The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-05
THE DAILY
SHORT STORY
Sauce for the Gander.
~ GERALD ST. ETIENNE,

MAKE Miss stella Arnold
Look like what she amt"
TUART McKINNON's cheeks
burned and his hair fairly bris.
tied on end as he heard this para.
lFasO rhymed Off, in passing two
ouths on the boardwalk. lie stopped
l1oonly and looked back, an angry
int IN his eyes. They were merely
1y1-youngsters. wearing their first
nc trSdsers. He started on again.
would have done them good, he
lQught, u he had banged their heads
gNther or ducked them in the lake.
lt Khen, what good would It have
one Rim? II would only have caused
scene and made things unpleasant
Rewards perhaps The taunt was
Ofse because II was true. Everyone
new that Stclla's complexion was
1Octored." There was no use deny.
n q. Nothing irritated Stuart more
han the thought OF II. lie had spoken
D her OF It. even pleaded with her 10
I've up the foolish practice, but with.
10 avail. Stella thought IL improved
Ia looks and was firm in her copyic-
1n that people would think she was
now" II she didn't makeup. II shN
"a really needed artificial coloring
wouldn't have appeared so bad 10
luart, but he knew she didn't. Her
|alural complexion was far ahead OF
~ cosmetic one. If she kept up roug'
= she would ruin her beautiful skin.
here was little use in telling her. She
lmply wouldn't listen. She didn't
Hon With her cheeks. either. Her lips
gsFo touched up, rings were put under
icr eyes to make them appear larger
Ind her eyebrows we're penciled heav'
Don't tell me you don't like IT, she
had said 10 Stuart as be demonstrated
With her. "lts fashionable and I'm 60
ne 10 do e while I'm here. ! know
m people at home would be shocked
~ they are not here 70 see me.
link Il makes me look charming, don
gouF"
III makes you look idiotic" ne
Frnnted in reply. "You don't see any
"A the sensible girls here with paint
tnd powder on, inches thick. a little
powder Is all right, but that sticky
booking rouge makes you look fright.
n a bad enough for old maids, VINO
haven't natural color, TO use IT, Dut
there Is no excuse for a person win
complexion like yours
INT that conversation or dozens OF
hiheF conversations they had about u
afierwnrd didn't cause a change u
only made Stuart unhappy ana s'ella
more convinced than ever. she was go
me "a chow him early in the game
that she would be her own mistress
and would not be ruled by any man,
IA he walked to the spot where nc
haa arranged to meet Stella, Stuart
tried 10 figure out some way to BRING
~ 10 her senses = lie would not quar-
raj with her - he disliked Quarreiins
riih anyone, and besides Stella was
nice little girl. despite her faults. II
"a pretonded that he was angry she
would be only too willing to show MN
Ihat sho didn't care. She had done that
sslosu. He caught sight Of her before
rs was able to decide upon anything
definite.
lie could see that she was made up
Ia usual. He sat down beside her WIN
odt a word. $1,000
aoh. you are here!" she exclaimed
a. she caught sight of him.
aYos," he answered. "Did-ior the
love of Mike, what next" He jumped
IA IFS feet and stared at her in wonder.
aWell, II you are not the happy limit
he groaned. "a beauty spot! What
nextf"
HWhat IL the matter with beauty
sD0t9' she asked pettishly. "All the
girls are wearing them. It's the very
latest thing"
II guess Il is," he gasped. III there
vas anything later than it you would
have had e before now" That was all
ke said, but he thought a lot. This
beauty spot capped it all. He could
have stood anything, but that. His
MID worked quickly.
"gg0u haven't said a word about how
look" Stella interrupted at last.
isn't II time we went in bathing?"
u think Il is," he replied, as he con-
lnlted HE watch. 81 have time to 30
np % the village while you get ready.
I viii be back, ready for the water be-
fore you are, though. For goodness
nike don't spend too much time primp-
lnF, OF the sun will have gone down
before We have q chance to enjoy 4"
stella did spend too, much time
iprlmplng," but even then she appear
"a on the beach, in bathing costume,
before Stuart did. This was unusual.
but be excused him in her mind be-
cause be had always been early on for
mer occasions. She waited nearly ten
before he appeared. 1t was
hcr turn to gasp. Stuart's blonde NOUS
lache had changed color. II was trans
formed 10 q Jet black and was shaved
81 q the sides, until It was barely an
inch wide.
nWhat you have done?" Stella cried,
rcltodly. 'You look dreadful! Stuart
Don't say anything about IT," he
cautioned. Everyone will hear you.
/ don't want them to know II is dyed
I vas tired OF that blonde moustache
.nd O was hard TO distinguish from
~ ID. This one looks better, don't
yon thihk?"
90 does not" she declared emphati-
caiIy. 1T changes your appearance