Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1918 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

soft hair was dressed high in a most becoming mode, her smooth cheeks were delicately flushed, the spectacles were missing, and the neck of her soft, yellow gown revealed a most bewilderingly lovely throat and shoulders. Her dainty feet were satin-clad, and she danced divinely. More than that, she was dancing with Grant Sturgis, and he appeared to be As tho evening slipped by, Kate found that Emily danced very frequently with Grant Sturgis. Indeed. Kate herself had only one dance with him, and his conversation during that time was chiefly about her beautiful cousin. Kate decided that he was not so very handsome, after all, and if he was queer enough to be fascinated by a blue-stocking like Emily—- “ Yes, she looks lovely tonight," Kate assented rather grudgingly. “I.wish she would do it oftener. I hope she hasn’t bored you talking sociology.” “Sociology?” he echoed in surprise. “She hasn’t, no. Does she—go in for that? I judged she was a butterfly kind of girl.” And Kate was too amazed to answer. When Emily came home that night she was a -very radiant and lovely Emily. Kate was waiting for her, in no very pleasant mood. “Well,” was Kate’s greeting, “I hope you had a good time. You got the lion of the evening all right. Why didn’t you tell me you had that dreSs?” Emily looked at her in mild surprise. “It didn’t Occur to me,” she said. “Fm sorry, Kate, if you mind because I monopolized Mr. Sturgis. After what you told me, perhaps it wasn’t quite fair. But you see —” “What?” “I happened to know that you all thought I was an unattractive stick, and I wanted to show you what I could do.” Kate’s amazed look slowly widened into an appreciative smile. “Well,” she said, “I guess you showed us. Every girl there was green with envy.” “And what’s more,” Emily went on. “I had an awfully good time. In fact —Mr. Sturgis and I got so very wel> acquainted that —I shouldn’t wonder but what I may decide to. marry him, as he wants me to.” “Oh, Emily!” murmured Kate. “I always knew you were clever, but this —. My, I guess clever people can do just about anything they want to, can’t they?”