Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-04
TODAY'S EVENING STORY
UNOBSERVING SERMANS
COPYRIGHT BY w. WERNER

ing over to Mildred Warmers to
spend the evening. Mildred has
asked a few people in to meet her
cousin, Miss Tanner"
"You will-you will dress very
carefully, won't you, DEAR" pleaded
Mrs. Wilcox.
Certainly You'll see,"
But some lengthy telephone COM
munications coming soon after din
ner occupied so much of Holly's
time that at the last minute she had
to rush to get ready. In fact. Ken
meth was ringing the doorbell as she
sped upstairs to her room. Look
after Kenneth, auntie." she COM
manded over the banster.
She was very happy, very excited.
One always had such fun at Mil
dred's, and coming home down Ma
pie street under the trees in the sill
very winter moonlight Kenneth
might ask her the question for
which her young heart actually
waited.
My brown georgette with the or
ange pipings," she thought, and
snatching the dress from its hanger
| in the closet slipped it on over her
| head. It was a convenient dress FOR
emergencies. with no troublesome
| fastenings anywhere. Breathlessly
she slipped off the worn wool stock
| ings and substituted silk ones to
match her frock. Her pumps were
beautifully new. Her complexion
needed no touching up. AS for her
hair, it always looked better slight
ly ruffled Flinging her cape about
her, she ran downstairs and joined
| Kenneth in the dim hall. They
passed out together into the lovely
and momentous night.
1t was but two blocks to Mildred S
/ home. Mildred herself was at the
door Hang your things on the
hall rack" she babe them.
Holly turned gracefully to per
NIT Kenneth to remove her cape.
/ She heard him give a gasp.
Holly" ne said in a low voice.
''Your dress. You've got it on wrong
side out"
Holly looked down and saw that
it was true. She colored and
through her ran a start of fear.
Kenneth was more Of an observer
! than she had dreamed. She made
an attempt to carry it off lightly.
How absurd"' she said. Il dressed
| y
| room and change"
| She came down flushed and look
ing very pretty, with her dress on
right side out. But the evening was
spoiled for her. Somehow she knew
| from Kenneth's manner that he had
changed to her perceptlbiy' very
gravely he accompanied her nome
| and said goodnight. There was no
lingering in the moonlight, no word
such as she had expected. AND
when he walked away from her she
REALIZED that she had lost him.
| 1t was a week before Aunt Ruth
! found out what had happened.
i'1Well, I was afraid that some day
this would happen" she sighed.
THE worst of it is that he must
| have been noticing all the time,
! Holly sobbed. Even when L
thought he didn't"
We'll" Aunt Ruth sighed again,
IF you love him you know what to
do. If he observes your carelessness
he will also observe any reform i'll
that aspect"
TITS too late" Holly mourned.
Still she made a desperate turn
about All her friends began to no
tice the order and neatness of her.
whats got into Holly?" they
said Only Holly knew.
One evening the doorbell rang and
there was Kenneth. He didn't tell
Holly his love for her had overcome
all fear of her careless ways and
she didn't tell him that she had
learned a lesson she would never
forget.
Al that would come later, per
haps, when they were married.