Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-06-07
THE DEAN
BY MOlllE MAThER

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I'VE girls had been the happiest little
| crowd until Celia Warren came among
US. She was visiting the Livingston's
when we met her, and after that, she
and her snobbish old aunt came and
rented the Bailies fiat the Battles
| were south for the winter. AS rule,
| we girls welcome stranger, and try
to make her enjoy herself. But II
Celia Warren needed any ones assist
ance in enjoying herself, l hadn't no
ticed 1t. The trouble was, she let
nothing stand in the way Of her en-
joyment; other peoples hurt feelings
or things like that did not give her
the slightest concern. In fact, We
learned later that hurt feelings were
part of Miss Celia's enjoyment, yes,
really. Else why did she walk Dora
Bars beloved Billy up and down be-
fore the Barr home, after she had un-
fairly taken him away from Dora2
That was why we heartily disliked
Celia Warren when we knew her un-
fairness Perhaps she reasoned that
"all is fair in love and war" But she
had not been with us month before
we were Quarreling with each other
we who had been SO peacefully chum-
my.
Dora and Billy were the first to sep
arate. It seemed that Celia Warren
told Billy things which he should have
known true little Dora never said.
And the last to drop each others So
ciety were Ted and L. and l never
would have believed that Ted could
be such a goose.
When Ted started out In business,
wasn't a bit surprised that he asked
me to marry him, while Dad agreed,
cheerfully and resignedly, as matter
OF course.
But like Dora and Billy. and Nell
and her Jackie, Ted and had decided
not to announce our engagement until
nearer the somewhat distant marriage
time.
Then all at once Celia Warren blew
in like mischievous cyclone and
mixed things all up.
"Sallie DEAR" Celia Warren said to
me with her annoying, amused smile.
"Why in the world do you let Ted
Loring be so dead sure Of your affec-
ton for him. II a man were as sure
and conceited about his power over
me, I'd show him, would. Why, when
he was talking to me at the party last
night l said, jokingly, You'd better
20 and find Sallie or some other hand
some man will take her to supper and
Ted laughed, queer sort Of laugh 1t
was and said, oh, will find Sallie
alright, just where I left her. That
new lie Strange man has bit OF
crush on you, too, Sallie," Celia added.
Though 1t would be hard to make your
Ted believe that"
SO / did Just what Nell and Dora
had done under the same provocation
i determined to show Ted Loring
that he need not be so conceitedly sure
of me, after all. l talked to that LIE
Strange man SO long at our next gath
ering that he insisted upon taking me
into supper, while Ted walked off
laughing, with Celia Warren.
SO she added another compassionate
and had another man, as days passed.
leaning over the plano joking with her
as she played, while we three deserted
girls sat, like wall flowers, back on
the divan.
"If Jackie only would not take in
everything that girl says" lamented
Nell. "He wouldn't attach himself to
her train If 1t wasn't in pique against
me-"
Gentle. Dora's tone was actually
spiteful, E"When Celia Warren talks
about the wonderful places she has
been and the noted people who enter
tanned her and the great musicians
whom she accompanies. well, l just
wish could face her with her lie."
/. Nell sat up.
"That's it," she exclaimed wrathful-
ly, "if we could show those inbecile
unhappy boys that she is untruthful
IN one thing, they might guess that
Eshe's been untruthful too, concerning
u.s."
The music ceased abruptly and Celia
Warren swung around on the piano
stool.
Zine" she praised my "btuse Ted,
"you sing as well as Georger."
Georger was being honized in our town
just then.
did you every hear the Dean of
Hampton sing Miss Warren?" l sud
denly asked.
Probably not. Hampton was our
college. Dora, Nell and went through
together.
1.-THE Dean is really celebrated as a
singer. You took up music, l believe
you said, at our Hampton one year?
or course then, you know Dean Cor
don"
"Oh yes" Celia Warren answered
carelessly.
She looked up at the three boys i'm
pressively.