Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-10-24
WHEN THE HOURS
DRIED THEIR HAIR
Or What the Doctor Discovered
In the Heat of New York.
BY JUNE GRAHAM,

Press.)
did he take 1t, mother, did he?"
Nov girls" Mrs. Vernon protested.
sreathlessly. mot all at once. please.
Yes, he took 1t. Bah, dear. don't
FRANCE"
But, mother. I'm dancing for Joy, "
all. hfteen-year-old Bah protested.
He's such q dear"
For how much?" asked Josephine,
briskly. IT'S worth ton with break
last. mumsie, summertime. you know"
But he takes his meals all out, 10.
And l let him have it for eight. He
seems such a quiet person. just q big
alec boy"
Boy? Hasn't he a vandyke and
noustache, MOTHER"
"Carlotta, not so loud No, he is
quite smooth shaver. He is doctor.
He has come on from the middle west
Indiana, think he said-to take up
l special summer course here, and he
needs a quiet place to live. with no
distractions.
She paused impressively to let this
point penetrate. The guilty four sur
rounded her with sober faces and
grave, sympathetic eyes.
There was Bah, blonde as q Christ
mas doll. and tall for her age: Joseph
ne. dsmure and brown eyed, with
Mtin bands OF dark hair bound about
her small head, MadonnArwise. Bah
said that 10 resembled a sleek young
Toe. with wide surprised eyes.
Virginia came next, wondrously
Eentls, and fair like Bah. All the
Vernon mischief found spring and
count in Virginia's silence, and Just
low she sighed, as II over the doctors
impending fate. Last Of all, Carlotta
with her fox hair and fox eyes, half
Ilosed and full of amber glints, Car
iotta who would wear gowns Of dull
apple greens, and tenderest browns
Ind mauves. and look like a grave.
sweet princess maiden.
I'VE won't bother him, mother
dear" said Carlotta now, kindly and
understandingly. Don't you worry"
So DR.. Arnold settled down in his
summer quarters contentedly, thank
BULLY. The house was one OF the old
mansions in the Washington square
district, long since turned into a select
rooming place. With four daughters to
care for and educate in her widow
hood, Mrs. Vernon had chosen this as
the most comfortable, and as Virginia
put 1t, inconspicuous way Of earning
living in New York.
The doctor liked it. He was from a
small town, thriving, but lacking frills.
tie was past his first struggles, and
las succeeded. Ever since his inferno
days In Chicago he had longed to
spend season each year in New
York, taking up special courses in one
branch and another, and this was the
1rst chance. There were no distrac-
lions, no annoyances at the Vernon
louise, he found. True, in the early
morning as he passed out for break
asst he caught sight of various young
persons, all with averted faces and
nasty footsteps.
Good morning, DOCTOR" each would
nurmur. and gravely would the doc
.or acknowledge the greeting. He
wondered how many daughters Mrs.
Vernon had.
Saturday afternoon there were no
classes at the clinics. The afternoons
we're for homo study, he had decided.
Seated By ono of the long French win
lows, half hidden by cool art scrim
he beheld one very young
'erson sally stealthify forth into the
Jack garden and proceed to dry her
lair in the sun.
1t was pretty garden, small as
'ome toy one of Nippon. A stray bit of
loly writ filtered airly through the
loctor's mind. my love is like gar.
Zen inclosed"
This was a garden Enclosed In high
rick walls, hidden by heavy masses
Il Ivy. In the small diamond center
II grass stood tiny arbor. overrun
Nth wistaria. There were pansy beds
nd mignonette borders, and low
roups of dusky red and gold nastur-
lums.
The doctor closed his book and re-
arded the young person drying her
air In tho sun. 1t was beautiful hair.
The might have been the love of the
outh Wind, My Lady Dandelion. with
hat golden glory falling about her.
Ter hair took on most wondrous glipts
the sunlight, the doctor unused. This
lust be one Of Mrs. Vernon's daugh-
srs. The youngest. possibly. Her
houlders dropped In schoolgirl fash.
IN.
The doctor resumed his reading.
resently when he glanced up there
ere two girls In tho garden. Indus
'iously and without regard for the
'orld above the garden, they dried
1eir hair In the sun.
Josephine's hair was very lons Che
'oked like some brown nymph Of the
GODS when 1t fell about her. The doc.
'r became meditative, almost retro
pective. In this day OF artiflciality and
retense It was refreshing and reas-
ring to find here, in the heat Of New
ork. such normal. beautiful crowns of
ory, he told himself. It showed poisa
health. of mental and physical
salth.
Here Virginia stole forth, robed In
le white garments of blameless life
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