The Prescott daily news., 1921-02-26
An Invitation By BETTY K. KENDALL
ta, 1921, Western Newspaper Union.) )

about it.
 since when are such subjects too frivolous for your ears?" queried Bes- sic raising her eyebrows and look ing up from her fan / work, "Espe- cially when in all your tinery and glory you most likely will lead the grand march with Frank"
 Nothing of the kind" answered Alice in a e-what-happens tone
 Didn't you have a new gown for the occaSion?"
 Yes, and I'll wear 1t if only to show some people that I can't be stunned by their audacity."
 But if you're not going with Frank, who isi'
 Bella Johnson"
 Bessie, when young man talks to you about a dance and asks your opinion on all details, and then at the eleventh hour asks another girl, do you think he can ever justify his con- ductf" asked Alice
 No, and I simply cant understand it," admitted Bessie.
 Are you sure?'
 Positively. Bella and I met Frank on the street He came towards us In his usual cordial way, and stopped to say to Bella, I'm going to take you to the "Entre Nus" affair Bella must have had some inkling, as she nnlt id I thank you what time will you call for me-?
 For a moment 1 felt the keen insult that he should invite her In my pres ence, and then I said: I'm going with Edwin Upton You know Edwin is always pestering me to go with him, so I knew I could rely upon his taking me. We left Frank at the corner. and though 1 was the one to be offend ed, he doesn't even bow to me when we pass each other by"
 Edwin is much shorter than you don't you feel like giantess when you're with him?''
 "Well," said Alice, Fit came to me like flash that I wouldn't give either one of them the satisfaction that I couldn't go. and anyway a little man with loads of money is better than no man at all"
 That's philosophical enough, my dear, but don't get a bad case of glooms over it. If Frank is so fickle and changeable in his affections, it's better to know 1t now than later"
 After Bessie left, the words, tits better to know it now" kept ringing in Alice's ears. She hated to face the truth that any man could so lightly throw her friendship aside after all his professions of sincerity.
 "Tll not have any ones sympathy" she determined At the dance I'll be the gayest of all."
 "Why, Alice" exclaimed her friend few days later, how much better you look than the last time I saw you; you are fairly radiant, It must be your hat It's so becoming"
 A faint color rose in Alice's cheek Don't blame 1t all on my hat" she said; give me credit for a portion of my good looks"
 T just saw Bella and she failed completely to appreciate Franks charms" continued Bessie 'and she never was so bored in all her exist ence, that she was the only girl whose partner did not send her a corsage bouquet. and he never even was con- cerned whether her program was filled or not. In fact she said there was no pleasure to go with a young man who was constantly noticing an- other girl Why do you think he asked her and then was so rude?
 Alice smiled.
 Promise you1n never tell"
 He was an unwilling victim To- ward the end of the evening Frank came up to me saying: Hope you en- joyed yourself
 "Oh, immensely" 1 replied.
 Doesn't your back ache from danc- Ing with that midget?" he asked in a maddeningly sympathetic way.
 Not a bit" I answered. Edwin is splendid dancer
 "Then you prefer that dwarfs atten- tons to miner he exclaimed in jeal- ous rage.
 Just as much as you prefer Bella to me" I replied.
 But don't and never will" he pro- tested, looking at me tenderly. "I asked you for tonight, not her"
 "You asked mel How can you de- liberately say that when I heard you invite herr"
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