The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-02-12

Chester from the horror felt wher |
looked at myself The girl was real |
ly sympathetic and said with smile
that was true kindness, shall call
taxi for madame and have 1t take
her 70 klein's! They have wonderful
gowns by Rene all ready to be fitted
ut short notice. Really. madame's fig
uIe Is such that it commands per.
Feet costume now" Men do business
well, but when women enter the fielG
they are geniuses at money extracting
/ felt myself already clothed perfectly
when that girl said my figure com
,nanded' proper dress. OF course
Klein pays Nine. Courticr commits
sion for the customers she passes righl
on to him The one for me must have
looked to her like real estate trans
,ction
I spent three days at the great Klein
store only going to the hotel to sleep
md most Of the time | forgot to eat
Nine Rene must have heen Nine
"ourtiers twin sister in youth. apr
Nine Telliers in the hat departmer'
| was the triplet to them both Wher
women have genius it breaks ont al
over them like measles and they never
recover from it, those women had the
| continent kind. But know that old
| Rene really liked me. for when blush
ed and asked her If they had good
beauty doctor in the store she held up
her hands and shuddered.
| 6,r
Rayissante. charmante-it is to fool
| Nevair. Jamais. jamais de la vie!'
| 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 | signed
the check which would be good for
house and lot and motorcar for him.
but he didn't Only he got even with
me by saying. And | am delighted
that the trousseau is perfectly salts
factory to you. Mrs. Carter"
That was an awful shock and hope
didn't show it as | murmured. Per
fectly. thank you.
The word ''trousseau" can be spoken
in a 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
trunks for the 5 o'clock train,
| Yes. the word ..trouSSeau'' ought to
have definite surname after it 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 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
bad 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-
nembrance in a kind of panic of re-
spect
| would lots rather have bought poor
Mr. Carter the monument have been
planning for months to keep up conver-
sation with Aunt Adeline than wear
that dress again. | felt conscience re
prove me once more with loyalty look
ing on in disapproval as | buttoned the
old thing mp for the last time. because
really ought to have stayed over a
day to buy that monument. but. to tell
the truth. | wanted to see Billy so des
perately that his 'sleep place" above
my. heart hurt as if 1t might have
prickly heat break out mt any minute
So hurried and stuffed the gray
blue darling in the top tray. Tapped
old black thffeta around my waist and
belted it in with black belt off 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 1t all de
pends on whom yon meet how much OF
dissipation it is.
The next thing that happens after
you have done noble deed is. you
either regard it as reward Of virtue
or as punishment for having been
. foolish | felt both ways when Judge
] Wade came down the car aisle. looking
: so much grander than any other mar
in sight that | don't see how they
stand him ever At that minute thu
noble black taffeta deed felt foolish
, but Mt the next minute thanked my
; lucky stars for it
} It is nice to watch for n person Il
catch sight of you if you feel sure how
he is going TO take IT. and somehow
, in this case | felt sure ! was not dis
, appointed. for his smile broke his face
I up into JOY laugh OFF came his ha
instantly so ! could catch a glimpse ot
5 the fascinating frost over his temples
! aud with positive sigh of rapture ht
D subsided into the seat beside me
t turned with an echo smile all over me
r when suddenly his face became grave
/ and considerate. and he looked at m,
E rs all the men in Hillsboro have beer
E doing ever since poor Mr.. Carter!
} funeral
Mrs. Carter" he said very kindly
in voice that pitched me out of tn
r car window and left me a mile be
!. hind on the track. all by myself. :
t wish had known of your sad erran'
d to town SO could have offered yOl
s some assistance In your selection. YOl
c know we have just bad our lot in tn
e cemetery finally arranged. and forn'
the dealers in memorial stones YER
confusing in their ideas and designs
d Mrs Henderson just told my ulothe
r Of your absence from home last night
II and could only come down to the cit
q for the day on important business or
il yvf,nh h.ya arr.lupaI tp soc yOu