The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-11

Hello" she said cheerfully.
lie looked grateful and fm led
You look "a II you had had a
f. spell of sickness. you're 40 white
he said.
I'm all right, but you look like
a nervous pro. case. Aren't We
pltlful objects for eminently sue.
csssful playwrightsf'
4 suppose one gets used 20 this
strain In time he said. taking her
arm 10 help her thru the crowd.
No sooner had the train come 10
stop than they Aaw Ardeila's
huge frame descend from the car.
holding a dress-sult case In each
hand. After her came the PROBES.
sor. looking very small and shrunk-
en-. Ardelia saw them asar, and
waved the heavy suitcase in the
air Ike a banner as she hurried to.
ward them.
"Howdy. Miss Bambl, Howdy,
Mistnh Jarvis7 Heah We is"
My Ardelia. you DO look s,yi.
lsh!"
"Yas'm. Wal, unfit yo' see my
moo black Hilk. lee go, me a tight
skirt. an n Dutch neck iawree.
honey, but dis ole n-ggah's gittln'
mighty risky"
She and Jarvis had an argumsn,
about the bags. she insisted upon
carrying them herself. and lndis.
nantly refused the help OF the col.
ored porter.
Go way rum hcah. boy. Yo'
reckon ] gwtne trust yo' all Wild ma
moo silk dress an dc Professor y
dress suit7 No. sab"
She kept them laughing all the
way to tho club with her tales OF
thor difficulties and excltements
In getting off. Har exclamation
on everything she saw were con.
vulsing. When they arrived at the
club. and she discovered that she
vas 10 have the little room next
TO Bambi's her satisfaction was
complete.
Bambi ordered the entire family
to repose on its respective backs
for an hour before they dressed
Tor dinner. So they parted to obey
orders. For that hour Bambi held
herself firmly upon her bed, com.
plotting her plans. They had
agreed, she and Jarvis. that II there
should be call for the author they
would take Il together. and Jarvis
would speak. She was not sure
just how she was to make the
revelation to him OF her dual per.
sonRlity. she decided TO leave IL 10
chance
Never in her Efe had she been
so excited. The double response.
bility as author and playwright
shrank TO second place in compari.
son with the fact that this night
she was 10 tell Jarvis OF her love
for him-hear him speak his love
for her.
Before the hour of enforced quiet
was over she could hear Ardelia
tip-toeing about her room.
While Bambi bathed. Ardelia
shouted all the gossip of home thru
the bathroom door. Upon Bambis
temperance. she insisted upon
dressing her like child. She put
on her silk stockings and sl.ppers.
getting herself down and up with
many grunt. She constituted her.
self critical Judge in the hair
dressing process. and fused about
every pin.
Bambi disappeared into the
closet, and presently she popped
out her head.
"Ardealia, prepare to dc OF Joy.
When you have seen my new dress.
life has nothing more TO offer you. -
1t was certainly a diaphanous
thing of many layers of chiffon.
graduating In color from flame to
palest apricot pink. II hung
straight and simple on Bambl's
1.-THE cure, bringing out all tine
color. the dash. the firelike quality
in the girls personality. The flush
In her checks, the glow in her eyes,
even the little curls. were like
twisted tongues of flame. She
whirled for Ardelia's inspect on.
Il know dat amt no decent dress,
but yo' sho' is beautiful as Potty-
par's Wife
Who's sho?"
She's in the Bible"
Bambi laughed.
Il look like the fire OF spring, "
she nodded to her reflection. "Of
course I'm beautiful! THIS IL the
biggest. happiest night Of my life,'
A boy came for the Professors
clothes, and little later that dis.
tracted gentleman presented him
self to have his tic arranged. and
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