Evening star., 1921-02-20

! that it hurt says the fake entry.
| :nut not until tn,s AFTERNOON, wheR
F., :Yu were III Inc sore wit.a a friend
a-.d were talking apout coming our
liorc tonight, dtd the Possibility, OF
| ever having a cnancc 10 take your
place occur to me. You ere saying
| :. na. nuisa nee tnese sdburt,au
!; Week ends were especially among peo-
!: PIE VINO were piac.ica4.y s.fa.le crs,
ost that t4i.s lis. uruy-feii had
bscn; 50 .ihsis.ene you hau hnany ac-
cepted Just tiien, however, you had
us.iued nol to so aAter al, and TO-
!: "i4x your regrets"
4, Did l?'' says AiEle. Shane. How
, shoJb.sn of me. You see, 1 realized il
4: ~ time. And you thought you would
! Hi the engagement Tor HE: What a
+. clever idca'
NO, it was sheer selfishness," says
! the other. wanted to steal for just
. one evening. some of your popularity.
| = wanted. just for once, to come into
room and have people crane their
necks to see me. to be fattered and
petted and admired. Oh. you can't
KNOW how hungryl am for that sort
OF thing. Starved. is the word. Why,
mol since l was high school gradu-
ave; ae up in Topsfield, Mass, have l ever
had any one take notice of me. I've
Deen merely sales person in the
waist department. OF course, wasn't
! sure that it could be done I waited
until after you'd had time to send
Your message. and then I sent an
! had changed your mind again and
Were coming at 6:e2 BESIDES, / had
rathAr a nice evening dress, Doue. .lt
, az bargain and store discount. which
"a never had chance to wear Also
a rope OF imitation pearls. So took
the train and waited to see what hap
pened. But + did SO hope that it
conid be. for this one night"
; I'm M! said Nine. Shane. steppin'
OF and studyin' her careful. "weil.
don't see why it shouldn't"
What! says the other.
1T depends somewhat, says she,
on how you. look in your new frock.
,,,e !, could lend you jewels enough. for
/ YOU" says the filter, gaspfng.
j Why not?" says Nine. Shane. I'm
1earfully bored with this whole affair
II change and go down there |
snaii have to force myself to be bril-
nant and amusing. perhaps witty. 1t
ing witty. Besides. I'm dog tired,
and here's rather an inviting day.bed.
IA simply love to curl up under that
Gown quilt and stretch out for a few
hours. might indulge in the luxury
OF snore. Come! Let's SEE how the
dress goes. Thank, you. professor
her down. y
ana before l knew It l was out in
the hall explainin' to Mrs. Purdy-Pelr
mar Nine. Shane would be on hand
JUST as soon as she fixed up little.
1t was a long half-hour wait,
though. and I had plenty of time to
wonder il the substitute could carry
It on well. or If there wouldn't be
somebody who'd suspect When the
door opens, though. who should come
out but Nine. Beulah Shane herself.
! all eussied UP stunntrs 1hd lookin'
about ten years younger
! "Eh" says I. Weakened. did she ?"
AT the last moment" says she,
!; after I had her dressed and her hair
arranged like mine. The stunid"
! What was her aIibi!" says I.
!! "Oh. she was sure they would know
she wasn't the real: thing at first
| gl"nre." saws Nine. Shane.
! TT, bet thew would have too" says
/; L. "Thev couldn't help it"
! Professor saws she, eI'prin' me-
! side hnr. iinpatuous. "thot is tho
-. incest thing s"v ore ever thought of
| saying 10 me. You're n perfect'r bully
!, sort. Como over bore tor,orrow with
T; Mrs. McCabe. and will Danish every
ono else and sir" to you two for an
| how. viii Your
! we sure will, says l.
| And we did,
| "Tsn't she worders'fl. Shortly" saws
sadie, afterwaPd. "But what did Won
! mean when vol CAME in last night
hv saying that you had pair of
| then?"
/ 'SiavS.. I meant that she's a whole
teamy' says I. "ShA ~ ain't she..'
| ~ tcSDyrisht, 1921. 81 ssteli rord.l u n