Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-18


terest- Therefore, having brought my readers
to Juan Fernandez, l must make Crusoes Of
them for a weeks time by deserving them upon
the isand-which, however, Is no longer desc
late nor unlnhablted. FANNIE b. WARD.
THE MAJOR AND THE SUMMER GIRL.
How . Gallant Pay Officer Got Acquainted
With Her.
THERE ARE MANY LUDICROUS MIS-
u takes made by those young fellows who
would hunt the summer girl, and a reporter
Tor HE STAR discovered some recently.
The man in the case Is an officer in the pay
corps Of the army. He went to bed one night
plain Mr.. Smith and he awoke in the morning
gallant Maj. Smith. At once his friends
began to notice change in his bearing. He
assumed bold military step and fierce
frown- He bought horse and rode him with
long stirrups and a dropping heel. As he
comes along the street you can almost fancy
you hear a saber changing. OF course he is a
desperate lady killer, and during the summer.
in default Of the birds Of rare plumage who
have winged their fight to the summer resorts.
he hunts the modest little sparrows who re-
main in town and are called summer girls
The woman in the case, is-well, Just wait q
moment and you'll find out; but she is pretty
little woman at all events She was riding In q
street car up near the West End not long since
and the major got aboard and sat opposite
When she rose to get out the ma or followed. He
had marked her for his own. Who could resist
the gallant Major Smith-of the pay corps?
Very well. then, just pay attention to what
followed. She went tripping along and the
major strobe after her. Every now and then
she would glance behind her, as young ladies
walking the street sometimes do. and the major
would smile at her that fatal smile that brings
terror into the hearts Of pay clerks, and that
never yet failed to produce an impression upon
the tender sex. He had followed her for up
ward Of two squares when she stopped In front
OF grand house on the thoroughfare Of fashion
in Washington. She looked saucily back at the
officer and taking night key from her pocket
opened the door and disappeared.
Here was bliss! He had evidently made an
impression, and she lived in that grand house.
too! Major Smith Rugged himself, if the ex-
preston may be used, to think of his great
good fortune. 1t being summer and time hang
ing rather heavily on his hands he devoted q
great deal Of his leisure with which commodity
he is amply supplied) and considerable of his
thinking power with which latter he is but
sparingly provided) to haunting the house and
devising means by which he might meet its
fair inmate. Every evening for a week he
patrolled the street, but he never saw her. The
house was shut up apparently and the family
appeared to be away.
After about week of this amateur police
duty Maj. Smith began to grow weary and
had almost determined to get another beat
where he might at least arrest attention, if
nothing else, when one evening he again be-
held his charmer. As she came around the
corner on her way to the house which she had
entered before she came face to face with the
pRymaster. He was not going to lose his OPP
portunity and he accosted her boldly.
Il beg your pardon" he said on the spur Of
the moment, IL think you dropped some
thing"
NO" she said, II think not"
But" said he, Il was quite certain I saw
you drop your handkerchief a moment ago."
He saw he was in for it and might as we'll be
killed for a sheep a lamb.
Then go and get it for me-" said she.
He pretended to 60 and look, and while he
looked she slipped into the house.
Oh but wasn't he mad He used such Lam
guage that one couldn't mistake him for any
thing but trooper. His blood was up and he
swore he would know the little witch who had
hoisted him SO neatly with his own petard.
Now, before this story proceeds, you must
not get impatient and say you wonder how all
this got to the ears of THE STAR reporter. Re-
portsrs are ubiquitous, Of course, but man is
not apt to go hunting a summer girl for week
or ten days In company with fellow who has a
note book in his hand. OF course not, but
there are ways of finding thing out without
being present at the time People sometimes
give other people away end sometimes they
give themselves away. Just wait q moment and
you will understand it all.
After his rebuff the major renewed his police
duty on the very next evening, and again his
charmer came demurely around the corner.
He advanced and spoke.
81 found your handkerchief" he said, ''but
you gave me no opportunity to restore it to its
owner. Let me do so now" And he handed
her, rolled up 80 that it looked very small, one
Of his own. She took 1t.
"Oh, thank you, thank you" she said. you
are very kind" He walked by her side. 81
did not notice the name that was on it," he
ventured.
Mop This was all she would say.
He followed her up the steps Of the great
house. He said few gallant sentences He put
his hand upon the bell to ring il for her. She
stopped him and pulled out her latch key. She
opened the door. He stood there expectantly
And may / not come in for a few moments?
he :aid plesdingly. She turned on him.
We'll, no! You can't and guess you dom
want to, either, Major Smith. Do you know
He was enchanted that she knew his name
No he said. what is your name? Who ar,
your
I'm Mary JONES'" she said, quickly, ''ant
I'm Miss Is maidr
The major staggered down the steps and
went home, and he has been wiser man evel
slnce. But Of course she never told Miss -
ABOUT II, oh, no! But, you see, she has thu
majors handkerchief. with his initials in tn,
corner, and he Is wondering what use she may
| put ii to in the future.
| Cool, but Not Cold.
i From Munsev,s WEALTHY