The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-28
When The Prize Beauty
Arrived
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L wish she'd come" said youns

l wish she'd come." said young
Gavis.
II don't see where she gets her good
looks" commented young Tillman. as
he watched the retreating form of Mrs.
1.ampark waddling upstairs.
Ever since the Lamparks had been
st The Oaks, the exclusive boarding
rouse, the household had heard of the
i.ampark daughter, who was away Wis
iting. AT Mrs. Lamparl's first mention
OF her daughter no excitement was
created at the Oaks.
Mrs. Lamparll was short, square,
shapeless woman, whose flat and col.
olless countenance brought irresistibiy
To frivolous minds and thought of "A
pudding bag. Lampark was owispy as
10 mustache, hair and intellect NJ
body ever noticed whether lie was
around or not Somebody in his early
youth had left him some money, and
his life had been passed in a frantic
effort TO hang on to it, because he had
:, dim realization that if he lost it he
proving that in the most hopeless o:
Individuals there may luri grain of
common sense.
But as the days went on the young
women at the Oaks began to consider
seriously the tragedy of Miss Lam
parks coming and the bachelors to
grow impatient. They yeaEaed with the
tickleness OF the masculine for the
rev charmer to appear.
Mrs. Lampark achieved real popu-
i@rity, because if the young men coul,!
not see her daughter they could at
least hear about her from her mother.
81 don't know how Pve got along all
these weeks withou. Bermione," Mrs.
i alnpark would sigh. The bachelors
liked that name, Hermione-it was so
BATES and Gertrudes and Marys. She
Is so much company for me. She's not
like most young girls who wen waste
time on their mothers. Hermione is
lust as jolly and fascinating alone with
ne as she would b. entertaining d
roomful of people.
No, she isn't dark, Mr.. Ga.vis How
did you ever get that idea? HermicAe
Is blonde. It's rarely you see a per-
u ct blonde nowadays, don't you lhinh?
Why when she was little gJrl peopls
used to stop me CT the street just TO
rXciaiM over her hair. But she isn't
vain, for | always made it point TO
subdue any tendency of that sort 1t
destroys 3 girls charm to have her
self conscious and proud Of herself."
"Too bad some other mothers didn't
feel the same way said young Tilt
man afterward, watching a group of
IRE pretty and fluffy young persons
who with their parents abided at the
Oaks. "Those girls there haven't an
ounce ot superfluous sense among
inena al. Their chief concern is whct!a.
el their puffs are still IL place."
II don't now what I'm going to do
about room for Hermione.' her moth.
! said one day TO several Of the wunl-
eI and their daughters. THE only va
Int room has such.a small closet and
no boz couch and with all he, clothes
don't see what she will do. A young
girl going out a lot has 10 have SO
L,any dresses, you know"
After this blow the ether girls at
lie Oaks held a sad comic ence.
II expect" said the former belle Of
me place, that she has simply heaps
o Stunning clothes and she is little
end perfect Blonde. Think the time
has arrived for me to pay that long
promised Y Z; IN Boston. Nobody will
Know whothc. ! am here or not aftor
she comcs.'
'Im going to see if mamma won't
take me to California;" said the tail
dark Miss Snlitit Win the big brown
eyes. whats the use of staying here?
~ like TO see her THOUGH before ! go"
Herr ONE is e9mins i,eEt Tuesday,"
Mrs. L., raj. aanouneaG oAe evening
.'cani. IS rldcn IS hes style of coun.
;en; rec permitted. "Now shah be
~, ny | "nty hope she hasn't gone (.
81, mach doun '''@To that shes lost her
cor. 100 o. 90 hnr bl.sht eyes. Oh,
~" 81 Z
I,e No. Establishment was keyed
~ - tli"lt nj expectancy and every.
'"f =, listed til Tie important
first pU',i;c view of the
l",t.anr i.ampark would be when
she made - entrance TO dinner.
AT : v'een NJ Lampark
was obs OF ef The elc-
yator ii lgC a' ca ola.Heration
To say that mere eating was abandoned
ii. the Oaks dining room
Following her mother, VIII ~ fath.
er trotting along in the re- came
Hermione. She was indeed ''r and
flonde-but her littleness VS. Of the
nondescript, slabsided sort; her blond
ness was that Of straight tan hair and
pale blue, prominent eeyes and papery
washed out complexion. She was
i'opelessly unbelievably unnoticeable
aad her fussy gown caused q heavenly
reace to surge through the anguished
ly eXpectant feminine observers. There
was nothing, absolutely nothing, to
fear from any girl who would wear q
frock like that