Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-02-22

Anu 30 On, anu DO On' NOWp WuoS w
you think Of that?"
She paused to let the horror Of the
situation sink into the mind Of her
companion.
well, II they think for q single
second that I'm going to do anything
Of the kind they are much mistaken"
went on Lily Belle. Il won't 60 homo
for the old wedding, that's all. I'll
write to mamma this very day not
to let them order the stun for my
dress. Ankle length! Everybody
else with train and little Lily Belle
trott!ng up the aisle in short dress
humps"
Never mind; you Just stay here
with me until the. weddings over"
said Cousin Matte, soothingiy. How
does It happen that they're all mar
ried but your" .t.
"Oh, it's a club, we have. There are
Just seven Of US and each one that
has married has had tho rest for At
PENDANTS. The man l was going to
walk up the aisle with IL simply de-
llghtful-from Denver. It just makes
me perfectly furious, Cousin Matte"
II well" purred Cousin Matte, eQuG
bly,, "just trot around in the stores
today and look at the pretty things
and forget all about 1t for while"
They had their luncheon and were
making a tour Of the shops when they
saw the spangled tunic. Before Q
critical customer the saleswoman held
It up-a lovely, shimmering thing, like
a robe Of cobwebs. spangled with dew
drops. - e." c..
I: h"only thirty.two flfty marked down
from forty" said. the saleswomAn.
The customer turned away indiffer
entity. ut isn't Just what I wanted
she drnvisd% II think III look some
where else" i...,., ...
Lily Belle darted at the clerk as the
other woman turned away. LET me
look. at that, please" she cried, drag
ging Cousin Matte toward the tuniG
isn't that; the sweetest thing you
ever laid your eyes on?"
Every pretty" agreed Cousin Mat
tie, surveying the tunic placidly.
As Lily Belle gazed Q half-formed
thought in her brain crystalliEed into
q sudden resolution, 49,.
ft1ousln Matte WinsIow," she an
nounced, impressiyelY, ::I'm going tc
buy that tunic II It takes the last
cent / have. and I'm going to wear II
at. the wedding. They'll all be angry,
but It serves them right. II l can't
have Q train ut the bottom Of my
dress I'll have. q tpnie over the top, tc
make up" 49,, .,.,.,i.
II Cousin Matte had any misgfV
ings about the propriety Of the ar
rangement, she was too well acquaint
ed with her young. relative to voice
them, SO the tunic was ordered and
paid for, ~ :: -
'r;lts' ~" q S-.zT7 Be-. 49,.
Mira. ,Wlnslow settled herself con
fortably in an easy chair 70 read q let
I ter. 1T was two days after the wed
ding. land the letter was pOstmarked
"Springyiew" and addressed in Lily
Bellies upright handwriting,
'''PeaF Cousin Afattia;s' shs read, 81
haEs gully time to. write you a line
about the wedding. because I'm going
out in the car with Mr., Gwitt--the
Denver man / told you about--but
want to thank you for helping me
choose that tunio. :. II Just made my
dress and everybody eRia II was the
prettiest gown that was ever seen IN
Spripgvlew. Nobody looked at
Maude's dress to speak Of, or any Of
the others, Tho girls were perfectly
furious, but It served them right, for
they never would have dared to do
eide the way thOy did about the tFAlpa
u had been here, e.
mamma began to make q little
fuss about my wearing the tunic--
thought 1t might not be in good taste
but when I told her that you
thought 1t was all right she was sat. !
isfied. She has so much confidence IN
your judgment; Thank you again.
dear Cousin Matte, for suggesting It."
Cousin Matte opened her eyes q
little at the last sentence, then she
smiled placidly. /
"oh, well, I'm willing to take the
responsibility" lhe thought "It cid I
serve them right"