Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-03-28

up. She has had two poems published
1 that have been noticed. but she has TO
grind away at teaching to earn liv-
\ inr. She went nj it at eighteen. Her
father never made more than enough
TO Just Scrape along on, and she's had
no society, and you might say, no
youth
The young man was staring at him
in wonderment.
4 ~oh. then you know her." he ex-
claimed.
Yes" said Rankin. Il know what
a clever. splendid girl she is. and If l
had the money I'd send today for a
4 consignment Of new frocks for her.
Why. | don't think she ever had on
q low-neck dress in her life. hope
she never will put on one of those
such as we saw here last night. where
7 the low neck ends at the waistline on
the back"
May 7 ask you to introduce me to
/ this young lady?s asked Bailey. at the
same time transferring his card TO the
other man.
what, after"
AT this moment, as fate would have
it. the girl under discussion ran quick
/ IL up the steps and straight TO the
elder man.
oh. Uncle Arthur" she began, and
then. seeming to note the presence OF
the other man, she paused abruptly in
confusion.
1Janet, let me present Mr.. Bailey.
Ny niece, Miss Rankin, Mr.. Bailey"
She acknowledged the introduction
with quiet dignity, and went in
The young mans face was one over
which less kindly man than Rankin
might have gloated in boastful tri-
umph.
I'm more sorry than / can tell you"
he said in crimson modification.
Now, never mind said the other.
/ you've taught me something. Let me
thank you instead" and he put out his
hand good-naturedly. Bailey caught
it in q firm grasp.
4 The next day he came upon Janet,
ensconced against a sand heap away
from the crowd of bathers, reading.
He asked if he might interrupt. Ja-
net had no objection. They talked.
and the time sped on till his watch
warned him he had broken an engage
ment, and he had TO leave.
That evening at a hotel dance Janet,
with her uncle, sat watching the
swirling, rainbow-tinted clouds of tulle
and chiffon float past on the modishly
arrayed dancers. Her own gown. high
necked and neat, might have suited a
woman twice her age. No one asked
i ell -
aloof and out of il all. Tugging at her
heart was the question, why should
she be out of it? She wanted to dance
just as much as any Of those smiling
happy girl whirling past. She saw
\ Bailey, one Of the best dancers on the
floor, always with a pretty partner;
/ but he never seemed to see her. Her
uncle went out on the piazza TO smoke
/ and she was left alone. Her isolation
began TO be unbearable and she got up
and tried to make her way to the door
Suddenly Bailey rushed up TO her and
asked her TO dance. She excused her
self and reioined her uncle
The next day a box arrived for ia
net. Much bewildered she called in
her uncle to look at a dream OF an eve
ming dress, and another frock, both in
i good style. She made him 'sfesS up. -
/ and scoIded him for doing it. He de-
i clared some royalties on his last book
( had come in, and that he could afford
4 it. So Janet at the next dance was
| positively stunning She was besieged
with partners, and allowed Bailey
i only one turn. In fact she treated him
so frigidly. he next day sought Rankin,
/ and begged him TO let him know if he
7 had told her what he had said. Ran
/ kin replied he had not. But he added !:
IF you really care TO know her bet
i ter, you've got TO show her your metal.
I You've got TO win her. And just mon
ey won't do IT."
Three days later the Rankins left,
but not until Bailey had extracted a
promise that he might call. After call
I ing several times the young man made
/ discovery. He impaired 1t TO Janet.
4 She was really surprised.
'I wonder If you actually mean it,
she said
well please don't go on wonder
ing" he cried
well, 7 won't" And with d happy
little smile she let him take her In his
arms.
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