San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-05
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Salie Peck, employe of the Fail
Deal Five and Ten, quarrels with her
policemen sweetheart, Michael Cur.
tbs. That night storm comes up and
Sallie volunteers to take down Il wash
ing left out by Ma Brennan with
whom Sallie lives. AS the girl starts
down the yard a crash shakes the
earth and something strikes her blow
on the head.
When Sallie regains consciousness
she finds herself in strange surround
| ings, handsomely furnished. She is
waited upon by a maid named Their
| csc and a nurse, Miss Tidmarsh. They
call Sallie by the name of Alva Cope
land.
Madame Copeland, tall, richly
gowned woman, comes and calls Sallie
her step-daughter. She tells the girl
she has been in a train wreck and
! that her life was saved by Cousin
Wheeler. Sallie decides to solve the
mystery. Now 60 on with the story.
The nurses next words drove the
| thought from her mind, however, and
almost destroyed her appetite. "We
must not overdo it at first, you know,
but I'm glad you are hungry, for
Therese is coming to dress you. You
| are to sit up for awhile and have a
| visitor! Isn't that splendid"
The glanced meaningly toward the
pink roses which had been placed in
vase on the bedstand and Sallie's
heart sank.
"Ah Il" she replied without en-
thusiasm. 1t would perhaps be as well
TO get the interview over with and as
she ate her spirits rose.
When she had fortified herself with
two cups of tea and the squad was
reduced to a mere heap of tiny bones
Miss Tidparsh removed the tray and
| Therese took her place. with some
thing pale blue and frothy with lace
cascading over her arm and a pair
of silver brocade slippers dangling
from her hand.
Could they be the other girls
clothes, Sallie asked herself as she
bathed and permitted Therese to dress
her. They were the slinky kind that
was a dream; even the slippers fitted
although they looked unbelievably
small and when at ,the maids So
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dressing table to have her hair ar
ranged she was human enough. to feel
, little thrill of pleasure at the pic
ture that met her gaze.
Only once was she off her guard.
when Therese opened drawer filled
with cosmetics and took out small
| jar of rouge.
"Can that stuff" she exclaimed. Il
don't ever"
"But you always permit a little,
Mees Alva!" Therese interrupted
quickly. you are so pale, like one
small ghost! Mademoiselle will recall
how she protested in Paris when we
added the touch of brightness to the
hair, and yet behold the difference J"
She cooked her head on one side in
an attitude of admiration and Sallie
sigbingly submitted. The idea of in
| sinuating that her hair wasn't nat.
ural!
Sallie gasped at the result when the
makeup was applied. Why, she was
almost pretty, but il Ma Brennan
could see her. or Mike!
"One thing more" Therese turned
TO the vase and selected three roses
from it. These will add the touch
"No, they won't" Sallie interrupted
| firmly in her turn. "I'm not wear
ing Mr.-Mr. Sloat's flowers!'
She recalled the last name engraved
on the card and something in the
maids tone warned her that she an
ticipated difficulty, hence it would be
as well to refuse.
But Therese had produced a pin
and proceeded to fasten them at the
soft belt as though no opposition had
been offered.
1T will please monsieur" she re.
marked composedly, ''and that will
also please your mother, mademoi'
selle. Come now. They are waiting
in madame's sitting room."
She threw open the door and Sallie
faced her, deliberately unfastenine
the roses and laying them on the
dressing table.
I'm pleasing myself about this
Therese. Where did you say they
were waiting?'
The maid shrugged and led the
way and Sallie followed. the assured
click Of her high heels and the swir