The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-08
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NNsY Also thor JAMES, 4
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The Genevieve Who Was Just Dimples

come TO think of IL. a very silly per
son is apt TO be obtuse. too.
So Geneyieye went upstairs 10 UNI
pack her trousseau. When she was
called down TO dinner by the one maid
she came in a ncgligee and With a spot
Of dust on her nose.
The little home OF James was In a
nice suburb and all the nice neighbors
came 10 call. Then Gonevieye returned
their calls and gave dear little card
parties. Every week she gave them.
which. when you come 10 think OF IL.
is rather often. They played bridge,
too.
II took real money. because Gene
We've would have things nice. She
said. "All that lovely cut glass and
| silver go TO waste? should say notl'
SO James money ven to waste on
caterers. For Geneyieve knew moth
ing about housekeeping. and IL made
her dizzy TO learn. IL made James
dizzy TO look at the bills. but James
had no dimples and his eyes were
plain gray, so what did IL matter?
Then James took Genevieve on bis
knee one evening and explained TO
her about the bills. She listened meek
ly, and when he finished she unused
oh, I forgot to tell you there's a love
OF a coral bracelet coming out tomor-
row-nobody here has anything Ike
it. I'm so pleased about IT," And the
poor man found she had not even
l...p lfctapfnU much
He was startled and he may have
been a bit harsh. At least. he got up
rather suddenly and said in queer
word. But Genevieve's dimples were
in full play. She said. Why. Jim.
don't you want your wife TO make a
proper appearance?"
This happened several times and
perhaps more. And Genevieve went
to the matinee every week. too. Write
love notes to the matinee hero. Why.
certainly not, She was a young ma
tron. you perfectly horrid thingl The
most she ever dreamed of writing was
lust a line TO tell him how she appre-
ciated him.
The rosy mists we're shredding
away and the pedestal was melting
Just like the merest clay. When baby
Genevieve came the pedestal got
drmer. But only for a little, little
while. Then they had a nurse and
G~enevieve attended TO her social du-
ties as usual.
They gave up housekeeping years
ago and are staying at a family hotel,
where Genevieve is much admired.
Genevieve the Less is also becoming
without the shadow of a doubt. the
image OF her charming mother and
yet James doesn't seem pleased about
1t.
He is struggling along. rather. be
cause his salary seems about eater
up when he pays the hotel bills. lie
owns no property, of course. They
sold their house when they moved
10 the hotel. It was mortgaged any
way.
Genevieve the Elder often says e
her husband that IL she had know
how limited his salary would keep hel
she never would have married him. I'
her friends she admits hat she Nigh
have done better. and states that sh'
is going 10 see, at least. that Gene
We've the Younger does not throw her
self away.
To Genevieve the younger she say
in the presence Of James. I'm sure
e do all | can for you socially. but YOU
father never seems to appreciate IN
need for money. Though I'm SUI
that other men manage TO make pler
II ty to keep their families in comfort.
e And Genevieve the Younger-it }
not fair to anything so lovely to ca
her merely little Jenny"-Geneviey
It the Younger thinks, Poor papa is &c
7? ting old anyway. ] do hope that "he
Ie / marry"
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