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ShOt Stor Of the Daw Dav ill I MY PINK SHIRT WAIST Continued from Saturday ty ry first Impulse was to slink away In the remotest c corner of ot the rear seat o 0 b shielded as ag far tar as possible from all those staring eyes when the car d a But second thought caused me roe to shiver at the Idea and reject l the plan Those rear seats were the smokers' smokers seats Sleek Slee cold- cold business men with cigars and irreverent youths with cigarettes would I w n nt those seats and elbow the PInk shirt waist I II I In the In-the the centre of the car I should be surrounded on all sides Persons d even fl-even d even even those eyed cold-eyed smokers cigar SmOkers and scornful smokers cigarette smokers I stare and stare and persons Jn n fl front would twist the heads upon upon their and rand likewise stare and stare tare had I had chosen a seat at the the- front A whole earful of eyes would gaze upon a ack k of that pink shirt waist with the pretty ruffle rume which Daisy had so placed upon It but comparatively few would be able to see the h its embellishment of at numerous dainty tucks nor what nor what was more to the T oln the maidenly blushes upon the manly face rising above them I myself YS lf to ta be brother tp to the ostrich others othel's might set se seel me but if I could ee e the me I should be more comfortable Comfortable sounds like a strange to toW tope uge e in connection with that mornings morning's ride but you will understand the car filled up and though I 1 kept my eyes glued adhesively to aper ager per I was nevertheless keenly keenly conscious of each individual addition to the V carried And now I censured myself strongly for tor neglecting to ta think of 05 g- g that might have ha lessened my discomfort a little Had Mad I only thought i gJ rny 3 ears with cotton I might have escaped hearing the titters titters more more or that that beat upon my nty sensitive ear drums louder louer than the great horn at the harbors harbor's mouth ons gns boarding the rat Car seemed rather s hy shy of sitting next me But the lied up rapidly and the choice of seats became more and more res restricted j S 1 i t J tI t I I t fl I I t.-l t. tL L l' l The vacant s space ce 1 next me must be taken sooner erab as to whether it would or later and I speculated mis mis- I wasn't be a man or woman waman who fill it certain which I preferred d. d If It it was a woman especially woman girl girl girl- she especially mig might t not be able to keep from a. a tittering On the theother other hand a man might presume upon his sex anc and make some facetious remark to tb ale me Of Ot Ideal occupant t would 1 be e a blind course an person but it i When was us useless ss to hope for that the moment came it proved to be a woman sand and as I did not hear titter her 1 I began t tp feel a shade l less ss wretched j f S Your paper be must awfully interesting Mf Mt Barker some said looked and one I up saw and saw that It was Kitty Stanford who vas vas' was sitting next me Ive been I thought you waiting would when for about five minutes minutes' for YOU to look up she went on you reached the end of that that column column but seem to come to the end nd of it so I made up thy y mind I ou you didn't my would d speak anyway d db like you my shirt waist I asked I knew I might as well smash hole through the ice first as last i i a Its awfully S pretty Kitty said S SI I think Its It's pretty I said assuming an air of placid acl r p satisfaction But it Isn't t Its beauty that I like I fort Youve You've no Idea how went on mendaciously ES E.'S much as It 1 is its com com- corn com comfortable it is If I had ever eyer been table lot than more uncomfortable during the past twenty minutes I should l like ke to be to told tod d when It waa was I It is so cool I continued and I pity the poor fellows added my vi rowing more nore ore distinct Would would roast with shirts and coats on t toda today day I should think they I I wanted as many In the car as possible to hear me To Jo tell the truth I had grown mighty tired of staring blankly at my paper and arid was heaz heartily ny glad of the chance to talk to some one I felt better bette with Ith ev every ry ord ord I uttered Somehow I 1 fill r-dt lt that I was was getting getting even with the passengers wh whose se presence had been t tor for for- r- r nie n I was letting them see how much pleased I was with that that shirt shirt waist and how delighted I as to was wear It t. t f f I should think you yau would like it Kitty said Its an aWful y pretty one Where did you did you get get It it f of J Daisy made it I S said glancing down at it admiringly Its just lust the style Ive I've bee been wanting I Kitty itty wc on I believe I will will make make me nie meone one like it You wouldn't mind would you you No Na indeed I answered earnestly I hope hope you will will-make will make one like it It is new style I r very believe I 1 did not tell Kitty why hY I wanted anted hor to have it sons s. s e but I had my y rea rca I 1 shall make me one right awa away Kitty m said Im so glad I met you you ou this morning Mr Darker Barker shirt Your our waist has given m the Idea I wanted I got from the street car to the offic somehow and shutting mys myself lt into my private office I r summoned med my the office boy r Take this this' money I said and buy me a negligee shirt and a thin office coat and please hurry Some one may want to see m me on business busine With the pink shirt waist aist done up in a bundle I stole into th the house the bPck way that night and hastily putting It S on appeared before lefore Dais Daisy You got your shirt waist awfully crushed she said gazing at me after she had kissed me several times Daisy always kissel me several times That is one of the things I I like about her S Yes Im I'm afraid it is cr crushed shed some I r said leaning against a desk a-desk desk Is hard on one you know Who Vh do you suppose I saw v on the car this morning I dont don't know who who who- i. i S S Kitty Stanord Stanford S Did she speak I j S Oh yes she h sa sat next to m me and w we talked all talked all t the e way to I t town She thought my shirt waist was lovely 1 I went Vent on She Shedid did S Yes she thought so pretty that she is going to make one Just like It Indeed Very well weIl let her But Dut Fred dont don't you ever wear this shirt waist again Im I'm not going to have you and Kitty Stanford wearing shirt waists Just alike Its It's bad enough to have her always imitating my dress but when hen It comes to yours yours- But Rut But Daisy couldn't fin find words to express her emotion Jt can mal make e you another shirt waist Daisy said sala brightening a little Kittle would probably see It It and make herself hersell one like It I answered Yes I suppose she would Daisy said Its top too bad But it didn't didn strike me as being too bad though I didn't tell Daisy so What I did say y was Ill take take- the will for the d deed ed dear 5 J 0 r 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