Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-09
Out Of the Current.

~ REAMILY Arletha arose from
among the gay striped pillows
of the swing, with her finger
H. between two pages OF the
STORY of Philosophy" saun-
dersd down among the peouies to the
mail box In which she had a few min
utes before uninterestedly seen the rural
carrier deepest her days mail. She
scanned the headlines Of the metro.
politan daily she took" then glanced
at four envelopes which constituted the
rest of the contents OF the box. One
contained the announcement OF q
church meeting, tina second the villige
milliner's invitation to her Opening"
the third book list from New York
publisher. The fourth only was q
letter" It was addressed In the sprawl
ing. distinguished chirography OF her
cousins wife. Back again on the swing
she read the letter.
"Anetha, dear, Mark has some things
to talk over with you-husiness con-
nected with your estate. He Is just re-
covering from rather nasty bout with
flu, and he wondered II you might not
be prevailed on to come here and save
him q trip to Green Center. I'd adore
having you! For week, q month, q
year. as long as you could endure US.
Oceans Of things going on. How DO
you ever endure Green Center all the
year round? Devotedly, Clarice. p. 5.
A dinner dress or two, little sports
costume and . street ensemble viii be
about all you will want in the way Of
clothes. Why not get anything you
need here In the city?"
"The cream of the matter is in the
postscript, OF course" murmured An
etha. Translated, it void be, For
goodness sake. have some Cacent clothes
and don't disgrace me-" She began
tapping with her foot as sac glanced
over the letter Q second tn ne. Must
! go?" she asked, and tn u. staring
with unSeeing eyes over to landscape
that three minutes before had en-
chanted her with its Maytime lowell
ness, she answered her own question.
She must 60. And early yellow roses.
peonies, new-leaved elms, an adorable
slope Of green lawn and sparkling run
fringed with bluets and Spring beauties.
lost for her all their SAVIOR. Her Spring
was spoiled.
She got up, picked UP the pillows
against which she had leaned, tucked
the STORY of Philosophy under her
arm with letters and newspapers, and
went into the still, sun-bathed house.
She called up Miss Bertha and exacted
o promise Of three days sewing. She
wrote brief acceptance of Clarice's
and Marks most kind invitation" She
dressed and drove the mile to Main
street. bought the little sports suit"
and material for three dinner dresses.
She tried on hats for an hour, selected
three, went home.
Completely banishing sternly from
her rebelling mind the glories of May
she was enforcedly ignoring, she went
through the next three days supervis-
Ing Miss Bertha. getting house and gar
den ready to leave for q week.
you'll have a perfectly grand time"
fervently assured Miss Bertha.
Anetha shivered. She was trying on
a dinner gown OF soft black lace, and
at the SILVER Miss Bertha waxed in
dignant.
Course. you'll have a grand time
Course, YOU will And you sure de-
years with the old folks9 There was
your OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lived to be SO,
didn't she? Then come your father,
n then your aunts, Miss Alice an Miss
Mary. You deserve good time II any
one ever did!"
"But-but I'm too old at - to adapt
myself. You know, Miss Bertha, Mark
and Clarice are college graduates: their
friends are college graduates. They
are educated, cultured people. ! didn't
60 to the university that FAN planned
to. Grandmother broke her hip, you
may remember. had about o year
her OF our little college before 1t was
moved, and that's all, you see.'
Miss Bertha scoffed.
you always got book, ] notice.
An you act educated. That's what