Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-11

curls and hazel eyes and freckels. He
liked her best in a little white anC
green frock with narrow black velve,
ribbon knots. She had made a Pferot
suit then for his sailor doll, and he
had thought her wonderfully clever
He smiled now, living at the little
sign, Gowns"
II shall place 1t in the hands of Cor
BELL" said his father testify. tits
absurd that she can't see for herself
how it lowers property values. She's
twenty-five o. three-old enough to
know better"
Perhaps II 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, a very courteous, neighborly
emissary, with the CLINT Of fun in his
blue eyes and a decided longing to re-
new his old friendship with Polly, as
he had called her years before.
He was admitted by a neat, black
clad maid, and waited in the long re-
ception room. He remembered it
we'll, the high marble mantel, with
the clambering cherubs holding up
horns of plenty. The, fire dogs we're
the same, too-heavy antique hand
beaten brass in the form Of dragons.
A few good rugs lay on the polished
floor, a few excellent pieces of ma
hogany were here and there, and old
Nine. Dale's gold and glass cabinets
for her treasures.
Evidently the pin and pattern es.
Enlistment was upstairs. He stood
looking at a picture on the mantel
when Pauline came down the long
staircase. Dressed in black she was,
with a small lace-edged apron and
her auburn hair in close, wavy folds
around her head, fastened with two
fiat silver pins enameled in black and
He remembered them in Nine.
white locks.
How do you do, Phil? It's nice
of you to call SO soon" Her soft con-
tralto voice woke a 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. Il mean my beginning here.
I want a really good, exclusive little
place somewhere in the Forties in
Fifth avenue. Or perhaps the Fifties.
The town runs away from you so.
But rye come to stay and I'm going
to make good. I only design person
Atty gowns, Phil, on special orders.
Do you think I'll succeed"
9" know you WILL he assured her
heartily. Mother wants one now. l
heard her saying she was to address
some club on Maeterlinck and wished
,he had an interpretive gown for It,"
Pauline half closed her eyes medita-
II can Just see her in one. She's
isn't she, and rather ashes
Of roses In tone. Oh, but I would
drape her exquisitely, Phil-twilight
tones with an underlay Of sunset rose
blending into dull topaz. Bring her
over, please do"
The little maid came to say the a
was waiting.
eve got a very neat little one that
drive myself" she assured him.
IT'S a French car and 1 needed 1t.
Don't you want to come with me,
Phil accepted the invitation eagerly,
all forgetful of his father. Pauline
still his girl pal, Polly, and he
watched her with a curious n Of
gratitude to fate that had brought her
sack to live in Beechmount square.
did you speak to her about the
-, ~ oolx4I M IJr,hho III
after dinner that night. Phil smiled
,onvincingly.
II don't believe 1t will stay there
very long, dad. She wants to rent a
establishment down town.
lon't you know. I don't think it's
worth while bringing suit. She seems
,ery pleasant about it, sort of amen
,ble to discipline, I should say"
Talked to her straight from the
shoulder, did your
YES, sir, straight"
well, we'll wait, then. I don't
want to take the girls livelihood
rom her, but she ought to know bet
"Yes. SIR" said Phil. Exactly"
Mrs. Hubbard smiled from the tea
ray end Of the table. After dinner
when he sought her and told her all
about Pauline and her plains, she list !
ened alphabetically, and the fol-
owing morning the little designer of
.emperamental gowns received a call
rom her neighbor and an order for
Materlinck gown. 1t vas to be a
gray, with underlays Of chif-
ON, old rose and dull topaz and deep
,r grays. Pauline put her whole