Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-08-14

that didn't matter She came in and
looked at me for about FIVE minutes
without saying word, and then she
ran her hands down and down over me
until I could feel the flesh just crawl
Ing Off me. It was delicious!
Then she and two girls in puffs and
rats came in and did things to q cor
set they laced on me that can't even
write down, for didn't understand
the process, but when looked in that
long glass l almost dropped on the
floor. I wasn't tight and wasn't stiff
and looked-I'm too modest to write
how lovely l really looked to myself.
| was spellbound with delight.
Next ! signed the check for three Of
those wonders with my head so in the
clouds didn't know what was do
ing, but came to with Jolt when
the prettiest girl began to get me into
that black taffeta bag had worn
down to the city. l must have shrunk
the whole remaining pounds had felt
obliged to lose for Alfred and Ruth
Chester from the horror felt when
looked at myself. The girl was real
ly sympathetic and said with a smile
that was true kindness: "Shall call
a taxi for madame and have It take
her to Klein's? They have wonderful
gowns by Rene all ready to be fitted
at short notice. Really, madame's fig
ure Is such that 1t commands per-
feet costume now" Men do business
well. but when women enter the field
they are geniuses at money extracting.
felt myself already clothed perfectly
when that girl said my figure "com-
handed" proper dress. OF course
Klein pays Nine. Courtier a commits
sion for the customers she passes right
on to him. The one for me must have
looked to her like real estate trans
action.
spent three days at the great Klein
store, only going to the hotel to sleep
and most Of the time forgot to eat.
Nine. Rene must have been Nine.
Courtiers twin sister In youth. and
Nine. TellIers in the hat department
was the trlplet to them both. When
women have genius 1t breaks out all
over them like measles and they never
recover from 1t; those women had the
continent kind. But l know that old
Rene really liked me, for when blush
ed and asked her IL they had good
beauty doctor in the store she held up
her hands and shuddered.
"Never, madame. never pour vous.
Ravissante. charmante-it is to fool.
Nevair! Jamais, jamais de la viep I
had to calm her down, and she kissed
my hand when we parted.
thought Klein was going to do the
same thing or worse when l signed
the check which would be good for q
house and lot and motorcar for him,
but he didn't. Only he got even with
me by saying. "And I am delighted
that the trousseau Is perfectly salts
factory to you, Mrs. Carter"
That was an awful shock and hope
l didn't show 1t as murmured, Per
fectly, thank you"
The word "trousseau" can be spoken
in woman's presence for many years
with no effect, but it is an awful shock
when she first really hears It, / felt
funny all afternoon as packed those
4 trunks for the 5o'clock train.
| Yes, the word ''trousseau'' ought to
have definite surname after 1t al
ways and that's why my loyalty drag
ged poor Mr.. Carter out into the light
of my conscience. The thinking Of
him had a strange effect on me. had
laid out the dream In dark gray blue
rajah, tailored almost beyond endur-
ance. to wear home on the train and
had thrown the old black taffeta bag
across the chair to give to the hotel
maid. but the decision of the session
between conscience and loyalty made
me pack the precious blue wonder and
put on once more the black rags Of re-
membrance in kind OF panic Of re-
spect.
would lots rather have bought poor
Mr.. Carter the monument have been
planning for months to keep up CONVEX
sation with Aunt Adeline than wear
that dress again. l felt conscience re-
prove me once more with loyalty look
ing on in disapproval as buttoned the
old thing up for the last time, because
l really ought to have stayed over q
day to buy that monument but, to tell
the truth, wanted to see Billy 30 des-
perately that his "sleep place" above
my heart hurt as II 1t might have
prickly heat break out at any minute.
So hurried and stuffed the gray
blue darling in the top tray, Tapped
old black taffeta around my waist and
belted It in with black belt on a new
green linen / had made for morning
walks down to the drug store on the
public square, suppose. That is about
the only morning dissipation in Hills
boro that can think Of, and It all de-
ponds on whom you meet how much Of
q dissipation It is.
The next thing that happens after
you have done a noble deed is, you
either regard 1t as reward Of virtue
or as a punishment for having been
foolish. l felt both ways when Judge
Wade came down the car aisle, looking
so much grander than any other man
in sight that don't see how they
stand him ever. At that minute the
noble black taffeta deed felt foolish
but at the next minute l thanked my
lucky stars for It.
1t is nice to watch for a person "a
catch sight Of you IL you feel sure how
he Is going to take II. and somehow
In this case felt sure. was not dis
appointed. for his smile broke his face
up into Joy laugh. on came his hal
Instantly so l could catch glimpse OF
the fascinating frost over his temples
and with a positive sigh Of rapture he
subsidized into the seat beside me. ]
turned with an echo smile all over me,