The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-31
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From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Il Fl. Ferdr' exclaimed the en-
sassa girl to the engaged eng. .s
- young man who had just en-
TERED the hall door. Then she threw her.
self into his arms and burst into tears.
why, Kathie" gasped the mystihed
Ferd, whats up?'
.Oh, Ferd" moaned Katharine amid
strangled sobs did you ever see any
thing more hideous in all your life?'
She held up something round, smooth
and pearly white in color. Think OF
wearing it. Think of it, Ferd! Oh, OF
all spiteful creatures. girls are the
worstr
Katherine shifted recuperatively and
ldabbed a bit of lace upon her discolored
eyes Presently she was in condition
to tell her story.
THE Alpha Zeta girls did 1t just be-
cause it makes them Jealous to think
that I'm about to marry such splen-
did man as you. They are, Ferd,' she
insisted as the young man smiled a bit,
lincredulously. Though in fairness to
them, l will admit there is the small
est chance possible of their having ac-
| tually imagined that I'd like this fright
full thing.
! you. see" began Katherine conf
dentialy as she settled herself COM
fortably beside the young man, when
Clara Frazier was married last June
the Alpha Zetas decided to give her a
handsome bracelet. And ! gave in my
should love viper. DO you remem-
Der, Ferd. when you both happened to
be on the same train going to Detroit
year ago? OF course, / know that
you were merely polite to her. but she
actually made so much out of your at
tentions to her when she told about
them that the girls thought you and
were on the point of quarreling. Since
then Clara and I have kept up a per-
feet fiction of friendship. If we meet
as often as three times a day she al
ways kisses me on both checks and,
opening her eyes wide, inquiries sweetly,
Iows Ferd?'
well, to get back to Claras wedding,
present, was one of the committee of
three appointed to select the bracelet.
For some reason or other we put off
making the purchase till the last day.
By that time Carrie had sprained her
ankle roller skating and Helen had to
help her mother pack for trip to New
York, so / was left to choose the gift
all by myself
u had a perfectly miserable time,
Ferd. All the way downtown / juggled
possible and impossible designs up and
down in my mind. BY the time the
salesman began bringing out tray after
tray of bracelets for my inspection |
was utterly confused.
"Of course, some of them were
dreams. There were gay Partisan de-
lsigns and handwrought Orientals.
saw a silver bracelet set with turquoise,
native drilled and warranted never to
fade. There was beauty in rose gold
with enamel flower tracings and studa
of pearls. But did I select one of these
NeverI
II waved aside all the lovely ones
land chose n silver beaded affair. It was
Ian ugly Wall of Troy pattern set with
leieht lapis lazulis and three cream
ladies' There wasn't bit OF high agn'
on the article. Altogether 1t was the
tusliest bracelet ever saw in all my
life, except this one here.
u was ashamed to think what the
handsome young salesman might con-
clude about my intellect. SO told him
that the bracelet was not for me but fol
an elderly person OF peculiar tastes OF
course % is elderly, and II Clara weren't