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Show Robin broke in eagerly: Yeah, at the Cathy was, beyond doubt, an authentic -' N young beauty! country club, no less." The dress seemed to float about her. Cathy resumed quick control by saying The deep decolletage displayed hervhite-gol- d loudly: "They have to know about reser17. will vations. It's May So we go? skin, the slender column of her neck, Daddy and my date can come later you the delicacy of fine bones covered by know, for the dancing." fragile flesh. And the indeed, "Is it important, honey? Is everybody as Miss Anderson had promised served going? What about you girls?" only to circle the slim young figure in a "I'd sure like to. I'm going to try to nattering shimmer. Doris brushed a spontaneous kiss across persuade my mom. She doesn't have a formal, though." Donna's voice trailed off. the girl's soft, flushed cheek, and breathed "A formal, huh!" Doris said. proudly: "That is absolutely perfect on "Hope DaddyTl let me get a new one, you, honey. TheyH all flip when they Mom. You know, something real snaky." see you at the dance!" There was a tussle with the zipper in Robin clapped noisily and said, "What Doris dress. She stood patiently while . you ought to do, Mrs. Healy, is get dresses alike, you and Cathy. You'd be so cute. Miss Anderson adjusted it Cathy stood silent, watching, suddenly subdued. A Why," she pronounced with the breathless air of a discoverer, "you'd look just like frown, creased her forehead in a mocking, adult look of worry. Doris said, "Don't sisters honest!" Next day Mrs. Healy arid her daughter jvrinkle up your face, Cathy. It makes went into the city to look at dresses. The you look ugly." Village Square shops carried nice enough Finally, Doris was able to step away things, of course, but nothing really from Miss Anderson. She twirled lightly, swishy. And if they wanted dresses alike, loving the majestic feel of the dress". they would have to find them in a style Slowly, she stopped, smiled fondly at herselfin the great mirrors that stood ceiling-hig- h equally becoming to both. before and behind her. But the smile Luckily, .Doris caught sight of a pet saleslady almost the minute they stepped froze on her. face while disappointment into the handsome interior of Chez Gallice. seeped slowly into her mind arid heart. While Doris explained what they wanted, For Doris, the dress was awful! The Cathy peered around curiously. Finally, straight lines poked out at hipbones and she asked impatiently: "Where is everyknees. The bare top revealed scrawny hollows below her throat And the color-a-cid, thing, Mom? Where are all the clothes?" Doris and the saleslady laughed tobitter, gaudy turned her pampered, gether. Doris explained gently: "Oh, delicate skin into a jaundiced, fading sweetie, they don't have their things out parchment. on racks. People paw so. Miss Anderson Doris didn't say anything: she didn't will show us what they have." have to. Cathy and Miss Anderson stood , There were two superbly simple blacks still, staring silently at her. As Doris put a that would have turned the trembling hand behind her, Miss Anderson Doris into a glittering column of ebony leaped to help her from the dress. She and ice but, of course, they were far too said in a low tone of apology, 'Tm sorry, sophisticated for Cathy. And there were Mrs. Healy. I didn't think . the standard bouffant pink and blue tulles "It's all right, really it is." Doris spoke that would have made Cathy a fairy crisply. "Well just have to look a bit more, won't we Ca . . ." princess. But there was absolutely nothing Miss Anderson showed that was remotely The girl stood, poised in the place her mother had just left She examined herpossible for both of them. Then, just as Doris began gathering bag, self in the mirror wistfully; dreamily. Doris saw her pat the dress lovingly. gloves, and coat together, Miss Anderson A million years ago, she thought yearn- - x said dubiously: "I don't know there ing, when I was 16, what wouldn't I have just might be this one gown. It's a beautiful thing but the color. It's a sort of given for an arrogant, peacocky dress just electric blue. Do you think it might be like that one. But, she reminded herself what you're looking for?" mockingly, you're not 16 any more, but They shivered together at the thought your daughter Cathy is! of nearly having missed it! It was that She looked slowly down at the drift of electric blue at the girl's feet How right right, that sumptuous, that special! Cathy breathed delight at its unabashed bareit was on Cathy! How wrong It was on her! Vain frivolous woman that she was! ness. Doris judiciously admired the sculptured sleekness of its lines, the newness Blindly holding on. to the frayed cord of of its swept-bac- k hem. youth that no longer belongs to you. . Doris made herself step across to Cathy, They followed Miss Anderson into the She smiled at the girl proudly. fitting, rooms. Like a small, Gently, she said, "Honey, that dress was churning windmill, Cathy vigorously, made for you but not for me. For me," moved arms and legs and, within seconds, she pivoted swiftly to Miss Anderson, presented herself for inspection. She blinking back the foolish flicker of tears, "for me well, let's start with those two looked, Doris thought happily, absolutely breath-takin- g. How on earth, she chided black cocktail things you showed me first herself, could she ever have thought the You know, Miss Anderson, those smart . . . matronly girl might turn into an ambling bullock. things." 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