The Holt County sentinel., 1921-05-13
BETTY
BY RUBY Il. MARTYR.

Betty Aliens red hair famed loose
In the sunshine as she ran up the trim
gravel path with the letter clutched IN
one hand and the soft parcel tucked
carelessly under her blue gingham
sleeve. Back In the kitchen she tossed
the parcel on the chair and hurried 10
TIE the ham In the smoking spider.
TIE letter she tore open and read In
the fragrant haze of the cooking din
ner.
VERY nice about waiting me IL
come and sends present to wear"
she paraphrase,i at the end.
Her brother Bob mumbled something
into the hand towel he was using ob
his suds.Heckcd face. Bob understood
that the letter was from cousin. Jane
Dow wlnsiow. whom Betty had 'liscov.
cred In Don's home city. Dun had
worked on local road survey for u
month. that was long enough for him
to discover Betty. and now Betty was
going to visit this cousin Jane. whUn.
the Aliens had never seen. and run the
gauntlet of Don's family under her
wing.
II suppose city people expect coun.
try girl to have dowdy duds." flnrej
Betty, ~ she dipped the ham agaia.
u Just guess they don't need to send
me clothes. IL We ARE poor"
Find ont what's come before you
fly clear on the handle" suggested
Bob.
Betty shipped the parcel string with
the lUmIrvIck scissors, which hap.
pencd to br hnndlest. The stIif paper
aud soft. white Inner wrapplngs fell
from tue folds Of sllkcn stun that bi,.
lowed out over her Arm. brown hands.
"Red!" guspcd BETTY. flushing hotly.
Bob gnZcd with manly admiration al
the crepe de chine that glowcd and
glgamed IN his sisters hands. lie hal
never imagined that stun for clothes
could be- quite 80 alluringly beautiful.
ITS pench of n color" he said.
"lt'll make me look like perfect
fr!sh, You never heard OF red dress
on n rr,lhaired girl. and ! might Just
NJ welt give up The whole trip ns weni
this color u single time. Aud rs real
crepe dc chine that I've always dream.
ed ] might have a dress of II fairy
dreams could Come trucw walled
Betty
i'r'l WY ~ tuhhet dlhht they
SEM hlac" piece of goojsF ieinpor'
lied Bob.
II hate black" flashed Betty. II
nate tue e'eFhsiihs coiors red mar
mas To wear ana " you know how ]
want 70 gel INTO the glnrlhges' red
'hat o'h'r g'FIS can youd wonder !
nolll use hnir dye.
"senh the goods back. Tell the Jane
we can get up clothes enough Tor you,
siiu i'oh'
Id 10 III my old silk " this wasn't
req ! dnht Know Just whn' To tlink.
noo' ELMER cousin Jane Is an n"tu'
cur. or s'e wants 10 see her presen'
,''"e "!"s "ueN, nnu "c''"'e T" sue
Th.rs wos wry sm,i, ., p,,,,..
,,a,.a, , wy sme "" ne.S
foId. n, ,hs s,,r.n .,nr am a. nar,,,
shaIr 81. v,as d.,orn,,n.d ., 80 ,sa
ya,,,i,,, a, so,.I, Ian., 49,, A.. vt..,
low family Win hsr h.aJ IN ,,a a,r
Ee,,y was syIng ,ha .o,ars -, ,a. ,a..,
tor non =. s.a - ,.n.,, " ns, ~ ,,
that creme de chJne.
She reached the citv some v..ls
Inter I'm the dusk of n sea,herv s,ov
Her new shoes slId awkwnrJly on m.
soft rugs that lay ON counsIn lanes
poIlsbed floors. There wer. .,rnnye
hands 10 tnke on her wraps and nm in
her own room Retty neered win so,,e
alarm at the cayernous closets aud
tiled bath and cheyai mirrors and
shaded lights.
Could Betty have guessed Il, Cousll
Jane In her own luxurious room was
even more uncomfortable.
"The child has red haIrr she
walled. II knew Don raved about red,
but I never guessed the reason"
Cousin James husband grlnned.
II wonder IL her temper matches"
be yenturad