Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-03

stayed in her room reading: She was
at Mrs. Woods table. The three
teachers had very jolly times and
drew Mrs. Wood into them. Agatha
was left outside. She would have
been glad Of one word or smile to
warm her poor, chilled heart.
Mrs. Wood came steaming in with
the dessert. Miss White got hers
first. She gave a little cry Of delight
and promptly tasted it.
Whipped cream and fruited gela-
tine!" she exclaimed. "Oh. just adore
it! Listen, Mrs. Wood. what do you
think? Tomorrow's my birthday"
Yes, ! heard Rick say So" replied
Miss White laughed and flushed.
Miss More and Miss Tyler ex-
changed glances and Mrs Wood pat
Portable, affectionate manner.
AS for Agatha she went on dipping
her spoon into the gelatin. She did
not like gelatin. She sighed family!
So Richard Gordon had remembered
that tomorrow was Miss Whites
birthday! Richard was Mrs. Woods
nephew: He was lawyer who
everybody said would some day be at
the head of his profession in West
more. He was big. rosy, gay, and
when he came banging through Mrs.
Woods front door the whole house
responded to his presence. Agatha
had met him once formally. and aft
err that she was always running
across him in the hall. But they had
words. She believed he came to see
Miss White as much as his aunt, and
she knew that Miss White" believed
it, too.
yes" said Miss More. tomorrow
is Grace's birthday and we're going
to celebrate A party of US is going
to the city to a matinee. BY taking
nicely. Well be back by 8. Well stop
over at the Palatial and have supper
together. We'd get it in the city only
there won't be time. But we would
like an early lunch-say at half past
eleven. You won't mind? 2"
mot bit! Mercy. I guess ! aint
forgot my own young days. Kicks
going, I presume?'
Sure" murmured Miss White. She
snapped her violet eyes toward
Agatha, who was just rising from the
table.
In the hall Agatha wearily put on
her hat and got into her coat. She
walked slowly back to the store. It
was a wonderful April day, but she
did not enjoy it. She thought she was
tired. Just as she was entering the
store Rick Gordon hurried by whist
ling. He lifted his hat buoyantly. She
smiled. 1t was something just to see
him-but he was going with Grace
White on the morrow in that gay holi-
day crowd.
Headache, Miss verne?" inquired
Miss Young. She was fifty, stout and
businesslike. Her sharp eyes had seen
something unusual in Agatha's face.
You don't look well.''
Perhaps I ate too much dinner"
Mrs. Woods a good cook. BY the
way, I hear that fine. young nephew
OF hers is attentive to one Of the
boarders, teacher by the name of
White"
Agatha said nothing. But the long
milliner's needle she was using, pune
tured her thumb.
She had been at work an hour next
morning when Miss Young came
hurrying into the workroom with an
untrimmed hat in her hand. 'tSee
here, Miss Verne" she said. "Thie hat
must be trimmed by 10 o'clock. It's
for Miss Grace White and she's COM
ing back for it then. She wants it to
wear to the city. Here's the trimming
flat roses-au expensive stun, you see
I've been fussing with her for hall
an hour. She tried on pretty nearly
every shape had. could have de-
cided for her in two minutes, but she
wouldn't let me. And wouldn't have
decided this color. either. Not fol-
her. But nothing else would do. She
hasn't much taste or Judgment, ]
could see."
1T will make pretty hat" Agatha
said. With few quick. skilled move
ments she draped 1t with the maline
and adorned 1t with the roses. Their
rising, she set 1t upon her own head
This is something Of the way It ought
to look" she added.
ITS becoming to you." Miss Youns
said. You're dark. Mercy! There's
the bell again. must go back. But
see that you have It done, please
Agatha promised. and sat down
with the hat. It was Just . o'clock
The hat must be done at 10. An hour
was enough for the work.
She sat looking at the hat. Trimmed
Miss White would nav $12 for II. AL
tho money she earned and some tina.
she could borrow. She earned SO g
week and she could pay $12 for q
hat that was q mere handful of ma.
line, straw and roses. With the. ha,
she meant further 70 captivate Rich
ard Gordon.
Suppose the hat was not finishe cd
ak 10, or .lo;so7s supposs Y WIS moi