Show 01 f grandmother 9 silver slippers by CI CLARISSA AnISSA MACKIE otier RANKIN was not gi r j n old fashioned grandmother airs banken was hlll and very y alev aleh slid and her DW white hair only added to tier ter youth AS it teemed seemed to erase any wrinkles and lines that dared to in tod igee e the rosy tinted face on this ioel lovely ly spring morning mornin g mrs wits ans not walking in her gar because her wonderful italian den giden garden way was in the col country thiry and of course shu was not in her kitchen mak lg leg gluger ginger cookies as some grand mottie mothers were doing because her cook I 1 attended to all the nice homely of life grandmother irand mother rankin was in a shoe chop elgg on D geld ka and 1 I silver allver slip blip vero are with tall spindly heels heele sie noil nodded ded la r aristocratic hedd head theae will do miss indicating a small pair of beautiful silver brocade slippers if site she had any la alnis about fl wearing caring such high heels blits Srol would never know it no do one cue would I 1 ur i hankla wore the slippers to the anders caudera dinner dance and danced ja in thyi tho until in some way her ankle anile rave IT e way ay and blifeld Bli fell in a painful I 1 lisac P with one ankle twisted under ter her fifteen minutes mrs mra ran klo killa was reposing repos lne on her bli big bed wait tag fethe or the doctor when lie he came he went right to work and relieved the pain and bandaged the swelling toot foot how did it happen mrs mra Ran Kank klu ln basked asked Y octor doctor clinton pall down ita itAl ra ral of course not ayou you know very well that I 1 was w wearing Nearing those high heeled slippers youve been staring at them for or some lome time I 1 the handsome young doctor lau laughed glied guiltily 4 ot of course you be wearing them h ate advanced ivey nott clyve been treating you for vertigo md isad the high beels are dangerous all ill tha sparkle went out of 3 mi irs a ft ankins face suddenly she ahe seemed tied and old are you to in pa asked doctor I 1 inton nothing you yon can mend jamie h I 1 sald bald sadly madly the silver slippers tind nd for the ui one thing I 1 can do to loxi thyself in the i I 1 youth 1 I know I 1 am making an old hot alot of f myself but but my dear im onely inelda a lonely old woman you yoo ought not to be mrs rankin Bank lii ro tested the doctor not whets you aye TB so go many grandchildren mrs birs hankan lu pulled herself to a sit all ing ng postured who told you I 1 iad 4 slie site asked in a queer olce otee that didi did not try to be young why your 1 sots son told me or at mt I 1 I 1 know 1 the 40 family uy ton son went weilt against my wishes od d married oni one of the Br altues althes aliey re a poor f family 1 1 I disowned franka s on that d 1 ah the xh e B brauhn ral I 1 were never well oil off it at they are arc nice people and the hup ut mt family in id town said id the doctor easa t how many children dren has haa my has hah farklin got now more than be can ruperly operia teed feed I 1 suppas abie e four children two girls and two OTI ay iy they kivela live in Bose hurat ln in the suburbs you know the boys are preg prag tring for call college edgr t the h e girls I 1 dont low 0 W bein been away at school I 1 aleve eve f X wild bob heads I 1 suppose ob ted ned mrs rankly leaning back anil and oslaug her eyes do yu you visit ni my eklins tam famil llyl on 11 my by way taft re now ur air ran kan 1 has sent ko or li tue fua some bonse little gable talo she che sat upla bed her eyes adde tie and frightened what Is it artor dorla Is it tiu teu me met I 1 not now IT he ibex ake care of it him tilt t the doctor calmly picked up larr yer slippers sand and put thew them la in hi hn 4 bt luket LB rocket ket aall any L more aleli lie he asked A dozen pairs why 1 I will take those tomorrow it if you need luc inc send bend lor for me ine come at t once try to nu go to sleep I 1 and then his bis cheery presence was gone 0 0 0 6 0 mrs rankin celebrated lier her return to activity by going to the ahue alioa shop and trying nu in giue some dancing liiK slippers with louis heels miss switbert Swit bers slie she said ay As site aw was waa ditled with another pair of silver clippers ta shy she watched a mother and daughter come lu in wd and sit down behind tier her it in daughter daugh terill 1 she be told herself id know her anywhere tilt the very linage image and uie the mother too what it tool fool ive been bacul I 1 T the he girl was waa whispering a protest to her mother but dear I 1 cannot aff ard to shop in here when father needs medicine and everything t I 1 1 I an am sure doctor camle will like me just as well in my gray slippers bring tile nic sonio comfortable blip pers pera miss smithers nice medium ilekis im a grandmother you know you ciny fit these thene for my granddaughter tar herel and mrs mra blankin flipped dip ped off the silver slippers of youth and I 1 settled down into belne being a real grand 1 mother other oi ive never been so happy in my life she bald when she danced at the wedding of her granddaughter nancy und and D doctor octor clinton ive never been be e U so happy in ilk my iny life she told her adoring son and it began when I 1 wore those ridiculous sliver slippers and sprained ny my ancla |