The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-12


F.--Nol
A.--lcsl
F-Why, Alice Langly, do You mean
Il?
A Ethel said she knew II.
FL don't believe it.
A.-That's what said.
F-But she's as good rs engaged to
George Maynard.
Al know It,
FL think it's perfectly awful.
A.--So do |.
F.--Do YOU suppose no knows III
A.-Oh, no. He's 40 gone ON Kate, he
thinks sho'd never look mt anybody but
him.
FL mover heard anything so perfectly
amazing in my life
A.-And sometimes, Ethel says, they
write each other two letters u week.
F.-Two lcttcrs2
A.-rwo letters.
Fin one week.
A.-That's what Ethel says.
FL wonder she doesn't expect the
ground 10 open and swallow herr never
heard Of such deceit Why, she's going
to lead the german with George at the
| Wcntworth's next week.
Al know IT,
F-Woll, Two always said Kate West
! conldn't be trusted out of your sight. She
turns and opens the door do believe
that every time | open that door II Is
colder. | know | shall die before ] get
home, or freeze my cam.
A.-Think how dreadful II would he 10
freeze your cars. | know girl at board
inc school that frozc her ears skating one
vacation, and they hung down like rags.
| IL a.. III L..e tIn.r lilo "A
icl's, and call her Fido. She'd get per-
icclly furious.
| FL don wonder.
Alt was awiully good fun 10 see how
she tried to pretend she didn't care, and
then when she couldn't stand II another
minute, she'd catch up the very iirst thing
she could lay her hands on and throw II.
| y. descending the slcps)--l would II
I'd been her. Could she wear carringsI
A.-Oh, not for the longest time. AS
much rs a year, anyway. When we want
cd 10 bc especially pleasant We told her
that frozen ears always came oil alter a
time.
Flow horrid'
A.-But IL was such funl
| F.-Good-by. Bc sure and come to-
morrow.
Ayes.
F.-And come early.
A.-Ycs; I'll come right after lunch.
f.-Don't YOU think your gown ought 10
bc made Just like my black oncY
A.-Ycs: that would bc more effective.
F.-And then We can wear our hair just
alike.
A.-Tt'sa pity YOU couldn't have some
black flowers.
F-Ycs. don't sec why the noris,
don't get up some Phcwl It's ~ cold ~
Greenland. DO go in. You'll get your
, death cold.
, A. Good.by. Don't tell wha, tol'
: you.
l. F.--No, not to soul. How did Eth,
Mott find ont about the letters?
A.-Sho wouldn't tell.
f-Do you suppose sho really know o
L only gucssed1
A.sshe said she really and truly knew
F-Isn't Il amazing2
Alt is perfectly incompphcnsibe,
f.-Well, good.by. ! hope you'll hay,
: good luck al the Whist club tonight
A.--Oh, do come back till | tell yot
what Mr.. Fremont said about the Wits
: club
Fanny returns 10 the foot Of the step
and Alice goes half way down 10 NEE
hcr.l
Ale said lac wasn't oingto the Wits
' club any moro, aud asked him why not
and he said lac was tired Of taking girl
down 10 feed. when they'd been talking
, ~ all the evening that lac couldn't play.
F-Why, | never heard anything "
insuliing
= Al told Mr. Van Bruch. and he sal,
J. the trouble was that Mr.. Fremont wanic'
all the timc to feed himself
Good. DO you know Col. Ora
ham says that he went ~ the Vaughn
q 10 play whist and they held aconycrHizion
instead. Wasn't that cleyerG
Yes. awfully.
F.-,iood.by. III tell Jane 10 lay on
~ my black dress 40 that IL will De read
~ when You come.
Am try and get time 10 go dow
town IN the morning 10 see what ] can 20
to make my gown Of. It's an awful sham
- you have Ia hurry away 10; have lots
" things a. say.
F.-wcll, | rally had TO go. you know
You can't keep u dinner party waiting
4 You know.
E A.-Oh. 81 course not. Good.by. II
w awiully glad you came.
F.-GoOd.by. I've had n lovely time.
,, (Shc ut last really goes, and Alice, aito
y lingering second 10 rcgrct the things sh
had not said, rciircs and closes the door {
" the now pretty we'll aired house,