The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-07-03
The Little Girl in
Uniform
By JANE OSBORN

reign of King Louis Nv. His sister
thought the boulfant, brucaded
skirts and the white wig OF that
period vastly becoming 10 her own
peculiar style of beauty and she
wanted Il cavalier of the same
period to set off her charms. Bryan
was bored TO death and after the
first few dances aud the unmask-
ing, he had taken off his wig and
lace frills and had gone upstairs IN
the great house in search of a IL
brary or other quiet nook where he
might seek solace in reading.
Bryan was twenty-six and he im-
ugined that ii was his advanced
age that made him so impervious
TO the charms of all the girls Ut
the party-silly girls of eighteen
or twenty who seemed only more
undressing than usual in their
peculiar and weird costumes.
After wandering about the dimly
lighted corridors of wing of the
house he did find q little book room
with door Slightly opened. There
were low reading lights in-the room
and he had actually taken book
from table and was about TO SIT
down in an inviting chair by one
of the lights when he noticed that
another comfortable chair by the
other low reading lamp was already
occupied.
He suppressed a not very polite
exclamation when he looked AT the
girl and saw that she, too, was in
costume. She was little dark
haired girl in Il trim nurses UNI
form-and as he looked again he
realized that The disguise suited
her to perfection.
AS she merely looked up from
her book, smiling, and did not seem
to be inclined to break forth in
merry chatter, he took his seat and
opened his book.
so you're bored, too," he said
as he settled himself in his chair.
why yes, | suppose am" said
the girl. But she went on reading.
"That get-up suits you perfectly
he told her after he had endured
five minutes of difficult silence.
My get-up-" repeated the girl.
yes mean that you look q
whole lot more like nurse than
| do like a gentleman of France IN
the reign of the Grand Monarch. :
"Oh, see." said the girl with q
smile, and then, 'but | should
think you'd so much rather be
down there dancing than up here.
"What about yourself?" he asked
Don't you like to dance?
Love to-" she said. But nobody
asked me-
Great Scott" said the gentle
man of France. "Well thought
they were a crowd of In0rons.
.I've half a mind to make you *
down and have just one dance witt
me-wig or no wig" he said, gain:
over to the girl "Of course w
haven't been introduced. but no OH,
introduces. people any more. NJ,
name is Bryan Davies"
And | am Helen 70 Tate. Bu
really couldn't"
Bryan had taken her book from
her. closed it and was now holding
her two hands in his. drawing he
from her chair lie had never s.
wanted to dance with a girl in hi
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this little girl in uniform. Their
was look of pleading protest Il
the eyes of tile young girl who wa
still well below him even now tina
she stood before him.
If you renllys'lon'f want to-wh
: all right" he said letting 80 he
hands. "Only it would make III
very happy. and you said 80
liked TO dance"
'Please don't think that am III
grateful" said tile girl Il ouglI
not to have deceived you-an
really | didn't intend 10. I'm nc
guest and this isn'ta costume. II
just poor little nurse and This
, my regular unifArmani She pause
and Bryan took her little hands /
his again and held them far NOR
tightly than he had before.
: "You see, old Mrs. Hill is some
t thing of an invalid. She isn't realI
\ i'll of course-only rather trouble
] some. And so the Hills employ III
to look after her-it's easier tina
: doing it themselves. I'm off dnt
now-Mrs. Hill has gone to bed"
!, "Then why didn't the Hills as
you to the dancer" asked Bryal
S longing to hold the 1.-the little bod
e of the nurse in his arms "You al
4 much, much prettier than any
;. the girls they invited"
"Oh, I'm sure I'm not-but an.
way the Hills wouldn't think {
: doing anything like that. The
e don't regard me as their soci;
: equal. People don't, you know"
d "D-n the Hills; d-n people
|. said Bryan calmly. would the
;. mind if we went down for just or
little dance-you and I? Mayt
they wouldn't notice and none
= the other guests would knoN
g They'd think it was your disguise
e at wouldn't do at ALL" said Il
Il girl. I'm sorry"
v "Then if you're sorry" said II
impetuons Bryan, "let me put n
;. arms around you-just once. All
man you danced with would do
much"
Il He had not waited for permi
e sion but put two strong arm
n about her body. And then becau'
l. the little nurse had been hectort
d for weeks by her. ungrateful p
! tient, she let her capped he'
droop against the broad shoulde
covered with pink brocade-aI
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