The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-11

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Hazel ran upstairs to her parton
lar little nook. and fairly threw herself
into q large iounging chair. u guess
II I stay up here and read for q while
will be left undisturbed for an hour
at least" thought this dainty little
miss. After few minutes had
elapsed, the book was thrown idly to
one side, and resting her head comfor'
tably on the back Of the chair. she
closed her eyes, intending to solve the
meaning of a letter that she had re
| ceived that morning. Then. on second
| thought, she snatched the %engrossins
mlsslve from a nearby table and set
tied back once again to peruse Its con
tents.
"Oh, how p~erplexing II all seems.
What can he possibly meant Oh. well,
I suppose ! am too silly and NONSENSE
cal for words. The idea Of worrying
myself over his ftful moods" Thus
she argued with herself. One minute
plying her hero, and the next instant
ready to pounce upon herself for
wasting valuable time pondering over
his puzxling letter.
A half hour later, Edith. the peace
maker Of the family. was passing to
her room. and happening to glance
into her younger sisters den, saw that
she was enjoying a serene little nap.
Edith was a kindergarten teacher, and
had Just returned home feeling rather
weary. Instantly 1t dawned upon her
that a light luncheon served upstairs
near the cory ireside would be both
inviting and soothing after a tedious
days teaching. Soon the shades were
drawn, and the electric lamp lit, cast.
ing q soft green glow over the room.
while a tempting table set for "
sent such a delicious aroma through
out the room that none could possibly
escape its lure. A merry ripple Of
laughter rang out. echoing down the
hallway to the rest Of the family
household, who were already partly
through with the evening meal. Ha-
gel. blinking and smiling. jumped up
and kissed her sister affectionately.
ut the same time silently uttering a
prayer Of thanksgiving to heaven for
such a thoughtful and generous-heart.
ed sister.
During the course Of the meal. MI
the petty trials and grievances of the
day were talked over. Naturally, Ha-
eel. still feeling quite upset. brought
into the discussion the arrival of the
mysterious letter from her aflanced
sailor boy.
Edith. dear. I have felt blue all
day, but now that you are home II
seems that a rainbow has flashed over
my landscape, and frightened my
hopes"
well Hazel. the only possible solu-
ton Is that you must curb your pride.
and write him q very courteous letter.
In the meantime, a younger sister,
the mischlevous Miss Anna. who had
gained knowledge Of the letter earlier
in the day. was patching up stray
thoughts, and was positive that she
must be the ~isnocent troublemaker,
who had prompted all this misunder-
standing. Anna was certainly nervous
that evening. First. a knife fell, then
a plate went crashing to the floor.
Bangl down went a butter dish. and
oh. what a daub that butter did make
on the carpet. For PHYS sake" re-
monstrated her mother, "can't you
hold a plate in your hands for five
minutesf"
The next day Anna. after contem-
plating on the unhappy incident that
had occurred. resolved to wayiay the
peacemaker. That same afternoon
quite an interview took place.
mo. Edith. please do not inform
Hazel that I wore her green silk dress,
because after she refused to loan II
to me, why. I promised to be content
with her ros crepe de chine. Then
when I went to look over her ward
robe. the green dress looked so per
fectly wonderful that ! could not re.
sist the temptation to wear 1t. OF
course" she went on. Hazel was lyinl
down, and I stealthily slipped up
stairs and tried 1t on. The color suit
ed me so well. together with the fact
that I am such a terribly selfish and
vain girl. made 1t impossible for me
to refrain from wearing the gown
That night. with George Parker q,
the social. I saw Jack Turner coming
towards me ! felt pretty guilty and
decided the best thing to do was n
shade my face with my hat. Probably
I endeavored not to hold Georges
attention. and fairly succeeded. d.
you understand nov why Jack wrote
In such u melancholy strain? PooI
Jack. He thought Hazel was deceiv
ing him. He might have known. how
ever. that Hazel would not refuse t.
60 with him In order to attend the so
cial with George. I will straighter
matters out. though. II you will onl,
have confidence In me. Edith, and
please keep Hazel In ignorance Of tn.
entire affair"
A week later a handsome youn,
~atrrr uDos aoop 90 OF n~a>1.