Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-11-30
SAVED BY
DREAM

d DREAM 7
Z A Thanksgiving Ao1. I
II was late Thanksgiving eve when
my ball dress was sent home. and
Marie. my dainty fingered French
maid. had finished braiding my heavy
black hair and adjusted my new head
dress. an exquisite diamond bandeau.
Nora brought up the dress nicely fold
: ed. and Marie sprang & take II from
its ~wrappinEs and lay II out on the
bed.
AS Marie lifted tho dress ana shook
it, rich folds q slip Of paper fell to the
carpet. 1t was madam's bill. and I wa
q little starteld ~ my y ran over IT.
5000! But then h trimmings. q rich
lace and cord dor were perfect. It wa
an expensive dress. but I didn't think
It would be quite that. and Mr.. Gordon
had said that money had been getting
tight for some time back. wouldn't
show him tho bill just yet, "a I thrust II
into Z drawer Of my dresser and turned
to Marie, who stood waiting to dress
me.
wa contemplating my reflection In
the mirror with much complacency
when the de- openAd ana Mr.. Gordon
came In. For . moment I was half
frishtened 1t bis Pale face and crave
cir. but no said: Il only stopped for .
shall not b. able to Join you at
madam's tonight. Business affairs
will keep me down town late"
Before I could ask him what he
thought Of my dress he passed out Of
III room. ana presently I heard the
street door close. It was nothing new
for me 70 attend parties without the
AAnNAt ~ -- A@A>-A e. -.->A-- -
was always imnneroed In business:
neither was Il new for Mr.. Gordon to
look grave or pale. for he had lost his
fresh color these late years.
At length I was ready and was
driven to the home Of Nine. stapleton.
One BAH Il o similar to another in
b world OF fashion that 70 recount
how the hours passed In madam's
drawing rooms would be to tax your
patience. Suficisnt to my that It was
long after the midnight chimes had
rung that I ri handed from my car
rago 70 my ~ door by the most dis
tinguished gentleman Of my Get.
The atmosphere In the drawing room
was deliciously warm In contrast with
the temperature Of he sharp Novem-
Der night without. Il vas pleasant 70
over the Register and the waves Of
luetrous sdlk bathing the carpet and
reflect that I WAN on the topmost
wave OF the ~ Of fashion Ia the city
around me. and the arm air stealing
up from the register ooothed my senses
TO delicious calmness.
the dim coenere oe the drawing room,
0eomod % glide out . train q ngures,
each dressed In unfashlonable gar.
nnonto oe bygona days. and yet, strangu
70 oay. each garment wee recognized
BY me ~ oomothing that I had worn 81
those days. and ~ The face Of each ng-
Tho figures gil0o0 around M. then
seated themsolv00 - the opposite el6e
% the apartment, each looking at ma
steadily and With. my own dark eyes.
Gradually the figure nearest my right
seemed 20 invest itself with the acces-
sostee q 2 picture. and.e thin mist hid
the others from my olgte.
4 child oe - SUMMERS stood In the
yard e On Cd brukon fArmhouse. With
the Woot0r1ng tlgAt a. the ouneet
streaming owe the building ana hath.
lng her tiny Singers u . dood oe ecsd.
I "a noe Gp1ak even q . whisper
vhilo ~ picture 6 NY satlre ehild-
bod 49, unroe1ed oe6osO ~. bat
tAeuehte nks 49, otlaed a&hwase ny
-. wilA. reau1aG chill whess gIoaeese
caso 80 - pl6ase her paroats a.
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