The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-13

The woman stood aloof near the
platform OF tho girl nobody can
lift" listening to Gus. the barker.
with a slight. charming smile OF
amusement on her beautiful mouth.
When Miss PoEd lined her timidly.
deferentially. 4 lady,. as Sally
instinctively IL hit Of her from
the first moment that she became
aware, Of her. turned slightly, SO
that Princess Lalla." whose plat.
form was quite near. got a complete
and breath-taking view. Of her
beauty.
"Oh!" Sally brcathed ecstatically.
her little brown-painted hands
/ clasping each other tightly in her
lap. 'Oh. you beautiful! You are
like a real princess. or a queen"
But she did not say the words
aloud. Behind the little black lace
veil her sapphire eyes widened and
glowed; her breath came quickly
over her parted. carmined lips.
| The woman. who seemed scarcely
older than girl, bttt who. by her
! poise and q certain maturity in her
face, gave Sally the impression that
she was queen rather than a prin.
cess, had taken her hat of. as II
the heat oppressed her. 1t VAS a
smart trim little thing of silvery.
green felt, that had cupped her
small head like The green cup that
holds a flower. And her face was
the flower, a flower bursting glor.
iously into bloom with the removal
Of the. hat.
Sally had never in all her life
seen hair like that-shimnering
! waves of pure gold, slightly rum.
pied by the removal. Of the hat. so
that singicthreads OF II caught the
light from the gas Jet that burned
day and plight 1.-The. rather dark
tent. Her skin. pale with the heat
OF the dat,sWas .creamy.white. line
! less. smooth and rich. SO that
Sally's fingers longed to touch 1t
I revcrehtly.+. Surely It could not leel
I like other; flesh: It was made Of
something finer and rarer than cells
and blood, dermis and epidermis.
! Her small lovely mouth. soft and
full.lipped as child's. was tender
:. and amused and proud. the mouth
of a woman who has always been
.adofed for her beauty but whom
alteration has not cheated Of very
human emotions; Sally wished that
she could sec the eyes more closely,
for even while they were wide and
: laughin& sending out little sparklea
lot color and light, she thought
1.there-was a hint-ef sadness in them
Of restlessness, rs II only q part Of
her attention WIS. given to the, car
Fniyal and to the children.
She was very small and slight
1 shortsr-even than little Miss Pond
who had to look down. O. she talked
to her. But for all her adorable
'smallneAs she carried herself with
aScestain arrogance. Every move
! ment she made az she and Mis-:
= Pond talked together anu : ther
{. Joined the children Was proud and
!; graceful.
She was wearing . summer
: sports suit Of silvery,green knitted
i silk, which Showed 70 the best ad
vantage the miniature Venus pro
j: portions OF her body. As she swuut
toward tho -chAdsen. nedding- &C
. Quiescence to Miss Ponds eagel
suggestions. little Elolse Durant
the child Who. had been the -''nev
4 girl" Of Sally'ss last day In, the or
phanage. catapulted. herself from
4 the huddnhgsmass Of children ami
impulstyely seized her hand. Tn
!. fsTift, eotdlal smile with which oh
greeted tbs child and released be-
hand o. quickly as possible KEEP