The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-13
The Epening Story
Clothes.
Clothes.
Copyright 1915. by W. wsrnero

uuon her veranda with an engaging
hest seller in her hand when she
glanced up and saw a group OF WON
en- ascending Mrs. Wilson's steps.
Fashionable women were they who
dfsplayed all the seasons novelties,
such as awning stripes, bright-hued
silk stockings and appliqued birds
and beasts. upon their wide-brimmed
hats. Each carried a little bag
and In that bag, Kitty knew. reposed
n mack of cards, bridge score.
tablet and pencil, with perhaps
small vinaigrette In case the con-
test proved too heated and over
came the fair participant.
Again" Kitty thought. They've
played three times this week, and
it's only Thursday" i,
The Wilson's screen door opened
and the birds OF bright plumage
6uftered In. For a few moments
ray voices raised In laughter and
chatter fioated across the street 10
kitty, then followed the tense 81
leuce of the game.
Kitty had lost her place in her
book and when she found IL again
she no longer had any interest IN
ths story. Her mind was running
astray after blue silk stockings,
fa1Ba hats, and pink-and-white
striped skirts. Not that she ap-
proved Of the women who wore
them. Indeed, she would not have
appeared on the street with that
nasty. beaky little Mrs. Cady. and
a. for countenancing Gertrude Beck
man. Kitty could never forget the
fact that she came OF the good old
wilton stock, for whom Gertrude
Beekman's grandparents had worked
A servants. There was spice OF
arfstocracy In Kitty that made her
koop out of the Wilson-Cady-Beek'
man set, and yet that founced frock
OF Gertrude Beekman had I'M
pressed itself unalterably upon her
memory.
AI'ye rot to ind out where she
9ets her clothes" she thought. TN
certain Miss Rowland never MADE
that dress. And that hat never
came out Of Miss Hemper's millinery
parlors."
the looked down at her own dress
In sudden disgust. II was or last
summer, and looked as badly as
frequently washed and systematical'
II worn garment can look. Miss
Rowland had made 1t. and she had
not the goods OF piece they mad
e Euwler's. To her knowleoge
three other dresses had been SOLD
81 that piece and were being worn
An the town. Mrs. DR.. Coates had
enc Of them and Dorky Ann. who
washed for the Peabodys. had an
other.
while Kitty studied her dress
with growing dissatisfaction, Tom
Keane came down the street
vhistling, on hts rounds with the
offernoon mail. He had only pa
por for Kitty. She opened II iis'
{onsly, her eyes upon II. her mine
running on pink stripes, and mel
ears taking In the squeal OF MRS
+ FhrrinEton's pohongraph. wnicf
from next door was PRODUCING
sThose Laughing Irish Eyes" sh.
ala not care for the paper, but Hue
h son would have II as regularly a
his evening cigar.
Now, however. as she glanced 2
the paper she seemed 10 take l
two things at once--a startling al
vertieement of an alteration sal
that covered most OF the back pas
and. tucked up In the corner, re-
personal items from the Westmor
correspondent which began by sa
inr that Mrs. Gertrude Beekma
Mrs.. Aionzo Cady. and Miss Caroiy
Hemphill had spent Monday sho
ping in the city.
"And that's where they got tho
things" Kitty thought. She scann'
the advertisement eagerly. And b
resolution began to race with d
imagination.
when Hudson came home to 81
per he found flushed and excit
y spouse.
''Hud." she began, II want sor
money" !,
The usual colloquy followed. b
Kfttv had used the afternoon
some purpose Her eloQuence W
20 persuasive that II finally Undue
Hudson TO bring out his pocketoo
and share the contents with her
81 was calculating TO put n
aside toward runabout."
siehed. Seems 10 me you'd enj
that more than lot OF oars'
clothes
kitty had her money Next mo
ing she rose at half-past 3 ar
some very scrappy sleep. hurr'
her breakfast, which she could
eat, got into her travelling thin
and rushed TO the station TO ia
the 1857 express TO Birmingham
II was a great venture for VIC
an whose previous visits to
town had been under the protect
Of her more experienced husbar
but the shopping song was buzz
in Kitty's ear to the exclusion OF
fimidity. There was no one on
train she knew. so she had only
own thoughts as she was BOZ
along.
So Hub contemplated getting
carr The secret had slipped
unawares. Fifty dollars certai
would go a great way toward