Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-12-19
THE NEXT BEST THING.


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g away to the city, repeated Mrs..
James shrilly. well. I guess not. Lefty
James! You Jest get them foolish ideas
eight out Of your head!"
Lefty dropped her Dyes to the carpet
ana bk her lip. For weeks. months, she
had dreamed Of going to the city to de-
velop the talent for art which she vas
SUR she possessed. She might have
known that 1t was useless TO hope-that
she would meet with no sympathy from
her parents who seemed unconsciously
preJudiced against any new order Of
things.
But L.etitia James was not the sort Of
girl to waste time mourning over the in
evitable. h was far too sensible. Real
hing the futility Of further argument. she
set about contenting herself with the next
best thing: quilt making.
Il can at least paint with RAGS" she
said ruefully. II shouldn't wonder IL I
year for the best Quilt-even IL I can't ever
win q prize In . salon for painting
Investing the total OF her ~long-accurnu-
Iat1ng butter a eggs one into silks
and velvets OF every conceivable shade
and tint. she turned her bedroom into
what she laughingly called a quilt ar
lists studio. and rot to work. Five
weeks remained before tho opening Of the
fair. In that time she should be able to
make three quilts. she told herself.
The f1rst n completed h called her
bird Of Paradise" quilt. In IL center
was emblaxoned . ~hArmoniously brilliant
o.su' susTcunocd ny 2 fusse.-efeen erepe-
v.ne. ~nveneon design OF single
"Oh. Il will surely take Q prize!" sho
thought delightedly.
aet. WITH sne completion OF sne nexs
one' sne scsa tne same tnin9. Enis one
Sno csAloo - 3eEoen Quilss ~ ocelgn
oein. On o!d-fashicned garden with intsa'
s: .sys :. nas.HI ~ p.sn. : $3.50. - ..
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n1pplsy. u ~ 49, = away.
WIN tne completlon OF sne tnird. no~-
cveE' snc nad no WORD OF Joyous
dence. she had only feeling. silent With
PRIDE. ene spread t out on the ned 2
$1,000 aoove y:
q 1ellea 1tult tree FORMED the main g.
sign OF this one. Beside the tree stood :
stump rom wnicn slendef ereen snoots
spsouseu Inc Scn0e1 eIeen OF ~ spsOuss
stIuck tne - noto ot colot ~ t0s
s sns.rss ossasn. Alouno ~ Ooraer ~ . sms
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q uay OF ~ taas ar1aveu; nAcleeouy
.ne c.,InD rolu unto me 1879 ~ ~ wAsvn
watn sne 4.m..y an0 MsOvS y sao nH ~ ~
tan, ant ia.r erounos Lne snreo au.s.s nea
NJ. ." : suons W sA1a-
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S.utcnane tno asm Desaao ner. $50 ~
s 0ua., " A1nultaon 49, eAAon tue n1st
kAASSo la
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but = youne mans! - >>
ar 80 .,c,,r r.rac,-" = h~..,,
,ont,. =. souE sn- sAo 00s1n ~
Hmf In voune man swent avnv her
emharrasrment In 4 hreath.
ODD YOU do that ouilt?ss he inquired.
..po YOU paint7"
she stared It him. An at NICE aha
,cticed fhet hts facA -. r.nnSS ~
sensitive. ~ hands long ma artistic. hia
keen - unmistakably those az = critic.
"No.. she ansvered fntereste6ivs n,,it>
ohlivioua "a the fact fhst + ~. vioist-
inr one OF the cerdinaif ~ ~ her moth-
ers q 81 etiouet. ~ chatfinr viths
= mo Il don,t paint. vants6
to n Nv IA st,6y. hat nv neonie
Wouldn't hear Of It: % / DECIDED - nsint
with a.. instead!'.
The younw man q : stem nearer tho
prize Quilt.
ss%IJnusuai OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, IN tonap
values" he eajd. Then turninr "a aniieA
sympatheticaliy into he eyes. s.Tm ~
artisf. too.ss he Introduced hfmsalf. ssnnIw
TIM one that had Z chance. Nv narness
winthrop. I como from New York. M
lf I can M it up With your Solkr. nv
George, you're going 70 have : chcncc.
too"
Lefty easped. She w,s blank With s,,r.
mrl.a All - nmOo ~ Sr,I.~H~A 49,.