South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28
THE ANGEL. A
STORY FOR BRIDES

believe a word or two put in wisely
might suggest the thing to him"
Yes. 7 know. Jennie" sighed. her
daughter. The Angel. "6ut you prom
feed when Dan first began coming
here that you would not spoil
Beauty's prospects with him by
Alting a. our poverty"
Poverty nothing" snorted good
ratured volubie Jennie. don't you
know Howard has said dozen
times that he and Bess might have
had their comfortable bungalow
year before they did n ne had real
lied that Eve 81 sou were dressing
on an income hardly sufficient for
three2"
yes. dear. T know. and thanks 20
Jour clever fingers. we four are still
fa.rlS decent ON that same income
hardly sufficient for three" She
patted her mothers Fat hands lying
Idle in her lap a. She spoke. you
know Dan isn't ike Howard. Ho-
ward had sk.mpedl along az home
ard. anyway. he loScd Bess bet
ter"
Wei, doesn't Dan love Beauty
"a ike 20 know"
The Angel turned 90 her. Jennie
vas Irritable for once 90 her easy
8 ing plea sure-lovug life The
Angel could not understand g. Her
mother had always been so far
from irritable and had been so much
OF a regular chum that her girls
fOndly called her Jennie" with no
thought of irreverence or disre-
srect "ATother" simply didn't ft
her. she was Jennie viva a heavy
mop or faded goldfish hair above a
face stiH childishly pretty and fair.
But her body didn't agree with her
face. for she was frankly fat and
pudgy. Her feet were always a
trial. they were mum bers too small
Asupport the weight OF her body.
~nnie" was seldom in evidence
when company was about, but her
presence was always felt. and she
was referred 90 as often and as
fondly by all the sisters as n she
had been seventh wonder. The
Angel regarded her severely. why.
Jennie YOU are actually peevish.
and judging by your tone. one would
think you doubted Dams affection
FOR Beauty"
We'll. Beauty IS getting restless,
and that young reporter on the
star Ted Hammer. keeps hang
ing around. Beauty must have a new
dancing frock for thu Millard's ball,
and I don't know where II Is com
ing from" She sighed heavily.
Honestly. Angel 1 sometimes feel
that 3 isn't worth while TO try 70
catch a wealthy husband Just a
medium one ought 20 satisfy even
Beauty. doubt II she would be
any happier Ia fourteen-room
house than she would be in a four
room one. If she loves Dan and not
his money. four rooms would be
sufficient and If she doesn't. why
<orty-four wouldn't make her hap
Ply"
The Angel laughed outright
why. Jennie Cogdal who ever
heard OF you phHosophizing thusly
you who are living sunny phil
osophy all by yourse.f. Get up and
don your most comfortable bedroom
slippers. and wen sally forth for
s.Soll around the vegetable gardeni
Fhap the sweet spring breezes,
TIE babbllng brook and the singing
OF many birds viii restore YOU TO
/. your former ca-e-free state OF mind,
hand"
Jennie seized her and shook her
roughly. IF g. weren't for your
fooHshness and fun. the Cogdal
family would be a state bunch Of
beauties" she said
We'll. Jen. 81 we couldn't all be
beauties we surely needed 10 be
foolish" She smiled her impish.
crooked smile There is just one
and that is that one needn't worry
about losing ones beauty, and If
ones complexion happens 10 be the
color Of delicious weak tea. why.
faded lavender crepe de chine plus
packet of diamond dye a Ia gold
en- brown, transforms weak-tea COM
plexion into rich cream" She pat
ted down the folds Of a miraculous
" transformed dress which had
been discarded as impossible" 10y
an elder sister The Angel was
homely. underiably homely. Her
hair was OF no particular color and
did not curl, her nose nondescript
Ike the rest OF her face. her teeth
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dreamy eyes. but the Angels ewes
matched her face. they were neither
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