The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1922-06-21
A CHANGE OF PLANS
CHAPTER Sc

Mile had been writing to Humphrey /
since he told her where he was. But /
her letters were short, vague. anything
but affectionate. The first definite
thing she told him during their cor /
respondence was that she had bor-
rowed money to send her mother back
to Wissakeagan.
This brought money order within a
week. And letter.
From what they write me from
home, and what you said about selling
the house." he wrote. l thought you
had plenty. Gosh, had shock when
l read you'd been borrowing. I'm max
ing little now, I've been saving up TO
get furniture for the house, wish
you'd come, Mile, it's built now, and
looks awful cosy" Humphrey wrote
as he talked sometimes. Patty was
rather touched by his letter.
He says he put up white curtains
at the windows to make 1t look honey,
Patty said as she read through the
pages.
"A lot he knows about making
place homey-I'll bet he leaves his
clothes lying all over the place" came
from Millie
Hes sent enough to pay Mrs. Mum,
and little over" Patty said with re-
lief She had never owed money, and
she hated to do so, even to as good
friend as this was. Millie said moth
ing. she expressed neither pleasure at
being able to pay the debt, nor reluct-
ance to part with the cash.
But she came back with some blue
satin one day and spent much time
making her sister what she termed a
breakfast jacket" which she made
with great deal of white feather trim
ming.
Its for your trousseau," she ex-
planned in pleased tones. Il suppose
when you're married and needn't work,
you'll have breakfast in bed, so you'll
need breakfast jacket"
Patty tried to look as pleased as she
felt Millie expected. But 1t never oc-
CURED to her that her life after mar
riage would be indolent enough to in
clude breakfasting in bed. AS for a
trousseau-the whole affair was as yet
so vague she dared not even think Of
such small feminine things. Paufs
mother was making herself exceeding
ly unpleasant every day.
Humphrey had borrowed S o m e
money and was, as he called it, invest
ing" Meantime he began sending
Mi1lie small amounts every week or
so-enough to keep the tiny fat go
ing, with Patty's salary added.
"It's cheaper now mother isn't here,
said MiIlie once, soon after Mrs. Parke
had left
But it wasn't. For Millie had to be
the housewife. That is, the two girls
got breakfast, and Patty left for heI
office. SUCH housework as was done
which was very little, Millie did at va
rious times during the day. Patty
to save expenses, ran in for luncheon
usually Millie was out. In the evening
they got dinner together. Sometimes
Paul came-on those occasions Millie
put herself out to cook.
But Paul, truly the spoiled child
preferred good restaurant to the
small family parties and the badly
cooked meals. Of course, he preferred
Patty alone, though she only went
when Millie had other plans.
4 have a really good plan this time,
Millie said one evening when the three
we're together in the fiat There's M
use trying to be an actress or do an!
theatrical or movie wor kwithout spe
cial training. But anyone can be
model.
"A model" Patty showed most in
\ tense surprise.
Not an artists model" Millie wen
on. But a model to show off clothes
l know girl who is in a wholesal
cloak and suit house, all she does i
try on the suits and things they make
and walk up and down the show room
so the buyers can tell what they loo
like. She gets s25 a week. She's &c
ing to introduce me-"
"Millie, the Beautiful Cloak Model.
Paul put in and grinned broadly at hi
paraphrase.
"Oh, if you're going to make fun c
me-" Millie answered GROSSLY. AN!
way, looks don't matter-I mean,
isn't necessary to have a beautiful face
Millinery models have to be beautiful,
she ratified on as though she knew a
about it They have to show off hat:
Patty, Irma says she could get you
place as quick as anything, and the