South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30

But she can't just wait forever
for him 70 propose, plan for their
house and ask 10 have the wedding
day named" said Mrs. cogdal. 81
believe a word or two put In wisely
might suggest the thing 10 him"
4 s. / know, Jennie" sighed, her
daughter, the Angel, but you prom
ised when Dan first began coming
mere that you would not spoil
BeaUty's prospects with him by hint
ing at our poverty"
Poverty, nothingi" snorted good
natured, yoluble Jennie; don't you
know Howard has said a dozen
times that he and Ress might have
had their comfortable bungalow a
year before they did If he had real
lied that five of YOU were dressing
on an income hardly sufficient for
three ?"
Yes, dear. I know, and thanks to
your clever fingers. We four are still
fairly decent on that same income
hardly sufficient for three" She
patted her mothers fat hands lying
idle in her lap as she spoke. You
know Dan isn't like Howard HO-
ward had s&imped along at home
and, anyway. he loved Bess bet
ter"
Well, doesn't Dan love Beauty
I'd like TO knOw?"
The Angel turned 10 her. Jennie
was irritable for once in her easy
going, pleasure-loving life. Tae
Angel could not understand it. Her
mother had always been so far from
irritable and had been so much of
rQurltnF Qhffpa tho hD- rf-Tr
~ called her Jennie with no
thought of irreverence or disrespect.
Mother" simply didn't fit her; she
was Jennie" with a heavy mop of
faded goldfish hair above a face still
childishly pretty and fair But Ter
body didn't agree with her face. for
she was frankly fat and pudgy. Her
feet were always a trial; they were
numbers too small to support the
weight of her body. Jennie" was
seldom in evidence when company
was about, but her presence was al
ways felt, and she was referred to
as often and as fondly by all the
sisters as if she had been a seventh
wonder The Angel regarded her St
verely. why, Jennie. you are act
ually peevish, and Judging by your
tone, one would think you doubted
Dams affection for Beauty"
We'll, Beauty is getting restless,
and that young reporter on the
Star Ted Hammer, keeps hanging
around. Beauty must have a new
dancing frOck for the Millard's ball,
and ] don't know where It is COM
ing from" She sighed heavily.
Honestly Angel, sometimes feel
that ii isn't worth while to try 10
catch wealthy husband. Just a
medium one ought 10 satisfy even
Beauty. 1 doubt if she would be any
happier in a fOUrteen-room house
than she would be in a four-roora
one. If she loves Dan and not his
money. four rooms would be Suf-
hcient, and if she doesn't, why forty
four wouldn't make her happy"
The Angel laughed outright
Why, Jennie Cogdal, who ever
heard Of you philosophizing thusly
you who are a living, sunny phil
Osophy all by yourself Get up and
don your most comfortable bedroom
slippers, and we'll sally forth for a
stroll around the vegetable garden!
Mayhap the sweet spring breezes, |
the babbling brook and the singing !
of many birds Will restore YOU to |
your former care-free state OF mind, |
and"
Jennie seized her and shook her |
roughly. IF it weren't for your |
fOolishness and fun, the Cogdal fam |
lily would be a state bunch OF beau |
ties" she said.
We'll, Jen, If we couldn't all be !
beauties, we surely needed TO be /
foolish" She smiled her impisl,
crooked smile. There is just one |
good thing about being homely, |
and that is that one needn't worry /.
about losing ones beauty; and if !
ones complexion happens TO be the
color Of delicious weak tea, WHY, !,
faded lavender crepe de chine plus
a packet OF diamond dye a la gold
en- brown, transforms weak-tea COM
plexion into rich cream" She pat
ted down the folds Of a miraculous
~ transformed dress which had
been discarded as Impossible" 10y
an elder sister. The Angel was
nomely, undeniably homely. Her
hair was OF no particular color and
did not curl; her nose nordescript
like the rest Of her face; her teeth
even. but not white. In most stor-
les all homely girls have beautiful,
dreamy eyes, but the Angels eyes
her face: they were neither
gray nor blue. but in between the
two. True, she had a mellow con-
traltO voice, but nobody ever
thought Of asking her TO sing except
after a picnic supper around a
when every one else YVES
too well content 10 do anything ex-
cept listen. And, too, she had her
Inimitable crooked smile.
AS unlike her as ii is possible for
a twin to be was the Beauty-tall,
graceful. with fair. waxy hair, deep,