The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-03-19

1t was an interesting experience wait
ing in the silk draped rooms.
And as Peggy fingered in the silk
draped rooms Miss Claire passed in
her velvet and fur. bestowing a cold
nod Of greeting.
MADAME" she called to the milliner.
will you bring my hat at once? I have
no time to wait"
Madame hurried forward. $50 sorry.
Miss Claire" she began in humble
apology. I'VE have been completely
overr,in with work, and the hat is not
ready"
Miss Claire raised supercilious eye
! brows. IF you cannot say positively
/ that the hat will be finished by Sunday
/ shall countermand my order" she
| said.
In distracted manner madame mo-
toned to frail little creature, whose
Miss TAFT" she ordered, ''see that
| Smith has Miss Claire's hat finished
ready to send out Saturday night"
The girls face hardened. Smith
can't do it." she answered tonelessly-
mot if she keeps on working after
IL o'clock every night till Easter"
Madame stared angrily mt her subUrdi.
! nate. "Then." she said sharply. "yoC
must take the hat home and do 1t Your
self after hours. We close late Sat
urday night. Miss Claire Would 1t be
satisfactory to have the hat delivered
special Sunday morning?" The val
ued customer bowed.
Before 8 O'clock" she insisted II
i shall depend upon you" Briskly ma
dame turned away, while Peggy, with
cheeks burning deeper than the pinkest
plume, laid OBTAINING hand on the
young clerks arm. Apprehensively the
girl wheeled about.
"YOur hat Is not ready, Miss May"
she sighed. but you will have it by
Sunday"
81 don't want it for Sunday" Peg
gy burst out That is what wished
to tell you. Miss Claire's hat may be
trimmed in my time here before you
leave the store. You understand"
For moment the girls eyes met
hers, oddly shining. Yes, think |
understand" she replied. Then with a
little shaky laugh Peggy took the old
hat up again. Il will have to do some
thing to this" she explained. ut is
necessary to remove the soled plume"
Still with that softened look upon her
face, the red haired girl held out a
bunch of realistic violets, fastening
them with deft fingers against the gray
felt brim.
1t was with an apologize feeling
akin to madame's that Peggy ap,
preached her tiny home. Mother would
be desperately disappointed.
mot ready?" she cried in dismay as
Peggy opened the door. The girl slow.
ly removed her newly decorated mil
linery, gazing at it in open disapprov-
al; then with a sudden transforming
smile Peggy cast the hat from her.
"Let us hope 1t may rain on Sun
day." she said.
But there was no rain. Indeed, the
spring month seemed to have borrow
ell day from the coming summer,
and Peggy stood on the porch steps
and sighed. THAT provoking old sun
Is bound to reveal all my shabbiness,"
she told her mother, and her eyes
widened at the unaccustomed appear
ance Of special messenger.
"The box cannot be for me-" she re-
lterated, but the boy repeated the adj
dress. Miss Peggy May, IL Poplar
street." he read convincingly. And in its
bed of green tissue nestled bunch of
fragrant violets, matching exactly the
false ones of her hat. With trembling,
joyous fingers Peggy pinned them close
against the lapel of her faded coat.
"Oh, who could have done such love
ly thingY' she cried.
Her heart was atune with the morn
ing as she walked down the long
church aisle, and when she had seated
herself Peggy's eager eyes sought out
the face of Lillian Claire Yes, the
Easter hat in all its glory rested upon
Lillian's blond head, but no weary,
white faced girl had passed the night
hours in its trimming. Peggy breathed
sigh of content while the softened
light of colored window fell upon
the upturned face beneath the knot Of
violets.
A broad shouldered man in long
neglected family pew thought 1t the
very sweetest face that he had ever
seen, but Peggy. meeting the stead
fast gaze of earnest brown eyes, failed
to find therein resemblance to GER
tain pair of merry eyes which had
Knocked at her print pinafores. After
service she fingered moment look
Ing back like some small pariah at the
"hilr young people assembled about
the returned celebrity. But her feet.