The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-06-29
BY JESSIE DOUGLAS
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Nellie had seen him number OF
times becore he spoke to her. But at
msl. meeting him on the fourth land
Ing. he said "Good-mornlngi" and
,sstd on down the stairs That was
Nmi he always did. pass
Nellie shook her head pertly and
said. Wen seer But the strange
part Of II WIS the man on the floor be-
low continued to speak when he saw
bcr aud continued to pnss her by.
II was puzzllng. she was the pref
tlest girl that worked In Johnson 4
Hughes offices. And she knew II.
almost without exception every clerk
had made some kind of advance to her.
She could go out every night II she
chose. and even old Mr.. johnson him
self had given her theater tickets.
The girls in the Office envIed her In
their quiet way. She had the palest,
fullest hair, and she did 1t I'm the
most elaborate style, so that any one
would have stopped to admire It's In.
trlcacies alone. She rouged, OF course.
Perhaps little too much, but habit
dulls perception. Her light blue eyes
were the color Of forget-me-nOts, ner
lnshes gold-tipped, but Nellie Dwight
saw that they came out Jetty black.
Her lips were pretty and soft, "
slightly aided by art. She was pretty.
snrtingly pretty, and she would have
been foolish virgin II she had not
known II. There was never the slight.
est doubt In Nellie's mind about her
charm. and she played up to II every
second Of her life. Her blouses were
the most elaborate. her stockings the
sheerest she could buy.
So Il was no wonder that she lifted
one plucked eyebrow trine and eyed
asl,ance the girl who had Just knocked
NJ her bedroom door.
According to Nellle's standards, she
was worse than plain. regular old
maid. not bit Of makeup, and her
blouse, of irreproachable cut. was
opaque. Her hair, II was true, had a
beautiful luster, but II was arranged
50 simply that anyone could have done
tiff she had time and patience
II beg your pardon" the girl mt the
door said. II realize It's rather queer
Of me. but my brother and have seen
you SO often on the stairs that almost
feel know you'll I'm going away for
two weeks and I'd be grateful If you'd
keep this picture for me-"
She held out picture In turquoise
frame and Nellie. without looking at
II, laid II on her bureau and answered.
"Glad to. I'm sure" and then con-
tinued to rouge her other cheek with
tie greatest nonchalance.
Nellie did not renily bother to look
a. the picture until she came In from
the movies That night. She saw that
Il was photograph Of low stone
house. lvy-glrdled. with charming
view OF garden and woodland behind,
aud she guessed shrewdly that II was
the girls home. The little frame of
oddly cut fiat turquoise was fasclnat-
Ing In itself; and then she realized
with shock the girl had said. "Her
brother" Why, that must mean the
uan on the stairs
Nellie put the frame In the center Of
her bureau and eyed II with fresh In
terest. But something was q G matter.
II didn't seem st-IehOw TO go with her
bright pink bureau set nor with the
artificial geranIum that she had stuck
In her hatpln holder.
Slowly she removed the geranIunl
and still studied the effect. Some
thing was still wrong.
She had decided to buy herself one
Of those new green hair arrangements,
but that noon she found herself In
stead at the toilet goods counter. Tint
ivory set wouM go well with the tur
Quoise frame-she hesltated and then
plunged-and she found herself walt
Ing for the Ave o'clock whistle.
II did go well Somehow the tur'
Quoise frame seemed to rest against
that creamy background, aud Nellie,
eyeIng the bureau critically, realized
TINT something still was the matter
The imitation lace cover, with the
pink sixteen underbody, struck II wrong
note.
II was queer whit happened In the
next week: first Nellie had TO get a
linen cover 10 suit her bureau, instead
OF the green slipper buckles she had
been counting on. Then her keen eye
suw the bureau stood out like an
Island Ia her tnwdry room. The pie
lures on the wall somehow did not
III that calendar With the black-eyed
cherub that advertised John and
Ilughes. the chrome OF roses and pan.
sizes that was 50 gnIly colored. seemec
IT, hurt the quiet bureau. She took
down her pictures But now The room
was too quiet.
Another noon found her purchasing
clIulz with quaint pink blossoms Oh
cream ground. and when she had made
a curtain for her window aud somC
cushions for her coach. even back
for her wicker chair. she glanced hur
ricdIy over at the turquoise frame
The right keynote had been struck
Now Il looked as though Il belonged
there.
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