The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-04-17
Continued From Last Week


clouds l didn't know what was doing.
but I came to with a jolt when the
prettiest girl began to get me into
that black taffeta bag | had worn
down TO the city. ! 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 really
sympathetic and said with smile that
was true kindness: "Shall call u
taxi for madam and have II take her
70 Kiien's? They have wonderful
gowns by Rene all ready to be fitted
at short notice. Really. madam's fig
ure is such that 1t commands perfect
costume now" Men do business well.
but when women enter the field they
are geniuses at money extracting I
felt myself already clothed perfectly
when that girl said my Iigure com
manded" a proper dress. or course.
Klein pays Madam Courtier 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.
4 af the RrAuf
Klein store. only going to the hotel
to sleep and most of the time forgot
to eat Madam Rene must have been
Madam Courtier's twin sister In youth.
and Madam Telliers in the hat depart
ment was the triplet to them both.
When women have genius 1t breaks
cut all over them like measles and
they never recover from It; those wo-
men had the continent kind. But |
know that old Rene really liked me. |
for when blushed and asked her II
they had n good beauty doctor in the
store she held up her hands and shud- |
dered.
, Never. Madam, never POUR vOU5.
RAvIsSANT. CHARMANT-it Is TO
fool. Nevair, JAMAIs. JAMAIs DE
La vIE," had to calm her down and
she kissed my hand when we parted.
1 thought Klein was going to do the
same thing or worse when l signed
the check would be good for a house
and lot and motor-car for him. but ne
didn't. Only he got even with me by
saying: "And l am delighted that the
trousseau Is perfectly satisfactory u
you, Mrs. Carter"
: That was an awful shock and
hope didn't show II as | murmurej;
Perfectly. thank you"
The word ''trousseau' can be spok-
en- In a woman's presence for many
years with no effect, but It is an awful
shock when she first REALLY hears
1t. felt funny all afternoon as I
packed those trunks for the five
o'clock train.
Yes. the word "trousseau" ought to
have definite surname after II al
ways and that's why my loyalty drag
sed poor Mr. Carter out into the light
of my conscience. The thinking of
him had 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
me pack the precious blue wonder and
put on once more the black rags Of
remembrance 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
conversation with Aunt AdelIne. than
wear that dress again. | felt con-
scicnce reprove me once more with
loyalty looking on in disapproyal as
1 buttoned the old thing up for the
last time. because I really ought To