Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
WHY SHE TOOK CHOCOLATE.
Little Tommy, ~ Usual, Gave the Sweat
Looking Creature Away.

AAssA~ Aommy' - usual, Gave the Sweet.
Looking Creature Away.
From the Chicago News
What flavor. please?" suggested t,,e
young man in the white apron. as the two
girls with Leghorn hats advanced ON his
domain
"Oh. dear!' said the girl with thu mink
trimming. wrinkling her forehead. Irever
know what I want. 1t II 10 tirssome
choosing.'
Try pineapple" suggested the girl with
the red trimming; its 80 soothing"
Il hate pineapple" pettishly said the CIR,
In pink. And strawberry Is common and
vanilla vulgar, and-I don't know what I
want. What are you going to take?"
- Cnocolate. said the girl in red. solemn
" II always take chocolate. It's a vow
clerk. who. having been born ami bred in
the business. proceeded to fill two glasses
d dsssEs' v0"' Do tell me about It,
I've never told any one about t be-
she tilted her hat a little more to one side.
Il wouldn't care to have 1t get around, you
Know; II all started on account Of De
oh. that tall fellow with the snelan-
Yes. said the girl in red. with a little
sigh. while the soda clerk put in an extra
dab OF ice cream as sympathizer.
tentiye to- n oea h. sumner Was i ne was soerat,
flowers and fruit and candy and ali that
Yes. you lucky girl" said the one in
pink. enyiousiy. he Just loaded you with
Well resumed the girl in red. "one pc
Srousht me- WAS nSa1iabiy ns sanay i es
with dinerent things. Of course, but cover
girl in pink. interestedly. what did you
do? You couldn't eat it?''
NO" 90. went on the girl in, red. regret
my favorite. because he seemed to like it
himself 50 much and then I said I. was
everything. and that it must be afini es OF
souls and all that
How clever OF you"
He said it was odd. and then he locke
at me in that tender. protecting way, and
felt guilty; but then wasn't to blame be-
cause a love for chocolate was not born in
"Of course not" said the cir, in pink, in
dignantly. But what did you do with the
.oh. I always gave that to my little
brother after De Lancey went-he liked it.
and and then could a. 6ribe him to behave that
:! saved the bon-bon boxes and kept them
for souvenirs. and-oh. l literally SCARED
'f But dons s Sc g began sSsr0 the girl in pink
WY; retoIned the girl in red; hastily,
them to build fortress in the back yard
where he keeps his rabbits. and one after
Lancey to come out and look at his pets.
and he went"
"weil." said the girl in pink. GREATNESS
"Of course he saw the boxes and was
surprised. and questioned Tommy, and
well. he found out everything" With hys-
terical choke. He came back very grave,
and looked at me In such a melancholy way
that 1t scared me. and he went of without
SAYING scarcely a word, looking 50 hurt
and grieved. And I know he meant to
to bring things to an understanding that
afternoon because the evening before he
would hold my hand in spite Of ell I could
do aid once started to say darling only
we were interrupted.
How perfectly Dreadful said the other
girl with a little shrek.
And So" concluded the girl in red. II
vowed then that I'd always drink and eat
chocolate for a penance. poor: lear De
Ianceyi / shall never get over it. know.
Besides. chocolate makes me think OF his
eyes"
clared the girl in pink, setting down her
glass And perfectly lovely in YOU 10 do
IL! / should never have the strength Of
mind. Come on. let's go to that bargain
sale Of silks" and they hoated out
Then the soda clerk crawled YEARLY OUT
from under the counter. where ne had
fallen. and feverishly drank some Vichy