The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

I "Yet-you won't help me-" Dora
anuifed hiding her eyes. "You know
how particular he is-thats why J
must have something new"
you eantl That's the word with
the bark on H." Prudence retorted,
"Rut n youn be sensible, I'll drape
my lace shawl over this green satin
and then nobody will know II isn't
new-rlght straight from the city"
Il was an enormous sacrifice
made In the interest of peace and
matrimony Dora knew 1.-THE lace
shawl was, next to her conscience,
Prudenee,s most cherished possession,
/ an heirloom, fine and costly, descend
ed from a great grandmother, to
whom fine and costly things we're not
rare. II would give distinction to any
frock. Instantly. Dora was smiling
She even patted her sisters hand
saying, "oh, but you are clever. Prue.
] won't be naughty again for a whole
month"
Then the two fell to work, with the
result that Prudence had time next
day TO fit the rosebud silk to slight
pretty Elinor Leland feel more
than rewarded by the girls shy yet
genuine gratitude.
"You-you are-better than a fairy
godmother. Miss Prue,' she said
Because this beautiful frock won't
turn to rags even II do dance on
past 12 o'clock"
The Marston dance reached almost
the dignity of a ball Dora was easily
the belle Of it-tall and dashing. vivid
in color mobile Of face, she caught
every eye. The transigured green
satin became her 9s no other gown
had ever done. II swathed her slen-
der curving shape modesuy, yet all
mringly. Because she knew she was
looking her best. she was at her best
until the unexpected happened.
Einor was unaccountaby late in
coming. Truth TO tell, she had come
long before the rest, and spent the
interval in helping kind Mrs. Marston
with the fine last details OF supper
She had been wise enough to rest aft.
erward-even to sleep a little while.
AS a result she came among the dan
GERS dewy.eyed, and as rosily fresh as
the flowers upon her frock They had
held color, and showed finely against
a ground once white but now the soft
est cream. The low bodice had a lace
bertha at top-the frostwork of II
was caught up in front with a knot
Of real pink roses. Tiny rufiles
huffed over the foot of the full skirt.
Truly, Elinor's feet, beneath, hike
little mice. played in and out" Her
mass of fair, wavy hair, simply part.
ed and coiled low, went beautifully
with the gowns lines Altogether,
she was a picture, the sweetest pic.
ture in all the world to one pair OF
eyes-Tazewell Gray's eyes
He had hung about Dora half a
year, all the while conscious Of Ell
nor's attraction. Commonly he had
seen her in the world of workaday-
a fragment Of the huge machine
known as public education, Rosy and
rose-beset, he knew her for what she
was-the woman of all the world to
fill and crown his life.
He strobe toward her, forgetting
all else But before he came to her,
Allan Muir had whisked her off in
waltz Indeed, for a full hour he
could not get near her. Outb'ooming
the roses of yesterday, she put even
Dora in the shade Partners. the most
fnicky, the most eligible, swarmed
about her-her card was full in a
twinkling BY way of keeping the
peace she even parted dances be-
tween the young fellows she knew
best
Tazewel would have no such part.
nership Audaciously, in the face of
an eager partner, he drew Elinor out
on the piazza to say
Girls of yesterday didn't hirt-you
look the part-are you going to live
up to it?"
No-becausq don't know how"
Elnor murmured, dropping lightly
toward him
Then and there he kissed her
quite forgetting Dora.