The Lass Who Loved
a Tailor
By CLARISSA MACKIE
(Copyright.)
HEN
ficulty overcoming a naturally
modest disposition,
ferful girl to marry him, it is bitter
indeed when she gently rejects him,
angl flatly refuses to tell the reason
why.
“Then you do care for
“Not exactly—"
“Not enough, you mean!”
bitter. He looked very
this tall, well-dressed
who had fallen In love with
Clarkson, He tried to remem-
their idyllic friendship had
was it when he had con-
that father was a million-
He Inughed at this thought-—
any girl would be an idiot to
a man because of his money—
besides, it wasn't his money, it was
his father's—and If anything should
happen to the fortune—he would be
poor—Abner wondered if she would
like him any better. He would ask
her!
It was in that
Abner Wray's
diffidence became a thing of the past,
“Betty,” he said mildly, “would it
make any difference if I told you that
the money all belongs to Dad? Per-
sonally, I am a poor man—a mere
employee. Like me any better?”
asked wistfully.
The
blue
tears. “Oh,
me?”
was hand-
some,
man,
Betty
ber when
cooled—
fessed his
alre?
why,
refuse
moment that
left him—his
acute
modesty
he
eyes flashed
Abner,
I do love you—only I
of the idea—the
father’s business!
at last,
Abner
Jusiness?
through
can't you see that
cannot get rid
association of your
" There, it was out
“Assoclation?
“What's
tailor-
was dazed.
Idea?’ he gasped.
the matter with the
ing business?
“N-nothing
vour father
tom tailor,” she stammered.
“So he did, and a good
growled aggressively.
“Well, it's that—the idea!”
“What idea?”
“1
wholesale
sald
cus
Abner,
business as a
only-—vou
began
one, too!”
he
» it—but 1
ely
father sitting
cannot
think of
legged on a table
Abner could re
and it was a family joke that the dig
nified Mr. Wray could
buttons if it was
course It wasn't nec Abner
red how he fallen in
love with a girl so utterly foolish as
h always
your Cross-
too,
is own
of
sew on |
necessary—but
eS8ary
wonde
to object to ti down
her forlorn little ire and longed
to put his His
mouth
isn
able sewing-—and if
hat ® picture in your m i
y, I don’
dof a
that she
st the same—wh
love! I want the kir
crazy about
na throatieh ti h 1. #
me through the h K Of
80 can
whatever hon-
reus
Roe
Even ci
There was
Shall I go?" he demanded
“Please do,” she sald
hol
not looking 1
brokenly, and
he went,
and
After that, tin
Jetty In spite of
extremely popular, and
everywhere, Her father had
her on the back and told her
up—that the ri man would
along very “lI must say
will never find a finer man than
ner Wray,” he added seriously,
Jetty did not dare tell her people
her real reason for refusing Abner.
She seemed to be learning something
new every day- had heard some-
one say that all our great captains of
industry had begun as apprentices,
and no one respected them the less,
jut to try and visualize Abner sit-
ting cross-legged on a table and sew-
ing a buttonhole made her feel quite
fll. It made her feel worse not to
gee Abner at all! Then, she read a
clothing advertisement in the newspa-
per. There was to be a demonstra-
tion of Wray-made custom-tallored
clothing-—one of the features of the
display week was to take place in a
large front window of the clothing
store,
1 head high,
ack
for
was
e dragged slowly
the fact that she
invited
patted
to cheer
was
ght come
You
Ab-
sSO0n.
she
make a suit of clothes,
“1 will go,” sald Betty firmly,
gee If 1 really can love
not be ashamed!” All of which
sounds foolish but Betty came of a
long line of ministers and lawyers,
and her pride was high,
At first she paused across
street from the clothing shop,
heart beating thickly. “I cannot really
see—1 must look right at them)”
sald to herself and crossing the street
Joined the crowd.
The man sUting cross-legged on the
table looked wp and Betty gasped. It
wns Abner Wray himself, handsome,
graver than when she had last seen
him, but Abner,
above everything. She ignored the
needle In his hand, the shears beside
him, she only knew that he had given
her another chance! All she saw wag
Abner Wray and nothing mattered ex
cept that they loved each other, He
was gazing at her. She smiled tremu.
lously and her hand went to her
throat.
Suddenly the handsome tallor dis
appeared from the window and an
ther took his place. Nobody no
ticed when Abner Wray rushed from
the store and grabbed her arm
“Cons: 1” ne zald, “My car is here”
and Betty joyously went!
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almost a necessity In
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the broom to serve the same purpose,
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Going Over the Fioors With a Dust
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Cold cooked rabbit ground
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parts
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pork may be mixed with
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Lettuce Is Favorite of
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Many home makers think that a salad
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lettuce Is as ympossible As an
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(Prepared by the United States Department
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When you lay out your garden this
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Two other than potatoes
according
to nutrition specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture, to
supply an abundance of vitamins In
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or lettuce and fruit, may be counted
as one of these vegetables, and If
taken in addition to the other two veg.
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vegetables
mins are being provided.
Succession of Crops.
Plant the garden with one eye on the
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lettuce, peas and spinach can he
planted at Intervals throughout the
season, and consequently they will
seldom be missing from the family
table, after the first crop has matured,
A number of crops can be given a start
of ten days to three weeks if the seeds
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Tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, eggplant,
cauliflower and lettuce can thus be
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care of If it Is carefully planned on
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a good-sized space can sometimes be
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may have several different vegetables
planted in it,
Economize on Space
portion to the space they
available ground is limited. Potatoes,
quire considerable space, Lettuce,
spinach, beets, carrots, snap beans or
tomatoes are more economical of space
and therefore adapted to growing in »
small area,
The Individual tastes of the family
will, of course, determine largely what
is to be planted In the garden, All the
green-leaf vegetables, such as spinach
cabbage, kale, swiss chard beet greens
and lettuce, are rich in vitamins. Car
rots, rutabagas, tomatoes and string
beans are also excellent. All vege
tables furnish minerals and roughage
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tant in the diet of most persons,
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Mary
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Aunt Susanah--8Such a dress!
the idea! I'd be mortified to
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Phyllis—Yes, 1 expect you would,
put don't feel badly about it, Aunt
Susanah. A person's figure can't be
helped.
why,
Saving It
Ollver—Why don't you brush al
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The Queen
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