The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-09-30
A Green Gown
By CLARISSA MACKIE
6 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNu Service

color-perhaps / rather fancy 1t be-
cause my eyes are green"
Are they green?" inquired her
friend coolly. Il always thought they
were grayish blue"
mo, indeed" laughed the other girl
Mother has bought me a string OF
jade green beads-pretTy, aren't they?"
Lovely" murmured Ella Indifferent
", and presently she made some ex-
cuse and hurried on. but she did not
go home then. She went TO call upon
several other girls Of their set and
there was much laughter and giggling
As for Kathleen, while she felt hurt
about Ella Nelson's indifference, she
did diagnose the case correctly. Il am
afraid that Ella is a little jealous
about my wearing the green dress"
she told her mother that evening.
You must not mind that, my dear"
smiled her mother. Il am sure that
Ella win wear pretty frock and by
that time she will have forgotten her
jealousy. Did she ask you anything
about Frederick"
Kathleen shook her head. 81 think
that she was so upset about my dress
that she never thought Of my escort r.
~And she win take it for granted
that Frederick win take her, as usual?'
Il suppose so. mother, | hope she
finds il out before Thursday. though 20
Ella Nelson did find il out on We'd
nesday and she was furiously angry
with both Frederick and Kathleen
She had met the young man near the
town hall and she made the fatal mis-
take Of taking il for granted that
Frederick would be her cavalier as
he had been several times in the past
What time viii you come for me,
Fred" she asked when they were
parting, and be had not mentioned the
party.
ELLA Nelson" he chided, trying TO
hide his embarrassment, you know
perfectly well that ] am not coming
to escort you to the party Please do
not tease a young man with political
cares upon his shoulders ~
Ella smiled widely. nervously, and
then turned away That's a good
joke on you, Frederick ~ she giggled
and went on. and Frederick. guessing
her chagrin. and feeling somewhat
guilty, went on his way, and in the
midst of an important piece of work
forgot all about Ella Nelson, though
be did have a minute now and then TO
devote TO Kathleen. who had quite
stolen his heart
That afternoon Ella Nelson called
up several of her masculine friends
ar their places of business, and after
several failures at last received an In
vitation from George Moore 81 am
going in my car" he said. land I'd like
to take you. Ella-sure that I'm not
butting in on Fred-or anything like
THAR
"Very sure" said Ella sweetly, ~and
thank you so much. George viii be
ready ar eight o'clock"
Thank you, Ella. | win be there"
he assured her, and then, only then,
did Ella smile. Her dress had been
ready for several days. but she had
not shown il TO anybody.
One of the queer things about the
party that night was that eight o'clock
sounded and went by and very few
girls arrived.
There was the usual stag line Of un-
attached young men. and there were
some girls and their escorts. Pretty
girls and plain girls in pink and yell
low and blue. and few in white or
black
At a quarter after eight Ella Neil
son arrived with George Moore. and
she looked ike a rose in a charming
pink dress. and then in groups or by
ones and twos came the other girls Of
her particular crowd" and every girl
wore greenl Every shade of green
silk. satin, or georgette in combination
with another color was represented,
and there was much laughter, while
Ella was here, there. and everywhere
in her rose-pink dress. like one lovely
rose in a plain green garden of girls
And then. Just a little late, came
Kathleen with Frederick Warner
Kathleen was in green, too. but her
dress was somehow different" from
the others-it was beautiful shade of
green, jade. and she wore an odd string
of jade beads.
"How odd that so many should wear
greenI" she confded to Fred as they
danced. sOf course, il is worn a lot,
but our whole crowd is wearing green,
all except Ella Doesn't she look
adorable in pink"
Frederick had keenly observed Ella
Nelson. but he merely said: Looks
Ike a peonyi Kathleen, you are like
a cool green rush growing in a quiet
pool"
Kathleen blushed adorably and
smiled ar him. There are so many
of US green rushes, Frederick am
afraid we are ike the wild flags il the
creeks 7"
Never mind" he only whispered.
Among them all. Kathy. there is just
one green You'll"
When the evening was over, and
Frederick and Kathleen walked home
under the early morning pale moon,
| il was then that Frederick confessed
to kathleen that he did not like any
other girl except her-and il came out
in just the way that al happy ending
love stories do, AS for Ella Nelson
ii was something of tragedy for her
when she fell in love and married a
man BY the name of Greeni
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