Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-11

while mere glance of B. sets my heart
beating like everything. Really, MARIE, l
think it remarkable that you should De SO
blind as to think that horrid-looking man
is b.
The man with the newspaper smiled TO
himself. He was overhearing much OF the
girls conversation.
"Well. am willing to bet everything in
the world I'm right" insisted Marie. u
will make you bet and prove it to your
complete satisfaction"
WOULD BACK THEIR OPINIONS.
"What shall it be?" retorted the other,
flushing with half indignant determination
to back her opinion to any extent.
"a luncheon with champagne"
'Done. How are you going to settle
it?''
ST am going to ask him." and Marie was
pale and trembling from nervous resolu-
tion.
She rose from her seat and approached the
man with the newspaper. He sprang to his
feet and doffed his hat.
Permit me" said he, gazing into the
girls eyes with his prettiest stage smile, ito
save you the trouble of asking any ques-
tons. You have won your bet. l am B.
the beautiful actor-not so beautiful, am
very glad to say, while riding in Broad
way horse car To avoid the suspicious of
your charming friend, who insists that I am
too ugly to be B., let me beg you to accept
my card. And at that luncheon to-day
would it be too much for me to hope that
one glass of champagns may be slipped with
my name breathed on the brim. Good morn
ing"
The stalwart fellow stepped quickly TO the
platform and thence to the street. Both
girls looked at each other without speaking
for full minute. Then the blonde snatched
the card that the actor had placed into
Marie's hand. The name was correct.
1--WE lost sure enough, Marie" she said.
II ought to have known the moment he be-
gan to speak he was the beauty again"
The girls alighted in front of fashion
able restaurant and disappeared within its
doors. Marie's hand clasped the card Of the
actor. I could imagine the romantic and ex-
citing luncheon that the two pretty disput-
ants enjoyed in their solitude, and am
sure that the whole bottle of wine was
pledged to the name of the handsome player.
wILEs OF THE ACTRESS.
Some of those magnificent actresses who
charitably devote their valuable services to
selling flowers at theatrical benefits are too
shrewd for any sort of use. One of the pref
tiest that ever tied 10 cents worth of violets
wares with splendid success the other day
when it was observed by few of the more
watchful 1oungers that she was party in
an ingenious little trick that successfully
pulled the wool over the eyes of the good
natured public. BY the side of her table
stood & young man who has a mental ac-
quaintance with a wonderfully large num-
Der of men-about-town. AS a gentleman
would stroll near to this young man he
would speak out of the corner of his mouth
to the pretty actress behind the flower table,
and she would then call out:
"Oh, Mr.. Smith, can't sell you a bou-
touniere?''
The passer-by, on hearing himself called
by name, would stop short and, looking at
the radiant face of the actress, would ap-
proach her and enter into delightful con-
versation over the beauty and fragrance of
flowers in general and of the cluster on her
breast in particular. Very often the pre-
cious cluster would be detached and sold at
double price. AS the purchaser went
away he wondered how that stunning woman
learned his name. He did not imagine for
moment that the young man at her side
had impaired it to her.
AN UMBRELLA COMMON PROPERTY.
One incident will show how charmingly
presumptuous these fair flower actresses can
be. A young fellow had bought bunch OF
roses from a girl whose blonde loveliness
can be found reflected in many hundred
cigarette packages, and had gone away leay-
ing his umbrella leaning against the pretty
ones table. A full hour passed before he
remembered his loss. Then he strolled over
to where she still beamed upon her patrons
and asked her it she had seen his umbrella:
"Why, was that lovely umbrella yours?"
asked she, contributing upon the young man
one of her irresistible smiles.
She was informed that it was, and, if she
had it, it would be acceptable to its owner
''Oh, isn't that funny" laughed the act
ress. I found that umbrella, and thought it
would be lovely idea to rattle it. 1 put it
up, and it brought S17.''
The young man was naturally much
chagrined, but he pocketed his wrath, when
to appease him, the fascinating little robber
pinned bunch of pansies in his coat with
her own fair fingers. CLARA BELLE.