The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-27
BELLA'S GLOVE.
jerome A. Hart, In the AEouaut,

W ellI BlTlS WHIT Hllll We uu totWy
1t was on the broad piazza Of the Baden
Baden Springs, one OF the summer hostel
ries in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Not /
man to be seen-the long piazza wNsa visit
Of skirts. Atone end sat the matrons, eithel
doing some ono Of those numberlcss thing
called fancy work." or else retailing thcil
household troubles At the other at thu
young ladies', some with novels in thcil
laps, someidIe. They were gazing listlessly
across the garden to the disIlsed croQueI
ground.
No ono said, 'Iet's play croquet." No
indeed; there had been n pitched battle on
| the croguot ground the day before Mis-
Ellen VIM had remarked thut she named
no names, but when person was wired
she did not think tfair for her to move
! her bull when the Others were not looking,
Upon this Miss Tillie Robertson had bunl
into tears, and said that Miss Vim was Il
"hatefu thing" Miss Carrie Runner,
partner to her Of the tears, Immediately laid
down her mallct with great dignity, and 0s.
tentatiously escorted Miss Robertson from
the ground, saying, "Thcre now, Tillic,
Never mind then" etc, Nll Of which WIS
.kinexpressibly goading tothe other side
by way OF showing the two seccders how
unnccessnrythey WERE other ladies took
their places, and the game for u while WIS
conducted In the smOOthGst manner, and
the conversation in sugared tone. From
the fact, however, that they came home IN
four different directions, II Is supposed tlat
something went wrong John, whose duty
II was to put away the mallcts and balls nj
ter the Indies used the ground, related on
his return to the kitchen that he found
them there lnalets scattered all over Crea.
ton; just where them gals flung em when
the game bust up"
Now, although they had all "made up"
since, the influences upon the whole were
not favorable 10 that game which stis the
feminine soul 80 deeply, BY the way, was
the woman ever born who would not cheat
ut Croquet II she gOt good chance?
"Wells girls, what sllNll We do tO-day2"
1t was Bella Chester who spoke.
Now Bella had not been mixed up In the
quarrel of the day before II there ever
was one thing she did not care Tor II WIS
CrOquet without gentlemen. II IL unnecCs-
slry, then, to tell you that she was Coquet-
fish. But she was pretty, too, was Bcllu-
bewildering pretty. And yet she WINS not
so pretty TINT other women did not like
her for they did. There are two kinds Of
pretty women.
"Lets goupto the springs, said Helen
IWinn, and watcll them bOttling the
waters"
"Pshaww aid Bella; there's only an old
man and boy there. Girls" she went OH,
"l have an idea. How fur is It from here
TO Santa Maria College,"
"About six miles" said Helen.
"rhen will tell you whit lots do. Wen
have the rOCkaway team hitchcd up, and
kgct John to drive lis over there. It's yAca-
ton now, and the students have gone. Wen
have the monksshOw lls all over the build
Iings, the old mission church, and every.
thing" r.I ,..st ..... ..I.
"lhey'rc not monks, said Carry BunnGr,
with mi mir Of wisdom (Miss Bunner was II
eCatholiC); they're fathers ~ "n
"Well, I'd like To know what's the differ
ence," said Miss Bella brisRly. ".
Il "l-dont-- know" Rlid Miss Carry
weakening; "but you must call them faith.
~ ~ Vty, q, T., a, a., a, .,
III call them anything they IKE, sal'i
bliss beIla; but come, girls, lets 20 nhd
get ready 49,, H., ILL.
IN hiteen minutes I'VE oil the girls were
all ready Ihey llAu SIMPLY lut on IN
mense straw llatS ana very ugly busters
Their gloves were Veterans; their shoes
substantial, but not beautiful. IN short,
they were Attired ~ sensible girls should
be for a ride over California road In sum-
mer =,
Blltthe minutes passed ana Bella did not
come. John chewed tobacco ind soCtIled
his impatient horses us they licked the
lilies Oft their backs and paved the ground:
John WIS never inpatient a sweet ana
tender restililnesS filled MS soul when he
was waiting for ladies, lie Ind driven
around watering places Tor many years,
had John. ..T ..u.
At last she came. a simultaneous cry
arose. .rI -
"Why, what l0s ever kept YOU 30 l0ng2"
Suddenly Helen exclaimed:
swell, ldeClareI Ifthat girl hasn't gone
and changed her dress 4" .,
"Ycsl and fixed her halr"
AND put on pNlr OF clean gloves J!
And changed her bOQm!
It was all true; Miss Bella Ind endeav-
ored 70 slirouI these reasons IN ller custer
and hat, but II was useless. She WIS ~.
deed q pretty sight us she stood there, with
one dainty foot upon the step, Even John
was moved, lie ,reileGtlYely SrAt OIL the
nigh side and made room for her to sit by
him. Miss Bella sprung into the seat. John
WIS better thansh9thing; and az they spuh
along the road she laughed ut his,Well.worn
stories admired lllsS skill rs u driveri and
when no thFllel W look ~ her would ut0r
her eyes And John wei, re Chewed
tobacco ,Iis wonderful soothing, III any
form, Is the mallghed weed.
At last the little town was reached, and
John dashed upinstyle tothe college gates
The ladies, descended crossed the wide ag0
rsaski21f .S E WIZ I.. GiRPiSS ~
perilliIllo! 10 ~ W. oln- l'Ssloh cnNte
md file college DttIllltnHg. III WitH pfIltltpN