The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-06

foolish enough once in a WHILE" and
Grizelda might have gone on with her
theory of wild oats sowing had she not
been cut short by a reproving, "Grizel-
da, why do you say such awful
lthings7" from the elder sister.
A month later Bob Lamar had re-
turned to civilization In general and to
the section Of civilization In which the
Ferrels had their being in particular
Through a few brief letters exchanged
1t was arranged Bob Lamar should visit
the Ferrels on a certain weekend in
June and, though nothing was said
to Indicate that Bob's visit was de-
signed especially that he might meet
Helen, the entire Ferrel family seemed
to make preparations with that end in
view That is, all the family but
,Grizelda.
When Gregory met Bob at the sta
ton Of the town where the Ferrels
lived there was something grave and
serious in the face of Gregory that i'm
mediately solicited an inquiry FROM
Bob.
HAS anything gone wrong" Bob
asked. Helen isn't iil-or-or any
thIng7" Her name had not been men
toned since his arrival, FIVE minutes
before
"Why, no, Helen Is not Ill. But to
tell you the truth, you have come at
rather trying time. I'm afraid you
viii feel the depression Of it-you see,
my sister, Grizelda--"
"Oh, the little girl with the brown
ringlets."
"She was little girl in the picture
you saw" Gregory said, "but she's
grown up since then. She's eighteen
and the ringlets were brown"
well, what color are they now?p
laughed Bob.
'sThat's the terrible thing" said
Gregory, stf1l very tragically. II didn't
think I'd tell you. but suppose / had
better. They-the ringlets, are-l
hardly know how to tell you. But
Grizelda had her hair bleached. Yes
terday she was a brunette, and now
she is as golden-haired as peroxide
show girl"
Bob, in spite of Gregory's tragic air.
laughed outright. well. It'll all come
In brown again." he said.
"Yes, but In the meantime-in the
months that pass before thatl What
will people say. Imagine a daughter
OF Theosophus Ferret, church warden
and president Of the board of educa
zion, with peroxide hair. OF course, no
one must know. OF course, father was
frightfully enraged about it. Grizelda
tried to explain and he stormed at her
at first and then when he asked her
about 1t she was sullen and wouldn't
say anything. 1t happened last night
she came home that way before din
ner, and she's been in her room ever
since. We didn't want to have even
the servants see. Of course Wen have
to send her away somewhere-till 1t
comes In brown. We haven't decided
Just where she'll go. If there were only
converts now as there used to be
where girls could go to retreats or
something. l suppose she'll just have
to go to some out-of-the-way farm. 1t
win take about six months. suppose.
And we don't know what Wen tell peo-
pie. It's a very ugly business, Bob"
Bob was no longer inclined to laugh.
He looked as sad as Gregory, but his
eyes We're softer. Poor little kid" he
murmured, but Gregory did not hear it..
please don't let any Of the family
know l told you about this he said.
And. Bob. please don't think that
Helen Is at all that sort of girl. Helen
and Grizelda are as different as two
sisters could be-she has absolutely no
patience with the child"
Perhaps 1t was because or In spite
of all effort on the part of the Ferrels
TO act as If the dreadful thing that
had happened had not happened. At