Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-02-09

hNAttVSS1gH stopped IN Ueu. Sile
EG cy couldn't speak or he
utSa spoken to- and SO We
couldn't possibly ask her advice aboat
going To Bailey's beach for Clip in
the sea. Potter. whose proposal It
was, said that this was perhaps provt
denii;il. as she was almost certain 10
want lie to stay in till could be taken
out otiicially. But you don't need 10
know that" he added.
looked ut Sally. aud she laughed,
SO knew that w;ls To 80.
"Oh. but what about bathing clothes!"
exclaimed OH Su,.dcn thought.
How stupid of me no, to have re.
membcred that would want them
before left home or in New York.
II reckon It would have been stupid
Of us If we hadn't remembered" SD
Sally. Then she went OH. irreievaD,l.!;;.
1t seemed ut first. What day Of The
month is tomorrow"
"rhe 10Th of July" said Potter
promptly, while | was resisning my.
self. after slight struggle. to the
fact that had lost track Of dates.
Seems TO me that's somebody's
birthday, isn't it?" Sally appeared to
address her remark to the ceiling.
How did you knows" l exclaimed.
"a little bird told me. The kind
that builds in birthday books. 1t lives
on table in Lady Victoria's 'den.'"
Fancy your keeping the date In
your head all this time!"
1--WE weakness for remembering
birthdays-wh I'm fond Of the peO-
pie who own them. You see, every.
body thinks about Christmas, and !
don't want to be confused with every
body in the minds of just those spe'
cial people Now, the truth is. I've got
little birthday present upstairs
which didn't mean you should see
until tomorrow, but as part Of 1t may
come in rather handy this morning.
perhaps we might run up and have Q
look at it."
"Oh, Sally, you dear" exclaimed.
"Oh, Sally, you wretch, to have kept
that birthday to yourself! ] want to
be in on this act" grumS!cd Potter.
But I hardly heard him. l was so e1-
cited about what was going to dnd
upstairs.
We went to my room. Sally and I.
and she rang for Louise, who was told
to fetch from what Sally called her
closet q certain black trunk" OF
whose existence Louise was evidently
already aware.
It was a good sized box. big enough
to nold two or three dresses. And
when IL was opened by Sally after
Louise had gone it proved to contain
three and q half.
One Of the three was blue gauze
ball gown, embroidered with patterns
of thistles in tiny sparkling things
that looked like diamonds. The second
was pink tulle. with garlands OF tiny
roses. The third was white linen,
made as only Americans know how to
make up lhens, and the half was
well, was not quite sure what It
was at first, though I could see that 1t
was pretty. 1t was pale green, and
there were two parts Of 1t. The big
ger of the two Gt was not very big)
was Of soft silk and extremely FUZZY.
1t had a low necked and short sleeved
bodice, and attached to that was a
skirt-or something that would have
been a skirt If II had had more time
to grow. The second part was SILK,
too, but msre difficult to describe.
Perhaps I'd do best to say that it was
like long stockings, only 1t was In one
piece and evidently meant to fasten
around the waist.
"There's also pair Of sandals and
q really sweet cap, deah." Sally eX-
planned.
"Is 1t a fancy dress for little girl"
l asked puzzled.
"For little girl about your size.
Why. you funny child, it's your bath
ing dress. l had to get it and all the
other things ready made, for there
wasn't time for anything more than
having them altered to your measure
ment If they were to be ready for
your birthday"
"Oh, Sally. are they oil for meT"
"well, they're for nobody else. It's
Your birthday"
OF course | told her she was an
angel. and so she was, quite an excep-
tional kind Of an angel. and l kissed
her and was saying Il great many
things when she stopped me. $50 glad
you like them. deah. But now we
must he moving II we're to have our
bath this morning. Louise can't leave
katherine. but Wen have one Of the
other maids come with our things. It's
getting late"
felt frightfully. 1T is late. fsn't
it," said | hopefully. looking at my
watch. Perhaps it's too late to 60
this morning. after ALL"
"Not a bit of it." said Sally. Come
along"
"I',n not sure but that Id better stop
I'm If Mr.. Parker thinks Mrs. Stuyve-
sant-knox would want me to-" l foun.
dered on.
"She won't mind-not much, any
way, IL we don't take you to the Casi-
no without her." Sally tried to reassure
me. But her eyes had begun to twin.
kie.
Don't you think she might? There
are a lot Of letters | ought
Now. child. out with 1t. Don't yos
like the bathing dressT
"Oh. admire 1t immensely" j stam-
mered. "It's like "a picture. Butt
can't see myself wearing 1t. That is
can't bear to think Of any one else
seeing me wear it"
Sally went Off into at of musical
southern laughter. "You poor baby.
forgot the shock 1t might be to you
II you're accustomed only to English
bathing clothes. They certainly are
the limit! Have you never been to
Trouville or Ostend?"
shook my head. sad. at having to
seem ungrateful. But how could ]
help it?
well, they have this kind there.
and SO they do here. Everybody has
II. My prettiest one is much like
yours, only it's poppy colored. Kath-
crimes is cornflower blue this year,
and she's got black one and lilac
one. When you see all the others
prancing about In the same sort Of
things ynu WON'T feel a BIT funny"