Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23

doing, shall always have my heart
with the little country mouse" Samuel
looked at the hat that Jane was wear
ing. "And after we are married l am
to go shopping with you and choose
the sort of things you are to wear
That hat does not exactly suit your
type, dear. can imagine little foppy
hat, Such as you used to wear, as be,
ing much more suitable for my
little Jenny"
Jane laughed. "And I can imagine
my dear little Sammy in the dear old
overalls as he used to wear them when
he did chores in the Corners and
? I'm going to have the barber part his
hair in the middle and plaster it down
the way 1t used to be in Deacon
Jones's Bible class" Jane laughed and
then in a tone more to Samuel's lik-
Il ing she added: 81 know what you
mean, and If you really want me to be
Jenny. why Of course l SHALL
! It was when Jane reached her
cousins and before she had put aside
the new sophisticated hat Samuel had
reached her on the telephone "A big
buyer from San Francisco has just
come" he told her. doll up and do
your worst. He's going to meet me at
at Palma and thought between you
and the cabaret show we could land
some pretty big orders. OF course, I'll
tell him we are engaged - that will
explain why you are with me- But a
girl like you can handle a man like
that better than I can. So doll up to
kill Meet me at the Palma at a
quarter of and we can get the right
line of talk ready"
Jane dashed to her room and work
ed with furious rapidity and at half
past 6 she reached the Palma, where
she registered her name and asked for
room. She had suitcase, which she
deposited in the hotel room and then
came down to meet Samuel. But
Samuel did not recognize her.
In fact, 1t was not till she had laid
hand on his arm that he realized
that the little mouse before him was
really Jane only it was the old Jen-
ny and not Jane at all. With the help
of cousin had resurrected flop
by hat" Of the kind that she had worn
in the Corners two years before
Then Jane had taken from her ward
robe the dress that was best" two
|years before. Il was little worn and
at least it had The virtue of never
having been moro in style than at
present. 1t was pretty in a way and
demure and not unbecoming = but
never stylish. With the doning of this
Jane vanished and Jenny was rein
carnated The hat finished the picture.
But this was not enough. There was
the substitution of sensible flat-heeled.
soft black kid shoes for the trim high.
heeled pumps that Jane wore, and
then she took out of her bureau drawer
a pair of white cotton gloves such as
the Jenny of old days had always
worn to church and sociables. Before
DOMINIC this costume Jane had wash
ed her face vigorously with soap and
good cold water till it shone like
June sky and Jenny in the country
frock had added not touch Of cream
or powder. The hair had been parted
and brushed back in rolls above the
ears so tight that it, too, shone. 1t
was warm evening, so no coat was
needed.
At flrst Samuel was speechless.
But the buyer!" he gasped.
Don't you like me-" the girls tones
Knocked pleadingly. Don't you see I'm
dressed Just like re dear old Jenny of
the Corners? Il thought as long as
you were going to tell the buyer that
am going to be your wife you would
want me to look the part This is the
way l am going to dress, Of course.
and you don't know how much more
demure I feel. It's funny what diff
ference clothes make in ones feel.
ings."
Samuel was thinking now just Of
business. He consulted his watch. and
as he did so he had vision of the
Jane as he had seen her that after
noon = the Jane whose citified clothes
had little alarmed him; the Jane
who, though dressed in the best of
taste, attracted the attention Of the
men who passed; the Jane whose
strikingness had called forth the little
talk about the charm Of Jenny. 1t was
not Jenny but Jane that he counted on
for that interview with the buyer. II
was just quarter before by his
watch.
Jane, get the point see what
you mean - but 1t isn't fair. The joke
would be a good one il the occasion
weren't so serious. You see, counted
on your help. That way you'd spoil
everything. And now of course you
can't get home and into your toys in
quarter of an hour"
NO" smiled the girl, and 1t was
Jane talking through the Jenny make
up. "but I can go to my room here in
the hotel and put back the Jane
clothes in ten minutes They're all
there in a suitcase"
And as she turned to take the eleva.
tor to her room Samuel followed for a
step. Good by. Jenny, forever" he
said. 81 liked you back In Blair's Cor.
ners but 1t was with Jane here in the
city that | fell in love-"
THE CRAMER-CRALL
WEDDING AT HOME