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th F2 ~J4 "No, of course not, darling, I‘ve never questioned your taste in such matters. Ionlykmmflqt is a day of specialties and Iâ€"th perâ€" haps Tish could assist you as has "She wants to help you get the things for the house," he continued, "she told me to tell you that she would save tomorrow morning for you bhgiawnhwhiehlthlnkm[my ,gddhrmm’:qumm, hdneomlnNawxork'M they say she on marvelouns color combinations. â€"I thought pe » _ "That I wasn‘t able to the furnishings for my own %" 1 questioned tartly. Li is I felt a quick flow of criticism rush to my lips but because it was foreign tonrmmhtohjuloumd‘attr I stopped vituperative utterance that would have fallen. > she, honey ?" pretty," I finally ized that an inferiority complex held and bound me when I was in the presâ€" ence of Letitia Evans. This was‘inâ€" deed a new experience because I had always had a full share of confidence in my own talents. "Well, what do you think of Tish?" began Curtiss, "she‘s a cute kind, isn‘t "Well, I don‘t know, some wives are so unreasonable about their husâ€" bandsâ€"especially when they‘re goodâ€" looking!" She concluded smiling m teringly up at Curtiss. I felt and more uncomfortable and I shall always be grateful to Salsby Crawâ€" ford, who came up just at that.time and ‘asked‘me to dance. , Going home later in the car I realâ€" "I never start anything I can‘t finâ€" ish," she laughed fiippantly and her voice rang with careless bravado, "so I‘m going to tell Sallie. You see, the other day when I saw Curtiss for the first time since the old days in Caliâ€" fornia, I was so thrilled over seeing him again, that I threw my arms about him and kissed.him, without thinking. Louie Bradley and a bunch of the boys who saw me have never ceased kidding me about it either. Why, what‘s the matter, Sallie?! For Heaven‘s Sake, I believe you‘re you?" ' Her face was as temperamental as a May morningâ€"éverâ€"changing in its "Certainly not!" I answered quickâ€" ly, "please don‘t think I‘m that oldâ€" fashioned." But I hoped that my voice did not reveal the resentment I felt towards this girl, who was the first Curtiss had kissed since we were marâ€" ried. The future might hold many such episodes as Letitia had just reâ€" lated but none could bring the heartâ€" break of his first aberration. W&%’sflgi‘ {{ [ iustroted bo Pouttabinsen Olys 1 â€" "Nope," replied Curtiss, "I haven‘t seen her long enough to reveal all the deep, hidden secrets of my wild life during our separation," he tried to make light of the conversation but Letitia was determined to pursue the subject. f] oc expression. Now to all outward apâ€" pearances she was sorry for a misâ€" demeanor and her whole mannéer was one of absolute dejection. ~"You didn‘t tell Sallie, did you?" she continued, apparently seeing and enjoying the discomfiture her discloâ€" Letitia Bares Her Claws â€" Letitia was looking up at Curtiss, her face tipâ€"tilted and coquettish. . -...--.----.-.--.--“--.--.-----..----.‘-- ! J TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTITTT 1 [ILLIILILIILLLELLLLLLLA i You don‘t really mind, do modern and‘erâ€"quite For the living rom there was a rug covering the entire floor made of alâ€" ternate stripes of mauve and deen hung from : oldâ€"blue. wooden poles from huge wooden rings. For the bedâ€"chambers unfinished pieces were) selected and decorated to suit my fancy. I persuaded Monsieur Lemongs to have the footâ€"boards reâ€" moved from the beds in imitation of some I had admired in the Palace at Fontainebleau. + and a niche in the rough plastered walls would hold a della Robbia that entrancingly carved for ‘either side and tow tall and stunning chairs for the host and hostess. These were done in old gold parchment, the backs enâ€" livened with Spanish emblems ‘of myrâ€" iad shades. A narrow console, with top and brackets of black marble I ordered for one side of the entrance gone so thoroughly into the subject. Just tonight at the table, you there should be a law passed by the legislature forbidding brides of less than five years from selecting their own furniture unaided. It seems that they get so many things that are imâ€" practical and not having had any exâ€" perience, it is mest natural, Tish has furnished, I don‘t know how many, houses lately and they say that they are most livable as well as charmâ€" ing." me, were absolutely depressing. â€" I wanted everything in our home to have its own character and individâ€" uality with a sort of poetry in even the smallest chair and table. At last I came across & decorating company which was in competition to Letitia Evans. It was owned by a Frenchman who was an artist and who did not attempt to force his ppinions on me while making my seâ€" lections. ~For days I reveled in handâ€"blocked lHnens for draperies, lovely shaded rugs of solid, softâ€"toned colors, old chests, Renaissance tables, Florentine desks and antique candelabra. For my dining room I selected a refectory table, gracefully long and narrow, the pedestal being of handâ€" wrought iron and the board of black marble. There were two low benches "Well, for once and all, Curtiss," I interrupted. "I won‘t have Letitia Evans or any other woman dictating to me about the sort of things I‘m to have it a house that I‘m to live in. Anyway, to hear you talk, one would think that I am positively tacky!" | I felt justified in my righteous inâ€" dignation over his suggestion and it was some time before he convinced me that he had only wanted to save me the annoyance and trouble. > . In the dream album of every girl there is a picture, sometimes faint and again, in many cases, quite defiâ€" nite, about the sort of rugs, chairs, tables, divans and brlo-‘-hrlejlbe wants for her own lovenest. I myâ€" self had many decided ideas. about furnishings which, if carried out, would make our little house distinecâ€" tive and "different." L i I scoured the furniture shops in town but their offerings . were too stereotyped to consider. I disliked inâ€" tensely anything that matched exactâ€" ly or pieces that came in sets or "suits"â€"as the salesman called the [TLELLL EL stolen from a Cathedral in io Bs # 8 U# &8 t° 18 #r v# # 8 8 t1 #r 18 D # i # 8 #a U 8 18 # 8 &8 18 #8 18 o IL U 16 t# ts D0 & L 11 8 | ©J which, to ~How will. Curtiss like. his little homet :: =| 3422002 80000 :1 $% At last the momentous day arrived when we were to spend our first night in our adorable little house. I anticiâ€" pated the event with as much enthusâ€" fiasm as I had other memorable occaâ€" sions in my lifeâ€"such as my graduaâ€" tionâ€"my debut and my wedding day. + If everything turned out as happily as I expected, T1 would have added another bouquet to memory‘s immutâ€" able delights! | § on oneornovst FOR GREEN DRIVERS & violet color.. Beige linen with a gay flower pattern made bright splashes at the long, casement windows. ‘ A leatâ€" _and robin‘sâ€"egg blue were placed here and there, making a pleasing ensemble. * / Dainty, low chairs that set immeâ€" m:cly upon the floor, such as I had at the exposition in Paris and narrow hanging hook shelves comâ€" pleted the room in which Curtiss and I would spend most of our time when we were at home. $ £ . Cuortiss ":hl:fi permitted to see any of the until everything was in its plue:.‘l'l'hh suited him perâ€" fectly as he increasingly busy; even working well into the night. 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