Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-14
Evening Star S
Daily Story
AT THE BAZAR
by DoRoTHY BLACKMonI

II ln6 I1fSl rea1y American In1nB
q I've seen the girls take an interest
in,'' remarked young George Cameron.
He was selecting a tie to match the
II border on his handkerchief and the
a stripe in his shirt.
ct is patriotic, isn't it?'' aequiesced
Wills Moore. as he twIrled his stick
like a drum major. II fancy the
bazar will be a jolly bore, though"
His friend turned on him. mot at
all. The prettiest things in town are
to be models, and they'll be dlked In
cotton from top to toe. Being we'll
known-get that?-cotton brokers,
you and l will be expected to attend
and give our support
II think you'll give a good deal of
tone with all those matched-up rags
of yours" Moore twitted his friend.
me for the cotton bazar rags or
mo rags. Come onl'
The two men left the bachelor
apartment and found their way to
the armory, where the cotton
bazar was being held by the women
of the town Cotton was to be on ex-
S 1libition and for sale in every con-
S ceivable form to educate the public
f in its uses and in this way help the
q country to dispose OF its output in
n view Of the European war.
George Cameron and Willis Moore
stood astonished at the doors as they
approached There were crowds
everywhere, and not even the regi-
ment on dress parade had brought so
many outsiders to the arnory build
ing.
Some bazar,'' laughed Moore
George Cameron laughed with him.
His friends never rendering use of
slang always amused him Some"
he echoed as they elbowed their way
To the entrance.
"I'n just cotton onto something
nifty here tonight Georgie," Moore
continued. Watch me. Are any of
our girls here? Bess, Flora, ct alp"
81 don't know who's here Be
patient and We'll see," Cameron re-
piled Yes, two," he said, buying two
tickets at the door. Even the tickets
we're squares of cotton.
Booths surrounded the great hail.
and In the centre were tables spread
with snowy white cotton cloths and
waited upon by young girls dressed
in cotton crepe frocks. Their aprons
were cotton and they had cotton tray
cloths on their trays and handed cot
ton napkins to those who bought ice
cream and cake
Bales of cotton stood about to be
used for seats and festoons of cotton
batting gave dazzingly white effect
TO everything. Visitors were tagged
with miniature bales of cotton
The two men strolled about from
one exhibit to another. Cameron was
interested in the bazar purely from
q business standpoint and he took
pleasure in learning of new uses for
cotton. Willis Moore, he admitted it.
was as much interested in the pretty
girls displaying their wares and act
ing as moGelS for various cotton gar
ments as he was in the exhibition
from it's intrinsic view But the lat
tar was man who was popular with
all girls and who treated them all
alike The other man had loved and
had not won the girl of his heart
Therefore, he was somewhat embit-
tered against the femininity.
Cotton gloves! Gentlemen's cot
ton evening glovesi' said a pleasant
voice from within a. booth.
Cameron would have gone on but
his friend turned 10. the girl and he
could not dc. otherwise than follow
"They don't look so bad, eh,
George?' Willis asked, taking pair
from the girls hand.
Cameron looked at them and then
into the face of the girl who was
offering them fors sale. He stopped
short and dropped the gloves on the
floor.
Seeing that he was a fifth wheel ON
and his friend went nearer to the
glove booth There was no other
girl at the stand but the one who
had offered the pair that still lay
on the floor. Cameron, as If sudden
" recalling the gloves, stepped back
and picked them up. ''Tn buy this
pair, Helen, since I've soiled them
by my stupidity"
''Oh," laughed the girl, you
needn't-unless you like, Butt
think they're your size
The man looked into her eyes Sc
riously. You remember that?" he
asked.
Helen nodded. "Yes-t remember
even that she admitted
For a moment they were silent,
each examining a pair of gloves as If
the most important thing in the
world lay within them.
Its strange to find you helping
with anything $3.50 useful and
patriotic and-and thrifty. ] might
+ say" George said, little bitterly.
mot nowadays Helen said
promptly, not noticing the bitter
note in his voice.
you've changed?'
Helen gave a series of decisive
mods. Very much" she said, slow
ly. II regret those frivolous years.
/ realize now that there is so much
to do in the world besides thinking
of ones own pleasure. I'm as busy
as possible now since father lost so
much of his business on account of
the war-helping wherever / can"
Helen" interrupted George.
But she stopped him
"Oh-I don't need to earn bread
and butter, George, but / need to
4 help others who have to earn it.
L"
Don't say any more Let me come
n to see you again, Helen, and"
Buying up the whole Hstock,
Georgie?" interrupted Willis Moore,
irrelevantiy stepping up to them.
"Will your" whispered George
~ Helen nodded, laughing. George
introduced Willis Moore to her and
& the three talked of nothing for
few moments.
The cotton show now held just
q one interest for George Cameron
and on the following night he went
n to it again to take the fair glove
saleswoman home and to tell her all
that he had wanted to tell her for
q three years. She listened and said
yes all over again.
When George told his friend VIII
81 lis Moore about his engagement the
#young man said, characteristically:
$50 it was you who had to cot
tom on to something at the show
not yours truly, after all? Shake
"a No Time.