Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-10

that you would eat your breakfast and
then go down town and get the voile
YOU'LL be back by II o'clock and III
have your dress all ready TO try on.
] do want to finish today. SO you can
wear II to church tomorrow"
ut is n beautiful dress, mother. ana
I think that you are dear to make so
many little rufiies.' saora Kissed her
where her breakfast was nice and not
on the back of the stove.
WELL I'm glad that she is going. to
have n real vacation for once In her
life," Mrs. Stewart solilouuized when her
daughter had left the room she has
been In that Office almost Ave years and
this Is her first vacation"
Her breakfast finished, Sabra went UP
to her room to dress for her trip down
town. But first she must count her
money, for never before in all her
twenty-three years had Sabra stewart
owned so much money.
From bereath the lavender-scented
pad Of muslin that covered the bottom
of her bureau drawer where she kept her
| handkerchiefs and laces she drew a
| number of bills and spread them out
| upon the table--$53 in all. It was her
vacation money and ever since January
she had been putting It away--a few
dollars at time out Of her Allowance
for Sabra had an allowance of IS week
| for clothes and carfares out OF her $1o
| a week salary.
! While she was gathering up her
wealth from the table the telephone bell
rang, and she heard her mothers voice
| answering. She listened and soon sns
was aware that her mother was talking
with Aunt Nancy. For few minutes
she stood listening, and into her frank
brown eyes there came a troubled look
! She started to go downstairs. then, sud.
denly changed her mind and put on her
hat and coat and went out while hei
mother was still talking with Aunt
| Nancy.
It was almost o'clock when she re-
turned. She came laden with a box. ,
bag. and a couple of bundles.
Her mother, who had been anxiouslS
watching for her since IL o'clock, lie
her in.
Nov. don't scold me, mother" tn,
almost breathless girl cautioned the lit
tie woman, whose brown eyes were wild,
with astonishment for I have mad tn,
the most thrilling time spending tina
money--come upstairs till you see.'
Deity the box and bundles .wer'
opened and their contents spread ou
upon the bed; a trim suit of Oxfor'
gray, a blouse Of georgette, a whit
muslin blouse and smart toque t
match the lovely gray suit.
That suit Is real bargain, mother
and It's Just your size, thirty-eight
but you have the privilege of changinl
1t #"
But, Sabra," Mrs. Stewart had foun,
her voice again. "Sabra-I-your--
your vacat,on-"
"Oh, vacation" Sabra shrugged he
shoulders. "I'm going to stay at hom
and enjoy solid comfort while you-yo
are going with Aunt Nancy to swelte
and swat sand fieas and mosquitoe
around her new cottage"
But, Sabra," Mrs. Stewart began I
protest, u
II heard you whispering to Aun
!, Nancy on the telephone this morning,
Sabra interrupted, and you told he
that you would love to go, but that yo
had nothing to wear and you hadn',
mother, not a thing fit to wear and a
because you insist on my having every
thing and, now, please, mother. go an
tell her, before she makes other ar
rangements, that you are going"
And, smiling through her tears. tn
t little woman clutched her daughter
hand and they went downstairs together
Tomorrow's complete novelette-"The
Twin Twenties"