The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-23
FLUFFY
sy FLORENCE G. MEANEY.


per Syndicate)
.'Oh. dear. / wish / looked like other
.sirls; it's no wonder nobody likes me.
This old hair! Every time look IN
that glass | just want TO scream
This ontburst arose from Virginia
Ray, the youngest of three sisters, or
FLUFFY. as her school chums called her.
owing to a wealth of auburn fluffy
hair.
WHY. my dear" exclaimed her
mother entering the room, what
worrying my little girl? Look at the
Pretty eyes all swollen.
"Oh. mother" Virginia stormed, Il
lust wish didn't have this old hair.
I've brushed ii and combed 1T till In
fred out and IL doesn't change one Dit !;
[ think I'll be tempted to cut 1t all
off one Of these days If they plague
me any more about It," Then she told
her mother how they had nicknamed
her Fluffy, to match her hair. Mrs.
Ray tried to comfort her by telling her
"some girls would be crazy to have
those curls."
At the supper table the main topic
was the dance to be held that eve
ming for the boys over there. AND,
chirped Helen, second eldest. Capt.
Arthur Harvey of the - regiment
Is going to be there; they say he Is
"a sumner and unmarried"
No one had noticed the pretty flush
that had come to Virginia's face nor
that she had tasted very little supper,
and on pretense of being so tired she
begged to be excused.
Once out Of their sight she gave way
to her thoughts. 81 wonder" she
unused, "could 1t be possible?" and trip
ping upstairs she made her way to her
sister Mary's wardrobe and selected
a gray georgette crepe dress, the pref
test she could find. 1t would do no
harm to try 1t on, she thought; then
arranging her hair up high she viewed
herself In the long mirror. ".GOsh!
never knew l could look SO NICE" and
trotting In delight to her own room,
she decided to go to the dance.
Eight o'clock found the hall quite
crowded. orchestra playing, and every.
body bubbling over with happiness. In
the farthest corner sat Virginia all
alone and unnOticed, as she thought
She had seen her two sisters having
the time Of their lives and almost
wished she hadn't come, but then heI
thoughts strayed to the object of heI
presence there, and she started anoth
er understanding search, but Of nc
avail.
| Suddenly the orchestra struck up 6
lively fox trot. and Virginia was los
In beating time. humming and watch
Ing the different steps and didn't mint
the time passing. Pardon me-" cam,
In low voice. "Why aren't you en-
joying yourself like your sisters ant
the rest?" Virginia turned suddenly t.
find herself face to face with the mar
she had come purposely to see. "Oh,
| i" she stammered. REALLY, mus
be going" But she didn't 60 alone
for Captain Harvey asked permission
to escort her home, and after SOM
hesitation she decided to allow him.
1t was a pleasant walk home, an,
when Virginia asked him, "How di
you remember me after such lon
timer he replied: "Well, when cam
into the hall l glanced around to see |
there was anybody knew, and for tn
minute, | must confess, l was some
what disappointed; you see the crow
seemed so strange to me. But when
happened to glance over In certai
corner l saw you. and stepping up t
one of the fellows l inquired who tn
lady was with the fluffy hair. Yo
know II is some time since we becam
acquainted. and for another minute
forgot we were friends ESQ careless G
mel so finally putting on my thinkin
cap recollected everything" He cor
tinued talking about the good time
they had that summer they were t,
gether--the picnic, the little DO,
where they had learned to swim
when suddenly he turned to see IL vi
ginta was enjoying 1t, and to h
Amusement saw two big tears rollin
down her cheeks. "Stop right whe,
you are" she cried. "You are like a
the rest and l thought you were !
different. oh. why does everybod
ridicule my hairf"
Captain Harvey had been so int
ested In talking over those times I
! forgot he had even mentioned her hal
and for answer he put one strong ar
around her and. lifting the tea
stained face. he said: 1--WE only lnou