The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-12-28

Hazel dressed up In full elegance. She
was possessed with girllsh longing To
show herself. Her thought was To
get past the wooden stretch between
her home and the summer hotel
grounds-just once parade past the
promenaders. and feel that, in attire
at least, she was one Of the mad
ding crowd" When she neared the
throng, however Hazel's timid nature
shrank from the ordeal. She went To
quiet nook in the woods, sat down
on a fallen tree and dreamed
She arose suddenly. Hazel had re-
moved her pretty picture hat and
placed it beside her. a little dog
came running up. seized the priced
headgear, and ran off with it
"Come back, oh, come back" cried
the distracted Hazel, but the mis-
chleyous little animal was out Of sight
like an arrow. Hazel had rushed
vainly. In pursuit, fairly crying, when
quick whistle rang out and we'll
dressed young man came into view.
The dog scampered up to him and the
hat was rescued, unframed
What a delightful young man-all
courtesy, apology and consideration
He was manifestly captiyated by the
fair face, but INDUCED only in few
generalItles, and was gone, but he had
managed to linger for fully five min
utes, and Hazel was duly impressed
She had in a measure been false TO
herself. For a few moments at least,
she had carried out all the dignity Of
a fashionable young lady to the manner
born. Ii was quite small and thrill
ing experience to pose in an exclusive
sphere and TO be accepted as simon
pure deyotee of fashion.
Gordon Marie did not forget that
charming face. 1t was strange, he told
himself. but somehow the flashing
memory of that chance meeting caused
him TO long for another sight of its
possessor. Twice he roamed through
the woods, hoping to come across the
ideal of his dreams, but Hazel did not
reappear.
Then he made inquiries among his
set, but that furnished 10 clue. He de
/ ciced that the young lady who had 50
impressed him must belong to some OF
the rich farmer families Of that dis
trict. Then one day, he met her.
He was passing a neat, small cot
/ tage. with beautifully kept garden
when the unfenced lawn and cool
looking pump in the back yard tempt
ed him TO ailay his thirst
As lie rounded the house, he came
upon a wash bench, tub sending W
snowy cascades Of soapsuds, and
bending over it, was the lady ri his
dreams.
Gould 1 have a drink" he began
and started and stared
Certainly" said 'Hazel, but in 8
vivid gasp and all afiush, recognizing
/ her knight Of the picture hat episode
She was an enticing picture TO her
admirer as she daintily wiped the suds
| from her little hands on the great en-
veloping apron she wore, as she
tripped TO the kitchen and returned
with a glass and handed it to him.
| He made clumsy task OF pumping
and Hazel had to show him how &c
I mango the crank handle. Then both
laughed, and her embarrassment was
gone.
He referred TO their first meeting
/ Hazel told him the story OF her won
| derful dress. Who could resist hei
truth and simplicity? Not Gorder
Marie. heart-hung-y for real love, anc
/ here he found e.
In after years Hazel Marie had {
whole wardrobe of the latest gowns
but the one in which she had nrs1
flashed into the presence OF her de
voted husband she kept as d cherished
mementO.