Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-08
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~ GERALD 81. ETlENNE. i
copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Newspa.
per 9yndicate.)
Little puifs Of powder, !,
Little daubs Of paint.
Make Miss Stella Arnold
Look like what she ANTI

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Make Miss Stella Arnold
Look like what she ain't.s
:, Stuart McKinnon's cheeks burned
and his hair fairly bristled on end az
he heard this paraphrase rhymed OF,
% passing two youths on the board
walk. He stopped suddenly and looked
Back. an angry CLINT in his eyes. They
were merely boys-youngsters, wear
ting their first long trousers. He start
I'd on again. It would have done them
good. he thought, If he had banged
their heads together or ducked them
I'm the lake, but then, what good would
It have done him? 1t would only have
caused scene and made things un.
pleasant afterwards, perhaps. The
taunt was worse because 1t was true.
Everyone knew that Stella's complex
ion was "doctored." There was no use
denying 1t. Nothing irritated Stuart
more than the thought of 1t. He had
spoken to her of 1t.
"Don't tell me you don't like It," she
had said to Stuart us he demonstrated
with her. Its fashionable and I'm GO
ing to do 1t while I'm here. l know
the people ut home would be shocked.
but they are not here to see me-"
As he walked to the spot where he
had arranged to meet Stella. Stuart
tried to figure out some way to bring
her to her senses. He would not quar-.
rel with her-he disliked quarreling
with anyone. and besides Stella was
= nice little girl, despite her faults. II
DE pretended that he was angry she
would be only too willing to show him
that she didn't care. She had done
that before. He caught sight Of her
before he was able to decide upon any
thing definite.
He could see that she was made up
as usual. He sat down beside her with.
out word.
"Oh, you are here!' she exclaimed.
as she caught sight of him.
YES" he answered: "Did-for the
love of Mike, what next!' He jumped
TO his feet and stared at her In wonder.
"Well, If you are not the happy limit I"
he groaned. "a beauty spot! What
nextl"
''What is the matter with q beauty
spot?" she asked pettishly. "All the
girls are wearing them. It's the very
latest thing"
81 guess 1t is" he gasped. "1f there
was anything later than it you would
have had it before now"
"Yo4 haven't said a word about how
I look" Stella interrupted at last.
isn't it time we went in bathing7"
II think 1t is," he replied as he con.
suited his watch. II have time to go
up to the village while you get ready.
will be back. ready for the water. be-
fore you are, though. For goodness
sake don't spend too much time primp-
Ing. or the sun will have gone down
before we have chance to enjoy 1t"
Stella did spend too much time
''primping." but even then she APP
peared on the beach, in bathing cos
tune, before Stuart did. This was I'M.
usual, but she excused him in her mind
because he had always been early on
former occasions. She waited nearly
ten minutes before he appeared. It
was her turn to gasp. Stuart's. blonde
mustache had changed color.
"What have you done?" Stella, cried,
excitedly. "You look dreadful,
Stuartl"
Don't say anything about it." he
cautioned, Everyone will hear you.
] don't want them to know it is dyed.
!. was tired of that blonde mustache
and 1t was hard to distinguish from
my lip. This one looks better, don't
you, think?"
ut does not' she declared emphat-
ically. ut changes your appearance
completely. You look so silly, Stuartl
Whatever made You do it?'
Lets change the subject" Stuart
sasd, jumping to his feet. "The water
iooks fine"
The water was fine. Stuart enjoyed
It from the first, but Stella didn't seem
to enjoy 1t so much. She didn't want
to. swim; she didn't want to get on the
raft; she didn't seem to want to do
anything but have Stuart keep ducking
his head under the water. She seemed
relieved when he struck out for long
swim and left her. When he returned
she had disappeared. He found her on
the beach, almost in tears.
II stood it as long as I could" she
sobbed, when he appeared. These
girls are the most hateful things in the
world. They did not do thing but
make fun Of you after you, had gone.
That girl in the green bathing suit
said you thought you. We're Charley
Chaplin. They all knew that mus.
tache was dyed"
"Of course, they did," he smiled.
Everybody knows that your rosy
cheeks are covered with rouge, too,
What's the difference? It's fashion.
ebleW.
people don't talk about me like
that7"
"Don't they? You should have heard
come of the things have heard. Ny
cheeks have burned on your account q
dozen times a day since we beve been
here"
Haven't you. felt ashamed? ladnt
you. hate me for making such q show
Of yoq2 I'll never make up again"
ef you don't I'll shave off this mus
tache," he promised. "Of course,
haven't hated you. I have thought
too much Of you to let little thinl
like that come between us. wOuldn'I