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V o l LI LITERARY I T El R A R V a aw w Nil Vf W PRICILLA'S NS vj w w NS TROUBLES g gae ae a 9 ae The night came when Pricilla who longed for the attention she had never had was to make the effort to help her her- self J Ja Jane ane e how do I look I feel as if my cheeks were on fire and my clothes were on every which way Pricilla began as ass s soon on as she entered Janes Jane's homeI home I dont don't know when I have seen you looking sweeter answered Jane tact tact- fully Her cousin really did look charming And who all are going to be here asked aske Pricilla uneas uneasily ly straightening her er skirt and tucking a stray lock of hair hairm in m place For the third or fourth time Jane repeated repeated repeated re re- the names of the ten others who were to make up the party During the first part of the evening the th thought of acting a part fairly frightened Pricilla One or two feeble attempts absolutely flat and silly to her were almost more than she could stand She ohe did not know what to do or how to tor toI I r do it and she imagined the harder sl she slie e tried the more of a jumble she made of things Bob had asked her to play his partner and when Jane not knowing this put her with someone else she did not dare daresay daresay daresay say anything for fear others might think she was running after Bob Pricilla could not stop thinking about what she had done and as a result asked the most foolish questions on the simplest points of the game Accidentally she stepped on one of the boys' boys toes and almost fainted from mor mor- And what made matters worse Will thought she did it as a joke and told her just for fun that it was not proper to play playa a game of feet under tinder the table when you are out in company In fact she got so worked up tip that she wanted to go off and cry Two or three times a big lump came ti tip up- in her throat her hands trembled and she was wasas wasas wasas as cold as ice though why she could not even tell herself Im simply dying for a drink Do you know where where- I can find one one one Will asked Pricilla who was at last getting into the spirit of the game I If l we ve try real h hard rd perhaps well we'll disI discover discover dis dis- t i. i cover w water er som somewhere y I J Jane ane cou could ld show us said Pricilla Missouri Will Willi Were not from i laughed laua r And nd Ive I've traveled the road to their f kitchen before put in Pricilla Come a along I ong When two young people find themselves themselves themselves them them- selves alone in the kitchen with a tin tincup cup to help things on conversation never nev nev- s' s f er lags and little confidences come as a aF F matter of course ft Will Vill told Pricilla that he had looked for her at the last party but did not find her much to his great sorrow He talked f about the ne next t dance and urged her he to go He would love to call the nex next night x r and then take her Monday evening to toy y the Assembly ball He hoped she would r not refuse for it would be such a pleas- pleas i use to him Mistrustfulness r really didn't think she 4 v could The oth others rs at Jan Janes Jane's s 's that night were it going going going-a a strong argument And after some persuasion the final decision was yes Oh but didn't she sheL L feel sick as soon as the fatal word was f. f beyond recall Somehow Pricilla felt feltt t like turning on her heel and running t from him His greased tongue annoyed an an- noyed noved her for it did not cease going one r minute But since she had taken the thea a step she was determined to give Janes Jane's i medicine a fair trial so she swallowed her feelings and smiled and tried to give as good as she received It was vas Bobs Bob's turn next to be entertained entertained enter enter- tamed by Pricilla They two stepped a and waltzed with the others and at last k found the kind of a cosy corner t She told his fortune with cards and fibbed most unmerciful unmercifully He was to have a new interest that would take much of his time Didn't he know of it ii Something he lie had had in a corner r r of his mind for a long time but so far farhad farhad had been disappointed in ill It looked as asif asif asif if he might bring it to the front now with some success Yes there would be difficulty for him but we never get anything anything any any- i thing for nothing She couldn't tell f fi i r W what I Jat sort 0 of f a d deal ea I it was mining or mining or who who who-or or what or what or well before they left the cushions she had promised almost without knowing what was happening to go to the Assembly party the next Monday with Bob Pricilla did not think about the mix- mix up she had made for herself till she and Jane got to talking things over that night in bed Murder I I I I Jane Ive I've promised to go to the same party w with h both Bob and Will I And Pricilla sat straight up in bed and seemed thunder thunder- struck She didn't see how it was possible She didn't know what to do She didn't care two straws for either of them she explained to h her r cousin but it would be pleasanter to go with Bob because the four Fred and Jane Bob Dob and herself were to go together She didn't see what Will Vill had asked her for anyhow She bear him and she hated herself To 10 play sick seemed the only way o out tt Jane advised her to either telephone Bob or write him a note telling him hint the truth that she had already ady promised but but forgot it for the moment But I cant can't do that Pricilla protest protest- ed He FIe asked ine me if f I had another in invitation invitation invitation in- in and I told him no I thought of Wills Will's as soon as the words were out of my mouth but it was too late then I had to go on and tell him I would be glad to go with him What shall I do I Her voice suggested fright and despair Girl alive what were you thinking of asked Jane It would have been beena a very simple matter to catch yourself as soon as you remembered But now now now- Well I dont don't know You cant can't say you had forgotten your first promise because because because be be- cause you made them both within le less s than an hour If you arent aren't more careful careful careful care care- care care- ful what beautiful ups mix-ups you'll ge yet get into You cant can't afford to be so thought thought- less exclaimed What a little idiot I am Pricilla I didn't know whether I stood on my head or feet tonight tonic I got ot so so sc worked up But about this awful blun blunder der del Ive I've made You must help me out bUt ti Ill have to solve or dissolve complications com com- in a dream The affair re- re re requires requires quires much consideration The clock struck two and she soon slept TEN To be Continued fu fu |
