The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-03-28

J Is, 49, ~
She hCsitated modcstly ocf,en she saaO its
Ion. cut.
self in her first fine dress. Time and
again she had studied pictures from
the outside showing women arrayed
in the newest styles and had closed
her eyes to fancy herself dressed in
like manner.
POleon's eye had been amazingly cor
rect. for the gown fitted her neatly
save at the waist. which was even
more than an inch too large nOtwith-
standing thu fact that she had never
worn such corset as the we'll formed
Marie Bourgette was accustomed to.
She pondered long and hesitated
NodeStly when she saw it's low cut,
which exposed her neck and shoulders
in totally unaccustomed manner, for
it struck her as amazingly indecent
until she scurried through her maya
zines again and saw that it's construc-
ton, as compared with others. was
most conservative. Even so she Shrank
at sight of herself below the line of
Sunburn, for she was ringed about like
blue winged teal, the demarcation
being more pronounced because of the
natural whiteness Of her skin. She
sat down. dress and ALL in the thick
softness of a great brown bearskin
and thought it over.
How odd it was, now that she con-
sidered it, that she needed no aid with
instinctively their every feature; that
there was no intricacy to cause her
more than an instant's trouble.
She was interrupted in her reverie
by the passing Of shadow across her
window and the stamp of a mans feet
on the planks at the door. OF course
1t was Poleon, who had come back to
see her. So she rose hastily, gave one
quick glance at the mirror above her
washstand. choosing the side that dis
torted her image the least. and, hear
ing him still stamping, perfunctorily
called:
"Come in! III be right out"
She kicked the train into place be-
hind her. looping the shawl carelessly
about her in a way to veil her modesty
effectively. She crossed proudly to the
reading table to give him a fair view
of her splendor and was in the mid
die Of the room before she looked up.
Taken aback, she uttered little stran-
gled cry and made quick movement
of retreat, only to check herself and
stand with her chin high in the air.
while wave after wave Of color swept
over her face
"Great lovely dover calculated Bur
rell fervently, staring at her.
"Oh, II thought you were Poleon.
He In spite Of herself she glanced
toward her room as If to flee. She
writhed at the utter absurdity Of her
appearance and knew the lieutenant
must be laughing at her. But fight
would only make it worse. Burrell,
however, was not laughing.
81 was looking for your father" he
said. wondering if this glorious thing
could be the quaint half breed girl Of
native about her now, for her 1.-THE
young figure was drawn up to it's
height, and her head. upon which the
long black braids were coiled, was
tipped back in a naughty poise. She
had flung her hands out to grasp the
table edge behind her. forgetful Of her
shawl, which dropped traitorously and
showed such rounded lines as her or
binary dress scarce limited at. This
was no Indian maid. the soldier vowed.
No blood but the purest could pulse IN
such veins; no spirit save the highest
could fash in such eyes as these. A
jealous rancor irked him at the
thought of this beauty intended for
the Frenchman's eyes.
"Can't you show yourself to me as
well to Poleon?" he said.
Certainly notr' she declared. HE
bought this dress. for me, and l put it
on to please him. After he sees 1t
will take it off. and
"Don't-don't take it off-ever." said
Burrell. II thought you were beauti-
full before because Of your quaintness
and simplicity. but nOw'-his chest
swelled-''why. this is breath from
home. You're like my sister and the
girls back in Kentucky, only more
wonderful"
Am II? she cried eagerly. "Am l
like other girls? Do really look as II
I'd always worn clothes like these"
Born to Them" said he.
Her warmth and unaffected frank
ness su1used him as she stood out.