The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-10-30
De
Pink Waist
1919. by wstsrs sswsps,S Union,
By MILDRED WHITE

as she neared the shop where the
pink waist was displayed. For three
days II had tempted her behind the
plate glass window. At night she had
even dreamed OF the waist. or rather
dreamed Of herself an enchanting and
transformed Dora. fitting about In
some beautiful place, that same pink
waist adjoining her own small person.
But the dream had been rudely shat
tered by the announcement Of her per
sistent and newly bought alarm clock
-tha, II was time to be up and do
ing"
Strange faces looked now through
TINT window, strange voices sounded
10 the house, since the familiar ones
were forever silenced. But Dora arose
brayely ut the summons Of the alarm
clock, and was soon after on her way
ofliceward, down a busy city street.
The pink waist Haunting Its charms
was the first dlsturber Of Dora's peace.
She wanted that waist. unreasonably,
lnsistently she wanted II. Her neat
black costume was tiresomely 0ppres-
slye.
Ten dollars was the price marked
on the waist, and as far as Dora was
concerned three more clphers might
have been added. She wondered II
she could not make the waist In a
sense her own, by painting II into
one Of her sketches, girl standing
by a tall. pink-bloolning hollyhock, for
instance-the girls cheeks as softly
| pink as the waist-a BIZ Of pink cloud
| showing In the distance.
II was Dora's inrzperIence In the
business world whsch made the pink
waist thing Of irnposslbIllty Back
again In the bare little room, high
above the surrounding roofs, Dora JOY
ously drew forth brush and colors:
she must paint the pInk-walst srl be
fore her vision should vanish.
The old wooden wardrobe was filled
with Doras sketches. She seldom
showed them TO anyone; they were
to her mere relaxation. But now
desire possessed her to share with
sore one the beauty Of the plnk-xalst
girl. Mrs O'Brien, the landlady. was
very kind; Dora took the sketch to
her.
my dearle" exclaimed that won.
an, raising her hands ITS the won
dertul talent you have. Why don't you
take the picture around to the Gift
Shoppe, as they spell ton the cor
nef7 Many paintings not half as good
as yours I've seen for sale there, with
a sign over EN-, Original Studies
"Do you really think" began Dora,
but Mrs. O'Brien was carefully wrap
ping the picture.
"You run around with II right now"
she said
When Dora came back the blue eyes
| were wide with awe.
"The picture Is In the window" she
told Mrs. O'Brien. "and II IL sells
am TO have ten dollars"
"And how much are they to have?"
shrewdly asked the landlady.
Dora laughed. why. OF course. II
won't sell she sald-but II did.
Dora, noting the absence Of her
painting from the window after Its
third day of proud exhibition. hest
tated for Il moment In the shop door
way, hoping, yet fearing, to enter.
This gentleman" said madame Of
the shop, brIskly, has just bought
your pink study. You have dropped
In opportunely; he was requesting
| your address"
The unbelievable purchaser Of her
work turned. hat In hand. Dora
stared speeehlessly from his interest.
| ed, fine face, down TO her framed pic
| ture
"You-really wanted III" she asked
at length.
More than have wanted anything
for long time" the man replied
"The purity OF the girls face, the
soft blending OF color-thls is won
derful sketch. Miss"
He examined the painted name
| across a corner of the canyas-"Theo-
dora Trenton"
He glanced up at her sharply.
Have you done much Of this sort OF
thing"
"A wardrobe full" laughed Dora,
the reality Of II all was coming back
to her.
Strange murmured the man: "thls
Is the first Of your work that I have
seen. II has an originality. a certain
delicate skill | should have remem.
bered. Who is your INSTRUCTOR"
81 was obliged long ago to give up
my studies" Dora said sadly. Then.
before his sympathetic gaze she began
suddenly to tell him about the home
that was no more-the necessity for
work which forced one to put dreams
and aspirations aside, the advice OF
Mrs. O'Brien, and-the delectable pink
waist In the window.
And as the man listened he smiled,
and his keen eyes grew very kind. you
may have seen the name Stacy across
drawings In the magazines" he said
well I am Jack Stacy, and | hope
that II may be my privilege to help
YOU make those aspirations come
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