE}eIE=s,EE22
BY
REX BEACH
>oRYRMHriaos.sy HARPER 6 BROTHERS

were other garments alSo-a Silken
petticoat, silk stockings and a pair of
high heeled shoes to match, with GER
tain other delicate and dainty things
which she modestly forbore to inspect
before tie Frenehman, who said no
word, but only gazed at her. and for
whom she had no eyes as yet. Finally
she laid her presents aside and. turn
ing to him, said In hushed, awe
stricken voice:
Its all there. everything complete!
oh, Poleon-you dear, dear Poleon.H
She took his two big hands by the
thumbs, as had been her custom ever
since she was child, and looked UP
at him, her eyes wet with emotion
But she could not keep away from tn,
dress for long and returned to feast
her eyes upon it.
You LAX it, eh?' pressed Poleon, hun
cry for more demonstrative expressio
"Oh-h!' she sighed. Where on car
did you get it? Why, it must have
cost fortune
WAN night gamble in beeg saloon
Yes, sir! l gamble good dat night to-
For vile play roulette, den dam
den L play some more, an By an by
see new dance gal. She's Francb.
gal. from Montreal OATS de one
tot you bout. Ba gar, she's swel
dress too. She's name Marie Bour
sctte"
"Oh, I've heard about her said Ne
cia lai
creek"
"sure, she's frlen's wit Charlie Nc
Sormack, dat richie Teller, but l don
know it dis tam, so l ask her for
dance wit me. Den we drink bottle
of champagne-twenty dollar
'Mamselle,' l say, how much you
charge for sell me dat dress?'
"'For wy shall | sell 'lmT she say
I don wear i'm before till tonight, an
I dom get no more dress lax dis for
t'ousan dollar"
Necia exclaimed excitedly
"'For wy you sell i'm" 1 say. Bic
cause III tax i'm down to Flambeau
for Necia Gale, wat never had no
dress lax dat in all her life WAL.
sir, dat Marie Bourgette she's hear of
you before, an your dad, too-mos' all
dose Cheechakos know bout Old Man
Gale-so she say:
Wat loolin' kind Of gal is dis Ne
cia? An I tell her all bout you. Wen
Pm trough she say:
But maybe your little frien' is
| more bigger as am. Maybe de dress
won't fit
'Ha, you don know me, mamseller
l say. L can guess de weight of a car
ibou to five poun' She'll be same size
la'kin' one inch roun' de wais'
'Poleon Doret,' she say you ain
| no Franchemans to talk lax dat Look
| here! I can sell dis dress for t'ousan'
dollar tonight. or | can trade i'm for
| goP mine on El Dorado creek to some
dose Swede wat want to catch gal,
but I'm goin' sell i'm to You for tree
hondred dollar. JUS wat 1 pay for i'm.
You wait here till come back
"'No, no, Mamselle Marie I'll go
long, too, for SO you don change your
MINI / say. An l stan outside her
door till she pass me de whole works
Don't forget de little Shoes say.
an OATS how it come"
"And you paid $500 for itr' Necia
said, aghast The Canadian shrugged.
"Only for de good heart of Marie
Bourgette | pay wan t'ousan'," said
he. Il maxi seven hondred dollar clean
profit"
ut was very nice of both of you, but
i can't wear it. I've never seen a
dress like it except in pictures, and 1
couldn't'- She saw his face fall and
said impulsively:
"rll wear it once anyhow, Poleon,
just for you. Go away quick now and
let me put it on"
Oats good" he nodded as he moved
away Il bet you max dose dance hall
women look lax sucker"
No man may understand the girls
feelings as she set about clothing her.