The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-14
HFather Thinks | Have Lost My Head. .

witchingly, "but 1 see you have plenty
of your own. Have you been laying
In a stock of things to last you until
the last Of the war;"
Il have bought more silk than l can
use in years, but l believe in pre-
paredness. The way everything is go
ing up silk will be out of reach with
In a year or two. I have got the
grandest white crepe de chine for my
wedding dress. How do you like itY'
She held up fold of the goods for his
inspection.
you will look splendid In a dress
of that" Jack enthused. "You are
very sensible to purchase now. You
are the only person in town who
agrees with me, though, I'll venture to
say"
"Then we are the only sensible peo-
pie In town." she said, decidedly.
"They think at home that l am fool
ish to invest so much of my little for
tune on things to put away, but time
will tell. Father thinks l have lost
my head, but at the same time he saws
that diamonds will double In price be-
fore this time next year."
us that SOP" Jack exclaimed.
Goodness knows how soon might
need diamond. had better see
your father right away"
Let me sell you one. I am help
Ing In the store during my holidays.
! can tell you the setting she will like
best"
Jack blushed to the roots of his
hair, but Jessie laughed gayly. He
didn't make his choice the first day.
but called often to discuss it with the
eager young saleslady. He did not
tell her. of course, that he had not
met the young lady who was to wear
the ring, but was just buying it in the
expectation Of being engaged some
time. It was following out his idea of
preparedness.
Once the purchase had been made,
he regretted that he had not taken
longer in making the choice. Not that
he was not satisfied with the one Jes-
sic had persuaded him to take, but it
meant the loss of an excuse to call at
the jeweiry store when the jewelers.
daughter was In charge. Jessie had
always appeared attractive to him, but
now she appeared the most wonder
full girl In the world.
Why hadn't he recognized her be
fore as his ideal girl? he asked him.
self. Just when he bad realized it it
was too late, for already Jessie had
bought her wedding dress.
How lucky the other man was, ne
thought 1t was hard to give her up
just MS he had found it, as it were.
After he had purchased the ring
Jack did not make any more pur-
chases of things to lay aside.
When he viewed the things in his
wardrobe and every other conceivable
place to store things the suspicion
that he had made a mistake came over
him. There were more things than he
would be able to wear before they
became too far out of style to be pre-
sentable. How much better 1t would
have been If he had saved his money.
However, there was still a substan-
tial credit balance to his account in
the bank, but just the same he would
like to have unburdened some of the
things he had. There were enough
clothes and toggery In his possession
to starr a haberdashery. His last
purchase was the worst white ele-
plant of all.
Most likely he was doomed to bache-
lorhood, now that the only girl who
could make him happy was engaged to
some one else. Perhaps 1t would be
best to give everything he had stored
away to the Red Cross for a rummage
sale. They would think he was crazy
TO have accumulated SO many things.
Jessie would advise what to do, ne
thought, as he resolved to call on her
again.
That was Jessie's night to be In the
store. Jack arrived just before clos
ing time. There was no one at the
front of the shop, and he waited Inn
patiently for a few minutes.
A stified sob sounded from the rear