The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-12
CHAPTER XIII.
The Department Of Correspondence

The De eD5rtment OF COTresDonucnCS.
l simply couldn't manage to dress
In five minutes, although Celie, Ike
the jewel she is. had put out the
sirnples. gown Mrs Hazard allowed
me and began throwing my clothes at
me the minute | appeared. I collapsed
Into a chair and she pulled the pins
from my hair My face was streaked
with tearstains where ! had cried,
my eyes We're red, my nose worse.
Celie looked at me IN despair while
the clock licked Off the seconds fend-
lshly-tiCked off two minutes to be
exact-and chatter from the drawing,
room foated up TO me through the
oDen windows That puuctual dinner
gong would sound In Just three min
utes
All. Mademoiselle. you are ~"
crying u you please. Will Nademoi-
selle allow me the time for massage?
nademoiselle is most
YES. Celie. I'm wreck" | inter
rupted in English. and there's no
woman in the world can dress in
three minutes. VIII you ask Mrs
Hazard to excuse me for this one
evening-if she hasn't already gone
down? Tell her I have a headache:
my head does ache, Celie. Rum II
she has gone down come back quickly
and hook me every other hook and
trust to luck I'll do my hair while
you're gone"
She was already across the corridor
and | gave my hair twist. a loop.
stuck pins in. blessed the Lord for
the curls he had given me. and tried
to repair my damaged face with
smear OF cold cream. ] had always
read OF shining eyes and glowing
checks after what had Just been
through; when a man had given me
his heart, and had kissed me into ac-
knowledging that ! loved him. besides
making me promise all sorts of won
derful promises l knew l couldn't
keep. I couldn't. couldn't, | couldn't
began to cry again. but | didn't
have time to cry. | winked back the
tears and smeared on more cream;
Mrs. Hazard appeared
"My dear child" she exclaimed
What is the matter? Celie says you
are ill?"
"Oh, it's nothing, but I've been cry
lng-as you know" | added hastily
land I'm fright and can't get
dressed before that gong sounds. l
don't feel like talking. Would 1t be
too much to ask II | might have a
headache and stay here for once?"
''Of course. you may" she replied
sympathetically Il should have been
the one to suggest 1t. My dear. don't
worry. don't-there's the gong. Send
Celie for your dinner. and II you need
me- send for me. Remember there's
nothing to cry about"
She hustled out In her dear, fat
way l heard her speak to Hap in the
corridor, and my fingers. smearing
the cold cream. trembled against my
face at the sound OF his voice. He
loved me: he loved me: he loved me,
Suddenly something inside me gave
way either in my brain or my heart,
don't know which. and went for
ward across my dressing.tahle, my
greasy face against the dainty pink
and white covering. and had real
cry, jolly. soul-refreshing weep
"Ah. Mademoiselle ees in re grand
deestress!" Celie exclaimed Mad
emoiselle ees Ill. Mademoiselle as
nevaire-"
knew Celie was in re grand dee
stress" herself when she lapsed into
English sat up again. wiping the
tears from my eyes and the grease
from my face.
Get me my dinner. Celie." said
between sobs. I'm SO hungry. I'll
feel better when I eat something"
She looked at me astonished She
- ] was hungry.