The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-03-10
HER HEARTS DESIRE
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COnL1nueQ from page O.J
a rut if l didn't come over once in so
often and give her some town ideas.
This time I've brought one that's
worth money. And it's original. |
thought of it when was trying on
my new silk. Mrs. Cooper is the
best dressmaker in lockwood, but
it's not absolutely impossible for her
tn make a mistake. That day she
kept looking and looking at my right
sleeve as if that was the only part
of my dress that interested Ter ma
jesty. And by the time she had made
up her mind what the trou lie was |
was as nervous as witch ana I've
never worn that dress since without
wondering whether she got that
sleeve in just right after all.
Now, if I'd been blindfolded while
she was working over me, all that
worry would have been saved. That's
the idea, and l am going to try /.
with you. I'll just tie this silk scarf
over your eyes and then Amelia can
fuss away to her hearts content and
You'll never be the wiser. Her dress
es always come out right in the end -
but YOU know Amelia. Where Is
sh anyway? Out there in the
street talking to Ada Borden! Look
here, Lucy, while she's gone Pm go
ing to fix your hair like woman's
I saw at a lecture last week. I'd
rather fuss over hair than go to
circus, I do believe"
From experience, Lucy knew how
useless would be an attempt to repel
her exuberant friend. She sat down
in the chair which Ellen placed for
her-a chair that did not face the
looking-glass.
Ellen pulled the wire pins from the
tight coil of dark brown hair in which
only a few strands of gray were in
termingled. AS it fell to the Shout
ders it rolled out in waves that made
tn: hair dresser smother a gasp of de-
light. With practiced strokes she dl'
vided it evenly above the forehead
and drew the two parts lightly into i
loose coil in the neck When the last
pirIshining brown and new-was in
place, she viewed her work from ev-
er4 side and smiled deep smile Of
satisfaction.
;Now for the new stunt" she cried,
Throwing the silk scarf lightly about
Lucy's eyes as she heard her cousin 5
firm step on the piazza. Hurry up
Amelia! We're waiting. Off with
the old and on with the new
Too soul weary to care, Lucy stood
like a statute as the two women hev
cred about her. She longed to be in
her own home where she could think
she seemed always to be thinking
restlessly now.
at is such satisfaction to have a
dress you won't tire Of" chartered
Ellen. keep your hands off, Lucy
They're too warm to touch tnla
goods, you know. Yes, l do like the
dress. wish l had been born sensl-
BILE instead of Tightly"
As far as Lucy was concerned, she
might have been standing there ten
minutes of half an hour when she
heard Amelia draw long breath.
"You see, tried it on the, first
three times to save YOU explained
Ellen. '.Now prepare yourself. loL
are to have the first look in the par
lor mirror. The light is better IN
there this afternoon. Come on, Am
ella. take the other arm
Lucy allowed herself to be led into
the front room in which. great mir
ror hung. The blinds were no lon1
ger closed. Through the open win
dows came the May breezes sweet
with the odor of apple blossoms. IN
Jar on the center table was a pinky-
white spray Of spring-time freshness.
The silk scarf was removed. WHO'LL
dazed LUCY opened her eyes slowly
very slowly-and gazed speeches. at
the vision before her-folds of vel
low lovliness that seemed to follow
the lines Of a dress-a fashlon-pla
dress. The neck was not too low nor
the sleeve too short nor the waistllne
too high nor the skirt too full, bu
something of each feature of the sea-
sons styles helped TO make per-
feet whole. And the trimming was
not black velvet ribbon but wonderful!
lace-Ellen's gift. When the startle1
eyes were raised to the browning
glory of the picture-the soft hair in
it's unaccustomed beauty-Lucy
sniled.
The smile made the face in the mir
ror truly beautiful, the vision alto
ether lovable-and Lucy smiled
again, deeper, truer smile Cfor she
had not heard Ellen's softly spoken
'sReady'). The picture before her
seemed to enlarge, to include another
face. A tall, broad-shouldered man
was advancing from doorway be-
yond. Nearer and nearer he came
his eyes eager, blue and tender. He
touched her gently on the arm. With
an effort she turned-and stood face
to face with Philip Grant.