Evening star., 1928-05-11


w slipped a newspaper clipping
into her hand,
II cut that out OF the News
last night" she said Il thought maybe
you'd like TO see IT,"
Delly flushed and smiled, She tucked
the clipping in her pocket and later
when she got a minute she looked at
IT. 1t was a plan OF house, English
cottage style
DeIly realized then that the other
Ss..;s were beginning to know about
he. silly dream. Next thing they
would be making fun of her and she
couldn't stand that.
She lunched alone in a plain restau-
rant where the sandwiches and tea
were excellent. The other girls tiocked
70 the new tearoom downstairs 10 in
dulge In eclairs and ices. but she
wanted to save. The price Of a sand
wich q day meant--weh, she had conf
puted IL once on paper. At any rate,
in 80 years or so she might be able
TO have her dream house.
That clipping that Miss Nugent had
given fer--she looked at ii again. No.
hLi idea Of house wasn't anything
like that. She tore leaf out OF her
little memorandum book and began to
draw lines painStakingly.
dream house so many times that she
was sure of most things, but each time
some little improvement suggested itself
"a cupboard or q window or door
She worked now happily and earnestly
as she sat alone at the small tahle
against the wall. Her delicate cheeks
flushed. her eyes were brown pools
under the rced-like fringes of her long
lashes, her lips pouted. AS she bent
low silken strand of her bright halr
interfered with her pencil quite
adorable was Delly in her dark suit
and small close hat, slender Young
thing upon whom the exigencies of toll
kaG not vet set any devastating seal.
Her dream house! She had never
lived i'm house which had in any
sense been a home AS long as her
father lived they had occupied an
apartment: after that she and her
mother had boarded. Mother worked
and she went to school, Then mother
went out suddenly-like swapping on
an electric light Just that. and Delly
took her mothers place in the store
They had been kind enough to give
n TO her on her mothers account. out
she thought now she had nroved her
self worthy of her hire. Twenty dol
lars a week. adminiS:7re judiciousiv,
permitted her to be we'll fed and shell
tered and well II very plainly dressed
She had a knack with clothes. m2de
all her own hlouses and lingerie and
at a pinch could construct hat. Be-
sides, she loved books: these took the
place Of friend She had her dreams
and her dream house.
Now, as che bent over her newest
plan. a young man who had seated
himself quietly at the next taoie
watched her at first casually. then ad-
miringly. then curiously He was OF
rnedinnn size with a strong. Quiet blond
face. the kind of face that tells the
whole story OF a life whose trend has
been steadily upward and would con-
tinue to Be so for all the years he
might live, the kind Of face one re-
spects and trusts at glance.
large woman in fur-trimmec
Anat 7ving wide open brushed through
the aisle between the closely set tables
and the breeze OF her passage whiskeo
away the paper upon which DeIiy was
working. bearing IL. like leaf on the
wind. straight 10 the feet OF the young
man Ee picked 1t up. noting II with
s,,Tnrtxs ,ys and rising. ne took 1t to
DsIiy AS she looked up TO thank him
his gray ewes met her brown ones ever
50 briefly.
4 couldn't help noticing-yonr plan
/. EXCELLENT" ne commented There Is
fugt one thing wrong about It, really.
DO you mind IL I point IL out?"
Il should be glad II YOU would take
fhe troutle.'@ Deily laid the plan out
before him He touched 1t with ms
! "YoN haven't allowed any space Tor
the Kitchen range" he said.
Deily gave a start.
Il haven't. have II" she SAID. Her
hrnsv gIfackered. What can one do in
4naf case? orr. must have range"
"Of course allow me.
He made few swift strokes, There
ION. yes" DelIy smiled. THANK you
very much
The, waiter had brought his food and
be returned To mis- own table. mo-
Fnent later Delly tucked the plan IN her
purse and went OUT