Show queen anne is lace aw by frances parkinson keyes 0 frances 11 arkinson kenov service SYNOPSIS in it a mood of disappointment through her inability duo to the tha selfishness of her family to put touches to her costume for or a country dance anne chamberlain is irritated by tile the stolidity of her escort george hildreth hil breth A visitor in the community neal conrad young lawyer is to be tha sensation of the tha evening and hildreth annes suitor Is vaguely jealous conrad Is impressed by annes fresh young beauty and perceives her fins fine character he invites invite her to accompany him and his hostess mrs griffin and hirr her son am roy on an a picnic the following sunday anne accepts though aware she be Is being unconventional vent ional ionar hildreth as annes anne rance fiance which the tha girl has not admi admitted led ts indignant but powerless pow erlest anne dipping into scanty savings buys suitable sul tabla finery for the trip from an old friend mr goldenburg CHAPTER ill III continued 7 yet vel vel if it aint my frent anne anna chamberlain I 1 vat can I 1 do for you ray my dear oh mr goldenburg I 1 want to buy such a lot of things I 1 ive just drawn fifty dollars out of the bank and im afraid it enough if I 1 run short will you trust me until I 1 can go back and draw some more the banks closed for the day now 11 vel now I 1 tink I 1 could but you take out your money to spend like tills this you coln to get married liean to dat flat faced face d poy george 1111 hildreth dreth no it like that at all she hesitated blushed and finally decided to confide in the merchant have billave have you met roy GrI griffins flins friend neal conrad 1 I seen him I 1 know him dats a smart young man 1 I met him at the dance in hamstead last night ile he lie he invited me to go to the mountains with him and roy and mrs griffin in his horseless carriage and he said he might call tonight oh Is dat ryo no vel dats anhder story anne im real pleased to hear bear it dont you worry aboud your liddle sa savings you puy vad you need and ven ten you begin to teach school again digs fall you pay me pack a liddle at a time heln I 1 dake the flody dollars now an the rest lader on mr goldenburg youre as kind as sll now now vat vas you of vl A suit A a simple little serge suit quoted anne have you anything like that of course I 1 haf dark blue dots dats vat tat you want dveney fife dollars lie ile paused ids geddin on late in de summer vell say dveney an a vide tide shirt aalst to go alt malpe doo so you could beeb nice an clean an den valk down to miss lynns and puy vun tun liddle blue an vide hat yes breathed anne it but I 1 must have some shoes to go with it from you first farst 11 sure nice dan oxfords ox fords an silk stockings de same color an gloves and and could I 1 try on one of those white dresses at the same time an hour later she was on her way home again her new possessions tucked securely under the seat of the rickety buggy she had spent seventy five dollars but she did not begrudge a cent of it she was deliciously happy the family were already at supper when she slammed the kitchen door behind he her wal here ye be at last her mother said heavily looking up from the cold cald pork and maple she was eating aint yer coln ter set down no im not hungry im going in to dust the parlor and then im g ang to dress george must be comin over chortled mr chamberlain pouring his tea lea into his saucer 1 I be a mite surprised ef they auz t settle everything up ter night anne had decided that it would be wiser to say nothing about her new acquaintance until his arrival was imminent there would not be much time then for explanations unfortunately tuna tely however she ran too close to the wind the disorder in the parlor was worse than she had expected nothing was sacred to sam and sol and their mother was too indolent to interfere with them they seemingly had spent the tha showery afternoon chasing each other around the the pictures hung awry from josta jostling ing the tidies on the backs of the chairs were disarranged the photographs were scattered about the carpet was tracked cracked with mud it took anne some moments moment in spite or of the speed with which she worked to put things to rights sim she was not halt half dressed when she bhe heard the chugging souna of the horseless carriage and from her window saw it come to a noisy and violent stop in front 0 of the house there was nothing to do but leave the alie situation for neal to linage while she ehe hurried as fast as she could into the new muslin dress after all he was probably entirely capable of man she did not overestimate hla his resourcefulness flat in hand lie he advanced val iced smiling pleasantly towards ton ards the porch where ns as usual the entire family lly with the exception of anno anne was gathered good evening he said with the utmost friendliness tills this Is mr chamberlains ber lains house it Is this mr chamberlain and mrs chamberlain and sol and sam lie ile shook hands heartily all around im neal conrad of hansboro im visiting roy boy griffin in Wallace wallacetown town and I 1 had the pleasure of meeting miss chamberlain at the dance in hamstead last night so I 1 ventured to come and call ills cordiality and composure were contagious mr and mrs chamberlain spoke with one breath pleased ter meet yer wont yer st sit t down an make herself ter home thanks id be glad to unless unless the boys would like to come out and take ft a little spin with me first sol and spill sam sprang to their feet simultaneously say Pup aupper iier kin kill we oh mummer let list 1131 its perfectly safe I 1 assure you perhaps all come collie mr and mrs chamberlain exchanged glances arid and mr air chamberlain sighed heavily with obvious disappointment her husband spoke for both thanks ki kindly nIly I 1 guess me an Mum merll set here were kinder tired after a hard days work hut but the boys kin go if a mind ter when fifteen minutes later the horseless carriage dashed into the yard again discharging its owner and his guests the latter beaming their countenances smeared with chocolate anne was just coming out of the front door it was so perfectly timed that the land hand of the lord seemed to be in it perhaps Perli aps it was for something told anne who of course had overheard everything to watt walt in tier her room after she finished dressing until neals neala return lie ile advanced towards them all without appearing to single her out well we ire had bad a flue fine little ride the first of many I 1 hope good evening miss chamberlain its nice to see you again ill accept your invitation to sit down now sir if I 1 may its cooler inside said anne oh I 1 dont mind the heat apparently neal had no intention of s seeking the seclusion of the parlor ue lie did not seem la ia the least anxious to or IOU I 1 ak you coln to set get married heln c in to dot flat faced po poy 7 see tier her alone anne was waa puzzled and a little hurt the conversation was general neal talked a good deal himself to be sure but he made tile the others talk too at the end of an hour when neal rose to go they all urged him to stay a little longer im awfully sorry but I 1 promised mrs mra griffin id get back early ashes nervous about this car of mine imagines ive run over the side of one of your mountains it if im gone long however ill come again if I 1 may wal taets what I 1 call a nice feller remarked mr chamberlain as their guest waving one hand high above his head disappeared in a cloud of smelly dust lots of good horse sense and real smart an pleasant too why ye tell us about him nan 1 I have time said anne chokingly then without another word she dashed upstairs and flung herself still dressed on her bed crushing her fresh new finery she was terribly tired bitterly disappointed neal seul the parlor the one presentable sen table place she had in which to receive him and which she had worked so hard to make tidy ile he noticed the clothes on which she had squandered her savings he said a word about their trip or even made a definite reference to coming the next evening nothing had gone right she burled buried tier her head in her limp and lumpy pillow and stifled her sobs and so she fell asleep she awoke rested and consequently hopeful probably he would come again aud and this time everything would be all right she ironed out her dress put sweet peas in the parlor baked and frosted an extra cake made lemonade again the fates were against her neal appeared as she had hoped and was cordially welcomed by bj mr air and mrs airs chamberlain sol and sam saiu but george had arrived before him and had taken possession of the parlor and of anne she escaped of course long enough to greet neal but for a second time he declined her invitation to come in ill mr hildreth would never forgive he he said laughingly and im sure sura the boys want another ride tristim this a I 1 aba chant nt take no for an answer brout your father and mother either du da come sirs mrs TO BE BB |