The Washington herald., 1915-12-02
DAILY SHORT STORY.
Glass" IN Brewster.
By JANE OSBORN.

oome Ci0ss. eJacuIatod Tlm0thy
Green. and his keen. young eyes fol-
maids of Brewster. self-consciously
siding her way along the main street
| clad in the Brewster adaptation OF
fashions latest mandate.
Polly's eyes were Just As keen as
Timothy's and from her place of OBJ
servation at his side on the broad.
low veranda of Brewster's leading
hostelry she flashed glance down
the street that didn't overlook any
important detail in the costume of the
girl Timothy was og!ingS -
Seems to me-" she snapped at
length. carefully pulling down the
ample folds Of her own fair skirts
SO that only the tips of her low-heel-
ed. wide-toed shoes appeared. -seems
to me. Tim Green. that that girl. who
ever she is. wears her skirts awful
the side and that monkey hat seem
to me make her look like a lunatic.
Maybe that's your taste. Tim Green.
but 1 call 1t mighty peculiar"
''Of course she isn't like you. Polly"
Tim tried to be soothing. But it's
class. Polly. real class"
Polly moved uncomfortably in her
chair and kept her eyes glued on the
disappearing figure Of the giri under
discussion.
when you get good and ready.
Tim." she said. with an attempt At .
laugh. seems to me I'd like to get
some dinner. You know I had break
fast at five and I haven't had q
mouthful since. and here it's past one
o'clock"
Say. excuse me. Polly, dear" said
fectionately at Polly's trim. pretty
features. but. honest, when q young
fellow like me does get to town. which
isn't often, II kind Of takes his breath
away. There certainly are some swell
danes in Brewster. and I don't know
when I have seen them rugged out 50
pretty"
Polly visibly bristled. as she rose
to go In.
"Tm not Jealous. Timothy-I
wouldn't for a minute want you to
think that, and I want you to UNDER
stand that am perfectly content to
look just the way I debut I
wouldn't wear those crazy clothes II
could, SO there! And she primly
Strengthened her narrow brimmed.
iower-trimmed hat at the mirror as
she passed through the hall.
Polly Peckham and Timothy Green
had been engaged to be married for
six months. and now. within q week
Of their wedding day. they had made
the trip from Stony Corners to do
some long anticipated shopping. Tim
othy's savings had all gone to clear
the mortgage on the small farm he in
herited from his father. but Polly's
carefully accumulated egg-and-chicken
money, the bills neatly laid together
in the purse that she had concealed in
a pocket Of her ample petticoat. was
all to be spent for farm improvements,
an incubator, a separator and a few
new-fangled plowing and cultivating
implements that they had seen ad.
vertised in the Brewster weekly Pa
per. They were to spend the night at
Timothy's uncle's house. make. . Sec
ond round of the stores and return
to Stony Corners the next day.
After their noon dinner at the ho-
tel, Polly and Timothy hastened to
the hardware store.
town today" said Timothy" and see
the sights. Then tomorrow we can
buy the things. Sure you got that
money all right? Hadn't I better take
it,"
Polly ignored this query. Seems to
me you are powerful fond Of look
ing around here In Brewster" And
then as one Of the Brewster girls
tripped her way along Polly nudged
i'm and mocked. Glass. real class.
Tim"
They walked on IN silence for nvs
minutes. Say, Tim," Polly broke the
silence I've been thinking that you
would like me better IL I looked like
one of these Brewster girlsL"
"Aw. shucks." was Tins rejoinder.
II like you just the way you are or
I wouldn't been no crazy to marry
you. Besides. you couldn't look like
one of them II You tried. You're not
made that way. And you are q sweet.
pretty little girl and think q heap
Of you. Say. Polly. did you get thatr
And Timothy whistled lightly to reg
lister his approval of the short -skirted.
pink-clad blonde who was passing on
the opposite side Of the street.
Polly and Timsthy followed their
original plan Of putting OF their pur.
Iohases TIL the morrow and arrived