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April’s Lady

           Hereyeswerebigandbrownandvelvety,underoddly-pointedblackbrows,andhercrookedmouthwasrose-red.Sheworeasmartbrownsuit,withtwoverymodishlittleshoespeepingfrombeneathit;andherhatofdullpinkstraw,wreathedwithgolden-brownpoppies,hadtheindefinable,unmistakableairwhichpertainstothe“creation”ofanartistinmillinery.Priscillahadasuddenstingingconsciousnessthatherownhathadbeentrimmedbyhervillagestoremilliner,andAnnewondereduncomfortablyiftheblouseshehadmadeherself,andwhichMrs.Lyndehadfitted,lookedVERYcountrifiedandhome-madebesidesthestranger’ssmartattire.Foramomentbothgirlsfeltliketurningback.

           Buttheyhadalreadystoppedandturnedtowardsthegrayslab.Itwastoolatetoretreat,forthebrown-eyedgirlhadevidentlyconcludedthattheywerecomingtospeaktoher.Instantlyshesprangupandcameforwardwithoutstretchedhandandagay,friendlysmileinwhichthereseemednotashadowofeithershynessorburdenedconscience.

           “Oh,Iwanttoknowwhoyoutwogirlsare,”sheexclaimedeagerly.“I’vebeenDYINGtoknow.IsawyouatRedmondthismorning.Say,wasn’titAWFULthere?ForthetimeIwishedIhadstayedhomeandgotmarried.”

           AnneandPriscillabothbrokeintounconstrainedlaughteratthisunexpectedconclusion.Thebrown-eyedgirllaughed,too.

           “Ireallydid.ICOULDhave,youknow.Come,let’sallsitdownonthisgravestoneandgetacquainted.Itwon’tbehard.Iknowwe’regoingtoadoreeachotherIknewitassoonasIsawyouatRedmondthismorning.

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