Telegram-herald., 1892-01-01


8 v1aenx Ne haze got 70 stand ksr.s
Than thngo vss the usnnl troop Of good
losk1ns mn. ugly rRsn. stapid Ensn and
knight men. and sftsx al there cAnsa
very eooa hoking yoacg mxa. and some
how Rass fels hsx chssks getting pi11ef
and her he4xs beasaAgs little faster. al
tsouxh al - SD b her WA. How
chArniny yea LOOK this evsaing. Miss
BuddF'
The next day. in The prettiest OF pink
cloth gcnns braided with silver, Rose
wa driven 70 Ted's luncheon. Some
how. altAeugh Ted did al sorts Of queer
thugs, Ross Sssd feeling Of liking for
her. probably because they were 80 urs-
Ike. IL YVES dove party. and aScsng
tas sixteen doves st least eight were irai-
sstors and siorers Of Ted. affecting her
manners. copying her clothes aud speak
ing ike her. Among this other eight
was the girl who affected the aesthetic.
the ons pretended To care for nothing
and 20 DO bored oy everybody. as well ~
the much oyercressed girl who judges
people by their clothes and nothing else.
Tue rest were just ordinary nice girIs
such - Rose was Ia the habit of meeting.
There WIS a beautiful luncheon. but
Roses eyes tid open little wide when
she noticed the number Of wine glasses
about her plate. for, though she had seen
these at dinner, they were new to her at
a girls luncheon. But she was a wise
little somebody for all her youth. and %
she simply let the glasses DO filed and
touched none OF them.
As luncheon progressed and the ices
were reached she found hers was served
in little porcelain cup shaped like .
rose standing on q green leaf plate,
upon which was the daintiest Of gold
cigarette cases having her monogram
upon il and rose worked out in bright
rubies. Each girl present had one Of
these, and when the ice was eaten and
the coffee brorghtli in the hostess showed
what they were meant for when sho
opened hers. drew ont cigarette, lit it
and began to smoke it, and most Of her
| guests followed her example. Rose got
little quiet. bat she Thought to herself.
"Well, / can't say anything, and per-
haps nobody viii notice me-" But her
hostess did, however. She was too well
bred to say anything. So Rose chatted
away with her neighbor and wished
oh. so devoutly,-that she wss home.
Just then one OF the manly young
women said. "Oh. girls, 1 have got such
n good story to tell your She told it,
| but before she was half through Rose
was standing up, looking as white rs =
lily; she put out trembling little hand
to her hostess and said "Goodby." But
before she could move, Ted, who held
her hand firmly, stood beside her and
said, "Now, look here; this is my house,
! you are all my friends, and asked you
/ to meet lady, and l must beg of you to
respect her presence" There was little
silence, and tho girl who had told the
story flushed very red; but Rose knew
she had done right and insisted ON going
away. Ted followed her up stairs,
carrying tho little gold cigarette case,
and she said to her with little tremor
in her voice: 81 wish you'd take it; not
to use yourself, but to show You don't
believe it was my fault. You know you
can give it to somebody you are fond
Of" So Rose took it. and as, she slipped
it in her coat pocket she said to Ted,
"rll keep it until get sweetheart,
and then he shall have it."
The next day the story Of how the
little Budd girl had ''downed" the fast
est and boldest girl in New York was
told all over the clubs. The men ap-
proved of it highly. One girl who had
been there and whose manners were
pretty bad said, Perhaps modesty is go
ing to be fashionable this winter" And
the man who was going to marry her an
swered, '.Modesty is always in fashion,
and is the virtue moro than any other
that men appreciate in a woman"
And this was the effect of Ross Budds
behavior at Teds luncheon party.
| IsAEKL A. MALLoS.