Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-11
WEEKLY SHORT STORY
ANNE'S GREAT DISCOVERY.
By Emily Hedges.

You're very foolish and very head
s-rCrE. Naisie. and you re Eoiug 20 De
sorry some day. Anne said severely.
she was sitting before the glass putt
ting cold cream CA her face and Maisie
vas watching her from the bed.
10 vas 90 pretty Msisle very funny
1erlCruance-Arues nightly comfort
ing ~ her complexion with cold cream.
She wondered % she would 90 the
same ~ 1ea SIZE was S. and unmarried.
But SIC would not be unmarried az
g. OF course not There was Dick.
and she was determined 20 marry Dick.
no matter what Anne or Aunt Hannah
said. lt was about DICK that Anne was
talking uos.
You know - well as I do Anne
weut on. that you are TOO young even
20 think of marrying. and anyway Dick
Launt isrt person you should con-
slider for one moment" Anne closed
the Geld cream box with a sigh. "M hen
you do marry ] want you 90 have some
one who is worthy 90 you"
rs that the reason you've never
married 81 Maisie asked innoceuuy.
Anne flushed under the cold cream
hat " as the reason. she returned
steadily.
Haven you ever been sorry ." Mai
sic persisted. she wished Anne had
not hidden her face by turning out
the Eas- The voice-Anne's voice told
So little
IL dout knoV that 7 have been
Good night dear. and Maisie ha,
? nothing 20 do but answer obedienuy
Good night Anne.
Bur long after Nalsie was asleel
.nre las awake thinking
. Sixteen years. IS hat a long tim
- that vas she vas 20 that summel
- Just out % school and she had a pilI
dress aEoar RirL l-.es. one da
s when she "a been wearing that lres
3 she had 81 20 DwiEu1 Marshall.
b Ee Uas seed deal l4Ee Disk Laur
Z big cleaI--ytc. ready 90 laLE.. Lik
3 Dick. TOO. be was q plain wcrki- gIlar
: slo had come rom q long w-g on 2
and r..k in HasselL u did NOT tax
De- Dwight Ling 20 fall Ia love with Oh
link dress and ner. and it did not tak
.er long 20 see d.. he was hey rr'
e a.. and stralghtway the world va
q made over for her.
g aut Der mother had had 20 NAH
many sacrifices in order 70 etuca'
n Anne. and she was worthy 81 the hes
NJ Mrs. Hall did not 1y any means coz
= slider Dwight Marshall the best an
K she was determined that be- should u.
Be- have Anne She appealed 70 Anne
1f pride and reason, and after time Pa
IN The satisfaction % seeing her arg'
meuts prevail. Anne gave up her lo
b. er He was hurt. disappointed. bitter
r. angry.
This Is your mothers doing.
y said
u -No Anne lied proudly. Its min
Il You aren't good enough 70 me-
b. "TouW BE- sorry for this some day
sr he returned. And that vas lis Ia
ot word 20 her. She bad never seen
a. heard from him since. she prcbab
never would again.
And now here was Nalsle 90 q
same boat in which she herself h'
been But Malsie's heart would O
81 o. broken. Hers had not been. The
re had been times. Indeed. when she ~
90 glad that she had not married Dwigl
~ MaiEle would come % feel the saI
is way about Dick.
~ That cold cream makes you PALE
80 Naiaie said next morning. ~
- makes you use g. Anne1 Are s.
TX afraid % Wrinklesy' Anne WINGED a
nd Naisle went on wickedly. Mrs War
De SAYS Il doesn't make any dineTer
how a woman looks n she ISN'T m'
ln RED or doesn't intend % be"
si- Ms Warne was the young matF
lin who lived across the street becal
a rhe and sfaigle were very friendly a
yes gfa was known openly ~ symparh
e. with Maisle'e love affair, AnHe and
- mother rad not called upon
oD- though she had lived IN the town
most a year.