The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12

~. no AUNT Maggie. said Dele,
flushing bit YOU knox am just lin
lshine at the High School-its called
graduating and would YOU believe il, |
must have Il white dress to graduate
I'M"
Wen, ncycr." declared .Aun, Mag
gle. As II il was not enough 70 do four
Gears hard stndym. Without having
such an rNiicnsc at tho cnd Of it,
We'll. il appears that though it is a
ll"W idra ~ our town It's qliite Tho Gus
tom III other places" explained Dele
crying her eyos. You sec. our High
that eyer graduated hero. There's 10 b..
music ana SinSiny--
Ism, singing musc?" demanded Aunt
Maggie, slyly.
ana essays, n that's compositions
you know, ana its to be in the even
II will he just grand Aunt Maggie" ana
you must come, and Uncle John ana tho
ohlldren But Oh. yesterday the girls
got together and decided - wear white
drcSScS,"
iavc ,hoy gone cra2y., demanded
knowledge. not half Of those girls can
afford ncH ones
% Aunt Maggic.' said Dele, rebull
insiy. rs II this We're really too .ild /.
supposition OF course they're not all
going 10 buy ucw onos l}ut they an
either have white dresses, a littlr short
ana skinny, perhaps, but still white, OF
else their Older sisters have White
trocks that can be made over. But III
our house YOU sec ! am the Oldest. ANA
gear innthc! has already cut duun Ill
she can spare Of her own things FOR No.
Md she hasn't any white dress anyway.
Nnd wouldn't ask poor father for one
collar for any such cxtravtganc"''
~ girl always ought to own Il White.
soWn.' remarked Maggie, she should
noTor be one day without one"
Vet don't want il Just from vanity"
S;td DELI. earnestly. = thinks 've rlucly
enough 10 stand UP and Speak my piece.
I'm going 10 speak All quet along
q" Potomac,' o. Searching for the
slain or Iictty McEwen lictty Slc-
r.M"h' mat arr the Ansry soldiers Do
iis''--in my Old brown Sunday dress.
only. AUNT Maggie, don't dare BE seen
~ Such "a DISADVANTAGE The SCHOOL sun
"riitcnucnt VIII be there, ana You know
want HIM - give inc the very first
5liic" its teacher that's vacun, this fall.
Ihink What Il help that Will hc To father,
hr, n girl. earning moncy,-onlS. think
MID ! don't want the superintendent
10 think ] don't look az smart and as
prctty as the other girls"
Yes dearie, understand perfectly"
said Aunt Maggie kindly. You mustn't
pc a stupid brown oWl amolI.. all the
cay cockatoos and bir,ls--of- PARADISE;
or rather. you mustn't be AN ugly duck
ling among the graceful snowy swans
Let me think what can We do? You
know. Dele. haven't a white dress or
how gladly | would give ii to You. But
nave mat beautiful dotted muslin you
remember. with the fun skirt and iotnce
and iiciiu and big sleeves. The ground
is white"
But the dots. Aunt Maggie." cried
Dele in horror. The dots are dark
purple"
50 they are" admitted Aunt Maggie
ruciuly. Well. let me run upstairs and
see what ] can find"
50 she departed. feeling for once 50
at loss that she was almost ready to
sing one Of those melancholy tunes
There Will BE One Vacant Chair or
When the Cruel War is Over"
Entering her bedroom she unlocked n
rosewood work box and took from it n
stout good sized roll Of money But
alas. is was not so valuable as il
looked. for it was made up OF three ana
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