The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-06
THE GIRL REBELS.

1t was curious that. the day after
my own clumsy experience with cos
netics - called by some the forlorn
nope of the aging-I should find Violet
practlcing the same thing. | noticed
mat her door was closed; | knocked
and she asked me my name before
she admitted me.
But why do you do it," asked her.
And where do you get the cold
Cream?"
Violet laughed little, her checks
pink because she was discovered.
oh, one of the girls in nv class.
she uses 1t all the time, and gave me
some"
But you are so pretty. and so
young. You don't need these things.
You are too young for thenl-just as
! am too old"
Now, Aunt Enid" Violet protested
you are not too old. You only think
YOU are because Laura keeps saying
so. and because Laura is a cat AS
Tor powder and cold creams, all the
girls use them. But mother would
positively howl if she knew | did, anu
she wouldn't give me the money any
way Now is there any harm in
woman making herself as beautiful as
pOSSible?'
She turned on me dramatically as
she said it. 1t least it would have
been dramatic if she had not had
large blob of cold cream on the very
end of her nose. AS it was. her speech
was funny and | laughed, the first
carefree laugh | think | had enjoyed
for years. Violet, turning to her mir
ror, began to laugh too. Then, wiping
the stuff from her skin-which always
looked so freshly pink and white
she began to comb her hair and put
on fresh frock, talking all the time.
The trouble is, we are bOsSed,' she:
said I'VE are hen-pecked. Mother
keeps telling you that you are old and
hOmely-and you are when you DO
up your hair the way she does and
wear dresses cut in the fashion she
cuts hers She keeps telling me [ am
young and foolish-and she's told us
that so long we both believe. so We
are"
She waved her brush to emphasize
this. Then, coiling her wonderful
gold hair in d knot on her head she
went on:
so we've got to ger away. We've
got to find ourselves. You know whit
she wants-sho wants to marry goa
off TO that odiOus Mr. Upjohn. and
then, after she marrioS Laura to Char
lie, she will turn her attention to
ne. She will pick out some nice, pros
porous young farmer-'All the sCorn
of IS was in her voice
Aunt Enid, you aren't going to mar
~ Mark upjohn? Why he's 40 CT
more and as big around as-'
He hasn't even asked me" l began
mildly Besides, he's only five years
older than l am, my dear. And | an
old-look at me-"
You wouldn't be if YOU got away
from here. 1t is the dcadliness OF
this place. It's Sitting. l cant breath.
in it, She gave jerk at her dress
10 convince mo of this. There was 4
lattling at the knob, and Esther came
in-she never Knocked She looked
at US suspiciously. what are you w
to now she asked. whenever | see
You two with your heads together, |
know you arc up TO something"
We are planning how we are going
city" vi answered quickly.
III bet you arc" Esther said with
heavy sarcasm. An old maid and a
kid can see you having high times
Well, that's what | wanted to talk
about anyway. | don't think Enid can
so"
But of course she's eoing." It burst
out from vi before she thought. It
was an unfortunate remark. Esther's
heavy jaw looked heavier at once.
But you said I could go, and
can't unless she doesn't" Vi said. The
rcd spots that meant anger or deter
mination or cXciteemnt, flew to her
cheeks
Well. we have been talking it over,
Jim and I. and we have decided you
can go alone. after ALL" Esther said.
My heart sank. | felt the dead, duil
years closing over me suddenly.
We've decided" Esther went on,
that Enid needs her money for other
things. We don't think it would be
right to take it. No"-as l started to
nterrupt-"that's your money, and / !
won't touch it or let Violet do SO
either. You are to stay here where .
YOU have got good home, until maybe !