Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-03-25
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By BELLE TRlAabLf 5AaaTJs0N. NJ
SSopyright, 1870 BY American Press Asso
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what! Mother, dear" cried Dorothy,
running in for glove thread, that aw-s
fu hat r. III 81 e. '3s':3S! @ + 4
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\ ssOn Haster Monday!'' they chimed. j,
Now, see here saad Their mother
shose hat jis this Y, ~ I'LL, H. s;sts
4 sOh, It's not MING" said Mildred
sXal not Dispute ownership. i" 80 * ca
Don't yonS want granny to- see
your lovely new Easter hat With the
fowers and the piumes r. coa1ed Dor \
othy. ,g' MI. 81. 4 s * !; NJ i. NJ I
! III don't care to spoil athe spldmsss, and
itSiooks like rain. There's a. dripping
Sog now ,~,=..}9. *, g..
ss1 think itiI scleat. va said Miidfedl
hopefully as .sheY pinned son ,yas big
plnmy hat Of her own-gray- blue, IKE
her eyes. E Co. = >s.... = ~ 3 ~
!, ss vi can't see why you girls care so
much about this hat today. til Tie
drst place. us an all right hat. in, the
next place, # will be howlingly stylish
for grammyss metropolis; In the third
place, we shall see zs'no one we
mow except ammy,: whose affection:
ta not dependent on hats; in the
Fourth place., she added after a 81
lent moment spent ii adjusting her
ven, ;''I'm going to wear it, So you
may as well save your splutters." ~
Elm the ferry oatathey found a seat
Tor her, but had to, stand themselves
1T can't seess murmured bMildred,5
why mother viii wear that beast, Of
aSshat.'' MI s.< ~ @.s%..s
y IN She looks precisely like the head
DE- the biological depa rtment," respond
/ PA Dorothy under cover Of mournful
soundsf rom the fog bell S3ss339
"somet hfng's got to happen Us II, =
e.fetntned mildred with spirit. But to:
day! You can't think, Dot, how per-
q fectly elegant he is. L think elegant
y Is q rather cheap word, but n can't
think Of q single other one that viii
describe him: OH yes, + cam too y
& thorough Inbred, that's what he iss :, ~
Ill III We'll, aof ell elegant, Thoroughbred
! ways to meet "a girls mother' s ssk Il
,. He just couldn't get away from bis
i aunt day, sooner you knew :; the
whole party up there was, for hi o
and he said he Just couldn't wait a
day longer, So at last I told him we
were going, away but II I happened to
Gee him m the station ia present him.
And now she has on that hatl!,''' .ss3$
sHumph!" satd DoTroote thy. ,:a.Y bud bet.
ter spend a little time thinking what
sort qrt Of an impression ~ make on the
Slf8fIo u ~ sSS &
.I've been lying awake nights over
that, never .fear, & & responded Mildred
D The boat thumped up, into the slip,
I and they Joined their mother in the
push to the front. M i. s.. + sst s:
They found themselves q few min.
sutess early, and as they stood waiting
for the gates 70 open a tall young man
4 rushed by to Mildred and seized bel
4 hand enthusiastically Is }s}5 3:'5 4
I! Mamma, this is Mi. Frank Shipley
Mrs. Mason's nephew, you know. 4
think ! spoke Of him after her house
party. g / TN
The mind of ldred,s mother quick
Ssy reviewed }all her daughter had said
s;ssanent this most ELI ible nephew Other
own old friend. sS!S MI
II think you did, z she said as she
gave him her hand 81 esyo,1 going
e ths \, country. too ior the Hasters hol
ri I'm rpnning down 10 Salem BIZ
af business u ssE 5# 81;
oh, you're taking our train, ;then7',,
8 Am j? How jolly e,
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