The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-26

EOSabel was in the garden. Of course
Joanna was there too. but experience
taught me the art of combating Jo-
anna
This time | brought with me the new
publication that appealed particularly
to the immature mind of Rosabers fif-
teen-year-old sister.
oh. you are duck" exclaimed Jo-
anna, enthusiastically, catching sight
of the vivid emerald cover. and she
promptly abandoned her occupation of
shipping rhubarb leaves into the SEM
blance of green mice for the more
thrilling one of following a beloved
hero through a series of protracted
CORY vicissitudes.
A faint CLEAN in Rosabel's eyes in
dictated that the maneuver was OBJ
served. and even condoned.
I'm afraid I'm interrupting YOU
began rather obviously, with my eyes
on a pile of filmy muslin and brownish
paper that lay scattered on the table.
oh. not at all. Rosabel said gra-
ciously, I'm only cutting out a
blouse
But shan't | be preventing YOU
Rosabel shook her head. The most
misleading statement in the language,
she said gaily. is the one that declares
you can't do two things at once
Well. l know that | never can"
submitted with conviction.
oh. men," Rosabel made smiling
to, as a rule. But women, YOU see -
well. if we could do only two things at
once, we could never get finished.
Her white fingers, Travelled light
ming like among the msulin and brown
paper, and selected piece of each.
watched her with daZed admiration.
1T simply bowls one over | ventur-
ed. Il mean, just the number of things
you-that is women-can do apart
from doing a half dozen of them. as
you say, at the same time
We'll. I'm only doing two today,
Rosabel contended modestly, even il
you count talking one of them"
of course | do. It's the most diff
cult of all to do alongside Of something
else that's particularly
..Oh. but blouse" Rosabel referred
to it with airy contempt. IF you
| made as many as | have you wouldn'
call that something particular" Hel
scissors clicked swiftly: she picked uE
another piece of brown paper ITS sc
absolutely simple that | can't make a
mistake. This for instance. Anyone
/ can see with half an eye that it's the
! yoke
! To me it looked rather like care
| lessly cut babys bib but did not men
ton it,
And this" pursued Rosabel. We'll
what could it be but the front: AnG
this of course is for the backs"
had a momentary impulse to ash
why any blouse should need more
backs that one had, but | checked it.
And that thing" l asked.
"Which:''
"'The long Diece-like an irregular
tear drop.
"Oh. that. Why. that's the sleeve
of course
The superior mental equipment tina
could deduce from such unpromisins
beginnings an ultimate sleeve compel
ed my respectful awe. Rosabel seemed
not displeased to remark it.
Il suppose they do look little quee
at first" she conceded. But, of course
after you've done one you can't g
wrong She laid the irregular tear
drop on a piece of muslin and pinned
down it's corners. Then she cut it out
The moment was distinctly suspicious
l leaned forward.
How many dances. II asked softly
may | have tonight"
Rosabel picked up the sleeve ant
unpinned the brown paper, blushint
adorably. oh, | haven't thought" sh'
murmured.
well, the first" persuaded.
Rosabel did not contradict.
"And the supper dancer And be
cause those are so far apart, maynt
have one in between:"
Rosabel put down her work, hesitat
ingly.
And the first extra" l ventured.
But had gone too far. Rosabel ros
suddenly and surveyed me with disfa
vOr.
Il never fix up my program before
hand" she said distantly. and sweep
ing the blouse over one arm, made he
way towards the house.