Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-14


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THE HILAs SPLASH.
SCVryHEN you put on this crushed egg
w plant display you'll make Gladys
there look like orphan Maggie
out in the cold" declared Blackie Daw
adrnlringiy. as the plump blonde model
swished haughtiiy past blue-eyed Violet
Warden "Girlie. bring II back"
Violet flushed prettily az the frank
compliment. then she glgsled? and the
plump blonde model swanned back across
the floor OF the pink and gray salon Win
the cold blank expression OF a perfect
lady. Violet. admiring the imported Law
ender creation. suddenly stopped ana
picked up the hem critically.
1T looks as II It might have been
worn" she suggested, and, at that mo-
ment Monsieur Perigord danced into the
room with bis perpetual air OF having al
most remembered something urgent. Only
the briefest flashing glance between
Blackie and Violet. This was the man
whom they had come TO study
you didn't borrow this for the French
models ball. did YOU. sister, inquired
Blackie Loudly.
mo. monsieur" replied the girl In
rich East Side accent, and she cast one
corner OF her eye on Monsieur Perigoru'
who was hurrying toward them.
Monsieur Perigord. a dark little man
with black freckles and kinky beard
was shocked TO the very center OF ms
being. ''Impossiblel'' he cried, both HANDS
aloft THE house OF Mondeaux does not
permit ~ The costume il new. u Is ex-
elusive, It is deliciousl With maeemoi-
selle'a exquisite color the effect Is mag
nificent.'
."rhe color harmony Is a cinch." agreed
Blackie, smlling TO Violet. But II looks
70 me as n this gown had paraded an
oceansview piazza OF So
The distress Of Monsieur Perigord was
oasnful TO observe. ''Ah. Monsieurl' he
plteously implored. you do not know the
house OF Mondeauxl Americans always
think first Of clever little tricks
That's n knockr' decided Blackie.
There's no money In clever little tricks
Drafting Is sport. not business
Perlgord smiled wisely.
zone year In New York and have
several thousand dollars-'on the siae-
for Andre PerlEord!'' he exulted.
Anothte quick glance between Blackie
Daw and his pretty companion. They
knew where Perigord had secured forty
thousand OF his ''on the side money MS
name was fifth on the list OF that clique.
headed BY Y. II. Falls. who had robbed
Violet and Fannie Warden OF their se'o0O'-
90 fortune. on the death OF their father
And this amount Blaciie Daw ana ms
partner, ]. Rufus Waihngfoid, had sworn
10 secure from the members OF the clique
for the beautiful orphans. Four names
.Ff at at
"somebody'n catch you without your
license number. Andre warned Blackie
diyly How about that lilac splash,
vioIet2 DO YOU like Il two hundred and
seventy-flve9"
Its pretty hesitated Violet.
send Il up" ordered Blaekle lightly.
You can charge It TO the expense fund.'
Before the lilac splash came home.
Violet and Fannie Warden were called
hastily out Of town by the illness OF
thtIr Aunt Patty. and they were gone
five weeks. On their return the girls
made bee-line for the shopping district,
and Violet wore her exclusive Mondeaux
creation. AS they stepped out OF the new
electric, which had been made possible
by the half-million or more already re-
covered, a large lady came Up the ave-
which was an exact duplicate OF the
splash panels. buttons ana ala As the
girls approached the big dry goods store
they stopped. stunned. In front OF tbs
show window. There. on lovely wal
lady with a bright-tooshed smile. was th'
same exquisite lavender wa.0ing su {
ranels. buttons and all, marked 'ss5i' II
broadway shop. at noon. they saw
thr,ng OF stsnographers admiring IN
oontral display OF a big show window;
lavender walking suit with the familia
panels and buttons; s235ol They startel
hack, uptown IN a hurry. and. as the,
crossed Fifty-third street. saw a large
fiabby. cclored woman and highly per
oxyded white woman pass each othe
with slaFes Of undying hatred. The
both wore cheap taffeta lavender walk
ing costumes. with the exclusive Nor
deaux panels. and buttons. In a sho,
widow on 18th street was q lavende
dress-sams panels and buttonsl II wa
made Of Bingham. and the price was sA9
When Horace q. Daw and ]. Ruff
wallingferd called AZ the Warden hon
that evenlng. they found Violet with
headache. and the demure Fannie syn
pathetically suppressinE the wrinkles
amusement IN her brown eyes.
IT you make fun OF me. IN pour beal
On your saxsphone." warned Violet
she hsnded Biackie a large. flat. past
board box '-This IL the lilac splash
And With bubbiing Indignation she to
thens an about a.
"Harpooned on the lavender lemon
grinned Blaelie. Il guess the col
blinded Us. However. It happened thoug
IN take this box down 10 the morniu
and III bdng you back your two hundr
and seventy-fiye or old Paregorics WI
kerG~
Waiiingford had chucklod az first. b
now be was thoughtful
This may give Us the lead We wan
be spcculated.
Moonlight flooded the wallingford a
Dav bungaiow and poured in At the vi
COW where }. Rufrs lay peacefully sns