Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-12
THE REAL GIRL

IftAIIEt Is
Alice woke UP with q start next
oversight. She dressed quickly, as
she always did, putting on n of the
plain house dresses she wore during
the day, and doing up her hair in a
hasty knot on her head.
The clock In the kitchen was five
minutes after seven when she came
downstairs, and began piling wood
on the fire to get 1t ready for break
fast. Usually, these summer morn
4ngs, she was up by half past six.
Did ! wake YOU going through
The room 2" she said when her mother
appeared at the kitchen door. That's
the worst of a house as small as this.
I suppose L might ask Lois to share
my room, and YOU could keep yours
you'd better sleep upstairs and III
sleep in the living room
mo. I'm all right, and ] like sleep
ing down here" Mrs. Fairbanks pro-
tested. Lois has probably been used
to a room Of her own and I'm glad
we can give her that much at least"
BY 1880 the breakfast was ready
but Lois had not come down.
Poor dear, she Is tired out, We'll
let her sleep" decided Mrs. Fair
banks.
yes. it won't hurt to wait, Mean
time I'll feed the chickens and see
INV manly NCsuS Brew uuLiAS tHc
night"
Alice disappeared outdoors. A
cackllng and confusion from the
chicken run and the sound of a hoe
being used told Mrs. Fairbanks where
her daughter was working. Present
~ she appeared through the corn, her
hair coming down as usual, and her
cheeks flushed and warm from her
exercise.
isn't she down yet?" she asked
'I'm starved from exercising. It's a
gorgeous day"
Shall we eat anyway" Mrs, Fair
banks suggested.
mo, we can wait. III clean the
living ROOM want to do that today,
and by that time she'll surely be
At 10 O'Clock Lots appeared, her
eyes round and blinking from sleep,
her cheeks a little pink.
I'm sorry if 1 kept you. you
shouldn't wait for me-" she apollo
sized as she took the third place at
the table.
Dear me, you look as though
you'd been up hours" she remarked
lazily, watching Alice stir the cereal.
Seven thirty" Alice announced
"Imagine such an hour" Lois
yawned q little behind her hand.
WHY uo SOu W ~ "iASH 'HSt 80
the two OF your Mother and never
got up before TO-" -
I'm afraid I'd never get DONE
Alice laughed good humoredly. |
want your coffee now, Lois?'
Please" said Lois sweetly. !
She was looking loveller this morn
ing than she had been last night.
When she arrived h was wearing a.
simple black suit and a thin black
with a chain of Jet looped about
her neck. The plain little toque OF
black feathers had looked very we'll
against her shimmering hair but the
dead black of the outfit was not be-
coming. In spite of its plainness,
though, Alice had recognized that her
little city cousin was dressed in the
most modish fashion.
But this morning lois had come
down in q n~egligee, q silky blue gown
that draped itself from her shoulders
and fell away showing her arms and
elbows delicately white and rounded.
lois had small hands, her nails were
pointed and highly polished and al
most too perfect. Alice was lost In
admiration of this young girl, her
we'll cared for hands-Alice did not
know enough to sec that they were
too weak and soft to possess n real
character-her arms, guiltless or
sunburn, her fresh looking skin all
appealed TO Alice.
The silken negligee with its a C
ruffles and the boudoir cap under
which Lois had tucked her hair, were
the sort of luxurious, feminine gar
ments Alice had dreamed of possess
ang-then had given up without a
Sigh, to send the money for Lois TO