The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-08-20
sCENTlNG A ROMANCE
BY JANE COLLINS.

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did you have birthday or any
thing?" inquired the girl who was
pinning remnant price tags on dif-
ferent lengths Of ribbon.
"Who-me?" answered the young
woman at the lace with the extremely
blonde hair. Why?'
ooh, didn't know" re5oined the
girl at the ribbons. "Of course there
was Chris'mus. You might have had
it ever since then and I not noticed
it. only asked" .
Whatever are you talking about"
cried the girl at the lace with elao-
orate carelessness. Really, julia
M'ree, don't see how you expect
folks to understand you when you
don't talk plainer!"
II never was any hand to crowa
in." explained the girl at the ribbons.
"If my friends can't tell me things
I don't want to know-not me- l
never did like to be curious about
other peoples business and you Moy
it. Only / thought I'd ask. Diamond
rings don't grow on bushes for the
picking! You can't blame a person
for noticing a headlight like that"
"Oh!" said the girl at the lace VITA
a faint blush. 81 didn't know you!
had seen it. couldn't imagine what,
you meant. Goodness-why make q
fuss over simple thing like that?"
The girl pinning ribbons gave a sort
of choked crow. Simple" she
echoed. We'll, diamonds aren't 80 ter:
ribly simple. You talk as though you
used them instead Of gravel for your
walks around your p'latial estate, Hat
tie Doggett! OF course If people no
better'n I am choose to put on airs.
that's their own affair! Only my
father is a city official instead Of just
a clerk like yours. He's a policeman,
and he's taught us not to put on dog!
Just remember he says to US often.
that people will find out last enough
the position I hold without you Aast
boasting about it and don't act asi
though you were better'n other folks!;
Be kind to them!'
None of our family would go
around pretending diamonds was the
dirt under our feet, though the land
knows we could have dismonds Il He
wanted 'em,, Not that we'd be so fool
ish as to spend hard earned money
for foolishness like that"
81 think" said the extremely blonde
young woman at the lace, "that you
are very sensible, Julia M'ree. Land
knows when a girl Is so homely sne
hasn't any chance Of marrying she IS
| wise to save up Tor her old age! Not
that I'm saying bought my ring
myself"
"I don't suppose you did" said her
friend. 81 meyer supposed you ever
saw so much money at one time IN
your life! It's awful. being so I'M
provident! Well. II you didn't buy 1t
l suppose some one gave it to you
and 1 must say that what any girl can
see in that sappy, weak-eyed pinhead
| of Percy Fox that foorwalks in the
next aisle but one is beyond me! I'm
sorry for the girl that ties up to MN
"a two room fiat for her for the rest
Of her life"
"Ye-es." agreed the blonde young
woman at the lace, languidly. Il don
think much of Percy myself"
"Oh," said the girl at the ribbons
somewhat blankly. Then he didn,'
give it to you? l don't Ike to pry
but must say ! have my opinion OF
girl who keeps her affairs from mel
best friends and never talks aOou'
her steady company. I've told you al
about Oscar long ago. and you neVe.
saying a. word! Any child woule
know that fellow who gives a CIR
diamond ring expects to marry her:
I don't suppose I'll even be inVitee
to. the wedding! Not that care-0u'
1 must say it's shabby way to trea'
an old friend!
| i UOU HduS yS0 W sAHAAA~
in the least, Hattie Doggett, aoou'
your affairs! / don't want to know
about your feenonsay, for he's not o.
the slightest consequence to me!
have plenty Of interesting things hap
pening to myself to take up my time
Only a girl can't be very proud OF
man she's ashamed to talk about ever
If he can afford to give her diamond
rings, which isn't saying they're u
good taste when they're as big as
chunk Of ice!"
"You make me- laugh" said the
blonde young woman. turning ne
hand so that the stone in question
caught the rays Of the arc light above
ut does sparkle, doesn't It? I'd jus
as soon tell you as not about th'
ring. Julia M'ree. My kid sister got
in a stocking full Of candy and pop
corn and truck at party and mayb!
it cost 10 cents. wore 1t Just 10
fun"
"H'm!" suspiciously shifted the giE
who was pinning tags on ribbons
why didn't you say so before?
don't believe you at all, Hattie DOG
gett-and I bet you're ashamed o
him!"