The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-31
One Monday morning Maize Snow,

One Monday morning Maize Snow,
with the important air of one who has
some surprising news, asked the two
girls, Rachel and Sarah. If they had
seen the gorgeous new outfit of Hazel.
Neither of them had.
"Well," said Maize, ''if you'd seen
the dress she had on Satin-no cheap
rags-the sort that hangs like fash
ion plate, and coat they amt mark
ing down from thirty-five. The hat
wasn't home trimming nor Fourteenth
street. neither. / was that knocked
silly didn't half bow, but guess she
didn't mind much. l don't care what
any of you say, those gladstone gar
ments weren't cashed up out of eight
| dollars a week."
Sarah looked unutterable things,
and CURLY observed she hadn't been
able to do that kind of a conjurng
trick; but Rachel turned sadly away
saying nothing. If the girl she had
learned to really care for had gone
wrong, it was something too pitiful for
words.
Rachel went the next Sunday to see
Hazel, and found her just leaving the
house with a young man, evidently the
one Maize had described as ''the nifty
goods" Hazel seemed In high spir-
it's, and looked exceedingly charming
In the aforesaid Gladstone garments"
She asked Rachel to come with them.
But Rachel felt decidedly out Of place
with the stylish, well-groomed pair
and declined.
The next news to startle the ribbon
counter was that Hazel was leaving
the store, and the following day she
babe the girls good-by. When they
asked her where she was going she
answered she was going home. None
Of them believed her. She drew Ra
chefs arm In hers as they left the
store, and said: "They just want Il
think the worst of me! Well, dom
care what they think But you, Ra
chel, are different. You're going tt
. have your vacation in about a month
aren't your
"Yes," she answered.
! II want you to come out for few
, days. I'll write you how to come, ant
/ send you the fare; will your"
/ Rachel promised, but 1t must be con
fessed she wondered bit II she woul'
, ever again see Hazel. But the none,
for the fare, and the invitation for
! certain date came on time.
: When Rachel next appeared anon
the girls at the store she was the cen
e ter Of an awesome group.
b "You Just ought to see that house,
q she said, "great big rooms with eve
q so many windows, and my such thing
: to eat and your plate piled up owe
= and over just as though no one wa
e worrying about the high cost Of liz
ing. There was flowers in all tn
! rooms, and everyone sort Of excite'
and Hazel said they were going
have q party. Hazel's father an
mother are awful nice, and her Il
J Their is doing real well now. Her mot
er sent the money to buy those cloth'
!; you saw her have on. Well, to g
back to the party. A whole lot OF pc
pie began to come, and well, say, girl
you could have bowled me over vii
feather when saw his nobs, the foo
i walker, and Mr.. Fraser, she had intr
duced to me that day. Say, they'l
cousins and that's how she got tt
Job. The next thing I saw WAS Weld
making sort Of pathway through tt
people from the hall door up to tt
front window, then he and the 'nift
, one walking up together and standir
beside man with book in his han
Then music behind somewhere starte
up the wedding march, and In conn
Hazel looking as sweet as peach
perfect dream Of dress, veil. Q
ange blossoms, and all, her father lea
Ing her to It,"
(Which one did she marryT oh
rused the girls.
"Why, Fraser, the nifty one,'
course. Welch was only the best ma
But tell you he did look some swell
:" and he was awful nice to me-"