The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10
PINS And PATTERNS
BY IzoLA FORESTER.

| dOWns, ana BeecnmOunC gdSpeu a.
the intrusion and desecration. If she
had placed the sign on the locked gate
of the private little park in the cen
ter of the circle of houses Beechmount
could not have been more perturbed.
Phil liked Pauline's pluck. They
had been chums years ago, he remem-
bered. He had always been glad
when the little, wide-eyed, sturdy girl
from Boston had come to visit across
the street. He had thought her won
derfully clever. He smiled now, look
Ing at the little sign Gowns"
Il shall place it in the hands of
Gorbell," said his father testify. "It's
absurd that she can't see for herself
how it lowers property values. She's
twenty-five or three-old enough to
know better"
Perhaps if I saw her personally
we could arrange 1t without going to
Gorbell," Phil suggested. "How would
it do to train some vines over the
sign, -dad?"
go now" growled Mr.. Hubbard.
Get it over with"
So across the street went the ennis
sary, very courteous, neighborly
emissary, with the CLINT of fun in his
blue eyes and decided longing to re-
new his old friendship with Polly, as
he had called her years before.
He was admitted by neat, black
clad maid, and waited in the long re-
ception room. A few good rugs lay.
on the polished floor, few excellent
pieces of mahogany were here and
there, and old Nine. Dale's gold and
glass cabinets for her treasures.
Evidently the pin-and-pattern es-
tablishment was upstairs. He stood
looking at a picture on the mantel
when Pauline came down the long
staircase.
"How do you do, Phil? It's nice
Of you to call so soon." Her soft con-
tralto voice woke queer thrill that
he had forgotten. He forgot all about
the cross old gentleman waiting over
the way as he talked with her. She
had been abroad two years, mostly in
France.
"This is only temporary" she said
happily. "T mean my beginning here.
] want really good, exclusive little
place somewhere in the Forties in
Fifth avenue. But I've come to stay
and I'm going to make good. only
design personality gowns, Phil, on
special orders. Do you think I'll sue
ceed?"
Il know you WILL" he assured her
heartily. Mother wants one now"
Pauline half closed her eyes medita-
lively.
Il can just see her in one. Bring
her over, please do"
The little maid came to say the car
was waiting. 4
i've got very neat little one that
I drive myself" she assured him.
TITS French car and l needed it.
Don't you want to come with me,
Phil?"
Phil accepted the invitation eagerly,
all forgetful of his father.
Did you speak to her about the
Internal sign?" asked Mr.. Hubbard
after dinner that night. Phil smiled
convincingly.
Il don't believe it will stay there
very long, dad"
q well, we'll wait, then. I don't
want to take the girls livelihood
from her, but she ought to know bet
ter"
Eyes, sir" said Phil. Exactly"
Mrs. Hubbard smiled from the tea
tray end of the table and the follow
ing morning the little designer of tenn
peramental gowns received a call
from her neighbor and an order for a
Maeterlinck gown. It was to be twi-
light gray, with underlays of chif-
fon, old rose and dull topaz and deep
er grays. Pauline put her whole
heart into the modelling of it, and
Phil would drift across the street
quite naturally to watch her, or trot
around in the gray and silver car
seeking temperamental weaves and
garnitures.
"You know, Phil" she told him,
your Mother is adorably sweet and
dear, and I am going to make her
perfect dream of wistful beauty, know
it? ! thing she likes me, too Your
father doesn't, though" She laughed
merrily. Il met him on the street
and offered friendly greeting, and
he just growled at me-
He'd better like you," Phil swung
back sturdily.
"why?" wv
Don't you know why, Polly?"
you'll make me steer wrong. Let
90 my hand, Phil"
I'll run the car myself" He took
the wheel from her firmly. I'm GO
ing to run it for life for you, Polly,
know it?"
What will Beechmount say?" she
flashed back whimsically. phil, l
think the world Of you, but I'm
afraid. can hang out my little gold
sign right under their noses and
laugh, but do dare to marry their
very incest bachelor?"