The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-13
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have never seen, but l have told
all the fellows and urged them to
she'll out literally. The mater
wants me to be specially polite to
all the Old ladies', the wall flowers
and the skinfiints, and such like
folk, especially asked me to be nice
TO Ciarinda Fame, or it will look
snobbish. used to try to avoid her
when we Were kids, for no boy likes
these intellectual girls.
] Il hope that divine Mrs. Carter
will be there; she cannot be more
than &c or 81. How altruistic Of
MIR. Carter to make her a widow at
the most fascinating age, l WON
der why she wears those mosquito
netting dresses, interspersed with
/ lavender? Can it be "haIf-mourn-
| ing'2 If she would only take les
sons of Clarinda Fame in dressing
/ she would be quite all right. Where
Clarlnda gets her clothes is a mys-
terry though perhaps dad saved out
a little when he settled with his
creditors. She seems interested in
the new curate-I hope he gets
her"
TIME. late afternoon.
CLARINDA Ceiling mother about
the faIr): THE very first person |
saw was that stylish Mrs. Carter.
ana she had on the loveliest dress. |
IL was black with lavender facings, |
ana she were amethysts, and 4 !
black picture hat with lilacs. She |
came over to where l was stand /
ing and talked to me a long time:
asked II l had been to college, ami |
quoted French poets, just to draw
HE out. 1 chatted French right
along, the regular patter Marie
used when we were kids.
Il could see that she liked nv
dress and could not have suspected
mat 1t was made out of two Old
ones that have been to every So
Gal junction for the last two wears
or more. Dick Appleton was there,
100. but did not happen to see me
unul was about ready to come
nome: He heard me tell Mrs. Shell
ION mat l had to leave early, or 1
would have fingered longef."
MRS. CARTER Ito her friend):
saw Miss Fame at the fair,
dressed as usual, in an attempt at ;
ne latest style, fashioned out OF !
.wo Old dresses we have all known
or several years. 1t showed great s
ingenuity on her part, but was not {
becoming. I had long talk with s
Ter. She was two years in COL
eye, and talks a dialect that she |
hinks Is Partisan French, and I
Fnicn she must have learned from i
ONE French maid, when the Fanes
we're more prosperous. She has G
ever mad fair chance, and with a C
title preliminary oversight. will
IA ke an efficient secretary t
DICK Appleton (soliloQuizing): t
- wen, that's over, praise be. v
mere was only one redeeming feat a
re about the whole show-Mrs. ]
arter: If she had been for sale il
would have bought her outright.
= IL was, bought some of every- IL
1lng on her table. She looked
he a discouraged angel, not smil- fl
ls' not talking much. Just irving m
convert herself into a modern
aIeslady.' She did not seem n m
now L was there; was inst a W
istomer. But 1 had one piece of @
lck' as L managed to avoid the
Clarinda, and only told oil
le very little, very white lie 70 do M
one mad on a stunning gown.
ON the color and STYLE II mnet W
I'VE peen a new one, and costly az a,
em. l wonder how she does IL" s
Time. late at night. -
All three (drowsily): .,
II mas been fairly successf,,, ~
" am learning to un5erstauJ
LIE" great tnlnG Fl