Milford chronicle., 1915-04-02
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nate. Then" she said sharply, "you
must take the hat home and DO it your
self after hours. We close late Sat,
urday night, Miss Claire. Would it be
satisfactory to have the hat delivered
special Sunday morning?" The val
ued customer bowed.
Before o'clock" she insisted Il
shall depend upon you" Briskly ma
dame turned away. while Peggy, with
cheeks burning deeper than the pinkest
plume. laid a detaining 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"
IL don't want it for Sunday" Peg
gy burst out That il what l 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. Sle replied. Then with a
little shaky :Lugh Peggy took the old
hat up again. Il will have to do some
thing to this. she explained. 1T is
necessary TO remove the soiled 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 lrim.
II was with an apologize feeling
akin to madame's that Peggy ap-
preached her tiny home. Mother would !
he desperately disappointed.
Not readyY she cried in dismay as
Peggy opened the door. The girl slow
" removed her newly decorated mil
linery. gazing at it in open disapprov-
al; then with sudden Transforming
smile Peggy cast the hat from her.
Let us hope it may rain on sun
lay" she said
ut there was no rain. Indeed. the
= month seemed to have borrow
1ns from the coming summer,
y Day God on the porch steps
/ Sss9 - 1T provoking old sun
A h W, H. my ShabbineSS,"
,,ns, toNFete7l H. nd her eyes
sn1S II, mother, -. Il appear-
ounJ N. hnaccustom>
~ T., %.mpssenger. =.
,. a N'H mn, be for me-" she -
t".,i - 'pA. '' y ho repeated the ADJ =
/. .l1itx. .ggy Mny. Y Poplar :,
'"NS a yinc, 0giy. And 10 its Il
+, . He ''7u"A nasth d bunch of
green 'isS'% ching exactly the
ln' Vi".efs:. Iva With trembling.
, a., ,;,,.-ol. ~ uef' 19e' uned thNeED eiese
:, u-e'S ~ ress%n n fadet% SeOst.
- '"e mpei OF q such y JoVe.
'h0 could haveccbA
lgY' site cried. 49,. .,,,,,.,,
heart was atune' ysfh Tho ionq
she walked down "A SCARED
aisle. and when sheeh ,gbt ont
Feggy'S eager eyes 'sol as the
re or Lillian Claire. z unon
nat in all its glory reSthd cary.
blond head. but no .qbt
aced girl had passed then ed
ITS trimming. Peggy broaA 1
Oh content while the soften,
colOred window fell l4.oa
lrned face beneath the knot "a
ad Shouidered maD in a Iongll
d family pew thought II th, III
ee.eSi face that be bad eyer /
II Peggy, meeting the stead. b
Of earnest brown eyes. failed
herein resemblance to a cor. IL
Of merry eyes which had
ut her print DinafOres. After q
lie fingered moment. inok -
like some small pariah M fbe \
ung people assembled nhoptl
ned 'eiebrity- BuI her fleet. x 8S
tn"nt vanished as she catup GITI
inf0 the sunshine. Up fram II &
non came the sounds ana 1N II
Spring and as Peggy hnrripd HIN
step sounded behind her UIIliR
l. called Il mans pleasant ~
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y, "had we not heard s..