The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-08
RETALIATION IN KIND.
NOW Il SWEET, SIMPLE GIRL GOT
SQUIRE WITH HER FI4NCE,

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Gloves of Two Great Queens-A Necklace
of Ancient Egypt-Marshal r. Wilder''
story-By the Gate,
A thoroughly good lesson was taught
by a girl friend of mine to her fance
a few days ago. admire it because
am aware of the manner in which
many of the young men of the present
day imagine they can treat the glrl
whom they ask to become a wife. II
is a by far too common custom for
men to keep up their indiscretions I'M
designations long after they apparently
renounce all but the trusting heart,
and the way in which my friend SET
an example to combat that habit is
something to be proud of, provided,
of course, you are willing to overlook
the heroic methods resorted to. Let
us call the girl Marie. She has been
at her mi home on the Hudson
for the past month. Her intended
husband-whom we will designate as
Dicks a lawyer of high standing,
and he has insisted that since his
sweetheart has left the city he has
been occupied so continually that to
visit her, except on Sunday, was out
of the question. A few days ago a
callow and loquacious youth was at
her summer home, and, among other
things, he let drop the information
that Dick was having a pretty high
old time in the city just now.
''Indeed," said Marie, what do you
call a good time, pray2"
"Well, it's a good time, l suppose,
to trot about with the preitiest girl
in the Folly Opera company
That was enough for my bright little
friend. Within two days she had
the whole situation mapped out for
her. She went to the city and called
on a cousin of hers, a fellow who
thought a great deal of her, and would
serve her in any way she would re-
quire. She learned that on a certain
night of that week Dick and his
friend were to occupy a box together
at a theatre.
"Now | want you to invite some
men of the same character as the
woman he will have with him" said
| Marie to her cousin. ''Some men hat
he knows by sight"
The cousin proposed, among others,
a dealer of q faro bank and a middle
weight prize fighter, with whom he
knew Dick was familiar. She begged
that both of these men should be
dressed as well as possible, and 1T
was agreed that she should sit with
| them in the box exactly opposite
Dicks, while the obliging cousin
should station himself out of sight be-
hind the curtains.
Everything progressed most de-
lightfully. When Dick, in company
with his blonde friend, and another
young fellow who had charge of a
big brunette lady, entered his box his
features were ornamented by a fine,
satisfied smile. The party got itself
comfortably ~ensconced, and then
Marie and her escort appeared in the
opposite box. The girltook her chair
with an air of complete placidity, and
every now and then turned to direct
a smiling remark to the faro dealer or
to the prize fighter. About two min
utes later Dick dashed into her box,
his face white with anger and his fists
clenched,
in heavens name, Marie, what
does this meanYn he cried.
She raised her eyes to his in sur
prise.
why, how DE do, Dick?" she said,
languidly, II was just trying to make
out if that was you over there with
that charming blonde chorus girl"
"Send these men away" gasped
Dick.
Not until YOU send those women
away replied Marie, with exasper-
ating calmness.
Marie had won a great victory.
Dick excused himself from the &C
tresses and left the theatre with
Marie, taking her to the house of a
friend, where she was stopping.
There was a complete understanding
between the two. The engagement
was partly broken. Dick is at present
on probation, and his regrets are SC
genuine, and he seems to be SO anx-
ious to be worthy of the girl who had
formerly trusted him, that / think he
will win her back again before many
weeks. At any rate the breaking Of
the engagement is not to be formally
announced.-B0Stop Herald.
Gloves of Queens.
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