The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-08
HE EVENING STORY
In Pink and Blue.
fRv Marian L. Watson }


exploded. tossing the pink gown spite
fully onto the bed.
Mrs. Gleves laughed softly. why
it's all in the days work, cnlio' So
said II did think I'd like to near
Daddy Cane pray one more tune. NJ
NAV be the last-but Milly didnt
llnow-and her heart is so set on
wearing pink tomorrow night
when she has twenty other frocKs
to wear Louise interrupted repe.ilou1
~. ssIn fact she has everything IN the
vorld a girl can want. I have-noth-
7.sure? ?" Mrs. Gleves asked, with
keen glance at her helper
Louise was so pretty it was JOY 10
contemplate her, even without the con
trast of Door, dumpy, kindly Mllly
Durham. Milly, indeed, had every
thing but beauty and charm-tne
beauty and charm that were Louise
birthright She liked the little sewing
girl. and tried hard to be kind 10 her'
but Louise made it difficult-she was
so proud, so resentful of patronage,
and since truth must be spoken, so
II wonder what it is like-to be fine
from top to toe-and feel 1t doesn
matter if you ruin everything sne
said at last, looking up from the ma
/ She sat sewing ruffles upon a silk
| foundation-a sort of fairy underrope
for the flmy pink gown. Mllly, the
gowns owner had suddenly DECIDED II
| needed finer slip. The ruffles were
scantNhardly more than a yelling for
the shirnmery silk. Louise admitted
to herself spitefully they would add
something to the lacy pink chiffon
The slip had to be made at once
AIi!Iy was coming in the morning to try
| if on and have the frock adjusted to
the lines of it.
"And she'll look like frump-for
All You fit so beautifully" Louise said
spitefully as she laid down the slip.
! All the rest was andwork-Mrs.
Cleves would trust that to NOBODY ou'
/ herself otherwise, Louise, in a mo-
n1ent of exaltation, would have Volun-
| teered to do the hand-work, and SO
give time from prayer meeting. Sne
was a generous creature, II she olu
have a temper Though she had rag
uIar hours, she never complained OF
working beyond them. Indeed, Mrs
Gleves had sometimes to make he1
put UP her thimble and go out for a
bit of air.
1T is a pity Milly would be right
nice looking if she didn't always dress
so fine.'' Mrs. Gleves admitted. "But
the poor thing doesn't know that. Be
sides. her mother lives for clothes
Every crow, you know, thinks its owr
white. So reckon Milly looks pretty
and stylish to Mrs Durham Tht
Judge is a fond father, but I can see
plain he is nightly disappointed not
TO have his only child's beauty"
.'He ought to adopt me-" Louise saic
reeklessly.
Mrs. GIeves pursed her lips, bu
murmured indulgently; Vain thing.
and went on sewing.
She was mpathetic enough-hac
not she herself been poor and pretty
and thereby denied her rightfu
chance? But she was not going to en-
courage wild notions in Louise-an or
phan with no nearer counsellor, thar
the good dressmaker.
Think of a masked party! How Il
love to see it!'' Louise muttered afte
a bit. looking out at the fading light
It was Just sunset. Mrs. Gleves ais
looked ont do you mind runnini
over to the Canby's for some new-lait
eggs ~ she asked Il can telephone i
you do-but there may be nobody t.
fetch them"
sI'n fetch them-gladly, Louis
said, darling away.
She did not stop to change her blu
chanbray working frock, nor t
; snatch hat In the briefest space sh
was at the Candy house; little late
she ran down through the side gat
with a bag Of eggs clutched in bot
: hands. Dusk was falling; moreovg
she was dreaming when she shoul'
, have been looking. Between all, sh
ran plump into passer-by, TAI
young fellow, immaculate in whit
: ffannels. with gayly banded straw ha
held at his side. He was striding for
ward at a great rate, and what Will
: his own impetus and Loufse's qulcl
motion. the eggs had no chance. The
. squashed-the bag broke-white an
, yolk overlooked him. To save Louis
from falling he had caught her close
= and her blue gown was nearly as mucl
hi -E1 attire.
Notwithstanding, both of then
laughed long and heartily. Il neve
dreamed an egg had such poss1bllltle
or that there could be so many l
: the world the stranger said, cheek
l ing himself after little.
Louise answered with sidelon
glance. between us. we owe Mr.:
4 Gleves just a dozen. But I'll pay tn
/ debt. You had better run away [
i hunt soap and water"
Il I'm thinking-if only we had mil
i and a baker we might make custar
: pie the young fellow hazarded- wit
eggs ready broken and you to furnls
3 Scar and spice and everything nice
!, "Don't talk so-we are mess
enough already" Louise said severel'
He followed her saying. eagerly,
: am Kenneth Gray-shan't I see you z
r the masquerade? Do tell me you
Sewing girls don't go to masqueii
f ades-not private ones" Louise sal
/. Young cray caught her arm :
lbeg your pardon mean no impere