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The Morning Story
.AMABEL'S DESIRE.
By Bryant l.. Rogers.


tho. I'm afraid all of my wishes have
i been grntif1ed.'
'old7' scoTcd Stella Mayse. "As If
2 you could ever grow oldr
81 1T la because YOU look 30 content
ed. Miss Walton. that Stella and won
dered if YOU really suffered from an
ungra;ined desire" Marion Reeves
smiled ut her instructress with lus-
trons gray green eyes.
Miss Walton looked DREAMY mt tho
gray old college buildings wearing
their Ivy green montlcs with diEn!frd
submission to the passing years and II
tender smile touched her soft lips.
There ia one unfulnlled wish that
haunts my hours, she admitted At last.
~ know it," triumphcd Stella.
do you mind telling us about IT,"
asked Marion.
1t Is such simple wish that you
will wonder why I have not gratihed
1T am dying TO wear pink--p soft
rosy pink gown--therc, am ! not per-
fecuy id!oticc"
The little teacher OF music at Fen
ton College looked appcalinsly Mt the
vorite pupils.
why don't YOU wear it. thcn?" mar
vcled Stella.
Miss Walton touched her beautiful
snowy hair "Because il would be 80
absurd-at my age. But how | longed
to wear II when | WAS a chilli. lived
WitG q maiden aunt who was severely
n'ain IN her beliefs was permitted
20 wear Bra! or brown or hluc.-but
~. - vas looked upon as u frivolous
a. and IL was banned from my
Jrobr.
NuIil Matilda had z maid who once
tuld me that pink was most unherominE
IL 1nC--i; made me look yellow. 90 |
east aside her pink sunbcnnct which
i,,d Worn TO the meadow. and with 1t
J threw away my Last hope Of wearing
the beautiful color OF hope and youth.
As the years PASSED OH and ! became
aelt-sGprors'nE and could choose colora.
never rOuShl pink frOck, though l
iousca to--l believed it to lie unhecon,-
y ms and the years have gone by and
I've Worn black and white and blue ard
o:o"n and lavender. but never :, bit
+, OF pinit---and there is my uEErutiled
wish"
Miss Walton's soft brown eyes were
very bright when she finished and there
were two pink spots in her unwrinklcd
cheeks. With her snow white hair she
was beautiful and the hair which might
have added weight TO her years also
lent freshness and bloom TO youth
which was not very distant.
"But that is no reason why YOU
should not Wear pink now, dear Miss
Walton" insisted Marion. "po--plcase!"
Please added Stella.
My dears--I am forty eight pro-
tcoted Amabel traEically
"A woman is as young rs she look :"
md YOU look Very. yer! young i'll
deed. Won't you wear ~ pink frock to
the October reception"
Miss Walton hesitat"d. Il must have
new frock," She admitted
DO let us go to town with YOU and
select it, urged the girls, and at last
Amnbel Walton consented.
The night of the October reception
Anabel regarded her reflection in the
mirror with mingled dstrust and de-
light.
Could that charming being daintly'
Rowned in rose pink crepe de chine be
Miss Amubel Walton. instructor of
music" What had she worn at other
receptions? BLACK charmcusc soft
white frocks-onc" Il dainty violet crepe
in all these gowns she had looked
charming but mature.
In this delicate pink creation she
looked slender girIish figurc-like one
% those Dresden china bits on he!.
mantelplece.
The door burs, open and stella and
Marion stood there in their simple white
frocks.
oh. Miss Walton" they ::aspcd in
delight ana We're very silent.
DO look very--foolish?" she asked
a, last.
You look heayenly-' cried Stella en-
Enthusiastically, while Marion bent and
Kissed her soft check
There was nurmur OF surprise in
;nc room when Amabcl entered with
STELLA and Marion.
There was such transformation
from the plaiiily gdwncd little music
teacher that Nine. Drouct the French
teacher, elevated her sandy eyebrows
and Whispered ironically To Professor
Hanford.
Professor Iianford frowned and his
eyes followed Amabcl's pink clad form
with such mixture OF admiration and
usefulness ia their depths that
mndcmoiscllc turned quite yellow with
JEALOUSY The rude remark OF a
ihoughtlcSS freshman added TO the
French womau's discontinue
Dear met whispered the freshman
at mademois"lles elbow doesn't
niadcmoiselle look a fright
quite like an egg salad with plenty
OF mayonnaisc." returned her COM
panion in the same gigglng whisper
Mndcmoselle swept away and Pro-
fessor Hanford, GLAD OF his release.
wandered aimlcssly around until he
came upon Amabcl sitting alone in the
deep bay window, a roll Of music in
her hand aud her brown eyes shining
With unsh"d tears.
You are TO play fol u.s. asked the
professor in pleased tone.
Amabel shook her head and cssayed
% faint smile.
am to play hoy accompa nimeiIt"
The professor looked down at her
with Infinite tenderness in his eyes
.fou--you arc distressed" ne asked,
shyly.
The tears fell IL am so foolish"
quivercd Amabel y nave worn this
ridiculous frock--"
Ridiculous" interrupted the profess
sor 1T is charming am wondering
why you DO not wear il always"
Il am too old 10 wear pink" sighed
Miss Walton, without coquctry
"A woman is never too old TO wear
what is so infinitely becoming" protest
ed the Greek Instructor eagerly. 1T is
pity that more women do not under
stand the art Of dressing bccomingly
Now. pink-pink is my favoritc color -
Something in his tone made Amabcl
blush.
1T is mine, too.' She SAID hurrietly.
and then she went on and told him tho