The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-31
RENAISSANCE
BY D. A. LEFAvoUR.

If Queen Louise could have d
from her heavy frame and vie
Louise Bragdon as she descend,
stairs where the portrait d
world-famed sovereign hung. She
have found that her queenlyl
and clinging charm had indeed
q rival.
To the girl madly climbing tho
ladder while she wrestled with n
plexities Of the newly rich. the d
was the only pleasing. euphonio
from their obscure past.
Soon after Mr.. Bragdon had \
ly fallen upon the hold Of his ind
ship" fashion luckily cast he'd
steal shadow across their prettyI
one by one those Of too modest
had sold their homes one by Cd
homes sprang from the magic
the master architect into II
beauty, and while the Bragds
retained Its outward contour,
terror kitty-cOrnered. cutup
had given way for airy room
overstuffed mahogany and
black walnut abounded.
Louise glowed from tip to
satisfaction and winked saucil{
lifelong emulation.
Tomorrow night her PdnceIe
ing would enter the chamber
heart and she must be regall
to meet him and wideawake
him; for somehow she was \ ID
that Joyce Keating's cousin,
studied in foreign lands for I'd
whose name everyone breath
something very like awe, wou an
truth her ideal. In,
Louise. dear. please come 1t.
see II these hang straight" ~,
The girl was startled from 4
dreaming by her mothers v@ Hi
dashed into the spacious liviShe
Mother" she exclaimedIne
"oh, mother. you are ACTUALLY ay
those curtains standing on Il aaI
stepladder right in front Of ma,
dow! Oh. suppose, Just supp
Of my Lathrope club should md
Mrs. Bragdon wanted to laj -
tragic intensity. do not Il ~
ling, how very recently l d
work. Della has a toothaclt ent
course Maggie is needed at van
1T isn't our concern thaf o.
little brother was injured, n
the girl with a petulant STD i've
A thud. a quick cry of AND lou
the pOut from the girls fu bot
kindled her eyes with
concern. Capably she helped
er to a couch, anguishinI '"'''
solicitude.
Mrs. Bragdon smiled u''
pain. "Oh, Lou. sometimes
discouragingly foolish that
forget what a genuine hear
in your lovely body. Fet 49,,
remedies, dear, and I'll 500 ), =.
p" s"s :. icurs
Mrs. Bragdon stopped =
twining Of the antiseptic "a mi
her anguished ankle. be,
Darling. you'll have til -
Prudence to fill her appoil Apor,
the oculist." ca
.oh uo.,. ,.,,. MA. ii
w. no' and
began, but her words fell
heard her sisters voice m
a masculine voice at The "
knew that IS an hour Owe
structor could not be jua0 Cry
girlish qualm. r
A sudden within sent helY rseOn
den corner Of her closet, ource
tie three seasons back
haps her new "set" w0ul
nize her so readily. -
OF course she loved Au
She was a dear, dear g I
when at home among the
nishings of her own room IN
had named Auntie's REM
doir, there, within her b =
loved to fetch her friend -
street-impossible. The
| cane. bonnet. whv oh. year /,
Aun,,a on 80 M.asm,s tool
| .e not
so"u' ped m
So she stood with oldf to W,
Prudence. waiting for stomae
feeling frumpy and ab1 eips p
A roadster was app no car
would not look. she % 1Ss
nlzed. So she did not al,
Understandings back btber 9,
corner. or Joyce's a after .
eagerly forward, CRAM tribe
body for a last possible
Joyce's party was pre-
cess. Louise didn't thSS a.
she was disappointed . .,',, .Wal
90 oo,r,,,, 80. I'D every
anu evu' s'H.e' PING sa
preen her queeniy cha' Send "a
n Mes"n ns.w was e.,eo uomu 1orse
ever. her outraged wand
by his .eagerness to ca al,
evening. he. r.,,,
He did call. and ass rs, are Q
Prudence in her rens Rar- Ssorn