The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-28
A Double
Love Story
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BY MOllIE MATTER.


seemed more than twice this amount
10 her. Twenty-Five dollars, Tessie
thought, should be enough to buy the
finest coat, and she was in need OF a
coat Indeed, the thin little suit
which had been her Inst years pur-
chase was oil insufficient against win.
try winds, and neither indoors nor
out did poor Tessie know the luxury
Of warmth.
So the girl was now alone in the
world. alone that is. except for Fred
erick. Frederick hoped 10 marry her
when his salary should be raised. and
II was especially because OF Errdrr
iCk that Tessie lonGrd for the tan coat
with the fur collar Frederick ad-
mired this coat In the store window,
when he and Tessie fingered on their
walks. Frederick would buy her II
coat like that some day. he said. and
she would look like n princess" in II.
TPsSIe wished TO look like a princess
now, that her lover might he proud Of
her; so painstHkingly and s"lf-sNrri.
| flcingly she saved the twenty five dol
lars. There wns no price tag on the
cloak in the window. and TcSsir knew
, many diSc0nrAging fears. but on the
night ~ the biting snow storm she
turned rrSomtClN into the store. SIC
| must have som" Kind ~ coat AT Once"
even II her hop" was to I've DESTROYED
The desired c"ni hud h"Com" I" her
almost an nhs"S>i"u. 81" gl"rNeh IN
dreams "f IT, lining. And wien ia"
rndlat"r In her upper h"druNm r."
muln"h rs colh ~ her OWL hands Tee
s" would draw III" "iH W""i"u shawl
about her shoulders md lhuk "r rhut
warm fur ""Ilnr ~'ta f"ft strangely
o'mNh"d aS sh" "u'"r"l the c1rp"''d
cloak department IN IN" prr~cuc, 81
IN" stately m0dish Young wUmnn Nhn
seemed almost pIN jurly ~ nWAu her
dcmuuHS. r"SSi"'s fnd"I l'ttlr s"it
cinr"d our us Shnhhtnrss In all that
grandeur Uf n"WnCSS. Cnurn t"oUsIN.
ii" approached on" OF the attendant
Young women. ~ would like" She
said frankly. ITO seq u tan clonk with
n fur collar. ! can only pay twenty
five dollars"
The young woman continued Ter
work OF asserting cloaks.
We have nothing like that for
5000 she answered brusquciy
"Rut there was cont in the yin
dow Tcssic began. she could trr
go easily dispose II her hope" with
shake Of her head. the Young woman
moved on t" more promising ,u~.
toner. Then, rs TrS>i" stood hrSitat.
ing and detected, second young won.
an came around IN" display thh'" tn"
dress she wore was black And Simply
mao" h"r Sott brown hair waved
naturally over her ears, sh" had IN"
same rhi'hlN superior 1nahr"T "i IA"
"thers' when hNh inspired l"SSi" win
"mlorIaole awe. but ~" me" ~
'h'H young woman WI" acc"St"h h"r
win pheasant question. was PM"
ana tired IeSsI" thought. md her
Hark eyes showed sympathetic Inter
est quickly '"S~ie responded to that
interest. "P"rhapS,' sh" suggested
YOU might b" ahl" T" find warm
IN" '""' '"r me. WIN 'ur c"Ii"r
i'm" NV "''' u, '"'' NIn"o"' On" "'l'F
p"S '"''''!'h'" '"''HrS. on So" !
"''' INV 'nu'I'
hU' tWeniN-'l'" dollars Is n good
deal FOR cont isn't itF
sometimes, the pale fn"ed young
woman answered gently. "twentN.hv"
dollars Is II good deal II you will ut
down for f"w moments | Will sec
hh"ni m" coat In N" window"
The sparkl"S cam" back again to
T"sSic's eyes. tho kindly voice was So
reasSuring, And presently the young
woman returned with man hearing
the coveted. clonE on his arm. md
when the man fouud that the cloHk
fitted perfectly Tcssic's slight figure,
he carried II away only long enough
TO fold it IN square box. and The
purchase was made for twenty five
dollars. As Tcssie was lovingly bear
ing her burden, toward the elevator
she turned with sudden impulse
back to the young woman of the sym
pathetic eyes. ."
"Tm so grateful 70 Won Tessie
said, "fOr taking the trouble" The
tircdncss OF the young womon's face
seemed 10 vanish in her smile. ... .... .
1T has been pleasure 10 he mile
IN fIO n for yptt ,,ba eniJ rrb,,, $40,