The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-11-03
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BIZ FAITH BALDWIN

Thank you, Emma. | did. in
deed" said Fanchon.
ITS lovely day and quite COOL"
Emma told her. "I'll run the water
for your tub and by the time you arc
ready for it your tray will be here.
Mrs. Carstairs!" Fanchon asked,
getting out of bed.
"She has been up long time.
She will come in with you while you
are breakfasting," Emma told her.
Goodness +. what time is it,"
asked Fanchon.
almost twelve. Miss Evelyn"
my watch" Fanchon said, idly,
stopped when | had the accident"
Il see" said Emma and added, 1T
was-terrible. | never saw Mrs.
Carstairs so upset"
Some time later as Fanchon at
tackled her ice cold melon and her
hot. crisp toast. eggs and coffee,
Jennie Carstairs came in. She wore
a cool suit of black piquc with a
frilly white blouse and looked en-
tirely lovely.
Coming over to kiss Fanchon,
did you have a good night"
she wanted to know You did?
That's splendid! Now, if you want
to get up and spend the day out on
the terrace, Doctor Wynne thinks
it will be all right. Tomorrow
will have some people come in and
TIT you to few essentials and then
we will see if the next day we can't
motor down to Southampton"
my trunk" began Fanchon.
recalling her role.
"You sent it to Southampton,
didn't you? And besides you will
need quite different things YOU
wrote me you had mostly utility
things for the school," Mrs. Car
stairs told her.
Fanchon was silent.
The rest of the day she LACED. out
in big chair on the terrace. Mrs.
Carstairs was with her most of the
time. When she was not, there were
books and magazines to read and the
wide expanse OF city towers. trees,
sky and blue water to watch and
wonder at. When her "aunt" was
with her they talked, as people do
who understand one another vet who
have not met for years. Mrs. Car
stairs asked her about Hawaii and
tanchon, signing with relief, was
able to tell her much about the. Is
lands. AS much as she dared, fear
ing to tell too much, for, after all,
She had spent twenty years there to
Evelyn's two!
In return Jennie Carstairs spoke
OF her place in England. II didn't
sell it." she confessed, 1T has been
let to American friends. Wen 90
there some day. And to France
too" In France, it seemed she
maintained Paris apartment and a
small chateau out of town. But /
want you to have a summer here
and a New York season first" she
explained.
| Twice or three times she spoke Of
Collin: Always with that flush and
the hesitant expression, always
breaking off in. as it were, mid air
On the following day.. filters and
saleswomen came from the shons
and Fanchon was measured for
gowns: They'll have to be ready
made for now" said Mrs. Carsta;rs
In the afternoon the saleswomen
came back with the selections
Sport clothes, spectator dresses
afternoon frocks. evening gowns
sweaters. bathing suits, hats and
stockings aid shoes and linr.-:.
Nothing had been forgotten. There
was something of everything ali
IN the most perfect taste. And &C
tanchon had as perfect a figure &C
It IS possible to have, it was easv
to tit her. Even the soft little satin
stays had not been forgotten, several
of them. ''a'
a trunk appeared. as il by magic. .
several trunks: wardrobe, hat sn,i
shoe trunks and matching s,,;tr.s.
and small fitted overnight case. al
'of p'sskin; all stamped in soid'