South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-21
Missy's Spectacles
By Hilda Morris

course he must be getting used 20
her appearance by that time she
adopted a nice older-sister feeling
towards him. il seemed to accord
best with her looks. At least she
thought SO.
Before a month had passed Ger
aid Robbins spent about all his
spare time with Missy, he took her
TO the theater. 10 dinner. rowing on
the river. And all the time Missy
grew 10 like him more and more
and 20 count upon his coming. This
new interest in her life rather less
ened Missys hours OF depression
concerning the s~pectacles. but she
had them, none the less. Here il
was just the time in her life when
she ought 10 be at her very, very
prettiest. and this frightfuI shadow
had descended upon her, Gerald
ought 10 see her as she used 10 be
il wasn't fair 10 him that he should
have, TO court a girl in her sad
plight
And so. one day when Gerald
- 4t1AA " invite ntI 10 a
dance, Missy decided TO do d for
hidden thing. she would go with
out her glasses! Of course her
head would ache and she couldn't
feel comfortable without them. and
the doctor hau said that she must
never leave them off. but she sim
ply could not subject Gerald 10 the
humiliation of taking a girl TO a
dance when she looked so awful
SO Missy managed 10 avoid her
mothers eye and prepared for the
party without them. Very lovely
she looked, too. as she came down
in her pale blue gown, % greet Ger
aid. He looked at her admiringly.
as always, but he said nothing
about her looking much different.
Missy felt a little piqued.
And as the evening went on he
said nothing. Just as if she didn't
look a thousand times prettier than
she ever had since he had known
her! They danced together a very
great deal. and Missy enjoyed her
self in spite of the little headache
that was beginning 70 pull her
smooth forehead into a frown. Ii
wsan't bad at first, but then it got
worse. and after "a while there came
a waltz when she did not want to
dance. but asked Gerald TO sit with
her or the DOL balcony. 1t was
dark out there. and she buried her
swimming head in her hands.
What's the matter, Missy? %" ne
asked with concern. Headache? %"
She nodded, miserably.
Too bad, Perhaps it is because
hat place is so hot
NO" she confessed. hardly con-
scious that she did so. its because
/ didn't wear my glasses
Didn't you? / hadn't noticed.
We'd better so home after them"
But Missy, reused at this. turned
upon him with u~nbelieving amaze
i'm her tones
Gerald Robbins! You don't
mean TO say that you never even
noticed hat / didn't have on those
awful ugly hideous things you've al
ways seen me wear"
Why no, honest l didn't. Missy.
Ou always lOOh SO-lONelN TO me,
no matter what you have on. Why,
yes. l suppose / had noticed that
you wore glasses. but never
thought about it. Good gracious.
Missy. when a fellow loves a girl it
isn't just her looks he loves. any
way. it's her, I'd love YOU no mat
ter what YOU had on
Really? p" Missy's tone was very
soft and glad, as though the grief
cf many months had suddenly fallen
dway.
haven't said before that
loved YOU, Missy" Gerald was say
ing. but you know do. Will you
marry me. Missy? I've got TO &C
to war. but after that
II want TO marry you before you
90 said Missy. decisively.
But suppose-that / should be
hurt, and come back lame or blind
or something, YOU couldn't keep on
caring. it wouldn't be fair
Good gracious" exclaimed Mis-.
sy. as she drew his arm closer
about her waist. that couldn't
make any difference about loving
When a girl is in love it isn't the
mans looks she loves. or anythins
like that. It's the man himself,'