The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-18

Daily Short Story
THE ATTRACTIVE GIRL
BY LAURA A. kIRKMAN,

BY LAURA a. klRkMAN.
Sally Martin sighed slightly as she
saw some OF her girl friends pass the
gate dressed in fashionable lowered
dresses. with broad. Roman stripes.
Il suppose they're going to the
church sale" she said to herself.
She would have liked TO go to that
church sale herself-not because the
sale itself was a thing to enjoy. par.
ticularly. but-oh. just because girls
who could go to those things were.
somehow. different from girls who
could not. She had to stay at home
and help her mother get meals for
their boarder. Never, never. never
did she have time to go flying about
like the other girls,
But she wasn't complaining, No.
sir. II wasn't in the blood of a Mar.
tin to complain over the performance
OF duty. not even though her mothers
eoarder was a very nice and Jolly
young man, and more than once she
had had to refuse to 20 TO places with
hi mbecause she hadn't just the right
thing to wear. II was only the girls
whose mothers didn't keep boarders
who had time TO fuss over sewing.
They'll have TO entertain him." she
had told herself with stern lips. which
exactly resembled the lips of great.
great-grandmother Martin, who hung
in the parlor.
Yet. though she wouldn't admit II,
deep down she longed TO make a new
record for the Martins record OF
defiant prodigality. She longed to
destroy her present type-the plain
dutiful type-and establish herself
once for all in the type to which her
more idle friends belonged-that type
which she had always called. to her.
SELF The Attractive Girl"
As she turned from the door. after
glancing after her friends. however,
her mind was not on this wild. lawless
theme: IL was. as usual. flying ahead
OF her into the kitchen. thinking alb
sorbedly what sort Of dessert TO make
for supper.
Batter pudding last night" she re-
membered, walking swiftly through
the house. Swiss pudding the night
before. guess I'd rather make a
currant pie tonight"
The next thing to think about. there.
fore. was the picking OF the currants.
y ought 20 change my dress" she
told herssif siVinE a quick glance at
the kitchSn M ror. May Irving will
be sure p in on her way back
from the sale. and II MIR. Haskins
should happen 10 be in his room and
should look down and see me in a sun.
bonnet and Bingham dress and her in
a pink wolfe"
Nevertheless. there was no time in
which TO change her dress. Indeed
she really could not have said whether
her white dress was clean OF not-so
much had happened lately TO keep her
mind on clothes!
And it's no worse to-day than Il has
been any other day. is it," she asked
herself ruefully Il guess he'd faint
II he saw me all dressed up"
OF course. the worst happened. May
Irving did drop in. and did stand over
her as she picked currants-in a ging.
ham dress and sunbonnet-and Mr.
Haskins did look out Of his window
and see them.
In fact he did more: he called down
20 them.
Hey, there" he said. jeasously.
Aren't invited? Can't come 70 the
currant party, too7"
Sally had TO walt almost a minute
before she could answer Then she
looked up with a very flushed face ana
said politely.
"Of course. Mr.. Haskins' Wed love
20 have you"
While he was coming down stairs
she tried TO tuck the most stained
parts OF her dress under her. Some
Of the currant Juice from her fingers
had made the dress look even worse
than before A. he came up 70 them.
however. she looked up smilinEly."
Are you sure you came 20 work ana
not TO eat7" she iokcd
The same reckless feeling had come
over her that always seemed TO come
20 her az these embarrassing times-a
sort Of We'll. things can't be any
worse and that's satisfaction" feel.
ing
Nor was she bitter over the situa.
tion.
Eve just got 10 convince myself
that ! don't cHre. she thought. scnal.
bly, he hasn't any eyes for mo. any.
way. bow could he have when May la
around7"
May was sally's ideal OF The a.
tractivc Girl Her nails were always
nicely manicured her hair was al.
ways dressed fashionably. her clothes
were always made In the newest STYLE.
Ae she looked NJ nov into Mr. Has.
k.ns' face and smllinrly asked him 10
be knew the church was giving an en-.
tcrtainment that night she looked even
prettier than ever
And ! press you 10 Ro-bccause We
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