Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-06-19
AN AlLURING SIGHT
BewIldering Object He Had Often
Dreamed Of Becomes a
Reality.
BY JEAN DIcKERsoN.

OF bread and all the spare corners
were filed with plates Of delicious
looking little cakes In endless variety.
In the middle OF the window was
a long platter heaped with little
heart-shaped cakes frosted in pink
and white.
Just the thing for Priscillas birth
day party" decided Priscilla's broth
or and with the thought he stepped
through the door and took his place
among the customers lining the coun.
ter.
Two girls in dainty white waited
deity upon the seekers after home
cooked viands.
Neal found himself following every
movement of the younger of the two
girls. Fair and slender with flashing
brown eyes demurely yelled by thick
dark lashes she was an alluring
sight. Neal had dreamed OF such a
white dimpled chin and such delicate
ly curved pink lips curling upwards
at the corners and OF such line,
bronze-gold hair tucked behind pink
ears.
Now the reality was before him. He
determined that none other than this
fair maiden should minister to his
wants. But she was waiting upon a
man standing beside him.
"Oh-the sugar hearts," asked the
girl pleasantly. and she went to the
window and before Meals agonized
glance she counted out four dozen OF
the heart-shaped cakes-until there
was only one left on the platter!
The man took the cracking paper
bag OF sugar hearts and paid for
them and went his way.
Neal was aware that the girl was
speaking to him.
What will you have?" she asked.
Sugar Hearts, replied Neal. wildly
hoping that there might be more OF
the pink and white cakes.
Il am so sorry-the last have just
been sold"
There's one left" said Neal, rather
stupidity. She was so wonderful he
could not let her go.
The dimples came into play and the
corners of her lips deepened. You
wouldn't want that-one?"
Yes, please" said Neal dizzily.
She brought him the sugar heart
twisted in a tiny bag. Five cents,
please" she said demurely.
Neal gave her five dollar bill so
that he might watch her while she
rang up the amount on the cas-, regis
ter and brought him a handful Of sill
yer change.
Perhaps / could order some OF
these sugar hearts" he ventured as he
turned to go.
Certainly you can" She brought
forth a book and poised pencil over
1t. How many?"
Five dozen. Please mark them
Neal Woodson,' and l will stop for
them tomorrow night"
Thank YOU" said the girl and
turned away with heightened color to
wait upon another customer.
When Neal reached home his sister
met him in the hall. Priscilla was
small and dark and brilliantly lovely.
What are you carrying in that alb
surdly careful manner" she asked
mischievously.
Before Neal could protest she had
captured the tiny bag from his gloved
fingers and was peering at the lonely
sugar heart.
We'll, Neal Woodson-of all the
sentimental stiles, what" Between
ordinations Priscilla was examining
the pink frosted dainty.
Its a sample" said Neal sheepish-
". It's a sugar heart. / saw them
in the window of the Exchange and /
have ordered five dozen for your party
tomorrow night. l brought this home
for you to taste. I'll bring them
home tomorrow night"
You ordered Eve dozen? Neal
Woodson, you are a dear! must
hug you for it."
II can send Mary down after them"
said Priscilla when she had released
her brother.
Neal put up protesting hand. mo
Il told her-er-I said / would stop
for them-I don't mind-it's on my
way home"
VERY well, ve-ry-well, dear"
soothed Priscilla with suddenly merry
eyes and she darted away into the
drawing-room and waltzed airily up to
the long mirror.
81 wonder-I wonder-if Doris Al
len wasn't there today?" she giggled
It her charming reflection.
The next day Neal closed his desk
At the usual hour and went to the Wo-
mans Exchange.
His pretty girl was not there.
A plain, matter-of-fact young woman
waited on him and he did not linger to
watch her ring up his SO in the cash
reRister-it was the very same cash
register. tool
Neal had lost interest in the sugar
hearts and when he reached home he
thrust the big box into Mary's hands.
Dinner was a hurried affair and he
leaned Immediately afterwards to his
room. He had to dress for the fancy
$3.50 PARTY which Priscilla always
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