The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-01

ing, she decided to do the job whole
heartedly, for Imogene Pamela was
one of those lucky and fated young
women who can never give themselves
by halves II happiness so much as
showed Its nose, It was her nature to
tackle biIndly for its waist and 90
20 the mat for the Immediate present.
Consequently, let not her modesty
be misjudged when 1t is related that,
Id the short time It took TO fill the
bath. she accomplished the following:
Rooted ont MFR. Randolpli's best silk
paiamas. found his softest bathrobe.
filed hot.water bottle and slipped Il
fnr down between the too cold linen
sheets of his big bed Continuing at.
this rate of achievement, II may be
imaglned that in ten minutes more the
young lady, having bathed, was curled
up and sound asleep. Not on your
lifel
Item: II took her twenty-one min
utes by tile clock TO scrub out the
memory Of the seabby zinc batltubs
of many years. Item: Twenty more
minutes TO wash her hair ZEN:
Half an hour more to scrub her under
wear and stockings. Assorted items:
Various pauses during which she
shamelessly looked at herself In full
length mirror of such pure rejecting
qualities as had not crossed her path
since England was a pup, After that
long, enhancing item. called dry.
Ing her hair"
Did you blame her. three lines back.
IN your heart Tor her frequent inspcc-
tiuns Of self IN the mirrorL II sou
did. look at her now SIR Randolph's
baihrobe Is billowed nj her waist and
tied tight 10 keep Il from trailing nn
the floor Tor almost Ike reason,
~ sleeves are rolled up above her
elbows, II Is omen IN V ai the neck
showing the adolcsceut curve Of a
virginia. but much excited bosom.
With a woolly towel IN both hnu'is.
she plants herself before the staid old
Iooklng.elass ana gives Il such treat
o. Il has never before savorcd la rs
stxty-two years Of service 10 tie Ran
tlolph family Rub, rub, rub With tiie
towel Her checks grow pink and
pinker her eyes round and ruuudcr
They twinkle aud smile and once.
when She made little face % her
self. they langhcd out loud Tier hair
slowly wakes from its stdn9y damp
ness until u. too, bursts into n sort 10
light aud curly merrimcnt Famrln
puns ont hrr eberSss and blows pt Us
reflection.
When uil Tie rubbing IL doae ~ycu
10 the lnst rite wfcre they divide lie
fragrant flood into two waves failing
over the bosom and mercllcssiy kncnd
the damp ends between folds ~ the
dryesi Bit ~ the towel, she drops thai
siperucnl and runs into tie hg room
where the dying opon Gre blints iis
red csc ~ though Il had been waiting
up Tor her.
The writer who is privileged for
the benefit of large and groWiug
public. Ia see her a. his minds eye
as her pink bare feet pad W snd down
The raon, pcing every time tbey come
70 tie hoine.alrcicb hetWcta She uR
peupled grnnaeiHnd ~ the roBch nnd
the nfe. anil then dhuhlinr suddenly.
50 that her wilde eyes may catch her
hair stiil on lle wing. Tor III the World
like n kitten chasing To- tail--doeH
herein affirm, by The collective niau-
hood Of the earth that She was alto
Ecthcr ioyablc and beyond the rsaeh
81 sullyiug thought ss6w iet her
curl up IN the bed ana sleep
slumber meant nothing IN ramrla's
life That-~, aiemtnt should be taken
not In the sense ~ the commou slnns
~ the vulgar. bot NJ its literal face
value Whit Is nraus IL ,hf3 vhcn
this young lady slept, 70 was like tax.
Ing chunk bodily or 81 life and
putting II IN warm storage AZ q ron
sequence, when HE oidfashlone,l ,lock
90 the manist buried wumlus that
IL was thinking u striking tlie hour
OF nine ~ about twp minutes, she
opened her eyes md wondered ibrpugh
what magic night hud been suddenly
replaced by broad and smiling day.
Nor FOR long did thar rfc.iphg and
accustomed miracle hold her attention.
for scarcely had q occurred, tlifnugi,
force Of habit % her awakening
thought than her startled eyes Zen nu
on the tall. stoopel. gray .hcadr,l hsufe
~ nHn, clad ia livery, and slHudlng
unslnbb poised 10 iiie doorway y the
room Ills cyex uaipiplly drrp.srt
actually protrudcd from his face as
though they were determined "a come
halfway TO meet panelas wondering
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