The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-06-09
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IL " just what she nao asked
for. But within an hour of
having bought the figured crepe
Mrs. Boyd was back with COM
plant. She had asked for five ySrds.
Milly had cut of four. Four yards
wouldn't do.
It was a bad mess for Milly.
Mrs. Boyd had a charge account
at Waterman'S, she was a valued
customer. She got her five yards
and Milly got calling down she
had not merited. ii
She was nearly exhausted and dis
couraged as one can be who is
healthy and young and still hopeful
that life has something more in
store for ore than the many. COM
plications one has thus far encoun-
tered.
Milly never knew how she would
find things when she got home.
Anything might have happened in
her absence.
For instance, she had come home
not SO long ago and found that her
mother had just married Mr.. swan.
Now when she opened the door
and was not greeted by the familiar
odor of boiling potatoes and frying
meat she knew there wasn't going
to be any dinner
Loud voices came from the dining
room.
Mother and stepfather were quar-
rehng again.
They hadn't done anything but
quarrel since they got married.
For while Mr.. Swan had been an
amiable boarder he was a very poor
sort of husband. And he had made
it so unpleasant for the other board
ers that they had all gone else
where.
-MilH's mother, stout, red-faced
and worried, came to meet Milly.
LEND me some money" Mrs.
Swan demanded, holding out her
hand. ED hasn't got any job yet.
And the meter man says they're
going to shut off the lights if don't
pay up. / didn't have a cent to buy
meat with"
All this was an old story to Milly
since MIR. Swans entrance into the
household.
She took neatly folded bill from
her purse Her shoe money, and
her soles were almost through.
Her mother snatched the money.
She was unfair to her daughter,
but it seemed to her Milly had a
very easy time of it. All She did
was to work a few hours each. day
in a beautiful store and earn ainice
salary.
Milly was mounting the steep
stairs when the telephone bell rang.
The telephone was on the wall OF
the hall, easily accessible to every
body in the house, except the lady
in the kitchen. Milly went back to
answer the call.
Miss Jenkins?"
It was a mans voice, well4bred
with the resonance of confident
youth in its deep tones.
81 am speaking for Mrs Austin
Boyd She wants you to dine with
us tonight. At seven. Please don't
say No"
"Y-yes, l will Th-thank you,"
stammered Milly.
That was all.
She stood, stunned, staring into
the receiver.
Mrs Boyd had asked her To din.
nerl After what had happened that
morning!
It was unbelievable.
And yet it was true. And she had
promised to gol
Suddenly a wave of joy poured
over her.
She stopped just long enough tC
shout into the dining room, I'm
asked out to dinner!" before she
dashed upstairs.
Fatigue had vanished.
In its stead was radiant expecta
ton.
There was plenty of hot water
for once. She emerged from hel
bath, drenched and shining Like 6
rain-washed rose. i
Her dress was just a little russo
crepe, picked up at bargain sale
but clothes don't matter much wher
one has a graceful body, cleaning
hair and the color of excitement II
ones cheeks. 81.
When Milly rang Mrs. Boyd's bel
she was too happy to tremble-very
much.
The same young man who haC
telephoned to her opened the door
for her. Z
She had never seen him before
but he impressed her as lookinf
very healthy and vigorous with hi.
tanned skin, sunburned blond hail
and clear, gray eyes. He was The
kind of man she didn't get a chance
to meet often, and liked.
Lawrence Boyd, son of Mrs. Aus
tin Boyd, saw a tall girl with lus
trous, unbobbed hair and dark eye.
that met his with self-unconaciou,
directness. IL
Come into the library. Mother
isn't down yet" he said.
The library was room Of one,
dreams.
Milly pounced upon a book O