You may come for me in five min
utes. I can do by myself now," she
contiued to Stella as her uncle walked
down the hall. "It's splendidly kind of
yeu to help me, and so beautifully. If
you ever need work I can get you a
position as lady's maid. I'll give you a
fetching character."
Stella winced, yet chided herself
for it. She knew Miss Hamilton was
only "in fun." Still, how could this
delicately reared city girl believe such
a big, awkward creature as herself
capable of filling any but a menial po
sition? The real unkindness for which
Miss Hamilton failed to.apologize, this'
scant minutes she had: left Stella for
her own toilet, went unnoticed fox
Stella was too generous a giver to
count the cost of her giylngs. ,•
In her own room she smiled to her
self while she quickly made ready,
colling as usual her thick waving hairj
bnt adding, her ''golden combs slip
ping hurriedly into her simple white
gown and Its simpler accompaniments!
A cluster of tiger lilies, an Offering
from flower-loving, Yic Wah, caught
her eye. She pinned them on her
breast, and hastened downstairs, meet
ing Sally B. and Viola in the h^i
"Oh, here you be What made
you
so late? I was Jest comin' fur you. I
see they've reserved a seat on both1
sides o' Al Vincent's. One's fur. you
I reckon. I'm sittin' third from Char
ley Crocker—big buga is next to him
—an'—-cut my shoestrings! You look
splendiferous!" she e&fiaimed as thef
came under the lamp.pf
"Don't- she, mar' echoed Viola!
heartily.^
"Say, honey, them tiger lilies suits
you an* I'd never 'a' thought it. They
got colors in 'em like yd hair an'
eyes, shore's yo're Jiorn. Then they're
kinder secret an* powerful lookin', like
they could do^things to all
flowers.*'*^' Y#
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